Chapter 6

The arrows in a network diagram represent missed milestones in a project.

False

Start-to-finish relationships are the most frequently used dependencies between activities.

False

In project time management, the next step after defining project activities is:

determining their dependencies

A(n) _____ for a project is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which the project can be completed.

Critical path

In project time management, the main goal of _____ is to ensure that the project team has complete understanding of all the work they must do as part of the project scope so they can start scheduling the work.

Defining activities

In project time management, the ultimate goal of _____ is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project.

Developing a schedule

_____ dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options.

Dicretionary

A drawback of the project management software is that it does not have the capacity to calculate the critical path(s) for a project.

False

After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is developing the schedule.

False

In a project schedule, the variable that has the least amount of flexibility is _____.

Time

The technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost is known as _____.

crashing

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities is known as a _____.

free slack

Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes multitasking.

False

A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks or the actual start and finish dates.

True

A schedule management plan includes information which describes the format and frequency of schedule reports required for the project.

True

In project time management, the process of_____ primarily involves checking and managing changes to the project schedule.

controlling the schedule

Which of the following types of dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project?

Mandatory

In a Gantt chart, thick black bars represent milestones achieved in a project.

False

In a network diagram, it is mandatory for every item on the WBS to be shown instead of only those activities with dependencies.

False

In project time management, the next step after sequencing activities is to define these activities.

False

Which of the following processes in project time management involves identifying the specific tasks that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables?

defining activities

_____ states that work expands to fill the time allowed.

Parkinson's law

A(n) _____ is a schematic display of the logical relationships among project activities and their sequencing.

network diagram

The first process involved in project time management is _____ .

planning schedule management

_____ is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date.

Total slack

In project time management, which of the following processes involve analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule?

developing the schedule