Exam 6: Project Time Management

A(n)____________________ determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity.

The goal of ____ is to ensure that the project team has complete understanding of all the work they must do as part of the project scope so they can start scheduling the work.

It is important that the people who help determine what resources are necessary include people who have experience and expertise in similar projects and with the organization performing the project.

A fast and easy way to determine early and late start and finish dates and free and total slack amounts for activities is by using project management software.

A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks or the actual start and finish dates.

In a(n)____________________ relationship,the "from" activity must start before the "to" activity can be finished.

In a network diagram,a(n)____________________ is simply the starting and ending point of an activity.

____ results in supporting detail to document important product information as well as assumptions and constraints related to specific activities.

____ involves evaluating the reasons for dependencies and the different types of dependencies.

Project managers must use discipline to control ____.

____ dependencies are inherent in the nature of the work being performed on a project.

____ dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care since they may limit later scheduling options.

Managers like to see progress made on projects approximately each ____________________.

One of the first reality checks on scheduling that a project manager should make is to review the ____________________ usually included in the project charter.

A ____ is a hierarchical structure that identifies the project's resources by category and type.

Individual work styles and cultural differences may cause schedule conflicts.

The critical path is the ____ path through a network diagram,and it represents the ____ time it takes to complete a project.

____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node.

List and briefly describe the main processes involved in project time management.

The arrows in a network diagram represent the activity sequencing or relationships between tasks.