Scheduling Resources And Costs

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Modern Project Management
Organization Strategy and Project Selection
Organization: Structure and Culture
Defining the Project
Estimating Project Times and Costs
Developing a Project Plan
Managing Risk
Scheduling Resources and Costs
Reducing Project Duration
Being an Effective Project Manager
Managing Project Team
Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations
Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
Project Closure
International Projects
An Introduction to Agile Project Management

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Question 1

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Resources are adequate, but demand varies widely over the life of the project.Delaying noncritical activities to lower peak demand on resources is known as resource

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Shifting.

Effectiveness.

Manipulating.

Smoothing.

Allocation.

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Question 2

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Multiple Choice

If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting reschedule is termed

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Resource-constrained scheduling.

Time-constrained scheduling.

Mandatory leveling.

Project resource adjustment.

Allocation.

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Question 3

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of failing to identify limited resources before project implementation?

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Activity delays

Project delays

Difficulty in taking quick corrective action

Increase costs

Scope creep

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Question 4

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Multiple Choice

When developing a new software package, logically, the software must be designed before the code is written, and the code must be written before it is tested.These activities are dependent on each other by _________ constraints.

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Physical

Technical

Resource

Schedule

Time

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Question 5

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Multiple Choice

When considering the sequence and timing of activities, which of the following is NOT one of the types of project network constraints?

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Physical

Technical

Resource

Time

All of these are types of constraints that could impact structure of the project network.

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Question 6

Multiple Choice

Sam, the project engineer, has been scheduled to run the product system test at the same time he is to build a marketing prototype.This is an example of what type of resource constraint?

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Physical

Technical

People

Equipment

Time

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Question 7

Multiple Choice

Susan is to conduct environmental testing but the chamber cannot hold all the equipment that she wants to test.This is an example of a constraint that could impact the sequence and timing of activities in a project network.What type of constraint is it?

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Physical

Technical

Resource

Scheduling

Time

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Question 8

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All of the following are types of resource constraints EXCEPT

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Materials.

People.

Equipment.

Information.

Human.

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Question 9

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Gene is trying to order the concrete needed to continue his project.However, the supplier will not be able to deliver it until next week.This is an example of what kind of resource constraint?

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Working capital

People

Equipment

Information

Materials

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Question 10

Multiple Choice

A special truck that George needs on his project has been scheduled on another project.This is an example of what type of resource constraint?

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Working capital

People

Equipment

Information

Materials

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Question 11

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Most of the scheduling methods available today require the project manager to classify the project as either _ constrained or constrained.

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Time, quality

Quality, resource

Cost, time

Quality, cost

Time, resource

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Question 12

Multiple Choice

Regina's boss has told her that her project is very important.If the critical path is delayed, she will be given whatever she needs to get it back on schedule.Her project is classified as ________ constrained.

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Time

Quality

Cost

Performance

Resource

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Question 13

Multiple Choice

In reviewing the status of her project with top management, Shirley was told that there are only two programmers that she can use for her project.Her project is classified as __________ constrained.

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Time

Quality

Cost

Performance

Resource

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Question 14

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All resource leveling techniques involve

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Delaying noncritical activities.

Delaying critical activities.

Using negative slack.

Delaying the project.

Adding resources.

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Question 15

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Technical constraints have been carefully considered when developing a project network.Which of the following is true at this point?

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Resources have been assigned to each activity so they are adequate to complete the project on time.

Technical dependencies between activities are known.

The project completion date can be established.

The project is ready to be implemented.

All of these are true statements once technical constraints have been established.

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Question 16

Multiple Choice

Rachel is working on a project that technically allows three activities to be done at the same time.If they were to be implemented at the same time, she would need 5 contractors in order for the activities to be completed on time.There are only 3 available for her to use.This is an example of what type of constraint?

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Technical

People

Equipment

Physical

Materials

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Question 17

Multiple Choice

Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT

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Lower peak resource demand.

Reduced resource need over the life of the project.

Reduced fluctuations in resource demand.

A longer project duration.

A more sensitive network.

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Question 18

Multiple Choice

Jan is trying to reallocate resources in a time-constrained project to create smoother resource utilization.She should first identify activities with the

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Smallest duration.

Least slack.

Most slack.

Lowest identification number.

Highest cost.

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Question 19

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In a resource-constrained project, which of the following is most likely to be changed?

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The completion date

The budget

Project quality

Resource levels

Scope creep

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Question 20

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In a resource-constrained project, the first priority in assigning resources is usually given to activities with the

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Smallest duration.

Least slack.

Most slack.

Lowest identification number.

Highest cost.

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Scheduling Resources And Costs

Resources are adequate, but demand varies widely over the life of the project.Delaying noncritical activities to lower peak demand on resources is known as resource

If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting reschedule is termed

Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of failing to identify limited resources before project implementation?

When developing a new software package, logically, the software must be designed before the code is written, and the code must be written before it is tested.These activities are dependent on each other by _________ constraints.

When considering the sequence and timing of activities, which of the following is NOT one of the types of project network constraints?

Sam, the project engineer, has been scheduled to run the product system test at the same time he is to build a marketing prototype.This is an example of what type of resource constraint?

Susan is to conduct environmental testing but the chamber cannot hold all the equipment that she wants to test.This is an example of a constraint that could impact the sequence and timing of activities in a project network.What type of constraint is it?

All of the following are types of resource constraints EXCEPT

Gene is trying to order the concrete needed to continue his project.However, the supplier will not be able to deliver it until next week.This is an example of what kind of resource constraint?

A special truck that George needs on his project has been scheduled on another project.This is an example of what type of resource constraint?

Most of the scheduling methods available today require the project manager to classify the project as either _______ constrained or ______ constrained.

Regina's boss has told her that her project is very important.If the critical path is delayed, she will be given whatever she needs to get it back on schedule.Her project is classified as ________ constrained.

In reviewing the status of her project with top management, Shirley was told that there are only two programmers that she can use for her project.Her project is classified as __________ constrained.

All resource leveling techniques involve

Technical constraints have been carefully considered when developing a project network.Which of the following is true at this point?

Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT

Jan is trying to reallocate resources in a time-constrained project to create smoother resource utilization.She should first identify activities with the

In a resource-constrained project, which of the following is most likely to be changed?

In a resource-constrained project, the first priority in assigning resources is usually given to activities with the

Most of the scheduling methods available today require the project manager to classify the project as either _ constrained or constrained.