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1
A work breakdown schedule is a hierarchical tree of tasks required to achieve objectives.
A)True
B)False
2
Project managers generally have limited interpersonal skills but outstanding analytical skills.
A)True
B)False
3
A project network can be AOA or AON and is a visual tool used to present the sequence of activities of a project.
A)True
B)False
4
The fact that PERT charts are 'acyclic' means that it is possible to arrive at any network node by following the arrows stemming from the start node.
A)True
B)False
5
The Earned Value Chart is a graphical representation of the time, cost and schedule of a project as compared to its baseline.
A)True
B)False
6
Excluding the 'start' and 'end' nodes, all nodes on the critical path have immediate successors and predecessors.
A)True
B)False
7
In which stage of a project team's work is morale the lowest?
A)Forming
B)Storming
C)Norming
D)Performing
8
Which of the following is not true. Gantt charts ____________.
A)force project managers to think in detail about the project's requirements.
B)are simple and easy to understand.
C)are excellent tools for complicated projects.
D)do not display the precedence requirements of individual tasks.
9
Critical path analysis is not used to determine the _____________.
A)expected profitability of a project.
B)activities that influence project completion time.
C)schedule of project activities.
D)appropriate allocation of resources between individual tasks.
10
Assume that painting an office building normally takes 10 days to complete and requires two workers, each earning $50/day. However, adding another worker can reduce the painting time to 8 days. What is the expedite cost per day for crashing the painting activity?
A)15
B)25
C)50
D)100
11
Assume that your past experience driving to the airport can be described by three time estimates: if there is no traffic you can make the trip in 30 minutes, your most likely time is one hour, and if there is an accident it could be 2.5 hours. What is the weighted average duration of your drive?
A)40 min.
B)60 min.
C)70 min.
D)90 min.
12
What characteristic of a non-critical path would make it a good candidate for becoming a critical path?
A)Having a small amount of slack
B)Having a great deal of slack
C)Containing many activities
D)Containing activities with little variability.





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