WGU Project Management C722, Unit 7 Module
26 quiz WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
You and the team have identified all the deliverables, activities, and tasks for the next phase of the
restaurant. You know the dependencies and sequences of tasks and have a good estimate of the time
each task will take. You are pretty sure about how tasks will be done in parallel or serial paths, and you
have a reliable estimate of time for each path. What is a good tool for visually showing these
dependencies and controlling a project? (choose all that apply)
a. Crash analysis
b. Gantt chart
c. PERT chart
d. Critical path diagram - correct answer ✔✔C, D
Critical path diagrams and PERT charts are graphical representations of dependencies.
Critical path is the ________ path from start to finish of the project.
a. shortest
b. longest - correct answer ✔✔b. longest
Critical path is the longest path to getting the project done.
True or False:
The critical path answers the question "How much will it cost?" - correct answer ✔✔False: The critical
path is concerned with the timeline of a project and answers the question "When will it be done?"
_________ is the float within activities that can be delayed without affecting the project completion date
because they are not on the critical path.
a. Free float
, b. Total Float - correct answer ✔✔a. free float
When there is a difference between early and late start dates, float within activities, or free float, means
the activity start dates can be delayed without affecting the project completion date.
In looking over your project schedule, you notice that the subcontractor was able to finish the last task
on the critical path three days before the estimated completion date. What are these three days called if
it is part of the plan?
a. Free float
b. Slack
c. Negative float
d. Total float - correct answer ✔✔d. total float
Total float is the term for the time between completion of the last task on the critical path and the
project completion date.
You have a renovation project that begins on September 15, which is a Monday. There are 39 days' worth
of work, but with some parallel tasks, the critical path is calculated to be 36 days. Assume that the crews
work seven days per week and that there are no holidays in the project timeline.
Using forward pass, when should the renovation be finished?
a. November 3
b. October 23
c. October 20
d. November 12 - correct answer ✔✔c. Oct 20: Using forward pass puts the completion date at October
20.
26 quiz WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
You and the team have identified all the deliverables, activities, and tasks for the next phase of the
restaurant. You know the dependencies and sequences of tasks and have a good estimate of the time
each task will take. You are pretty sure about how tasks will be done in parallel or serial paths, and you
have a reliable estimate of time for each path. What is a good tool for visually showing these
dependencies and controlling a project? (choose all that apply)
a. Crash analysis
b. Gantt chart
c. PERT chart
d. Critical path diagram - correct answer ✔✔C, D
Critical path diagrams and PERT charts are graphical representations of dependencies.
Critical path is the ________ path from start to finish of the project.
a. shortest
b. longest - correct answer ✔✔b. longest
Critical path is the longest path to getting the project done.
True or False:
The critical path answers the question "How much will it cost?" - correct answer ✔✔False: The critical
path is concerned with the timeline of a project and answers the question "When will it be done?"
_________ is the float within activities that can be delayed without affecting the project completion date
because they are not on the critical path.
a. Free float
, b. Total Float - correct answer ✔✔a. free float
When there is a difference between early and late start dates, float within activities, or free float, means
the activity start dates can be delayed without affecting the project completion date.
In looking over your project schedule, you notice that the subcontractor was able to finish the last task
on the critical path three days before the estimated completion date. What are these three days called if
it is part of the plan?
a. Free float
b. Slack
c. Negative float
d. Total float - correct answer ✔✔d. total float
Total float is the term for the time between completion of the last task on the critical path and the
project completion date.
You have a renovation project that begins on September 15, which is a Monday. There are 39 days' worth
of work, but with some parallel tasks, the critical path is calculated to be 36 days. Assume that the crews
work seven days per week and that there are no holidays in the project timeline.
Using forward pass, when should the renovation be finished?
a. November 3
b. October 23
c. October 20
d. November 12 - correct answer ✔✔c. Oct 20: Using forward pass puts the completion date at October
20.
