MECHANIC 102 The Managerial Process ANSWER KEY SOL

1. Information to develop a project network is collected from the A. Organization breakdown structure B. Work breakdown structure C. Budget D. Project proposal E. Responsibility matrix The network is developed from the information collected for the WBS and is a graphic flow chart of the project job plan. AACSB: Reflective Thinking Bloom's: Comprehension Learning Objective: Developing the Project Network Level: Easy 2. Which of the following represents an activity on an AON project network? A. An arrow B. A line C. A node D. Both A and B are correct E. A, B, and C are all correct The two approaches used to develop project networks are known as activity-on-node (AON) and activity-on-arrow (AOA). Both methods use two building blocks— the arrow and the node. Their names derive from the fact that the former uses a node to depict an activity. AACSB: Reflective Thinking Bloom's: Knowledge Learning Objective: Constructing a Project Network Level: Easy 6-1 MECHANIC 102 The Managerial Process ANSWER KEY SOLVED Chapter 6 Developing a Project Plan Chapter 06 - Developing a Project Plan 3. Arrows on an AON project network represent: A. An activity B. Project flow C. Dependency D. Both B and C are correct E. Both A and B are correct The node depicts an activity, and the arrow shows dependency and project flow. AACSB: Reflective Thinking Bloom's: Knowledge Learning Objective: From Work Package to Network Level: Medium 4. When translated into a project network, a work package will become A. A single activity B. One or more activities C. A milestone D. A critical path E. An arrow Work packages from the WBS are used to build the activities found in the project network. An activity can include one or more work packages. The activities are placed in a sequence that provides for orderly completion of the project. AACSB: Analytic Bloom's: Comprehension Learning Objective: From Work Package to Network Level: Medium 6-2 Chapter 06 - Developing a Project Plan 5. Which of the following is provided by a project network but not by the work breakdown structure? A. Dependencies B. Sequencing C. Interrelationships D. Both A and B are correct E. A, B, and C are all correct Project networks are developed from the WBS. The project network is a visual flow diagram of the sequence, interrelationships, and dependencies of all the activities that must be accomplished to complete the project. AACSB: Reflective Thinking Bloom's: Knowledge Learning Objective: From Work Package to Network Level: Medium 6. On a project network, the activity times are derived from the A. Organization breakdown structure B. Work packages C. Budget D. Project proposal E. Responsibility matrix Work packages from the WBS are used to build the activities found in the project network. An activity is an element in the project that consumes time—for example, work or waiting. AACSB: Analytic Bloom's: Comprehension Learning Objective: From Work Package to Network Level: Difficult 6-3 Chapter 06 - Developing a Project Plan 7. Part of a project is to Develop Product Specifications. This is best classified as a(n) A. Event B. Path C. Activity D. Node E. Milestone Activities usually represent one or more tasks from a work package. Descriptions of activities should use a verb/noun format: for example, develop product specifications. AACSB: Analytic Bloom's: Knowledge Learning Objective: Constructing a Project Network Level: Medium 8. An activity that has more than one dependency arrow flowing into it is termed a(n) A. Parallel activity B. Critical path C. Burst activity D. Merge activity E. Independent activity Merge activity is an activity that has more than one activity immediately preceding it (more than one dependency arrow flowing to it). AACSB: Reflective Thinking Bloom's: Knowledge Learning Objective: Constructing a Project Network Level: Easy