The president of a software company remarks in a speech that new technologically advanced
software will be available in one year. This is an example of reducing project duration caused by -
Answers Imposed project deadlines
Adverse weather, design flaws, and equipment breakdown can create negative slack. This is an
example of reducing project duration caused by: - Answers Unforeseen project delays
Which of the following is not considered a project indirect cost? - Answers Equipment
Low-cost, realistic, efficient methods for completing an activity under normal conditions are
supported by ____ time. - Answers Normal
The shortest possible time an activity can be completed realistically is called ___ time. - Answers
Crash
____ costs are incurred when completing an activity in its realistically shortest time. - Answers Crash
Cost slope can be determined by dividing the - Answers Rise by the run
Which of the following correctly calculates an activity's cost slope? - Answers (crash cost-normal
cost)/(normal time-crash time)
The optimum duration for a project is at the point where: - Answers Total project costs are the lowest
Creating a Project Cost-Duration graph is useful: - Answers A) During the pre-project planning phase
B) After the project has begun
If a network has several critical or near-critical paths it is deemed to be: - Answers Sensitive
A positive situation where moving toward the optimum time can result in very real, large savings—
this occurs when the network is: - Answers Insensitive
Which of the following is the most common method for shortening project time? - Answers Assigning
additional staff and equipment
Which of the following is the easiest method for shortening project time? - Answers Schedule
overtime
The Snapshot from Practice "Cell-Phone Wars" is an excellent example of reducing project duration
due to: - Answers Time to market
Contracting project work has long been the norm in the _______ industry. - Answers Construction
Advantages of outsourcing project work may likely include all of the following except? - Answers
Reduced conflict
Key practices in partnering relationships include: - Answers Access to each other's organizational
resources
Which of the following is part of the traditional project process? - Answers Structured
communications
The result of teambuilding among the project's participants is a: - Answers Partnering charter
Among the many advantages for establishing long-term partnerships are: - Answers A) Reduced
administrative costs
B) Improved performance
C) Improved communication
Teambuilding between partners should: - Answers A) Include engineers, architects, lawyers,
specialists and other staff
B) Be facilitated by an outside consultant
Customer satisfaction can be quantified by: - Answers Perceived performance divided by expected
performance
In the research highlight on IT project managers, which of the following was not one of the roles
taken by project managers? - Answers Auditor
Which of the following is not one of the elements of good negotiation? - Answers A) Be hard on the
problem, soft on the people
B) Conflict on a project can be good
C) Negotiation is not a contest
D) Seek first to understand, then to be understood
Which of the following is reflected in the saying "Let anger fly out the window"? - Answers Separate
people from the problem
The dovetailing technique is used in which of the following keys to good negotiation? - Answers
Invent options for mutual gain
A project monitoring system involves all of the following except: - Answers Adjusting the data