Question 1

Once a project is underway,the project manager is responsible for effectively managing:
I.the people.
II.costs.
III.time.
IV.communications.

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A)   II only
B)   I and II only
C)   II and III only
D)   I, II and III only
E)   I, II, III, and IVF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

The earliest finish time for an activity is equal to the latest finish time minus the activity time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For the PERT/CPM technique,completing the backward pass includes making the latest finish (LF)equal to the earliest finish (EF)for the end activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Given the portion of the network shown above,based on the activity durations shown what is the earliest finish time for activity D,if the earliest start time of B is 12,and the earliest start time of C is 13?

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A)   19
B)   20
C)   21
D)   22
E)   23F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Besides project activities,the primary information that all Gantt charts illustrate is:

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A)   project budget and when activities occur.
B)   cost of activities and delays in the schedule.
C)   planned duration of activities and when they occur in the schedule.
D)   project budget and staffing levels.
E)   critical path and project budget.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is a part of project scheduling?

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A)   Identify resource requirements for activities
B)   Estimate the duration of activities
C)   Identify activities in the work breakdown structure
D)   Identify sequential dependencies among activities
E)   All of the choices are a part of project scheduling.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

People working on a project are:

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A)   often on loan from their regular job.
B)   often working only part-time on the project.
C)   associated with the project for less than the full time required to complete it.
D)   all of the choices.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

What is the estimated expected (mean) duration for activity E?

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A)   35 days
B)   36 days
C)   39 days
D)   40 days
E)   45 daysF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

-What is the total cost of reducing the project to 18 weeks?

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Question 10

A Gantt chart provides a visual representation of the sequence of activities in a project.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The cost control technique of earned value analysis measures project progress by the budgeted cost of work scheduled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There are four activities on the critical path,and the standard deviations for their durations are 1,2,4,and 2 days.The standard deviation of the duration of the critical path is:

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A)   3
B)   5
C)   9
D)   16
E)   25F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

A project has the activities and activity durations (days)listed below.There are two paths:
 start-A-B-end and start-C-D-finish.Determine the probability that the project will require more than 15 days from start to finish.

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Question 14

What is the estimated expected (mean) duration for project completion?

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A)   41 days
B)   70 days
C)   100 days
D)   120 days
E)   221 daysF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Activity E has an optimistic duration of 9 days,a most likely duration of 12 days,and a pessimistic duration of 15 days.Estimate its expected duration and standard deviation.

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Question 16

Given the network diagram,determine the probability that the project will finish within 19 weeks of its start.Durations on the diagram are in weeks.

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Question 17

A normal distribution is usually used to describe probabilistic duration estimates for activities in a project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the probability that the critical path for this project will be completed within 52 weeks?

Accepted Answer

A)   0.1554
B)   0.3108
C)   0.3466
D)   0.6554
E)   0.8277F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

-In crashing this project,which activity is the first to be reduced?

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A costs $8,000,D cos...

Question 20

The advantage(s) the PERT/CPM technique has over a Gantt chart is (are) :

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A)   its ability to reveal relationships among activities.
B)   it illustrates multiple paths as a project network.
C)   it indicates which activities are most critical.
D)   it indicates the implications of delays in activities.
E)   all of the choices are correct.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Exam 17: Project Management

Given the network diagram,determine the probability that the project will finish within 19 weeks of its start.Durations on the diagram are in weeks.

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A Gantt chart provides a visual representation of the sequence of activities in a project.

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The earliest finish time for an activity is equal to the latest finish time minus the activity time.

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Which of the following is a part of project scheduling?

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A normal distribution is usually used to describe probabilistic duration estimates for activities in a project.

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-In crashing this project,which activity is the first to be reduced?

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What is the probability that the critical path for this project will be completed within 52 weeks?

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There are four activities on the critical path,and the standard deviations for their durations are 1,2,4,and 2 days.The standard deviation of the duration of the critical path is:

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What is the estimated expected (mean) duration for activity E?

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Given the portion of the network shown above,based on the activity durations shown what is the earliest finish time for activity D,if the earliest start time of B is 12,and the earliest start time of C is 13?

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People working on a project are:

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What is the estimated expected (mean) duration for project completion?

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A project has the activities and activity durations (days)listed below.There are two paths: start-A-B-end and start-C-D-finish.Determine the probability that the project will require more than 15 days from start to finish.

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The cost control technique of earned value analysis measures project progress by the budgeted cost of work scheduled.

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Besides project activities,the primary information that all Gantt charts illustrate is:

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Once a project is underway,the project manager is responsible for effectively managing: I.the people. II.costs. III.time. IV.communications.

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-What is the total cost of reducing the project to 18 weeks?

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For the PERT/CPM technique,completing the backward pass includes making the latest finish (LF)equal to the earliest finish (EF)for the end activity.

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Activity E has an optimistic duration of 9 days,a most likely duration of 12 days,and a pessimistic duration of 15 days.Estimate its expected duration and standard deviation.

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The advantage(s) the PERT/CPM technique has over a Gantt chart is (are) :

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