1. Gantt charts are effective for project scheduling if:
A. Activities are highly interconnected
B. Activity times are random
C. The project contains simple activity sequences
D. All of the above
2. Which of the following is NOT included in project control?
A. Monitoring costs, time, and performance
B. Adhering to the budget
C. Correcting the plan as necessary
D. All of the above are included
3. "Estimating the time required for each task" is an example of ______ management decision in project management.
A. Planning
B. Control
C. Scheduling
D. Both A and B
E. Both B and C
4. The advantage(s) of the network method over the Gantt chart is (are) that:
A. Network method is easy to use and quite widely understood
B. Network method show precedence relationships explicitly when compared to Gantt Charts.
C. Network methods are less costly to use.
D. Both A and B
E. Both B and C
5. The purpose of performing a forward pass is to:
A. Identify the shortest path
B. Determine the slack available in the process
C. Determine the late start and the late finish times
D. Determine the early start and the early finish times
6. Which of the following statements is true about a critical path?
A. A critical path consists of activities for which early start time equals late start time.
B. The activities along the critical path take the longest time.
C. A critical path consists of activities for which early finish time equals late finish time.
D. There is no slack in the activities along the critical path.
E. All of the above
7. The information calculated from the forward and backward pass can be used for:
A. Identifying the critical path
B. Calculating slack
C. Determining the completion date of the project
D. Both A and C
E. A, B, and C
F. Both A and B