Unit 4 Test Review

Question 1

Craig needs to weld the car chassis together before Jim can install the engine.
This represents a/an:

Answer 1

Mandatory dependency

Question 2

The project manager and team have created the schedule for the hospital wireless network upgrade project. The schedule includes a five-day delay for the network approval before the hospital can use the upgraded network.
This causes the finish date of the project to slip by five days. This hospital network project is:

Answer 2

Lagging

Question 3

Andy prefers to set up furniture before hanging window treatments for his interior design projects. This is an example of a/an:

Answer 3

Discretionary dependency

Question 4

Due to a gasoline shortage, Ann is unable to secure the gasoline needed to fill up her tractor prior to planting. This is an example of a/an:

Answer 4

External dependency

Question 5

Alex orders all of the plumbing supplies for his construction projects from the same vendor. Due to a recent fire, the vendor is unable to deliver the supplies when needed. This is an example of a/an:

Answer 5

External dependency

Question 6

Ashlyn’s pottery project for art class must dry before she can put on a final coat of glaze. This is an example of a/an:

Answer 6

Mandatory dependency

Question 7

Alex prefers to complete the plumbing work in his construction projects before completing electrical work. This is an example of a/an:

Answer 7

Discretionary dependency

Question 8

Which best describes the critical path slack?

Answer 8

the earliest a new HVAC system can be ordered from a manufacturer without delaying the project

Question 9

It took Scott’s team two hours to mow and edge one acre of land. He estimates that it will take his team eight hours to mow and edge four acres of land for an upcoming project. Scott’s duration estimation for this project is an example of:

Answer 9

Parametric estimating

Question 10

The project manager is creating an estimate to set up an office building’s electrical system. He has twenty-two years of experience managing similar projects. The client needs the estimate quickly. Which type of estimate is he most likely to provide?

Answer 10

Analogous estimating

Question 11

Maria determines the project duration by overestimating what she calculates by 15%. Maria is using:

Answer 11

Reverse analysis estimating

Question 12

Adam’s Construction has accepted a contract to build a six-story office building. The company is using a timeline from a two-story building project the company completed in the previous month to develop the schedule for this project. Adam’s Construction is using:

Answer 12

Parametric estimating

Question 13

Eva has been hired to landscape the new community park. She has sixteen weeks to complete the project, which will take a total of twelve weeks. Eva decides to begin the project immediately so that she has extra time for weather delays. Eva is using:

Answer 13

Reverse analysis

Question 14

The prom committee is having a contest to design the invitation and poster for this year’s prom. To ensure getting the design to the printer by the January 15th deadline, the committee is holding the contest in November.
This is an example of:

Answer 14

Reverse analysis estimating

Question 15

Dennis is unable to estimate the duration of his project with certainty, so he decides to break down the work into activities. He then adds up the total quantity for each of the activity durations. Dennis is using:

Answer 15

Bottom-up estimating

Question 16

Gwen is leading a Web design project and has determined that the optimistic time for completion is 2 months, the pessimistic time is 12 months, and the
likely time for completion is 5 months. Using three-point analysis (TE = (0 +
4L + P) ÷ 6), what is the expected duration for Gwen’s project?

Answer 16

5.67 months

Question 17

Which process puts more resources on the critical path?

Answer 17

Crashing

Question 18

Craig would like to view a graphical representation of his project’s work packages in a timeline bar chart format. Craig should create a:

Answer 18

Gantt Chart

Question 19

In order to complete the finished attic remodel project on time, Brian decides to hang the ceiling fan while Petrina paints the walls. This is an example of schedule:

Answer 19

Fast Tracking

Question 20

Which process requires the project manager to analyze the network diagram and sequencing to see whether any activities can be done in parallel on the critical path?

Answer 20

Fast tracking

Question 21

If the duration for Activity I changes to 4 days instead of 2 days, what is the critical path in the project case found below?

Answer 21

27

Question 22

The project manager recognizes his team may fail to meet a deadline, so he assigns the team to do two activities in parallel. This is an example of schedule:

Answer 22

Fast tracking

Question 23

What is the duration of the critical path in the project case below?

Answer 23

26

Question 24

Chandler is setting up a time schedule for beta testing a new software project. Currently, the company has one computer lab compatible with his new program, and there are three other software programs being tested on that lab’s systems. Chandler modifies the timeline to account for sharing the computer systems. He is using which schedule analysis tool?

Answer 24

Critical chain method

Question 25

What is the critical path in the project case below?

Answer 25

E, G, H. K. L, M

Question 26

Lynn needs to finish paving his driveway before the rain arrives on Friday. He chooses to hire someone to finish the job for him because is it less expensive than getting a helper and another truck. This is an example of schedule:

Answer 26

Crashing