Question 1

Activities with zero slack are critical activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following relationships between cost,time,and scope is not realistic?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased scope,decreased cost,and decreased time 
B) Increased scope,increased cost,and increased time 
C) Decreased time,increased cost,and decreased scope 
D) Decreased cost,decreased time,and decreased scope 
E) All of these options are realistic 
A) Increased scope,decreased cost,and decreased time 
B) Increased scope,increased cost,and increased time 
C) Decreased time,increased cost,and decreased scope 
D) Decreased cost,decreased time,and decreased scope 
E) All of these options are realistic A

Question 3

An activity with a duration of 8 days has an early start time of 25.Another activity has a duration of 5 days and an early start time of 25 days.Both activities precede activity M.Activity M has a duration of 4 days.What is the early start time for activity M?

Accepted Answer

The first activity will have an early finish time of 33,and the other activity will have an early finish time of 30.Activity M cannot begin while either activity is still being conducted,so it can start at time 33.

Question 4

This is zero for all of the first activities on a CPM network diagram.

Accepted Answer

A) Slack 
B) Late start 
C) Late finish 
D) Early start 
E) Early finish 
A) Slack 
B) Late start 
C) Late finish 
D) Early start 
E) Early finish

Question 5

List three project management techniques used by corporations or government.

Accepted Answer

Critical path method Uncertain

Question 6

Additional resources can rarely be used to speed up a project once it is behind schedule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In project management,"critical activities" are activities that quality managers must be involved with.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If an activity has an optimistic time of 5 days,a pessimistic time of 10 days,and a most likely time of 8 days,what is the expected time for the activity?

Accepted Answer

Expected time for th

Question 9

A precedence relationship analysis identifies the sequence of activities defined by a work breakdown structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Activity 7 is directly preceded by two activities,activity 5 and activity 6.Activity 5 has an expected time of 5 and ES time of 6.Activity 6 has an expected time of 7 and an ES time of 7.Activity 7 has an expected time of 10.The ES for activity 7 is

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 11 
C) 14 
D) 21 
E) 24 
A) 10 
B) 11 
C) 14 
D) 21 
E) 24

Question 11

If a project has an expected completion time of 40 days,with a standard deviation of 2 days,what is the amount of time this project will be completed in,95% of the time?

Accepted Answer

The z-score for 95% is 1.645.T

Question 12

Project risk can be grouped into four categories.Which of the following is not one of the categories?

Accepted Answer

A) Severity 
B) Probability 
C) Timing 
D) Dynamic risk 
E) Personnel 
A) Severity 
B) Probability 
C) Timing 
D) Dynamic risk 
E) Personnel

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes the following Gantt chart?

Accepted Answer

A) Activity I cannot begin until Activities C and E are complete 
B) Activity E cannot begin until Activities B and D are complete 
C) The longest task will take 5 weeks 
D) The project can be done in less than 10 weeks 
E) Activity E is not needed in the Gantt chart 
A) Activity I cannot begin until Activities C and E are complete 
B) Activity E cannot begin until Activities B and D are complete 
C) The longest task will take 5 weeks 
D) The project can be done in less than 10 weeks 
E) Activity E is not needed in the Gantt chart

Question 14

In an AON network diagram,arrows can point to any direction from a node.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If an activity has an optimistic time of 5 days,a pessimistic time of 10 days,and a most likely time of 8 days,what is the variance for the activity?

Accepted Answer

Activity v

Question 16

Determine the amount of slack in each activity.

Accepted Answer

@#IMG-DLM& Activity A: 0 days slack Acti

Question 17

A contingency plan should be developed for potential problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which project management tool introduces uncertainty into the project planning process?

Accepted Answer

A) CPM 
B) Work breakdown structure 
C) Precedence relationships 
D) Network diagram 
E) PERT 
A) CPM 
B) Work breakdown structure 
C) Precedence relationships 
D) Network diagram 
E) PERT

Question 19

The critical factors in project failure include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Change in initial project expectations 
B) Change in complexity 
C) Change in technical difficulties 
D) Change in regulatory problems 
E) Change in personnel 
A) Change in initial project expectations 
B) Change in complexity 
C) Change in technical difficulties 
D) Change in regulatory problems 
E) Change in personnel

Question 20

Which of the following examples is not considered a project?

