Exam 8: Scheduling Projects

In order for activities to be useful as schedule building blocks,they should have tangible output that can be verified.

Figure 7-2 Research Project -Consider the Research Project depicted in Figure 7-2.Based on the information provided,what is the late start date for activity A - "Plan Research"?​ 

Figure 7-4 Lab Experiment Project -Consider the Lab Experiment Project depicted in Figure 7-4.Based on the information provided,identify the critical path(s)for this project? 

Which of these represents a typical problem that can make it difficult to estimate activity durations accurately?​ 

Despite the insights that PERT provides,there are still practical limitations that impact its usefulness.All of the following difficulties are associated with the use of PERT EXCEPT: 

To use the enumeration method of determining the critical path,we list or enumerate all of the paths through the network.

The primary advantage of PERT is that it removes uncertainty from the estimates of activity durations,thereby increasing confidence in the reliability of a project schedule.

If the project manager changes an activity on the critical path to start at a later date,then the whole project will end at a later date.

The critical path is the sequence of schedule activities determining the duration of the project,and is generally the shortest path through the project.

Except in rare circumstances,project teams should not attempt to decompose work packages into project activities because work packages provide sufficient detail to develop a project schedule.

The "start-to-start" logical relationship used in activity sequencing applies to the case in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has started.

PERT refers to Program Evaluation and Review Technique,which was developed in the 1950s to better understand how variability in the individual activity durations impacts the entire project schedule.

Which of the following remedies may reduce the likelihood of omissions when developing activity duration estimates?​ 

Figure 7-1 Assembly Project -Consider the Assembly Project depicted in Figure 7-1.Based on the information provided,what is the early start date for activity D - "Attach Modules 1 & 2"?​ 

This term is defined as the total number of work periods (not including holidays or other non-work periods)required to complete a schedule activity,usually expressed as workdays or workweeks:​ 

Describe free float and how you can use it to your advantage in scheduling and managing a project.

Figure 7-4 Lab Experiment Project -Consider the Lab Experiment Project depicted in Figure 7-4.Based on the information provided,which activity can be delayed one day without impacting the expected project completion date? 

Milestones are important points in a project schedule that can serve as check points for project managers and sponsors.Which of the following could be a reason to identify a milestone during project schedule planning?​ 

The first process in developing a project schedule is to identify all the resources available to work on the project.

Figure 7-6 Network Scheduling Data -Consider the network scheduling data provided in Figure 7-6.Which activities constitute the critical path for this project network?