Question 1

Table 2.7
  
-Using Table 2.7,what is the latest start time for activity A?

Accepted Answer

A) day 0 
B) day 1 
C) day 2 
D) day 3 or later 
A) day 0 
B) day 1 
C) day 2 
D) day 3 or later B

Question 2

Table 2.5  
-Using Table 2.5,the expected time for activity C is:

Accepted Answer

A) three days. 
B) four days. 
C) five days. 
D) more than five days. 
A) three days. 
B) four days. 
C) five days. 
D) more than five days. B

Question 3

Which of these is NOT one of the four categories of project risk?

Accepted Answer

A) cost/benefit 
B) operations 
C) strategic fit 
D) project team capability 
A) cost/benefit 
B) operations 
C) strategic fit 
D) project team capability A

Question 4

Table 2.13
(All activity times for the project are in weeks. )  
-Using Table 2.13,what is the critical path of this project?

Accepted Answer

A) A-C-F-H 
B) B-D-F-H 
C) B-D-G 
D) B-E-G 
A) A-C-F-H 
B) B-D-F-H 
C) B-D-G 
D) B-E-G

Question 5

Figure to accompany Table 2.9   Table 2.9
  
-What is the crashing cost per week for activity A in Table 2.9?

Accepted Answer

A) $2,000 
B) $3,000 
C) $4,000 
D) This activity cannot be crashed. 
A) $2,000 
B) $3,000 
C) $4,000 
D) This activity cannot be crashed.

Question 6

Table 2.6
  
-Disaster strikes and activity F takes 20 days instead of the anticipated 5 days.Using Table 2.6,how much longer will the project last than initially estimated?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 days 
B) 0 days 
C) 7 days 
D) 3 days 
A) 15 days 
B) 0 days 
C) 7 days 
D) 3 days

Question 7

A project organization structure where team members are assigned to the project and work exclusively for the project manager is called:

Accepted Answer

A) a matrix structure. 
B) a fixed structure. 
C) a pure project structure. 
D) a Functional structure. 
A) a matrix structure. 
B) a fixed structure. 
C) a pure project structure. 
D) a Functional structure.

Question 8

Figure to accompany Table 2.1   Table 2.1
  
-Using the information shown in Table 2.1,what is the slack time for activity D?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 7 
A) 1 
B) 4 
C) 6 
D) 7

Question 9

Figure to accompany Table 2.9   Table 2.9
  
-How many week(s)of crashing are available for activity B in Table 2.9?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3 
A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3

Question 10

Fig.2.1  
-For the network shown in Fig.2.1,what is the project duration?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 15 
C) 13 
D) 14 
A) 6 
B) 15 
C) 13 
D) 14

Question 11

A critical path is any sequence of activities between a project's start and finish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Figure to accompany Table 2.9   Table 2.9
  
-Determine the information missing from Table 2.9;then answer the following questions.How many week(s)of crashing are available for activity D in Table 2.9?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 6 
A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 6

Question 13

Table 2.8
  
-Using Table 2.8,what is the earliest completion time of the project?

Accepted Answer

A) fewer than or equal to 10 weeks 
B) greater than 16 weeks 
C) greater than 13 weeks but fewer than or equal to 16 weeks 
A) fewer than or equal to 10 weeks 
B) greater than 16 weeks 
C) greater than 13 weeks but fewer than or equal to 16 weeks

Question 14

Table 2.7
  
-Using Table 2.7,suppose activity D can be shortened from four days to one day.Assume all other activity times remain the same.How much shorter will the total project earliest completion time become?

Accepted Answer

A) zero days 
B) one day 
C) two days 
D) three days 
A) zero days 
B) one day 
C) two days 
D) three days

Question 15

Table 2.15
You are responsible for managing a project with the following activities (times are given in days).
  
-Using,Table 2.15,what is the critical path and expected completion time for this project?

