A project can be subdivided into which of the following?
Work Package
A project starts out as which of the following?
A statement of work
What is a work breakdown structure?
A definition of the hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks, and work packages
In a Gantt chart the horizontal axis is usually which of the following?
Time
Which of the following is a graphic project report used in project management?
Cost and performance tracking schedule
An advantage of a pure project where self-contained teams work full time on a project is which of the following?
Lines of communication are shortened
Some of the advantages of a functional project where the project is housed in a functional division include which of the following?
A team member can work on several projects
A series of projects that are organized in such a way that each project utilizes people from different functional areas is using which of the following organizational structures?
Matrix project
PERT is an abbreviation for which of the following methodologies?
Program Evaluation and Review Technique
If each activity is known with certainty in a CPM analysis, which of the following methodologies can be used to analyze the project?
Single Time Estimate
You have just been assigned to oversee a series of projects. Functional areas will loan you personnel for each project and separate project managers will be responsible for separate projects. These project managers will report to you. Which project manage
Matrix Project
You have been placed in charge of a large project. Shortened communication lines are required to insure quick resolution of problems as they arise. You recognize that the project is going to take a lot of time and require a lot of team pride, motivation,
Pure Project
A simple project listing of five activities and their respective time estimates are presented below:
Using the Single Time Estimate CPM procedure, which activities make up the critical path?
A, B, D, E
A simple project listing of five activities, their predecessors and their respective time estimates are presented below:
Using CPM, what is the Latest Finish Time for the last activity in this project (i.e., the totaltime to complete the project)?
12 Days
A simple project listing of five activities, their predecessors and their respective time estimates are presented below:
Using the CPM, which activities have slack in this project?
C
A company must perform a maintenance project consisting of seven activities. The activities, their predecessors, and their respective time estimates are presented below:
Using CPM, which activities make up the critical path?
A, B, D, F, G
A company must perform a maintenance project consisting of seven activities. The activities, their predecessors, and their respective time estimates are presented below:
Using CPM, what is the Latest Finish Time for the last activity in this project (i.e.
11 days
A company must perform a maintenance project consisting of seven activities. The activities, their predecessors, and their respective time estimates are presented below:
Using CPM, which activities have slack in this project?
C, E
For an activity in a CPM analysis, the Early Finish time is 8 and the Late Finish time is10. Which of the following statements is true?
The slack for this activity is 2
For an activity in a CPM analysis the Early Finish time is 20 and the Late Finish time is20. Which of the following statements is true?
The activity is on the critical path
A listing of immediate predecessor activities is important information in a single time estimate CPM analysis for which of the following reasons?
It specifies the relationships in the CPM network of activities
You have just performed a CPM analysis and have found that more than one path through the project network has zero slack values. What can you conclude?
You have multiple critical paths
If you have an optimistic time of 4 weeks, a most likely time of 6 weeks, and a pessimistic time of 8 weeks on an activity in a CPM managed project, what is the expected time for this activity?
6 weeks
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