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Chapter 8 of the document covers key concepts in project management, including PERT, critical path analysis, and project control. It discusses various project activities, their time estimates, and the importance of managing resources effectively. Additionally, it provides examples related to project scheduling and slack time calculations.

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Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of the document covers key concepts in project management, including PERT, critical path analysis, and project control. It discusses various project activities, their time estimates, and the importance of managing resources effectively. Additionally, it provides examples related to project scheduling and slack time calculations.

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Chapter 8 Project Management

1) In PERT, three time estimates (optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic) provide an estimate of
the mean and variance for each activity, based on the normal distribution.
Answer: FALSE
2) The early start for an activity on the critical path is always equal to the earliest finish of the
preceding activity.
Answer: TRUE

3) Project ________ is a method for shortening the project completion time by reducing the
completion time of one or more critical activities at a cost.
Answer: crashing

4) Once a project is underway, the project manager is responsible for the:


A) people.
B) cost.
C) time.
D) all of the above
Answer: D

5) A work breakdown structure breaks down a project into:


A) weeks.
B) areas.
C) arcs.
D) modules.
Answer: D

6) Elements of project planning include:


A) identifying time-cost tradeoffs.
B) determining the project critical path.
C) comparing project schedule objectives.
D) all of the above
Answer: C

7) If an activity cannot be delayed without affecting the entire project, then it is a ________
activity.
A) completed
B) critical
C) crashed
D) normal
Answer: B
8) Project control involves:
A) crashing.
B) three time estimates.
C) a backward or forward pass.
D) earned value analysis.
Answer: D
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9) On an AOA diagram, a ________ represents an activity of a project.
A) route
B) branch
C) path
D) node
Answer: B
10) A dummy activity is used to show a precedence relationship, but it does not represent a:
A) relationship between activities.
B) change in relationship.
C) real activity.
D) passage of time.
Answer: D

11) The critical path is the ________ path through the network.
A) longest
B) shortest
C) straightest
D) most expensive
Answer: A
12) If t is the expected completion time for a given activity, then:
A) LF = LS - t.
B) EF = ES - t.
C) EF = ES + t.
D) EF = LS - t.
Answer: C
13) A dummy activity in a PERT network allows us to:
A) specify the positive time and resources required to complete the activity.
B) maintain the precedence relationships.
C) add more starting nodes.
D) add more ending nodes.
Answer: B
Dinnertime
A professor is planning an informal gathering for 100 or so of his closest friends. The project
breaks down as follows:

Activity Time Predecessor


Call planner 12 -
Book caterer 10 -
Hire quartet 9 Call planner
Schedule cleaning crew 15 Call planner
Stock wine cellar 7 Book caterer
Hire valets 8 Schedule cleaning crew, Stock wine cellar
Schedule butler overtime 13 Hire quartet, Hire valets

14) Which of these is not a critical path activity?


A) hire quartet
B) hire valets
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C) schedule butler
D) schedule cleaning crew
Answer: A
15) What is the slack time for the Stock wine cellar activity?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
Answer: B

16) What is the fastest this project can be completed?


A) 34
B) 38
C) 44
D) 48
Answer: D
17) What is the early start time for the Hire valets activity?
A) 31
B) 27
C) 23
D) 20
Answer: B
18) What is the late start time for the Stock wine cellar activity?
A) 12
B) 17
C) 20
D) 24
Answer: C
19) Which activity has a slack time that is different from all others?
A) hire quartet
B) hire valets
C) schedule butler
D) schedule cleaning crew
Answer: A

20) A PERT/CPM activity has an optimistic time estimate of 4 days, a most likely time estimate
of 6 days, and a pessimistic time estimate of 10 days. The expected time (in days) of this activity
is:
A) 6.0.
B) 6.33.
C) 7.0.
D) 7.5.
Answer: B

21) A PERT/CPM activity has an optimistic time estimate of 4 days, a most likely time estimate
of 6 days, and a pessimistic time estimate of 10 days. The standard deviation of this activity is:
A) 7/6.
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B) 1/3.
C) 2/3.
D) 1.0.
Answer: D

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