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51. Which of the following is true of a finsih-to-finish dependency?
a.
It is a dependency in which the “from” activity cannot start until the “to” activity or successor is started.
b.
It is a dependency in which in which the “from” activity must finish before the “to” activity or successor can
start.
c.
It is a dependency in which the “from” activity must be finished before the “to” activity can be finished.
d.
It is a dependency in which the “from” activity must start before the “to” activity can be finished.
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Sequencing Activities
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52. Which of the following is true of dummy activities?
a.
They have long durations.
b.
They show logical relationships between activities.
c.
They have a large range of resources.
d.
They have limited time periods.
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Feedback: Dummy activities have no duration and no resources, but are occasionally needed
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53. Which of the following is one of the main outputs of estimating activity resources process?
Project documents update
b.
Milestone list
Work breakdown structure
d.
Activity duration estimate
resource requirements, a resource breakdown structure, and project documents updates.
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54. After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their resources, the next process in project time
management is to:
develop the schedule.
b.
control the schedule.
determine their dependencies.
d.
estimate the duration of activities.
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Estimating Activity Durations
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55. In project time management, the ultimate goal of _____ is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the
time dimension of the project.
defining activities
b.
sequencing activities
developing a schedule
d.
estimating activity resources
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Developing the Schedule
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56. _____ provide(s) a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their
corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format.
Gantt charts
b.
Critical path analysis
Arrow diagramming method
d.
PERT analysis
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Estimating Activity Resources
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57. Which of the following is a network diagramming technique used primarily to predict total project duration?
Gantt chart
b.
Critical path analysis
Resource breakdown structure
d.
Arrow diagramming method
combat project schedule overruns.
Difficulty: Easy
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58. The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it represents the _____ amount of slack or float.
longest; longest
b.
longest; shortest
shortest; longest
d.
shortest; shortest
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59. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following
activities is known as a _____.
forward pass
b.
backward pass
fast tracking
d.
free slack
shown as horizontal bars.
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60. _____ is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish
date.
Total slack
b.
Free float
Backward pass
d.
Forward pass
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61. The _____ for an activity is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date.
early finish date
b.
late finish date
late start date
d.
early start date
delaying the project finish date.
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62. Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence?
Critical chain scheduling
b.
Crashing
Fast tracking
d.
PERT analysis
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63. The technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the
least incremental cost is known as _____.
dependency
b.
crashing
critical chain scheduling
d.
feeding buffers
Difficulty: Moderate
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64. A similarity between the crashing technique and the fast tracking technique is that:
a.
both spread out tasks over a long period of time to ensure the quality of work is maintained.
b.
both invariably result in increases in total project costs.
c.
both can shorten the time needed to finish a project.
d.
both are network diagramming techniques used primarily to predict total project duration.
needed to finish a project.
Difficulty: Moderate
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65. Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using _____, which consist of
additional time added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical-path tasks.
critical paths
b.
feeding buffers
Difficulty: Easy
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dummy activities
d.
fast tracking
are preceded by other tasks that are not on the critical path.
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66. _____ states that work expands to fill the time allowed.
Murphy’s Law
b.
Miller’s Law
Parkinson’s Law
d.
Einstein’s Law
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67. A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that:
a.
CPM addresses the risk associated with duration estimates whereas PERT does not.
b.
unlike CPM, PERT estimates only when there is no risk of uncertainty.
c.
CPM involves more work than PERT because it requires several duration estimates.
d.
PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate.
Difficulty: Moderate
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68. Which of the following is a silimarity between scope control and schedule control?
a.
Both are initial processes of project time management.
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b.
Both of their primary goals is to define project goals and miestones.
c.
Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management.
d.
Both of these processes should occur before estimating activity durations.
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Controlling the Schedule
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69. Which of the following is an output of schedule control?
Lessons-learned reports
b.
Activity attributes
Resource requirements
d.
Milestones list
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70. A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____.
project buffer
b.
project charter
resource breakdown structure
d.
project’s dummy activities list
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71. In project procurement management, which of the following is an output of the executing process?
Make-or-buy decisions
b.
Statements of work
Source selection criteria
d.
Resource calendars
Difficulty: Easy
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72. In a project schedule, the variable that has the least amount of flexibility is _____.
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The Importance of Project Schedules
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73. _____ involves the processes required to ensure timely completion of a project.
Project time management
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74. In project time management, the process of _____ involves deciding how many people, equipment, and materials a
project team should use to perform project activities.
estimating activity resources
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75. After reviewing the project management plan, project charter, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational
process assets, the project team uses expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings to develop the _____.
76. The _____ is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule.
77. The activity list should include the _____, an activity identifier, and a brief description of the activity.
78. In the activity defining process, the project team should review the _____ and activity attributes with project
stakeholders before moving on to the next step in project time management.
79. A(n) _____ is a schematic display of the logical relationships among project activities and
their sequencing.
80. In a network diagram, a(n) _____ is the starting and ending point of an activity.
81. In a(n) _____ relationship, the “from” activity must start before the “to” activity can be finished.
82. _____ have no duration and no resources but are occasionally needed on AOA network diagrams to show logical
relationships between activities.
83. A hierarchical structure that identifies the project’s resources by category and type is known as a(n) _____.
84. _____ is the number of workdays or work hours required to complete a task.
85. Duration estimates can be provided as a discrete number, a range, or as a(n) _____.
86. The ultimate goal of developing a realistic project schedule is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the
_____ dimension of the project.
87. SMART criteria are guidelines suggesting that milestones should be
88. A(n) _____ Gantt chart compares planned and actual project schedule information.
89. A white diamond on a Tracking Gantt chart represents a(n) _____.
90. A(n) _____ for a project is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which the project can be
completed.
91. A(n) _____ determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity in a project.
92. The _____ is based on the fact that any complex system at any point in time often has only one aspect or constraint
that limits its ability to achieve more of its goal.
Theory of Constraints (TOC)
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93. _____ occurs when a resource works on more than one task at a time.
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94. _____ states that if something can go wrong, it will.
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95. The main outputs of _____ include work performance measurements, organizational process assets updates, and
project document updates.
schedule control
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96. One of the first reality checks on scheduling that a project manager should make is to review the _____.
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97. A drawback of using _____ or sample files is that managers and their teams might rely heavily on them and ignore
unique concerns for their particular projects.
98. List and briefly describe the main processes involved in project time management.
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99. What are milestones? Describe.
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100. What is a network diagram? Describe two network diagramming methods.
101. Describe critical path analysis. How is the critical path calculated?
102. What is the Theory of Constraints? Describe critical chain scheduling, an application of the Theory of Constraints.