UHD - MIS 4310 - Quiz 6

Which law states that work expands to fill the time allowed? a. Parkinson's Law b. Einstein's Law c. Murphy's Law d. Miller's Law

a. Parkinson's Law

Which is an output of schedule control? a. change requests b. resource requirements c. activity attributes d. milestones lists

a. change requests

Which technique involves doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence? a. PERT analysis b. Fast tracking c. Crashing d. Critical chain scheduling

b. Fast tracking

Which is true of dummy activities? a. They have long durations. b. They show logical relationships between activities. c. They have a large range of resources. d. They have limited time periods.

b. They show logical relationships between activities.

Which is a similarity between the crashing and fast tracking? a. both invariably result in increases in total project costs b. both can shorten the time needed to finish a project c. both spread out tasks over a long period of time to ensure the quality of work is maintained d. both are network diagramming techniques used primarily to predict total project duration

b. both can shorten the time needed to finish a project

In an AOA network diagram, what occurs when two or more activities follow a single node? a. combinations b. bursts c. mergers d. buffers

b. bursts

The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it represents the _____ amount of slack or float. a. shortest; longest b. longest; shortest c. shortest; shortest d. longest; longest

b. longest; shortest

Which is a similarity between scope control and schedule control? a. Both are initial processes of project time management. b. Both of their primary goals is to define project goals and milestones. c. Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management. d. Both of these processes should occur before estimating activity durations.

c. Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management.

Which dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options? a. mandatory b. external c. discretionary d. inherent

c. discretionary

After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their resources, what is the next process in project schedule management? a. determine their dependencies. b. control the schedule. c. estimate the duration of activities. d. develop the schedule.

c. estimate the duration of activities.

Which document is most likely to include planned project start and end dates which serve as the starting points for a detailed schedule? a. milestones list b. organizational process assets update c. project charter d. resource breakdown structure

c. project charter

Which is true of a finish-to-finish dependency? a. It is a dependency in which the "from" activity must start before the "to" activity can be finished. b. It is a dependency in which in which the "from" activity must finish before the "to" activity or successor can start. c. It is a dependency in which the "from" activity cannot start until the "to" activity or successor is started. d. It is a dependency in which the "from" activity must be finished before the "to" activity can be finished.

d. It is a dependency in which the "from" activity must be finished before the "to" activity can be finished.

In project schedule management, which process involves analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule? a. defining activities b. planning schedule management c. controlling the schedule d. developing the schedule

d. developing the schedule

Which term is used for a significant event on a project that normally has no duration? a. activity attribute b. activity sequence c. schedule baseline d. milestone

d. milestone

In project schedule management, which process generates the main outputs of an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list? a. defining activities b. sequencing activities c. resource estimating activities d. estimating activity durations

a. defining activities

In project schedule management, which process involves estimating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual activities? a. estimating activity durations b. defining activities c. planning schedule management d. sequencing activities

a. estimating activity durations

What term is used for the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities? a. free slack b. fast tracking c. backward pass d. forward pass

a. free slack

Which type of dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project? a. mandatory b. random c. discretionary d. external

a. mandatory

Which technique involves network diagramming and is used primarily to predict total project duration? a. resource breakdown structure b. critical path analysis c. arrow diagramming method d. Gantt chart

b. critical path analysis

Which statement best describes the difference between an activity list and an activity attribute? a. As opposed to an activity attribute, an activity list provides resource requirements and constraints related to activities. b. An activity attribute provides more schedule-related information about each activity than an activity list. c. An activity attribute is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule whereas an activity list is not. d. An activity list provides a more concrete list of milestones for a project than an activity attribute.

d. An activity list provides a more concrete list of milestones for a project than an activity attribute.