Exam 3: Project Management

A network consists of the activities in the following list.Times are given in weeks. a.Draw the network diagram. b.Calculate the ES,EF,LS,LF,and Slack for each activity. c.What is project completion time?

Two critical path activities are candidates for crashing on a CPM network.Activity details are in the table below.To cut one day from the project's duration,activity ________ should be crashed first,adding ________ to project cost.

A project manager is interested in crashing a project with variable activity times.Which of the following tools should he/she employ?

One phase of a large project is scheduling.

Which of the following is NOT one of the phases of project management?

The PERT pessimistic time estimate is an estimate of the minimum time an activity will require.

The ES of an activity that has only one predecessor is simply the EF of that predecessor.

If an activity whose normal duration is 15 days can be shortened to 10 days for an added cost of $2,000,what is the crash cost per period?

Project managers have their own code of ethics,established by the Project Management Institute.

The expected activity time in PERT analysis is calculated as:

Which of the following projects were completed by Bechtel?

Ill-defined projects are typified by software development and new technology.

Which of the following statements regarding PERT times is true?

How is the expected completion time of a project activity,and of a PERT project,computed?

Work breakdown structure is a useful tool in project management because it addresses the timing of individual work elements.

The difference between AON and AOA networks is that:

An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 1,most likely = 2,and pessimistic = 5.What is its expected activity time?

The project organization works best when which of the following conditions are satisfied? I.Work tasks can be defined with a specific goal and deadline. II.The job is typical and familiar to the existing organization. III.The work contains interrelated tasks requiring specialized skills. IV.The project is temporary but unimportant to long-term organizational success. V.The project cuts across organizational lines.

One responsibility of a project manager is to make sure that the project meets its quality goals.

The ________ has established a code of ethics especially for project managers.