MANG 3402 FINAL CH. 3,5,7,8 QUESTIONS

MANG 3402 FINAL CH. 3,5,7,8 QUESTIONS

The project organization may be LESS helpful when
A.
the job is familiar to the existing organization.

B.
work tasks can be defined with a specific goal and deadline.
C.
the project cuts across organizational lines.
D.
the work contains complex interrelated tasks requiring specialized skills. - Answer -A.
the job is familiar to the existing organization.

Which of the following is a direct responsibility of the project manager?
A.
drawing the network diagram
B.
making sure that the people assigned to the project receive the motivation, direction,
and information needed to do their jobs
Your answer is correct.
C.
performing all of the activities in the project
D.
calculating completion probabilities for all tasks in the project - Answer -B.
making sure that the people assigned to the project receive the motivation, direction,
and information needed to do their jobs

Which of these statements is NOT true about project scheduling?
A.
Project scheduling encourages the setting of realistic time and cost estimates for each
activity.
B.
Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the non-critical
paths through the network.
.
C.
Project scheduling identifies the precedence relationships among activities.
D.
Project scheduling shows the relationship of each activity to ot - Answer -B.
Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the non-critical
paths through the network.
.

The critical path of a network is the

,A.
shortest time path through the network.
B.
longest time path through the network.

C.
path with the most activities.
D.
path with the fewest activities. - Answer -B.
longest time path through the network.

Dummy activities
A.
are used when two activities have identical starting and ending events.

B.
are found in both AOA and AON networks.
C.
cannot be on the critical path.
D.
have a duration equal to the shortest non-dummy activity in the network. - Answer -A.
are used when two activities have identical starting and ending events.

Which of the following steps is NOT a basic step followed by PERT and CPM?
A.
Define the project.
B.
Draw the network connecting all the activities.
C.
Compute the critical path.
D.
Identify and eliminate non-critical activities - Answer -D.
Identify and eliminate non-critical activities

How is the EF computed?
A.
Min{LS of all immediate following activities}
B.
ES + Activity time

C.
LF −Activity time
D.
Max{EF of all immediate predecessors} - Answer -B.
ES + Activity time

, The latest finish of an activity is
A.
LF−Activity
time.
B.
Min{LS of all immediate following activities}.

C.
ES + Activity time.
D.
Max{EF of all immediate predecessors}. - Answer -B.
Min{LS of all immediate following activities}.

With respect to PERT and CPM, slack
A.
marks the start or completion of a task.
B.
is a task or subproject that must be completed.
C.
is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project
completion time.
D.
is the latest time an activity can be started without delaying the entire project. - Answer
-C.
is the amount of time a task may be delayed without changing the overall project
completion time.

Which of the following sets is determined during a backward pass?
A.
LS and EF
B.
LS and LF

C.
LS and ES
D.
ES and EF - Answer -B.
LS and LF

What is the shortest duration required to complete an activity?
A.
optimistic time
B.
pessimistic time
C.
most likely time