1. The Statement of work (SOW) appears in:
a. the RFP
b. the Proposal
c. the project plan
d. possibly all of the above
2. The advantages of scheduling include all of the following except:
a. is necessary in order to determine the cash flow.
b. is necessary to determine the work load on individuals.
c. provides absolute certainty about the end date.
d. is necessary in order to utilize resources efficiently.
3. The following technique requires the use of dummy activities:
a. the Gantt chart
b. the aon network method
c. the aoa network method
d. the chain method
e. all logic diagramming methods
4. The critical path:
a. is the shortest through a project network
b. does not change through project execution
c. ALWAYS has zero slack
d. indicates activities on which the project team should focus
e. all of the above
True/False
5. If an activity has multiple predecessors, its late start is determined by the latest finish of its predecessors.
6. The total slack of each of the activities on a sub path will be the same as the total slack of the other activities on the sub path.
7. The free slack of each of the activities on a sub path will be the same as the free slack of the other activities on the sub path.
Multiple Choice
8. If an activity has two immediate predecessors, and their early finish times are 15 and 19 respectively, then the early start time of that activity must be:
a. 15
b. 19
c. cannot be determined from this information
9. If an activity has two immediate predecessors, and their late start times are 26 and 33 respectively, then the late finish time of that activity must be:
a. 26
b. 33
c. cannot be determined from this information
True/False
10. When a project is somewhat similar to an old project, it is a good idea to use the exact same plan(project?) over again.
11. The scope statement specifies the main areas of work to be performed, and the intended deliverables for n times.
12. At least two scope statements might exist for a project, one for the customer and one for the contractor.
13. A work package is used as the basis for developing a Work Breakdown Structure.
14. The purpose of the WBS is to divide the project into pieces so it can planned, budgeted, and scheduled.
15. A task, or activity, is represented on a Activity On Node (AON) network as a line connecting its start and finish events.