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Chp 6 Flashcards

1
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An activity is an element of work that has an expected duration, cost, and resource requirements.

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True

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In project time management, the primary output of defining activities is a schedule management
plan.

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False;

main output is an activity list, activity attributes, a milestone list, and project management plan updates

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In project time management, the next step after sequencing activities is to define these activities.

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False;

Estimating activity resources

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4
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Project schedules grow out of basic documents such as the project charter

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True

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5
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A schedule management plan includes information which describes the format and frequency of schedule reports required for the project.

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True

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6
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To define activities, the project team should start with reviewing the schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational processes.

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True

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7
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It is important for the activity list and activity attributes to be in agreement with the work breakdown structure.

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True

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8
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Milestones are easy to achieve and are always achieved through one main activity.

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False;

takes several activities

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9
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After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is developing the schedule.

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False

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10
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A dependency pertains to the sequencing of project activities or tasks.

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True

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11
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Network diagrams are the preferred technique for showing activity sequencing

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True

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The arrows in a network diagram represent missed milestones in a project

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False;

represent the activity sequencing or relationships between tasks

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13
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In a network diagram, it is mandatory for every item on the WBS to be shown instead of only those activities with dependencies.

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False;

Not every item on the WBS needs to be shown

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14
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A merge occurs when one node precedes multiple nodes.

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False;

two or more nodes precede a single node.

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15
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Start-to-finish relationships are the most frequently used dependencies between activities.

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False;

rarely used

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16
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A drawback of the precedence diagramming method is that it cannot be used unless dummy activities are employed.

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False;

avoids the need to use dummy activities.

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17
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In project time management, one should control the schedule before estimating the duration for each activity.

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False;

one must have a good idea of the quantity and type of resources

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18
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In a Gantt chart, thick black bars represent milestones achieved in a project.

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False;

black diamond symbol represents a milestone

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19
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A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks or the actual start and finish dates.

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True

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20
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A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a standard format for displaying planned project schedule information.

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False;

Advantage; and they do provide

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21
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In a critical path analysis, the shortest path is what drives the completion date for the project.

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False;

longest path

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22
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The critical path on a project can change as the project progresses.

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True

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23
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A backward pass through the network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity.

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False;

late start and late finish dates

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24
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Knowing the amount of float allows project managers to know whether a project schedule is flexible.

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True

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25
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The main disadvantage of crashing is that it lengthens the time needed to finish a project.

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False;

advantage; shortens

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26
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The technique of fast tracking can result in lengthening the project schedule.

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True

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27
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Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes multitasking.

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False;

It assumes that resources do not multitask or at least minimize multitasking.

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28
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One of PERT’s main disadvantages is that it does not address the risk associated with duration estimates.

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False;

it does

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29
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The final process in project time management is developing the schedule.

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False;

controlling the schedule

30
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A drawback of the project management software is that it does not have the capacity to calculate the critical path(s) for a project.

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False;

it can

31
Q

The first process involved in project time management is _____ .

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planning schedule management

32
Q

Which of the following processes in project time management involves identifying the specific tasks that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables?

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Defining activities

33
Q

In project time management, which of the following processes generate the main outputs of an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list?

A

Defining activities

34
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In project time management, which of the following processes primarily involve identifying and documenting the relationships between project activities?

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Sequencing activities

35
Q

In project time management, which of the following processes involve calculating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual activities?

A

Estimating activity durations

36
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In project time management, which of the following processes involve analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule?

A

Developing the schedule

37
Q

In project time management, the process of_____ primarily involves checking and managing changes to the project schedule.

A

controlling the schedule

38
Q

In project time management, a(n) _____ is an output of controlling the schedule

A

project management plan update

39
Q

Which of the following documents is most likely to include planned project start and end dates which serve as the starting points for a detailed schedule?

A

Project charter

40
Q

Which of the following is a difference between an activity list and an activity attribute?

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An activity attribute provides more schedule-related information about each activity than an activity list.

41
Q

A(n) _____ on a project is a significant event that normally has no duration.

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milestone

42
Q

In project time management, the main goal of _____ is to ensure that the project team has complete understanding of all the work they must do as part of the project scope so they can start scheduling the work.

A

defining activities

43
Q

In project time management, the next step after defining project activities is:

A

determining their dependencies.

44
Q

Which of the following types of dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project?

A

Mandatory

45
Q

____ dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options.

A

Discretionary

46
Q

Which of the following dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities?

A

External

47
Q

In an AOA network diagram, _____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node.

A

bursts

48
Q

A network diagramming technique in which boxes represent activities is known as a(n) _____.

A

PDM (Precedence Diagramming Method)

49
Q

AOA network diagrams use only _____ dependencies.

A

finish-to-start

50
Q

Which of the following is a relationship in which the “from” activity cannot start until the “to” activity is started?

A

Start-to-start

51
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Which of the following is true of a finsih-to-finish dependency?

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It is a dependency in which the “from” activity must be finished before the “to” activity can be finished.

52
Q

Which of the following is true of dummy activities?

A

They show logical relationships between activities.

53
Q

Which of the following is one of the main outputs of estimating activity resources process?

A

Project documents update

54
Q

After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their resources, the next process in project time management is to:

A

estimate the duration of activities.

55
Q

In project time management, the ultimate goal of _____ is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project.

A

developing a schedule

56
Q

_____ provide(s) a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format.

A

Gantt charts

57
Q

Which of the following is a network diagramming technique used primarily to predict total project duration?

A

Critical path analysis

58
Q

The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it represents the _____ amount of slack or float.

A

longest; shortest

59
Q

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities is known as a _____.

A

Free slack

60
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_____ is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date.

A

Total slack

61
Q

The _____ for an activity is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date.

A

late start date

62
Q

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 _____.

A

crashing

63
Q

Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence?

A

Fast tracking

64
Q

A similarity between the crashing technique and the fast tracking technique is that:

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both can shorten the time needed to finish a project.

65
Q

Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using _____, which consist of additional time added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical-path tasks.

A

Feeding buffers

66
Q

_____ states that work expands to fill the time allowed.

A

Parkinson’s Law

67
Q

A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that:

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PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate.

68
Q

Which of the following is a similarity between scope control and schedule control?

A

Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management.

69
Q

Which of the following is an output of schedule control?

A

Lessons-learned reports

70
Q

A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____.

A

project charter

71
Q

What is the PERT FORMULA?

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PERT weighted average =
optimistic time + 4X most likely time + pessimistic time
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