Question 1

Work breakdown structure is a useful tool in project management because it addresses the timing of individual work elements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One phase of a large project is scheduling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The difference between AON and AOA networks is that:

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A)   AOA networks sometimes require dummy activities.
B)   nodes consume no resources or time in AOA networks.
C)   both are acceptable in practice; however, Microsoft Project uses AON.
D)   nodes designate activities in AON, while arrows designate activities in AOA.
E)   All of the these are true.

Question 4

Ethical issues that can arise in projects include gifts from contractors, pressure to mask delays with false status reports, false reports for charges of time and expenses, and pressure to compromise project quality to meet bonuses or avoid penalties related to schedules.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following projects was NOT completed by Bechtel?

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A)   Hoover Dam
B)   Boston Central Artery/Tunnel
C)   Trans-Arabian Pipeline
D)   Channel Tunnel
E)   Getty Center

Question 6

The beta distribution is used in project management to:

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A)   determine which activity should be crashed.
B)   calculate the probability that a project will be completed within its budget.
C)   calculate expected activity times.
D)   calculate slack for activities on the critical path.
E)   none of these.

Question 7

Activity R on a CPM network has predecessors M and N, and has successor S. R has duration 5. N's late finish is 18, while M's is 20. S's late start is 22. Which of the following is definitely TRUE?

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A)   R is critical and has zero slack.
B)   R has no slack but is not critical.
C)   The set of times cannot all be possible.
D)   N is a critical activity.
E)   S is a critical activity.

Question 8

The ________ distribution is appropriate for calculating expected activity times and activity variances in PERT networks.

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The answer of The ________ distribution is appropriate for calculating...

Question 9

The expected activity time in PERT analysis is calculated as:

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A)   the simple average of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely times.
B)   the weighted average of a, m, and b, with m weighted 4 times as heavily as a and b.
C)   the sum of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely times.
D)   the sum of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely times, divided by six.
E)   the sum of the activity variances, divided by six.

Question 10

Match the following steps in Microsoft's development of Windows 10 to their respective WBS level. Step Level
Develop Windows 10 Operating System ?
System Testing ?
Compatible with Windows 8 ?
Develop GUI's ?
Module Testing ?

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A)   Level 1, Level 2, Level 4, Level 3, Level 3
B)   Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5
C)   Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4
D)   Level 0, Level 2, Level 2, Level 3, Level 3
E)   Level 5, Level 3, Level 4, Level 1, Level 2

Question 11

The shortest of all paths through the network is the critical path.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 3, most likely = 5, and pessimistic = 10. What is its expected activity time?

Accepted Answer

A)   5.00
B)   5.50
C)   6.00
D)   3.00
E)   33.00

Question 13

A project being analyzed by PERT has 60 activities, 13 of which are on the critical path. If the estimated time along the critical path is 214 days with a project variance of 100, what is the probability that the project will take less than 224 days to complete?

Accepted Answer

A)   near zero
B)   0.0126
C)   0.1587
D)   0.8413
E)   2.14

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT performed by Microsoft Project?

Accepted Answer

A)   drawing the project AON network
B)   identifying the critical path
C)   drawing the project AOA network
D)   tracking the progress of the project
E)   creating the project Gantt chart

Question 15

Slack is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

PERT, but not CPM, has the ability to consider the precedence relationships in a project.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The network below represents a project being analyzed by the critical path method. Activity durations are indicated on the network.
  (a) Identify the activities on the critical path.
(b) What is the duration of the critical path?
(c) Calculate the amount of slack time at activity H.
(d) If activity I were delayed by ten time units, what would be the impact on the project duration?

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(a) Critical activities are A-...

Question 18

A project whose critical path has an estimated time of 120 days with a variance of 100 has a 20% chance that the project will be completed before which day (rounded to nearest day) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   98
B)   112
C)   120
D)   124
E)   220

Question 19

Define slack time.

Accepted Answer

Slack time is the le...

Question 20

Describe in words how to calculate a project's standard deviation. What assumption allows that calculation to be accurate?

Accepted Answer

Add the variances of the activ...

Exam 3: Project Management

Ethical issues that can arise in projects include gifts from contractors, pressure to mask delays with false status reports, false reports for charges of time and expenses, and pressure to compromise project quality to meet bonuses or avoid penalties related to schedules.

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Describe in words how to calculate a project's standard deviation. What assumption allows that calculation to be accurate?

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Which of the following is NOT performed by Microsoft Project?

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Define slack time.

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The shortest of all paths through the network is the critical path.

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Match the following steps in Microsoft's development of Windows 10 to their respective WBS level. Step Level Develop Windows 10 Operating System ? System Testing ? Compatible with Windows 8 ? Develop GUI's ? Module Testing ?

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One phase of a large project is scheduling.

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The difference between AON and AOA networks is that:

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Which of the following projects was NOT completed by Bechtel?

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A project whose critical path has an estimated time of 120 days with a variance of 100 has a 20% chance that the project will be completed before which day (rounded to nearest day) ?

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The beta distribution is used in project management to:

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Activity R on a CPM network has predecessors M and N, and has successor S. R has duration 5. N's late finish is 18, while M's is 20. S's late start is 22. Which of the following is definitely TRUE?

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The ________ distribution is appropriate for calculating expected activity times and activity variances in PERT networks.

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An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 3, most likely = 5, and pessimistic = 10. What is its expected activity time?

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Slack is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

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Work breakdown structure is a useful tool in project management because it addresses the timing of individual work elements.

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PERT, but not CPM, has the ability to consider the precedence relationships in a project.

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A project being analyzed by PERT has 60 activities, 13 of which are on the critical path. If the estimated time along the critical path is 214 days with a project variance of 100, what is the probability that the project will take less than 224 days to complete?

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The expected activity time in PERT analysis is calculated as:

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Exam 3: Project Management

Ethical issues that can arise in projects include gifts from contractors, pressure to mask delays with false status reports, false reports for charges of time and expenses, and pressure to compromise project quality to meet bonuses or avoid penalties related to schedules.

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Describe in words how to calculate a project's standard deviation. What assumption allows that calculation to be accurate?

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Which of the following is NOT performed by Microsoft Project?

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Define slack time.

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The shortest of all paths through the network is the critical path.

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Match the following steps in Microsoft's development of Windows 10 to their respective WBS level. Step Level Develop Windows 10 Operating System ? System Testing ? Compatible with Windows 8 ? Develop GUI's ? Module Testing ?

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One phase of a large project is scheduling.

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The difference between AON and AOA networks is that:

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Which of the following projects was NOT completed by Bechtel?

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A project whose critical path has an estimated time of 120 days with a variance of 100 has a 20% chance that the project will be completed before which day (rounded to nearest day) ?

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The beta distribution is used in project management to:

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Activity R on a CPM network has predecessors M and N, and has successor S. R has duration 5. N's late finish is 18, while M's is 20. S's late start is 22. Which of the following is definitely TRUE?

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The ________ distribution is appropriate for calculating expected activity times and activity variances in PERT networks.

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An activity on a PERT network has these time estimates: optimistic = 3, most likely = 5, and pessimistic = 10. What is its expected activity time?

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Slack is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the entire project.

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Work breakdown structure is a useful tool in project management because it addresses the timing of individual work elements.

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PERT, but not CPM, has the ability to consider the precedence relationships in a project.

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A project being analyzed by PERT has 60 activities, 13 of which are on the critical path. If the estimated time along the critical path is 214 days with a project variance of 100, what is the probability that the project will take less than 224 days to complete?

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The expected activity time in PERT analysis is calculated as:

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