CMGT 4100 Test 1 Questions Answered Correctly Graded A+
What info is addressed in the planning and scheduling process? - Answers -Planning- "what" is
going to be done, "how", "where", and by "whom"
-Scheduling- determining time needed to complete a project
Who developed the bar chart - Answers Henry Gantt
Is A-O-A (or ADM) a version of CPM scheduling? - Answers Yes
What is the difference in determinist and probabilistic durations? Which does A-O-A use? Which
does PERT use? - Answers -Deterministic schedules - specific durations dates, and times are
utilized
-Probablistic schedules - deals with project duration and activity start and end times will be
reached
-A-O-A uses deterministic
-PERT uses probabilistic
Who is the leader in scheduling software? - Answers -CPM
What is PDM? - Answers Precedence diagramming method, which is a tool and technique of
Sequence Activities
Describe the difference in planning and scheduling - Answers -planning- developing logic of how
a project will be constructed
-scheduling- integrating the plan with a calendar or specified time frame
Which role relates to developing project logic? To integrating the logic to a calendar? - Answers -
planning= developing project logic
-scheduling= integrating the logic to a calendar
What is CPM? - Answers Critical path method, identifies a chain of activities that control how
long the project will take
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bar charts? - Answers Adv: simple & show when
major work activities are scheduled, easy to communicate & understand
Dis: limited because they don't show sequencing between activities, fail to provide valuable
information when projects become more complex
How is a schedule used as a project management tool? - Answers determine time needed to
complete a project, gives estimated start and finish dates along with durations of each activity
What info is addressed in the planning and scheduling process? - Answers -Planning- "what" is
going to be done, "how", "where", and by "whom"
-Scheduling- determining time needed to complete a project
Who developed the bar chart - Answers Henry Gantt
Is A-O-A (or ADM) a version of CPM scheduling? - Answers Yes
What is the difference in determinist and probabilistic durations? Which does A-O-A use? Which
does PERT use? - Answers -Deterministic schedules - specific durations dates, and times are
utilized
-Probablistic schedules - deals with project duration and activity start and end times will be
reached
-A-O-A uses deterministic
-PERT uses probabilistic
Who is the leader in scheduling software? - Answers -CPM
What is PDM? - Answers Precedence diagramming method, which is a tool and technique of
Sequence Activities
Describe the difference in planning and scheduling - Answers -planning- developing logic of how
a project will be constructed
-scheduling- integrating the plan with a calendar or specified time frame
Which role relates to developing project logic? To integrating the logic to a calendar? - Answers -
planning= developing project logic
-scheduling= integrating the logic to a calendar
What is CPM? - Answers Critical path method, identifies a chain of activities that control how
long the project will take
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bar charts? - Answers Adv: simple & show when
major work activities are scheduled, easy to communicate & understand
Dis: limited because they don't show sequencing between activities, fail to provide valuable
information when projects become more complex
How is a schedule used as a project management tool? - Answers determine time needed to
complete a project, gives estimated start and finish dates along with durations of each activity
