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simple project listing of five activities and their respective time estimates are presented below: simple project listing of five activities and their respective time estimates are presented below: Using CPM,which activities make up the critical path? A) A,C,D,E B) A,B,D,E C) A,C,B,D,E D) A,D,E E) None of these Using CPM,which activities make up the critical path?


A) A,C,D,E
B) A,B,D,E
C) A,C,B,D,E
D) A,D,E
E) None of these

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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project milestone is a specific event to be reached by a particular point in time.

A) True
B) False

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An event unit package is a subdivision of a project.

A) True
B) False

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In a Gantt chart the horizontal axis is usually which of the following?


A) Activities
B) Cost
C) Profit
D) Time
E) Milestones

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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One of the disadvantages of a pure project organizational structure is that the project manager has full authority over the project.

A) True
B) False

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The fact that organizations are flattening is one of the reasons that project management is important.

A) True
B) False

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Project management can be defined as planning,directing,and controlling resources to meet the technical,cost,and time constraints of the project.

A) True
B) False

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Below are the data for a Time-Cost CPM Scheduling model analysis.The time is in days and the costs include both direct and indirect costs. If you crash this project to reduce the total time by one day what is the total time of the project and total cost? Below are the data for a Time-Cost CPM Scheduling model analysis.The time is in days and the costs include both direct and indirect costs. If you crash this project to reduce the total time by one day what is the total time of the project and total cost? A) Total time is 13 days,total cost is $1500 B) Total time is 12 days,total cost is $2000 C) Total time is 12 days,total cost is $2300 D) Total time is 11 days,total cost is $1850 E) Total time is 11 days,total cost is $2350


A) Total time is 13 days,total cost is $1500
B) Total time is 12 days,total cost is $2000
C) Total time is 12 days,total cost is $2300
D) Total time is 11 days,total cost is $1850
E) Total time is 11 days,total cost is $2350

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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In a CPM analysis if you subtract the late finish from the early finish the result is the activity's slack time.

A) True
B) False

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You have just been assigned to oversee a series of projects.Functional areas will loan you personnel for each project and separate project managers will be responsible for separate projects.These project managers will report to you.Which project management structure is being used?


A) Pure Project
B) Task force
C) Matrix Project
D) Functional Project
E) PERT

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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The critical path in a project is that sequence of activities that consume the longest amount of time in a project network of activities.

A) True
B) False

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matrix project structure is often referred to as a "skunkworks."

A) True
B) False

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When reducing the planned duration of a project using the Time-Cost CPM model we select the activity to crash by determining the cost of each alternative and selecting the one whose cost is the greatest.

A) True
B) False

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For an activity in a CPM analysis,the Early Start time is 8 and the Late Start time is 10.Which of the following statements is true?


A) The Late Finish is 12
B) The Early Finish is 10
C) The slack for this activity is 2
D) The duration of this activity is 2
E) The activity is on the critical path

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Derivative projects are those which address incremental changes to products or processes.

A) True
B) False

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company must perform a maintenance project consisting of seven activities.The activities,their predecessors,and their respective time estimates are presented below: company must perform a maintenance project consisting of seven activities.The activities,their predecessors,and their respective time estimates are presented below: Using CPM,what is the Latest Finish Time for the last activity in this project (i.e. ,the total time to complete the project) A) 9 days B) 10 days C) 11 days D) 12 days E) 13 days Using CPM,what is the Latest Finish Time for the last activity in this project (i.e. ,the total time to complete the project)


A) 9 days
B) 10 days
C) 11 days
D) 12 days
E) 13 days

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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What does "EVM" stand for?


A) Extra Value Materials-premium quality raw materials at the project site.
B) Enterprise Vacation Matrix-A chart indicating team members planned vacation absences
C) Earned Value Management-a technique for measuring project progress objectively.
D) Early Vision Management-An technique used in early project planning meetings for activities that set expectations to highlight and avoid "scope creep."
E) External Variance Measurement-identifying the degree to which project time and cost variances were due to forces and issues uncontrollable by the project manager.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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You are looking at a chart that has the terms BCWS,BCWP,and AC indicating lines on the chart.What kind of chart are you looking at?


A) Gantt Chart
B) PERT Chart
C) Bar/Milestone Chart
D) Total Program Cost Breakdown
E) EVM Chart

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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An advantage of a pure project where self-contained teams work full time on a project is which of the following?


A) Team members can work on several projects
B) Functional area is a "home" after the project is completed
C) There are duplicated resources
D) Lines of communication are shortened
E) Overall organizational policies and goals can be ignored

F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The Gantt chart is an example of a project control chart.

A) True
B) False

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