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SEGMENT 6 QUIZ
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11. What is the critical path of the network described in the following table?
- Aa. A, D, G, Finish
- Bb. B, D, F, Finish
- Cc. C, E, G, Finish
- Dd. B, E, G, Finish
22. What is the effect on the finish date if Activity E, in the previous question, is two days late?
- Aa. No effect.
- BB. Slips 1 day.
- Cc. Slips 2 days.
- Dd. Slips 3 days.
3Several tools and techniques are named for estimating resources - all the following
EXCEPT:- Aa. Resource pool.
- Bb. Expert judgment.
- Cc. Alternatives analysis.
- Dd. Published estimating data.
4The project team has developed the project schedule. What needs to be done before finalizing it?
- Aa. Distribute the project schedule according to the communications plan.
- Bb. Save it as the time baseline.
- Cc. Confirm the availability of resources.
- Dd. Submit it to the project sponsor and/or other responsible individuals for approval.
5PMBOK@ Guide states that the Estimate Resource process is 'closely coordinated with' the Estimate Costs process. The Course states that resource estimating cannot be done independently from a still different process. Which one is that?
- Aa. Sequence Activities.
- Bb. Estimate Durations.
- Cc. Plan Quality.
- Dd. Identify Risks.
6A likely result of fast tracking, in addition to hoped-for shortening of the project schedule, is:
- Aa. Fewer resources.
- Bb. Increased risk.
- Cc. Lower costs.
- Dd. Greater control.
7One of the tools & techniques listed for activity resource estimating is project management software. What feature of such software would be most applicable?
- Aa. Resource pool.
- Bb. Scheduling.
- Cc. Resource calendars.
- Dd. Activity dependencies.
88. A primary benefit of critical chain scheduling is:
- Aa. Individual estimates do not contain excess time.
- Bb. Resource leveling is not necessary.
- Cc. Schedules are more realistic because buffers are pooled rather than allocated Individually to each activity.
- Dd. Activities are scheduled as late as possible.
99. What issue is most important in making three-point estimates?
- Aa. The probability curve to be applied.he probability curve to be applied.
- Bb. Interruptions.
- Cc. The number of people involved in making the estimates.
- Dd. How well the activities are understood.
1010. What tool or technique is useful for conducting analysis of the impact of a strike during project execution?
- Aa. Monte Carlo.
- Bb. Applying leads & lags.
- Cc. Lateral thinking.
- Dd. Resource leveling.
1111. You are a project manager for the largest supplier - and installer - of fencing in the metropolitan area. Your company has dozens of varieties of fencing, and for each variety you have developed standard time and cost estimates based on the total length of fencing, the number of angles, and whether the job is wholesale or retail. What category of activity duration estimates do you use?
- Aa. Parametric estimating.
- Bb. Three-point estimates.
- Cc. analogous estimating.
- Dd. Reserve analysis.
12The source for identifying the work for which resources are required is:
- Aa. Product description.
- Bb. Scope statement.
- CActivity list.
- Dd. Work breakdown structure.
1313. You have advertised for contractors who would like to receive your request for proposals, and allow three weeks before mailing the solicitation. This delay is an example of:
- AIdle time.
- BSlack time
- CLead time
- DLag time
1414. A project schedule would normally contain one or more of the following, EXCEPT:
- Aa. A time-scaled network diagram.
- Bb. Scheduled costs by time period
- Cc. Gantt (bar) charts showing start and end dates
- Dd. Milestone charts identifying major scheduled events
1515. You are shooting a movie, and some scenes must be shot at night. What feature of your project management software will you use in scheduling resources for these shots?
- AResource calendar.
- BResource leveling
- CResource assignment matrix.
- DResource pool.
1616. A defining characteristic of Critical Path Method of scheduling is:
- Aa. Calculating single, deterministic early and late start and finish dates for each activity
- BDetermining the critical path
- Cc. Precedence diagramming with finish-to-start dependencies and estimated activity durations.
- Dd. Calculate the expected duration of each activity, based on optimistic, pessimistic and most likely times.
1717. What is the relationship between an activity's elapsed time and its duration?
- Aa. Elapsed time includes duration.
- Bb. They are totally independent.
- Cc. An activity has one or the other; never both.
- Dd. Elapsed time includes weekends, but duration does not.
1818. The amount of schedule slippage before an activity would affect the early start date of any immediately succeeding activity is called:
- Aa. Slack.
- Bb. Float.
- Cc. Total float.
- Dd. Free float.
1919. An activity has an early end date of the 1st day of the project. Assuming all units are in days, what can be concluded from this information?
- Aa. Its duration.
- Bb. Its late end date.
- Cc. Its total float.
- Dd. Nothing
2020. Legislation was passed authorizing Off-Track-Betting in the city, your company won the contract to deliver the automated system, and you were appointed project manager. It is evident to you as an experienced project manager and computer scientist that this massive project will require 8 to 12 months to become operational. The Mayor has included $50 million net revenue from this new source in his budget for the current fiscal year. The budget director drops into the conference room the next day where you are conducting a kick-off meeting, and states that the system must be operational in six weeks. How do you respond?
- Aa. Tell him you have just commenced planning and you don't have a schedule yet, but you know it will be several months before the first operation.
- Bb. Tell him you will do your best to deliver it in six weeks.
- Cc. Refer him to your boss
- Dd. You can't respond to him until the schedule baseline is produced.
2121. What are early and late start days for activity C?
- A10 & 14
- B10 & 13
- C13 & 17
- D12 & 15
2222. Duration estimates may need to consider the following, EXCEPT:
- Aa. Availability of resources.
- Bb. Differences between alternate estimating methods.
- Cc. Uncertainty and risk.
- Dd. Contingency reserves.
2323. Scheduled delivery of equipment required for your project resulted in your entering 'Start no earlier than' constraints into the project management software for affected activities. This illustrates:
- Aa. Leads and lags
- BB. An external dependency.
- Cc. Activity attributes.
- Dd. An imposed date.
2424. Group decision-making techniques include the following, EXCEPT:
- Aa. Brainstorming.
- Bb. Reserve analysis.
- Cc. Delphi technique.
- Dd. Nominal group technique.
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