Construction Management
Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node. ActivityDuration (days)PredecessorA5--B8AC7AD6AE9B, C, DF10B, C, DG5E, F On a piece of scratch paper, draw the network associated with this table and determine the following. What is the late start time for activity E (how late can activity E start?)?
14
This response is used when an identified opportunity is not actively pursued.
Accept
Which of the following is provided by both the project network and the work breakdown structure?
Activity duration
When it comes to project prioritization, senior management is responsible for
All of the these choices are correct.
How does someone learn more about an organization's culture?
All of these are examples of how someone can learn more about an organization's culture
Which of the following groups should NOT be a part of the risk identification process?
All of these groups can be included in the risk identification process
After your team has successfully identified potential risks that could affect the project, what is the next step?
Assess identified risks
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic rules to follow when developing project networks?
Conditional statements are allowed but looping statements are not allowed.
Work Breakdown Structure1. Wedding project 1.1 Decide on date1.2 Marriage license1.3 Ceremony 1.3.1 Rent church1.3.2 Florist1.3.3 Create/print programs1.3.4 Hire photographer1.3.5 Wedding ceremony 1.4 Guests 1.4.1 Develop guest list1.4.2 Order invitations1.4.3 Address and mail invitations1.4.4 Track RSVPs 1.5 Reception 1.5.1 Reserve reception hall1.5.2 Food and beverage 1.5.2.1 Choose caterer1.5.2.2 Decide on menu1.5.2.3 Make final order 1.5.3 Hire DJ1.5.4 Decorate reception hall1.5.5 Wedding reception
Create/print programs, rent church, florist, hire photographer, develop guest lists, hire dj, wedding reception, choose caterer, decide on date, reserve reception hall, marriage license, decorate reception hall, address and mail invitations, wedding ceremony, make final order, track rsvps, decide on meu, order invitations.
Which structure would be most appropriate for developing a new, highly innovative product that has strict time constraints?
Dedicated project team
Five steps are involved when defining a project. Which of the following is the first?
Define the project scope
Describe the four phases of the traditional project life cycle. Which phase do you think would be the most difficult one to complete?
Defining, planning, executing, closure.
Which of the following is NOT true in regard to the level of detail estimates should contain?
Detailed estimates are crucial to project success; therefore, an effort should be made to make estimates as detailed as possible for all projects.
The salary of the project manager would be an example of what type of cost found in a project?
Direct project overhead
Which of the following correctly calculates the early finish for an activity?
ES + DUR
Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of effective objectives?
Flexible
Which of the following can be used without coordinating with managers of succeeding activities?
Free slack
Which are the key environmental forces that have changed the way projects are managed?
Global competition, increasing pace of change, knowledge growth, time to market, focus on sustainability
Scope creep is a big issue when managing projects. Which of the following is NOT true regarding scope creep?
It is when the project budget is exceeded.
Which of the following is NOT true for strategic management?
It should be done once every few years just before developing the operating plan.
Which of the following is an advantage of a functional project management organization?
Maximum flexibility in the use of staff
A _________ activity is one that has more than one activity immediately preceding it.
Merge
What has been the effect of environmental forces on the management of projects?
Project teams responsible for implementing projects, linking projects to organization strategy, prioritizing resources across projects, changing organization structures.
You are the father or mother of a family of four (kids ages 13 and 15) planning a weekend camping trip. Develop a responsibility matrix for the work that needs to be done prior to starting your trip.
Research Site: Father Responsible, Mother Supports Decide on Site: Father Responsible, Mother Children Support Reserve Site: Mother Responsible, Father Supports Shopping List: Mother Responsible Purchase Supplies: Father Responsible, Mother Supports Pack Camping Equipment: Father, Mother and Children Support Pack Fishing Gear: Father, Son Responsible Fill Car With Gas: Father Responsible, Mother Supports Get Cash: Father Responsible, Mother Supports
The assessment of the external and internal environments is called _______ analysis.
