QUEST Resource leveling _____.
A Allocates resources to activities to find shortest schedule within fixed resource limits.
B Smoothes out resource requirements by rescheduling activities within their float time.
C Smooths out resource requirements by substituting activities with unassigned resources.
D Attempts to reduce resource requirements within a constraint on project duration
E B or D
E
QUEST A(n) _____ is defined as a specified accomplishment in a particular instant in time which does not consume time or resources.
A Activity
B Event.
C Correlation
D Constant
E Event constrained within planned effort.
B
QUEST Which of the following impacts the critical path?
A Changing the task duration.
B Reduce the free float of an activity.
C Executing a backward pass
D A or B
E None of the above.
A
QUEST The range of time allowed for an activity to be completed in is the _____.
A Planned time (Duration).
B Float time (LS - ES, or LF - EF).
C Critical time (when ES = LS, or EF = LF).
D Scheduled time (LF - ES).
E Event.
D
QUEST Free float is the amount of time that an activity may be delayed with out affecting the _____.
A Early start of the succeeding activities.
B Late start of the succeeding activities.
C Project finish.
D Cost of the project.
E None of the above.
A
QUEST Using the problem stated in the Special window, Calculate the deviation of duration for the task, using the PERT concept of standard deviation of task duration.
A 0.5
B 1
C 1.8
D 2.2
E 2.8
C
QUEST In crashing a task, you would focus on:
A As many tasks as possible.
B Non critical tasks.
C Accelerating performance of tasks on critical path.
D Accelerate performance by minimizing cost.
E A and D.
C
QUEST Using the problem stated in the Special window, Calculate the expected value of duration (in days) using the PERT concept of the expected duration of a task
A 8
B 8.8
C 9.1
D 9.7
E 10.5
B
QUEST Using the WBS in the Special window, an instance of a work package is:
A Build house
B Excavate
C Prepare Foundation
D B and C
E None of the above
E
QUEST All of the following are categories of a milestone in a schedule except:
A End date.
B Contract dates.
C Key events scheduled.
D Imposed dates.
E Task duration.
E
QUEST The actual configuration of a PERT/CPM network _____ the amount of resources that can be devoted to the project.
A Increases.
B Is not affected by
C Does not require
D Is heavily dependent upon
E Is the only means of determining
D
QUEST Excessive flexibility in specifying requirements will _____ the likelihood of time overruns.
A Reduce.
B Eliminate.
C Double
D Increase
E Not affect
D
QUEST The key purpose of project control is to:
A Plan ahead for uncertainties.
B Generate status reports.
C Keep the project on track.
D Develop the project road map.
E All of the above.
C
QUEST Fast tracking means to:
A Speed up a project through parallel tasks.
B Swap one task for another.
C Reduce the number of tasks if possible.
D B and C.
E None of the above.
A
QUEST As a project is carried out and slack time is consumed on individual tasks, the slack left over for the remaining tasks is:
A Insignificant.
B Reduced.
C Unchanged.
D Increased.
E Doubled.
C
QUEST The purpose of a dummy activity in an activity-on-arrow diagram is to:
A Identify a task that could be replaced by another.
B Take the slack time into account.
C Show a task that is not necessarily needed.
D Denote a milestone.
E Show a dependency relationship.
E
QUEST On November 1, $1000 worth of work on task A was supposed to have been done (BCWS); however, the BCWP was $850. Calculate the schedule variance:
A ￥-100
B ￥100
C ￥-150
D ￥150
E 85%
C
QUEST A plan has budgeted three weeks of effort for consultants, but the job was done in only two weeks. Calculate the variance:
A 1.50%
B 33.00%
C 75%
D 67%
E None of the above.
B
QUEST Resource leveling will often affect the project by making it:
A Shorter.
B Longer
C More responsive to customer needs.
D A and C
E B and C.
B
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, The slacktime in Activity "G" is _____ weeks.
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
E 7
C
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, Activity "D" has a latest start time of _____ weeks and a latest finish time of _____ weeks.
A 2, 10
B 4, 12
C 6, 14
D 7, 15
E 9, 17
A
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, Activity "L" has an early start time of _____ weeks and an early finish time of _____ weeks.
A 11, 13
B 12, 14
C 13, 15
D 14, 16
E 15, 17
E
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, The Critical path is _____ weeks.
A 21
B 22
C 23
D 24
E 25
D
QUEST Using the data shown in the Special window, Activities P, Q, and T are critical path activities. In order to shorten the time duration of the project, which activity should be "crashed" first?
A P
B Q
C R
D S
E T
A
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, By how many weeks can activity "F" slip without extending the end date of the project?
A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3
E 4
D
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, The critical path is:
A A-B-G
B C-G
C C-D
D E-F
E A-B-G and C-D
B
QUEST The first step in building a PERT/CPM network is to:
A Create a flow chart
B Determine the critical path
C Show task relationships
D Create a work breakdown structure
E None of the above.
