Project Management Homework

Homework 3

1. The project plan must be designed in such a way that the project outcome meets ____A____.

A) the objectives of the parent organization

B) unauthorized requests for change in the project outcome

C) the requirements associated with scope creep

D) only the expressed warranties identified in the contract

2. The ____B_____ is a specialized view of the action plan that focuses on who has what responsibility for each project task.

A) resource histogram

B) linear responsibility chart

C) project team directory

D) scope management plan

3. The physical items to be delivered from a project are called ____deliverables_____.

4. ___Hierarchical planning___ is an approach that breaks the planning task down into the activities that must be done in each managerial level of the organization. Typically, the upper level sets the objectives for the next lower level.

5. The following is NOT a property of a project network: C

A) Provides the basis for scheduling labor and equipment

B) Provides a basis for budgeting cash flow

C) Gives a detailed description of a project duration

D) Highlights activities that are “critical” and cannot be delayed

6. A longest path through the network is called a ___critical path___

7. A schedule that has only one critical path and non-critical activities that enjoy significant slack is considered ___insensitive____

8. __Activity__ is an element of the project that requires time.

9. These can be calculated in a forward pass on an activity-on-node network (AON): D

A) early start, early finish, late start

B) early start, early finish, expected start

C) early start, late finish, expected value

D) early start, early finish, expected time

10. These can be calculated in a backward pass on an AON: A

A) late start, late finish, slack

B) late finish, early start, expected time

C) late start, late finish, late exit

D) late start, early start, early finish

11. List six reasons for...