Define predecessor, successor, and parallel activities. Give a real world example of each. -
In the context of critical chain project management, what is resource contention?
Define the following and give a real world example of each (other than the ones described in the text book): Finish-to-Start; Start-to-Start; Finish-to-Finish; Start-to-Finish.
Assume the following activities for a project along with their estimated durations and predecessors. Describe how critical path analysis would be applied to this project, and calculate the critical path. Define the concepts: slack/float, expedite/crash, and fast tracking and explain what their implications are for this project?
Calculate Possible Activity paths
Identify critical path
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Activity
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Estimated Duration in Days
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Predecessor
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A
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2
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None
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B
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4
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A
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C
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3
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A
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D
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1
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C,B
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E
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1
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C,D
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F
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3
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D,E
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G
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2
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F
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What are the seven IT project risk management processes?
What is a risk response plan? What should be included?
Compare the three types of project risk: known, known-unknown, and unknown-unknown. Give an example (not discussed in the text book) of each. Describe the qualities of a good project metric.
What are the key differences (4-5) between the Agile Project Management approach and Waterfall (Traditional Project Management)