Accepted Answer

A) Building the great wall of China 
B) Building the Panama Canal 
C) Managing the 2008 Olympics 
D) Producing 2009 Dodge Rams 
E) Filming a made-for-TV movie 
A) Building the great wall of China 
B) Building the Panama Canal 
C) Managing the 2008 Olympics 
D) Producing 2009 Dodge Rams 
E) Filming a made-for-TV movie

Activities with zero slack are critical activities.

Which of the following relationships between cost,time,and scope is not realistic?

An activity with a duration of 8 days has an early start time of 25.Another activity has a duration of 5 days and an early start time of 25 days.Both activities precede activity M.Activity M has a duration of 4 days.What is the early start time for activity M?

This is zero for all of the first activities on a CPM network diagram.

List three project management techniques used by corporations or government.

Additional resources can rarely be used to speed up a project once it is behind schedule.

In project management,"critical activities" are activities that quality managers must be involved with.

If an activity has an optimistic time of 5 days,a pessimistic time of 10 days,and a most likely time of 8 days,what is the expected time for the activity?

A precedence relationship analysis identifies the sequence of activities defined by a work breakdown structure.

Activity 7 is directly preceded by two activities,activity 5 and activity 6.Activity 5 has an expected time of 5 and ES time of 6.Activity 6 has an expected time of 7 and an ES time of 7.Activity 7 has an expected time of 10.The ES for activity 7 is

If a project has an expected completion time of 40 days,with a standard deviation of 2 days,what is the amount of time this project will be completed in,95% of the time?

Project risk can be grouped into four categories.Which of the following is not one of the categories?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the following Gantt chart?

In an AON network diagram,arrows can point to any direction from a node.

If an activity has an optimistic time of 5 days,a pessimistic time of 10 days,and a most likely time of 8 days,what is the variance for the activity?

Determine the amount of slack in each activity.

A contingency plan should be developed for potential problems.

Which project management tool introduces uncertainty into the project planning process?

The critical factors in project failure include all of the following except

Which of the following examples is not considered a project?

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

Quality Management

New Product Development

Process Design and Analysis

Forecasting

Independent Demand Inventory

Dependent Demand Inventory

Optimization and Simulation Modeling

Capacity Planning

Quality Improvement Methods

Lean Enterprise

Technology and Integrated Supply Management

Global Supply Chain and Service Integration

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Exam 8: Project Management

Activities with zero slack are critical activities.

Which of the following relationships between cost,time,and scope is not realistic?

An activity with a duration of 8 days has an early start time of 25.Another activity has a duration of 5 days and an early start time of 25 days.Both activities precede activity M.Activity M has a duration of 4 days.What is the early start time for activity M?

This is zero for all of the first activities on a CPM network diagram.

List three project management techniques used by corporations or government.

Additional resources can rarely be used to speed up a project once it is behind schedule.

In project management,"critical activities" are activities that quality managers must be involved with.

If an activity has an optimistic time of 5 days,a pessimistic time of 10 days,and a most likely time of 8 days,what is the expected time for the activity?

A precedence relationship analysis identifies the sequence of activities defined by a work breakdown structure.

Activity 7 is directly preceded by two activities,activity 5 and activity 6.Activity 5 has an expected time of 5 and ES time of 6.Activity 6 has an expected time of 7 and an ES time of 7.Activity 7 has an expected time of 10.The ES for activity 7 is

If a project has an expected completion time of 40 days,with a standard deviation of 2 days,what is the amount of time this project will be completed in,95% of the time?

Project risk can be grouped into four categories.Which of the following is not one of the categories?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the following Gantt chart?

In an AON network diagram,arrows can point to any direction from a node.

If an activity has an optimistic time of 5 days,a pessimistic time of 10 days,and a most likely time of 8 days,what is the variance for the activity?

Determine the amount of slack in each activity.

A contingency plan should be developed for potential problems.

Which project management tool introduces uncertainty into the project planning process?

The critical factors in project failure include all of the following except

Which of the following examples is not considered a project?

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

Quality Management

New Product Development

Process Design and Analysis

Forecasting

Independent Demand Inventory

Dependent Demand Inventory

Optimization and Simulation Modeling

Capacity Planning

Quality Improvement Methods

Lean Enterprise

Technology and Integrated Supply Management

Global Supply Chain and Service Integration

Filters