Operations Management Chapter 4: quiz
True or false: it is not possible to have a process chance project that accommodates a large amount of change.
false
True or false: there are relatively few project management software options for practitioners.
false
A project has how many critical paths?
it is possible to have multiple critical paths
A big competitor to Microsoft Project is ____
Primavera Project Planner
Treu or false: the hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks and work packages is known as a work breakdown structure.
True
True or falsE: When all the activities are completed, the project is finished.
True
True or false: a benefit of using three time estimates is that it allows you to estimate whether or not a project will be done by a certain date.
True
What is the major assumption when determining the cost per unit of time to expedite each activity?
a linear relationship between time and cost
The _____ activity time is calculated using a weighted average of a minimum, maximum, and most likely time estimate.
estimated
In the following identification of Activity C, the number represents which of the following? C(4)
expected duration
When working on time-cost trade-off projects, which of the following pieces of information is not required?
expected time
The cost associated with sustaining a project are referred to as ___
indirect costs
The costs associated with sustaining a project are referred to as ____
indirect costs
How many immediate predecessors does an activity have?
it depends on the project
When calculating the slack time of an activity, it is the difference between an activity's _____
late start and early start times
Which of the following is NOT a form of a matrix project?
major
When crashing a project, the first activity your crash should be ____
on the critical path with the lowest crash cost per day
Which of the following is not a direct activity cost?
overhead
All of the following are constraints addressed in project management except _____
people
A specific event the should be reached at a certain point in time are often referred to as _____
project milestones
What term best describes the written description of the objectives to be achieved in a project?
statement of work
When breaking down a project, what term is used to describe these subdivisions?
task and subtests
The critical path is ___
the longest chain of activities in a project
In a project, which of the following has the shortest duration?
work package
What term describes the group of activities assigned to a single organizational unit?
work package
Which of the following are required for a project? Check all that apply.
1. Series of related jobs 2. requiring a significant period of time 3. having a major output
What are the essential features of any earned value management (EVM) system? Check all that apply.
1. a valuation of each activity work 2. predefined earning or costing rules to quantify the accomplishment of work 3. a project plan that identifies the activities to be accomplished
What are the points in time that we need to calculate for each activity in the project?
1. late finish time 2. late start time
Which of the following are disadvantages fo the functional project organizational structure? check all that apply.
1. needs of the client are secondary and are responded to slowly 2. aspects of the project unrelated to the functional area get shortchanged 3. motivation of team members is often weak
Which of the following are advantages of a pourers project? Check all that apply.
1. the project manager has full authority over the project 2. lines of communication are shortened 3. team pride, motivation, and commitment are high 4. team members report to one boss
The expected completion time is computed as a+xm+b/y. What are the values of X and Y respectively.
4,6
When calculating the probability of project completion, you use the sum of variances of _____ in the denominator.
activities on the critical path
the early finish is calculated by ___
adding the early start and duration
Gantt charts show which of the following?
amount of time and sequence of activities
When calculating activity variance, what is X in the following calculation? (x/6)^2
b-a
At what point in the project planning process is the organizational structure of the project decided?
before the project begins
The compression or shortening of the time to complete a project is referred to as ______.
crashing
A schedule that lists all activities by their early start times is a(n) ___
early start schedule
A schedule that lists all activities by their early start times is a(n) ____
early start schedule