D
QUEST The critical path in a schedule network is the path that:
A Takes the longest time to complete
B Must be done before any other tasks
C Allows some flexibility in scheduling a start time.
D Is not affected by schedule slippage
E All of the above.
A
QUEST Assume that you have a network where an activity on the critical path can be crashed by two weeks. If the activity is actually crashed by two weeks, then:
A The project's schedule will be reduced by 2 weeks.
B The available slack on the noncritical paths will increase.
C A new critical path may appear after the crash.
D All of the above.
E A and B only.
C
QUEST Your team has prepared a CPM schedule for your review. You notice that one node has six inputs (including two dummy activities) and four outputs (which include one dummy activity). Select the correct statement from the following:
A This is a valid representation if the logic is correct.
B This is invalid because a node can have a maximum of one dummy input representation if the logic is correct.
C This is invalid because nodes cannot have both dummy inputs and dummy outputs.
D This is a invalid because the number of outputs must equal the number of inputs.
E This is invalid because a maximum of two inputs and two outputs are allowed using the critical path method.
A
QUEST During project execution, the customer authorizes and funds a scope change which requires a major change in the schedule. The baseline schedule:
A Now becomes the new schedule, including the changes, and the original baseline is disregarded.
B Is still the original baseline but annotated to reflect that a change has taken place.
C Is amended to reflect the scope change, but the original baseline is still maintained for post-project review.
D Is meaningless since every schedule update changes the baseline (i.e., a rubber baseline.)
E Is the same since baseline schedules cannot change once the development phase is completed.
C
QUEST Network schedules are prepared during the _____ phase and updated during the _____ phase.
A Conceptual, execution.
B Development, implementation.
C Development, close-out.
D Implementation, close-out.
E Planning, finishing.
B
QUEST Scheduling systems such as PERT, ADM, and PDM are project management tools to be used by:
A The project manager and project office personnel.
B The project team and functional managers.
C The project sponsor.
D All of the above.
E A and B only.
E
QUEST Increasing resources on the critical path activities may not always shorten the length of the project because:
A Certain activities are time-dependent rather than resource-dependent (i.e., using three ovens rather than one to bake a cake).
B Safety, OSHA and EPA may have placed restrictions on the number of people used on certain activities or in the physical location of the project.
C The skill level of the added resources might not be appropriate for the activities to be performed.
D Adding more resources may create additional work and produce inefficiencies (i.e., additional people may need training and supervision.)
E All of the above.
E
A Allocates resources to activities to find shortest schedule within fixed resource limits.
B Smoothes out resource requirements by rescheduling activities within their float time.
C Smooths out resource requirements by substituting activities with unassigned resources.
D Attempts to reduce resource requirements within a constraint on project duration
E B or D
E
QUEST A(n) _____ is defined as a specified accomplishment in a particular instant in time which does not consume time or resources.
A Activity
B Event.
C Correlation
D Constant
E Event constrained within planned effort.
B
QUEST Which of the following impacts the critical path?
A Changing the task duration.
B Reduce the free float of an activity.
C Executing a backward pass
D A or B
E None of the above.
A
QUEST The range of time allowed for an activity to be completed in is the _____.
A Planned time (Duration).
B Float time (LS - ES, or LF - EF).
C Critical time (when ES = LS, or EF = LF).
D Scheduled time (LF - ES).
E Event.
D
QUEST Free float is the amount of time that an activity may be delayed with out affecting the _____.
A Early start of the succeeding activities.
B Late start of the succeeding activities.
C Project finish.
D Cost of the project.
E None of the above.
A
QUEST Using the problem stated in the Special window, Calculate the deviation of duration for the task, using the PERT concept of standard deviation of task duration.
A 0.5
B 1
C 1.8
D 2.2
E 2.8
C
QUEST In crashing a task, you would focus on:
A As many tasks as possible.
B Non critical tasks.
C Accelerating performance of tasks on critical path.
D Accelerate performance by minimizing cost.
E A and D.
C
QUEST Using the problem stated in the Special window, Calculate the expected value of duration (in days) using the PERT concept of the expected duration of a task
A 8
B 8.8
C 9.1
D 9.7
E 10.5
B
QUEST Using the WBS in the Special window, an instance of a work package is:
A Build house
B Excavate
C Prepare Foundation
D B and C
E None of the above
E
QUEST All of the following are categories of a milestone in a schedule except:
A End date.
B Contract dates.
C Key events scheduled.
D Imposed dates.
E Task duration.
E
QUEST The actual configuration of a PERT/CPM network _____ the amount of resources that can be devoted to the project.
A Increases.
B Is not affected by
C Does not require
D Is heavily dependent upon
E Is the only means of determining
D
QUEST Excessive flexibility in specifying requirements will _____ the likelihood of time overruns.
A Reduce.
B Eliminate.
C Double
D Increase
E Not affect
D
QUEST The key purpose of project control is to:
A Plan ahead for uncertainties.
