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The three phases involved in the management of large projects are:
planning, scheduling and controlling.
Which of the following does NOT belong to the planning phase of projection management?
Monitoring resources
The project organization may be less helpful when:
the job is familiar to the existing organization
Which of the following is the THIRD level in work breakdown structure (WBS)
Subtasks in major tasks
Gantt charts are
planning charts used to schedule resources and allocate time.
Which of the following is NOT part of project controlling?
sequencing and allotting time to all project activities.
The critical path of a network is the:
longest time path through the network
How is the EF computed?
ES + Activity time
Which of these time estimates is NOT used in PERT?
Standard time
What is the shortest duration required to complete an activity?
crash time
Which of the following is a limitation of PERT and CPM
There is the inherent danger of placing too much emphasis on the critical path
Among the following, critical path and slack time analysis MOST help
pinpoint activities that need to be closely watched
What is the most popular example of specialized software for managing projects?
microsoft project
Which of the following is not a technique that allows managers to plan, schedule, and control, projects?
factor – rating method
Which of the following activities are NOT part of project scheduling?
Make sure all necessary activities are finished in the proper sequence and on time.
Which of the following is an advanatage of PERT and CPM?
Straightforward concept and not mathematically complex
The most realistic estimate of the time required to complete an activity as referred to as?
most likely tim
Computerized PERT/CPM reports and charts do NOT include
probability estimate for on time completion
Which column in microsoft project defines the precidence relationships among the activites?
predecessors
Which of the following is a direct responsibility of the project manager?
making sure that the people assigned to the project receieve the motivation, direction, and information needed to do their job.
Which of the following is not used for computation in CPM?
normal time
The latest finish of an activity is:
min (LS of all immediate following activities)
Which of the following is not true about gantt charts?
cant charts adequately illustrate the interrelationships between the activites and resources
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