ISDS 3115 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW CH 3 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Under which of the following conditions would a project organization be most helpful?
Part 2
A.
The job is familiar to the existing organization.
B.
Work tasks do not have pre-determined goals or deadlines.
C.
Work tasks must be outsourced to specialists.
D.
The work contains complex, interrelated tasks. - Answers - D.
The work contains complex, interrelated tasks.
Which of the following is a direct responsibility of the project manager?
Part 2
A.
calculating completion probabilities for all tasks in the project
B.
drawing the network diagram
C.
making sure that the people assigned to the project receive the motivation, direction,
and information needed to do their jobs
D.
performing all of the activities in the project - Answers - C.
making sure that the people assigned to the project receive the motivation, direction,
and information needed to do their jobs
Which of the following is the THIRD level in work breakdown structure (WBS)?
Part 2
A.
activities to be completed
B.
subtasks in major tasks
C.
project
D.
major tasks in the project - Answers - B.
subtasks in major tasks
Why are Gantt charts helpful?
Part 2
, A.
They consider precedence relationships.
B.
They fully illustrate complex interrelationships between activities and resources.
C.
They are not widely used, so they offer competitive advantage.
D.
They can help managers observe the progress of each activity to spot problems. -
Answers - D.
They can help managers observe the progress of each activity to spot problems.
Question content area
Part 1
Which of the following is NOT true about Gantt charts?
Part 2
A.
Gantt charts also can be used for scheduling repetitive operations.
B.
Gantt charts are low-cost means of helping managers make sure that activities are
planned.
C.
Gantt charts are planning charts used to schedule resources and allocate time.
D.
Gantt charts adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activities and the
resources. - Answers - D.
Gantt charts adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activities and the
resources.
Part 1
Which of these statements is NOT true about project scheduling?
Part 2
A.
Project scheduling encourages the setting of realistic time and cost estimates for each
activity.
B.
Project scheduling shows the relationship of each activity to others.
C.
Project scheduling identifies the precedence relationships among activities.
D.
Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the non-critical
paths through the network. - Answers - D.
Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the non-critical
paths through the network.
Part 1
Which of the following activities are NOT part of project scheduling?
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Under which of the following conditions would a project organization be most helpful?
Part 2
A.
The job is familiar to the existing organization.
B.
Work tasks do not have pre-determined goals or deadlines.
C.
Work tasks must be outsourced to specialists.
D.
The work contains complex, interrelated tasks. - Answers - D.
The work contains complex, interrelated tasks.
Which of the following is a direct responsibility of the project manager?
Part 2
A.
calculating completion probabilities for all tasks in the project
B.
drawing the network diagram
C.
making sure that the people assigned to the project receive the motivation, direction,
and information needed to do their jobs
D.
performing all of the activities in the project - Answers - C.
making sure that the people assigned to the project receive the motivation, direction,
and information needed to do their jobs
Which of the following is the THIRD level in work breakdown structure (WBS)?
Part 2
A.
activities to be completed
B.
subtasks in major tasks
C.
project
D.
major tasks in the project - Answers - B.
subtasks in major tasks
Why are Gantt charts helpful?
Part 2
, A.
They consider precedence relationships.
B.
They fully illustrate complex interrelationships between activities and resources.
C.
They are not widely used, so they offer competitive advantage.
D.
They can help managers observe the progress of each activity to spot problems. -
Answers - D.
They can help managers observe the progress of each activity to spot problems.
Question content area
Part 1
Which of the following is NOT true about Gantt charts?
Part 2
A.
Gantt charts also can be used for scheduling repetitive operations.
B.
Gantt charts are low-cost means of helping managers make sure that activities are
planned.
C.
Gantt charts are planning charts used to schedule resources and allocate time.
D.
Gantt charts adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activities and the
resources. - Answers - D.
Gantt charts adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activities and the
resources.
Part 1
Which of these statements is NOT true about project scheduling?
Part 2
A.
Project scheduling encourages the setting of realistic time and cost estimates for each
activity.
B.
Project scheduling shows the relationship of each activity to others.
C.
Project scheduling identifies the precedence relationships among activities.
D.
Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the non-critical
paths through the network. - Answers - D.
Project scheduling helps make better use of resources by identifying the non-critical
paths through the network.
Part 1
Which of the following activities are NOT part of project scheduling?