SWOT
Which of the following would be classified as an organizational external threat?
Slowing of the economy
Why do project managers need to understand their organization's mission and strategy?
So they can make appropriate decisions and adjustments and be effective project advocates
Concurrent engineering, which has dramatically reduced the development time for new products, relies on what kind of lag?
Start to Start lags
Which is more important in project management, the technical dimension or the sociocultural dimension?
They are both necessary and important.
Which of the following does NOT help describe a bottom-up estimating approach?
They are made by someone who uses experience and/or information from someone else to determine overall project cost and duration.
Which of the following describes the consensus method?
Uses pooled experience of senior and/or middle managers to estimate the total project duration and cost
Which are the three different matrix systems discussed in the text?
Weak, Strong, Balanced
Scope definition is among the first tasks that must happen in projects. How is project scope defined?
What you expect to deliver to your customer when the project is complete
Which of the following is a good condition for bottom-up estimating?
When there is a fixed price contract
You are writing a project scope definition document. Which of the following is NOT one of the items that would appear on a project scope statement or checklist?
Work breakdown structure
An expected output over the life of a project would be classified as
a deliverable.
The lowest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is
a work package.
"To construct a high-quality, custom home within five months at costs not to exceed $150,000" is best classified as
an objective.
The strategic activity that focuses on what needs to be accomplished is
analyze and formulate strategies.
All of the following are organizational considerations when determining the right project management structure EXCEPT
budget constraints.
An operational project is one that
can improve organizational performance.
The characteristics which help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization include all of the following EXCEPT:
complex, recurring efforts.
After reviewing the project scope statement, the owner specifies that costs MUST stay within $400,000. This criterion is classified as
constrained.
Research suggests that there is a strong connection between project management structure, organizational ________, and project success.
culture
The backward pass in project network calculations determines all of the following EXCEPT
earliest time an activity can finish.
The process of forecasting or approximating the time and cost of completing project deliverables is called
estimating
One common mistake made early in the risk identification process is to
focus on consequences and not on the events that could produce consequences.
A young professional man is working on a project involving the upgrading of a management information system. The project is being managed by the information systems department with the coordination of other departments occurring through normal channels. This professional is working in a _________ organization.
functional
Typically, a project sponsor is
instrumental in approving a project and key to support a project to its' completion.
Learning curves are more likely to be applied in situations where most of the costs are
labor.
Risks are evaluated in terms of
likelihood and impact.
In a(n) ________ system, there are usually two chains of command, one along functional lines and the other along project lines.
matrix
When considering risk response development, reducing the likelihood that an event will occur and/or reducing the impact that an adverse event would have on a project is known as _________ the risk.
mitigating
A good starting point for developing time and cost estimates is
past experience.
Organizational culture has a connection to projects. It (organizational culture) is best explained as organizational _____.
personality
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that need to be considered to improve quality of estimates for project times and costs?
profit
The _________ is used to assist in making project trade-offs among schedule, budget, and performance objectives.
project priority matrix
A project team that operates with a full-time project manager as a separate unit from the rest of the organization is structured using ________ organization.
projectized
The attempt to recognize and manage potential and unforeseen trouble spots that may occur when a project is implemented is known as
risk management.
According to the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Impact × Probability × Detection = __________.
risk value
An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on project objectives is termed a
risk.
The ability of a 911 emergency system to identify the caller's phone number and location is considered to be a
technical requirement.
When completing a backward pass, you carry the LS to the next preceding activity to establish the LF, unless the next preceding activity is a burst activity, in which case you select
the smallest LS of all its immediate successor activities to establish the LF.
People within an organization working on multiple efforts concurrently is an indicator of
too many projects taken on at once.
In practice, estimating processes are frequently classified as
top down/bottom up.
The amount of time that an activity can be delayed without affecting the overall project completion date is known as:
total slack.
Including the change control system within the ________ is a key to a successful project.
work breakdown structure and project baseline
