Chapter 5: Planning Projects, Part II
____ estimates involve estimating individual activities and summing them to get a project total a. Ad hoc b. Provisional c. Temporary d. Bottom-up
d
(T/F) There can be more than one critical path on a project
True
(T/F) There is usually no cost or duration associated with a milestone
True
_____ is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost a. Crashing b. Deflating c. Compacting d. Minimizing
a
After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is activity ____ a. Organization b. Sequencing c. Segmenting d. Ordering
b
Slack of ____ is the amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying a succeeding activity of the project finish date a. Leeway b. Float c. Redundancy d. Space
b
What is the PERT weighted average based on an optimistic estimate of six days, a most likely estimate of eight days, and a pessimistic time of sixteen days? a. 6 b. 9 c. 8 d. 10
b
In an AOA network diagram, ____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node a. Drives b. Merge c. Bursts d. Runs
c
The ____ method is a networking diagramming technique used to predict total project and duration a. PERT b. Gantt Chart c. Critical Path d. Crashing
c
____ management includes the processes required to ensure that a project team completes a project with an approved budget a. Control b. Delivery c. Cost d. Outlays
c