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MISY 4350 Exam 2 questions andanswers
In a Gantt chart, thick black bars represent milestones achieved in a
project. - answer False
Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that
one would normally do in sequence? - answer Fast tracking
Which of the following is an output of schedule control? - answer
Lessons-learned reports
After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their
resources, the next process in project time management is to: - answer
estimate the duration of activities
_____ is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start
without delaying the planned project finish date. - answer Total slack
A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for
project tasks or the actual start and finish dates. - answer True
A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique
(PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that: - answer PERT uses
different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration
estimate
In project time management, the ultimate goal of _____ is to provide a
basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the
project. - answer developing a schedule
The final process in project time management is developing the schedule.
- answer False
, Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes
multitasking. - answer False
A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a
standard format for displaying planned project schedule information. -
answer False
The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it
represents the _____ amount of slack or float. - answer longest; shortest
The critical path on a project can change as the project progresses. -
answer True
In project time management, one should control the schedule before
estimating the duration for each activity. - answer False
The technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the
greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost is
known as _____. - answer crashing
The technique of fast tracking can result in lengthening the project
schedule. - answer True
Which of the following is a similarity between scope control and schedule
control? - answer Both are portions of the integrated change control
process under project integration management
In a critical path analysis, the shortest path is what drives the completion
date for the project. - answer False
A backward pass through the network diagram determines the early start
and early finish dates for each activity. - answer False
_____ states that work expands to fill the time allowed. - answer
Parkinson's Law
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