Module 3
A scope baseline is composed of an approved scope statement, a WBS, and a ____.
WBS dictionary
____ dependencies are inherent in the nature of the work being performed on a project.
finish-to-start
There are ____ basic attributes of dependencies among project activities.
four
What activity would likely be found on the critical path for building Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park?
growing grass
A three-point estimate is an estimate that includes a(n) ____, most likely, and pessimistic estimate, such as three weeks, four weeks, and five weeks, respectively.
optimistic
Which number should be shortest when creating a three-point estimate?
optimistic time
The project team begins to develop a ____ by first clearly defining all the activities it needs to perform.
schedule
After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is activity ____.
sequencing
Project scheduling software uses the ____ format to represent the WBS.
tabular
If you have only two paths through a project network diagram where path 1 has a length of 20 weeks and path 2 has a length of 30 weeks, what is the estimated duration of the project?
30 weeks
Activity ____ provide schedule-related information about each activity, such as predecessors, successors, logical relationships, leads and lags, resource requirements, constraints, imposed dates, and assumptions related to the activity.
Attributes
Project ____ management includes the processes required to ensure that a project team completes a project within an approved budget.
Cost
____ is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost.
Crashing
A(n) ____ path for a project is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which the project can be completed.
Critical
Slack or ____ is the amount of time an activity may be delayed without delaying a succeeding activity or the project finish date.
Float
In the context of a network diagram, a ____ is simply the starting and ending point of an activity.
Node
There is usually no ________ or duration associated with a milestone.
cost
High level items in a WBS are broken down or _______ into smaller tasks.
decomposed
Duration estimates are provided as a ____ number, such as four weeks; as a range, such as three to five weeks; or as a three-point estimate.
discrete