Project Management 2nd Edition by Pinto chapter 10

Project Management, 2e (Pinto)
Chapter 10 Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

10.1 True/False

1) Finish to start lags are the same as additional activity slack.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.1 Lags in Precedence Relationships
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

2) The least common type of lag relationship occurs when a successor's finish is dependent upon
a predecessor's start.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.1 Lags in Precedence Relationships
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

3) Gantt charts cannot depict float.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section: 10.2 Gantt Charts
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

4) In order to accelerate completion of a project, the manager must crash critical path activities.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Section: 10.3 Crashing Projects
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

5) The critical path may not contain a dummy activity.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Section: 10.3 Crashing Projects
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective




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, 6) Quite often the marginal gains in employee productivity decrease dramatically with the
increased use of overtime.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.3 Crashing Projects
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

7) Most project management software employs AOA diagramming
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.4 Activity-on-Arrow Networks
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

8) AOA is a more useful technique than AON if the project is complex and has many significant
milestones.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.4 Activity-on-Arrow Networks
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

9) Networks are adaptable and useful for all scheduling challenges that an organization faces.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.5 Controversies in the Use of Networks
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

10) Most activity estimations using PERT methods lead to overly optimistic activity duration
estimates.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Section: 10.5 Controversies in the Use of Networks
Skill: Factual
AACSB Tag: Reflective

10.2 Fill in the Blank

1) The logical relationship between the start and finish of one activity and the start and finish of
another activity is the __________.
Answer: lag
Diff: 1
Section: 10.1 Lags in Precedence Relationships
Skill: Definition
AACSB Tag: Reflective

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