CHAPTER 6 QUIZ

To define activities, the project team should start with reviewing the schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational processes.

True

T/F In project time management, one should control the schedule before estimating the duration for each activity.

False

T/F The main disadvantage of crashing is that it lengthens the time needed to finish a project.

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

mandatory

T/F 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

T/F Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes multitasking.

False

T/F In a critical path analysis, the shortest path is what drives the completion date for the project.

False

Which of the following is a silimarity 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.

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

AOA network diagrams use only ____ dependencies. a) start-to-start b) finish-to-start c) finish-to-finish d) start-to-finish

finish-to-start

In project time management, which of the following processes primarily involve identifying and documenting the relationships between project activities? a) defining activities b) sequencing activities c) planning schedule management d) estimating activity duration

sequencing activities

Which of the following is a relationship in which the "from" activity cannot start until the "to" activity is started? a) start-to-start b) finish-to-finish c) finish-to-start d) start-to-finish

start-to-start

A merge occurs when one node precedes mutiple nodes.

False

T/F One of PERT's main disadvantages is that it does not address the risk associated with duration estimates.

False

A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that: a) CPM addresses the risk associated with duration estimates whereas PERT does not b) unlike CPM, PERT estimates only when there is no risk of uncertainty. c) CPM involves more work than PERT because it requires several duration estimates. d) PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate

PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate

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

True

Network diagrams are the preferred technique for showing activity sequencing.

True

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

True

T/F The critical path on a project can change as the project progresses.

True

T/F Knowing the amount of float allows project managers to know whether a project schedule is flexible.

True

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

estimate the duration of activities.

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

both can shorten the time needed to finish a project.

In an AOA network diagram, _____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node. a) combinations b) buffers c) mergers d) bursts

bursts

Which of the following dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities? a) mandatory b) discretionary c) external d) inherent

external

In project time management, the process of_____ primarily involves checking and managing changes to the project schedule. a) estimating activity durations b) developing the schedule c) controlling the schedule d) estimating activity resources

controlling the schedule

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 _____. a) dependency b) crashing c) critical chain scheduling d) feeding buffers

crashing

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. a) defining activities b) estimating activity duration c) estimating activity resources d) controlling the schedule

defining activities

In project time management, which of the following processes generate the main outputs of an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list? a) sequencing activities b) defining activities c) resource estimating activities d) estimating activity duration

defining activities

A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____. a) project buffer b) project charter c) resource breakdown structure d) project's dummy activities list

project charter

Which of the following is one of the main outputs of estimating activity resources process? a) project documents update b) milestone list c) work breakdown structure d)) activity duration estimate

project documents update

Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using _____, which consist of additional time added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical-path tasks. a) critical paths b) feeding buffers c) dummy activities d) fast tracking

feeding buffers

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

longest shortest

A(n) _____ on a project is a significant event that normally has no duration. a) milestone b) activity attribute c) activity sequence d) schedule baseline

milestone

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

In project time management, the primary output of defining activities is a schedule management plan.

False

Milestones are easy to achieve and are always achieved through one main activity.

False

T/F The final process in project time management is developing the schedule.

False

T/F A backward pass through the network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity.

False

T/F A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a standard format for displaying planned project schedule information.

False

Which of the following is an output of schedule control? a) lessons-learned reports b) activity attributions c) resource requirements d) milestones list

Lessons-learned reports

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? a) defining activities b) sequencing activities c) developing the schedule d) estimating activity durations

defining activities

In project time management, the next step after defining project activities is: a) planning schedule management b) determining their dependencies c) controlling the schedule d) estimating activity duration

determining their dependencies

In project time management, the ultimate goal of _____ is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project. a) defining activities b) sequencing activities c) developing a schedule d) estimating activity resources

developing a schedule

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? a) planning schedule management b) developing the schedule c) controlling the schedule d) defining activities

developing the schedule

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

discretionary

Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence? a) critical chain scheduling b) crashing c) fast tracking d) PERT analysis

fast tracking