Question 1. For CPM with Three Activity Time estimates, what is the "Expected Time if the optimistic task completion time is 2 weeks, the most likely time is 4 weeks, and the pessimistic time is 12 weeks?
a) 7 weeks
b) 6 weeks
c) 5.33 weeks
d) 5 weeks
e) 4.5 weeks
Question 2. What is a problem that you can have using a Gantt chart to plan your project that is easy to rectify using CPM?
a) Interrelationships extremely difficult to visualize and work with for projects with less than 25 activities
b) All answers applym
c) Not very useful for major projects
d) Software not readily available to facilitate its use
e) No direct procedure for determining the critical path
Question 3. What is the difference between being a good Manager versus being a good Leader when directing a Project team?
a) Managers are in charge of leaders.
b) Good leaders usually make poor managers
c) Leaders tend to be effective while managers tend to be efficient
d) Managers tend to treat people as "people" while leaders tend to treat people as "tools."
e) Managers are good leaders
Question 4. What is the most significant problem with the Matrix project structure?
a) Too many bosses
b) Independent of project manager's negotiating skills
c) No potential for suboptimization
d) The project manager is responsible
e) Functional home for team members Save
Question 5. When using CPM with Three Activity Time estimates, how do you calculate "expected time?"
a) do a weighted average where the most likely time is weighted by 4 as compared to the optimistic and pessimistic time
b) average the optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic times
c) sum the optimistic and pessimistic times and divide by 2
d) No answer shown is correct
e) most likely time plus or minus variance expected Save
Question 6. Project management includes:
a) All answers apply
b) Controlling
c) Directing
d) Planning
e) Organizing Save
Question 7. What part of a "work breakdown structure" is used to describe the work usually done by one of the workgroups?
a) Sub-task
b) Work package
c) None apply
d) Task
e) SOW
Question 8. Critical path scheduling requires:
a) Well-defined jobs
b) R&D type projects
c) Variable job or task order
d) Dependent jobs or tasks
e) Jobs that can be conducted concurrently
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Question 9. In using modern project management, what does the "rule of urgency" NOT create?
a) Teamwork
b) Team motivation
c) Team disillusionment
d) Performance
e) Action
Question 10. What is the term used to describe the longest path time through a CPM network?
a) Constrained path
b Slacktime path
c) No answers apply
d) Work time path
e) Critical path