Question 1

Crashing non-critical activities will influence project duration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

One limitation of Microsoft Project is that all resources must share the same availability calendar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  as soon as possible 
B)  as late as possible 
C)  shortest task duration first 
D)  minimum slack first 
E)  most critical successor 
A)  as soon as possible 
B)  as late as possible 
C)  shortest task duration first 
D)  minimum slack first 
E)  most critical successor C

Question 4

The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  concurrent engineering 
B)  parallel activities 
C)  fast-tracking 
D)  project crashing 
E)  multitasking 
A)  concurrent engineering 
B)  parallel activities 
C)  fast-tracking 
D)  project crashing 
E)  multitasking

Question 5

When crashing a task, the usual assumption is that a task is crashed the full amount or none at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The CPM method cannot be used when task durations are probabilistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  schedule inflation 
B)  schedule progression 
C)  schedule efficacy 
D)  schedule efficiency 
E)  schedule slippage 
A)  schedule inflation 
B)  schedule progression 
C)  schedule efficacy 
D)  schedule efficiency 
E)  schedule slippage

Question 8

All of the following are criteria available to help choose the priority rule mentioned in the textbook except;

Accepted Answer

A)  Schedule slippage 
B)  Project cost 
C)  resource utilization 
D)  in-process inventory 
A)  Schedule slippage 
B)  Project cost 
C)  resource utilization 
D)  in-process inventory

Question 9

Victoria, a project manager, has undertaken a project similar to one she did earlier. Owing to her team's familiarity with the processes that are required to complete the project, Victoria is able to produce the required deliverable ahead of schedule. She achieves this by simultaneously completing two phases of work. In this scenario, which of the following does Victoria use to complete the project?

Accepted Answer

A)  A standard operating procedure 
B)  Fast-tracking 
C)  Micromanagement 
D)  Crashing 
E)  Resource leveling 
A)  A standard operating procedure 
B)  Fast-tracking 
C)  Micromanagement 
D)  Crashing 
E)  Resource leveling

Question 10

A task's duration is a function of both the amount of labor required to complete the task as well as the calendar time required to complete it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Starting the building phase before the design and planning phases is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  operations overlapping 
B)  concurrent engineering 
C)  fast-tracking 
D)  concurrent construction 
E)  construction overlapping 
A)  operations overlapping 
B)  concurrent engineering 
C)  fast-tracking 
D)  concurrent construction 
E)  construction overlapping

Question 12

Alice, a project manager, has undertaken a project to build an irrigation canal. Based on the resources allocated to her, she makes an initial estimate that the time required to dig the canal would be 20 days. She also prepares an alternative estimate by adding an additional resource that will allow the project to be completed in 10 days. This alternative estimate that Alice prepares is referred to as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  crash duration 
B)  standard duration 
C)  slope duration 
D)  buffer duration 
E)  critical duration 
A)  crash duration 
B)  standard duration 
C)  slope duration 
D)  buffer duration 
E)  critical duration

Question 13

A project that must be completed within the specified performance requirements is considered…

Accepted Answer

A)  time constrained 
B)  schedule constrained 
C)  resource constrained 
D)  performance constrained 
E)  critically constrained 
A)  time constrained 
B)  schedule constrained 
C)  resource constrained 
D)  performance constrained 
E)  critically constrained

Question 14

Arthur, a project manager, has multiple projects under him, and his team members are multitasking between these projects. When he planned these projects, Arthur asked his team members the number of hours they will take to complete their respective tasks. However, they are taking longer than discussed, which is preventing Arthur from taking on more projects. According to Goldratt, which of the following should Arthur do to fix this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hire more team members for new projects. 
B)  Increase the time allotted to projects that are taking longer. 
C)  Focus on completing the most resource-intensive projects first. 
D)  Focus on completing the least resource-intensive projects first. 
E)  Reduce the number of projects each team member is working on simultaneously. 
A)  Hire more team members for new projects. 
B)  Increase the time allotted to projects that are taking longer. 
C)  Focus on completing the most resource-intensive projects first. 
D)  Focus on completing the least resource-intensive projects first. 
E)  Reduce the number of projects each team member is working on simultaneously.

Question 15

For resources that are consumed when used, the problem is which project gets to use the resource first and which must wait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain how you would choose a priority rule.

Accepted Answer

When a resource is overallocated, MSP ca

Question 17

The safety time added to chains other than the critical chain is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  feeding buffer 
B)  project buffer 
C)  path buffer 
D)  critical buffer 
E)  team buffer 
A)  feeding buffer 
B)  project buffer 
C)  path buffer 
D)  critical buffer 
E)  team buffer

Question 18

The as late as possible priority rule is considered the standard scheduling rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When the work is routine, fast-tracking rarely causes serious problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Allocating specific, limited resources to specific activities is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  resource allocation 
B)  resource leveling 
C)  resource tracking 
D)  expediting a project 
E)  crashing a project 
A)  resource allocation 
B)  resource leveling 
C)  resource tracking 
D)  expediting a project 
E)  crashing a project

Crashing non-critical activities will influence project duration.

One limitation of Microsoft Project is that all resources must share the same availability calendar.

Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?

The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called…

When crashing a task, the usual assumption is that a task is crashed the full amount or none at all.

The CPM method cannot be used when task durations are probabilistic.

Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?

All of the following are criteria available to help choose the priority rule mentioned in the textbook except;

A task's duration is a function of both the amount of labor required to complete the task as well as the calendar time required to complete it.

Starting the building phase before the design and planning phases is called…

A project that must be completed within the specified performance requirements is considered…

For resources that are consumed when used, the problem is which project gets to use the resource first and which must wait.

Explain how you would choose a priority rule.

The safety time added to chains other than the critical chain is called…

The as late as possible priority rule is considered the standard scheduling rule.

When the work is routine, fast-tracking rarely causes serious problems.

Allocating specific, limited resources to specific activities is called…

The World of Project Management

The Manager, the Organization, and the Team

Planning the Project

Budgeting the Project

Scheduling the Project

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

Evaluating and Terminating the Project

Filters

Exam 6: Allocating Resources to the Project

Crashing non-critical activities will influence project duration.

One limitation of Microsoft Project is that all resources must share the same availability calendar.

Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?

The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called…

When crashing a task, the usual assumption is that a task is crashed the full amount or none at all.

The CPM method cannot be used when task durations are probabilistic.

Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?

All of the following are criteria available to help choose the priority rule mentioned in the textbook except;

A task's duration is a function of both the amount of labor required to complete the task as well as the calendar time required to complete it.

Starting the building phase before the design and planning phases is called…

A project that must be completed within the specified performance requirements is considered…

For resources that are consumed when used, the problem is which project gets to use the resource first and which must wait.

Explain how you would choose a priority rule.

The safety time added to chains other than the critical chain is called…

The as late as possible priority rule is considered the standard scheduling rule.

When the work is routine, fast-tracking rarely causes serious problems.

Allocating specific, limited resources to specific activities is called…

The World of Project Management

The Manager, the Organization, and the Team

Planning the Project

Budgeting the Project

Scheduling the Project

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

Evaluating and Terminating the Project

Filters