Accepted Answer

A) A-F;12 days 
B) A-D-G;12 days 
C) B-G;10 days 
D) C-E-G;8 days 
A) A-F;12 days 
B) A-D-G;12 days 
C) B-G;10 days 
D) C-E-G;8 days

Question 16

The normal cost is the amount of money it normally takes to complete an activity faster than its normal time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Table 2.4
  
-Using Table 2.4,what is the earliest completion time for this project?

Accepted Answer

A) 18 weeks 
B) 19 weeks 
C) 20 weeks 
D) 21 weeks 
A) 18 weeks 
B) 19 weeks 
C) 20 weeks 
D) 21 weeks

Question 18

Table 2.8
  
-Using Table 2.8,what is the slack for activity A?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 weeks 
B) 1 week 
C) 2 weeks 
D) 3 or more weeks 
A) 0 weeks 
B) 1 week 
C) 2 weeks 
D) 3 or more weeks

Question 19

When using the beta distribution for estimating activity times:

Accepted Answer

A) an advantage is that the mode of the distribution is always equidistant from the end points of the distribution. 
B) the most likely time estimate can be positioned anywhere between the optimistic and pessimistic time estimates. 
C) we assume that the standard deviation is one-third the range between the optimistic and pessimistic time estimates. 
D) the most likely time estimate becomes the mean of the distribution. 
A) an advantage is that the mode of the distribution is always equidistant from the end points of the distribution. 
B) the most likely time estimate can be positioned anywhere between the optimistic and pessimistic time estimates. 
C) we assume that the standard deviation is one-third the range between the optimistic and pessimistic time estimates. 
D) the most likely time estimate becomes the mean of the distribution.

Question 20

Table 2.15
You are responsible for managing a project with the following activities (times are given in days).
  
-Using,Table 2.15,which of the following activities has the largest amount of slack?

Accepted Answer

A) Activity B 
B) Activity D 
C) Activity E 
D) Activity F 
A) Activity B 
B) Activity D 
C) Activity E 
D) Activity F

Exam 2: Project Management

Table 2.7 -Using Table 2.7,what is the latest start time for activity A?

Table 2.5 -Using Table 2.5,the expected time for activity C is:

Which of these is NOT one of the four categories of project risk?

Table 2.13 (All activity times for the project are in weeks. ) -Using Table 2.13,what is the critical path of this project?

Figure to accompany Table 2.9 Table 2.9 -What is the crashing cost per week for activity A in Table 2.9?

Table 2.6 -Disaster strikes and activity F takes 20 days instead of the anticipated 5 days.Using Table 2.6,how much longer will the project last than initially estimated?

A project organization structure where team members are assigned to the project and work exclusively for the project manager is called:

Figure to accompany Table 2.1 Table 2.1 -Using the information shown in Table 2.1,what is the slack time for activity D?

Figure to accompany Table 2.9 Table 2.9 -How many week(s)of crashing are available for activity B in Table 2.9?

Fig.2.1 -For the network shown in Fig.2.1,what is the project duration?

A critical path is any sequence of activities between a project's start and finish.

Figure to accompany Table 2.9 Table 2.9 -Determine the information missing from Table 2.9;then answer the following questions.How many week(s)of crashing are available for activity D in Table 2.9?

Table 2.8 -Using Table 2.8,what is the earliest completion time of the project?

Table 2.7 -Using Table 2.7,suppose activity D can be shortened from four days to one day.Assume all other activity times remain the same.How much shorter will the total project earliest completion time become?

Table 2.15 You are responsible for managing a project with the following activities (times are given in days). -Using,Table 2.15,what is the critical path and expected completion time for this project?

The normal cost is the amount of money it normally takes to complete an activity faster than its normal time.

Table 2.4 -Using Table 2.4,what is the earliest completion time for this project?

Table 2.8 -Using Table 2.8,what is the slack for activity A?

When using the beta distribution for estimating activity times:

Table 2.15 You are responsible for managing a project with the following activities (times are given in days). -Using,Table 2.15,which of the following activities has the largest amount of slack?

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