B Generate status reports.
C Keep the project on track.
D Develop the project road map.
E All of the above.
C
QUEST Fast tracking means to:
A Speed up a project through parallel tasks.
B Swap one task for another.
C Reduce the number of tasks if possible.
D B and C.
E None of the above.
A
QUEST As a project is carried out and slack time is consumed on individual tasks, the slack left over for the remaining tasks is:
A Insignificant.
B Reduced.
C Unchanged.
D Increased.
E Doubled.
C
QUEST The purpose of a dummy activity in an activity-on-arrow diagram is to:
A Identify a task that could be replaced by another.
B Take the slack time into account.
C Show a task that is not necessarily needed.
D Denote a milestone.
E Show a dependency relationship.
E
QUEST On November 1, $1000 worth of work on task A was supposed to have been done (BCWS); however, the BCWP was $850. Calculate the schedule variance:
A ￥-100
B ￥100
C ￥-150
D ￥150
E 85%
C
QUEST A plan has budgeted three weeks of effort for consultants, but the job was done in only two weeks. Calculate the variance:
A 1.50%
B 33.00%
C 75%
D 67%
E None of the above.
B
QUEST Resource leveling will often affect the project by making it:
A Shorter.
B Longer
C More responsive to customer needs.
D A and C
E B and C.
B
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, The slacktime in Activity "G" is _____ weeks.
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
E 7
C
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, Activity "D" has a latest start time of _____ weeks and a latest finish time of _____ weeks.
A 2, 10
B 4, 12
C 6, 14
D 7, 15
E 9, 17
A
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, Activity "L" has an early start time of _____ weeks and an early finish time of _____ weeks.
A 11, 13
B 12, 14
C 13, 15
D 14, 16
E 15, 17
E
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, The Critical path is _____ weeks.
A 21
B 22
C 23
D 24
E 25
D
QUEST Using the data shown in the Special window, Activities P, Q, and T are critical path activities. In order to shorten the time duration of the project, which activity should be "crashed" first?
A P
B Q
C R
D S
E T
A
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, By how many weeks can activity "F" slip without extending the end date of the project?
A 0
B 1
C 2
D 3
E 4
D
QUEST Using the figure in the Special window, The critical path is:
A A-B-G
B C-G
C C-D
D E-F
E A-B-G and C-D
B
QUEST The first step in building a PERT/CPM network is to:
A Create a flow chart
B Determine the critical path
C Show task relationships
D Create a work breakdown structure
E None of the above.
D
QUEST The critical path in a schedule network is the path that:
A Takes the longest time to complete
B Must be done before any other tasks
C Allows some flexibility in scheduling a start time.
D Is not affected by schedule slippage
E All of the above.
A
QUEST Assume that you have a network where an activity on the critical path can be crashed by two weeks. If the activity is actually crashed by two weeks, then:
A The project's schedule will be reduced by 2 weeks.
B The available slack on the noncritical paths will increase.
C A new critical path may appear after the crash.
D All of the above.
E A and B only.
C
QUEST Your team has prepared a CPM schedule for your review. You notice that one node has six inputs (including two dummy activities) and four outputs (which include one dummy activity). Select the correct statement from the following:
A This is a valid representation if the logic is correct.
B This is invalid because a node can have a maximum of one dummy input representation if the logic is correct.
C This is invalid because nodes cannot have both dummy inputs and dummy outputs.
D This is a invalid because the number of outputs must equal the number of inputs.
E This is invalid because a maximum of two inputs and two outputs are allowed using the critical path method.
A
QUEST During project execution, the customer authorizes and funds a scope change which requires a major change in the schedule. The baseline schedule:
A Now becomes the new schedule, including the changes, and the original baseline is disregarded.
B Is still the original baseline but annotated to reflect that a change has taken place.
C Is amended to reflect the scope change, but the original baseline is still maintained for post-project review.
D Is meaningless since every schedule update changes the baseline (i.e., a rubber baseline.)
E Is the same since baseline schedules cannot change once the development phase is completed.
C
QUEST Network schedules are prepared during the _____ phase and updated during the _____ phase.
A Conceptual, execution.
B Development, implementation.
C Development, close-out.
D Implementation, close-out.
E Planning, finishing.
B
QUEST Scheduling systems such as PERT, ADM, and PDM are project management tools to be used by:
A The project manager and project office personnel.
B The project team and functional managers.
C The project sponsor.
D All of the above.
E A and B only.
E
QUEST Increasing resources on the critical path activities may not always shorten the length of the project because:
A Certain activities are time-dependent rather than resource-dependent (i.e., using three ovens rather than one to bake a cake).
B Safety, OSHA and EPA may have placed restrictions on the number of people used on certain activities or in the physical location of the project.
C The skill level of the added resources might not be appropriate for the activities to be performed.
D Adding more resources may create additional work and produce inefficiencies (i.e., additional people may need training and supervision.)
E All of the above.
E
