OPMA 3306-Practice Questions-Chapter 5

project can be subdivided into which of the following?

C. Work Packages

A project starts out as which of the following?

A. A Statement of Work

What is a work breakdown structure?

B. A definition of the hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks, and work packages

In a Gantt chart the horizontal axis is usually which of the following?

D. Time

Which of the following is a graphic project report used in project management?

E. Cost and performance tracking schedule

An advantage of a pure project where self-contained teams work full time on a project is which of the following?

D. Lines of communication are shortened

Some of the advantages of a functional project where the project is housed in a functional division include which of the following?

C. A team member can work on several projects

A series of projects that are organized in such a way that each project utilizes people from different functional areas is using which of the following organizational structures?

A. Matrix project

You are looking at a chart that has the terms BCWS, BCWP and AC indicating lines on the chart. What kind of chart are you looking at?

E. EVM Chart

PERT is an abbreviation for which of the following methodologies?

C. Program Evaluation and Review Technique

You have just been assigned to oversee a series of projects. Functional areas will loan you personnel for each project and separate project managers will be responsible for separate projects. These project managers will report to you. Which project management structure is being used?

C. Matrix Project

You have been placed in charge of a large project. Shortened communication lines are required to insure quick resolution of problems as they arise. You recognize that the project is going to take a lot of time and require a lot of team pride, motivation, and commitment by all members. Which project management structure should you use in this situation?

A. Pure Project

A simple project listing of five activities and their respective time estimates are presented below:

Using CPM, which activities make up the critical path?

B. A, B, D, E

A simple project listing of five activities, their predecessors and their respective time estimates are presented below:

Using CPM, what is the Latest Finish Time for the last activity in this project (i.e., the total time to complete the project)?

D. 12 days

A simple project listing of five activities, their predecessors and their respective time estimates are presented below:

Using the CPM, which activities have slack in this project?

C. C

For an activity in a CPM analysis, the Early Start time is 8 and the Late Start time is 10. Which of the following statements is true?

C. The slack for this activity is 2

For an activity in a CPM analysis the Early Finish time is 20 and the Late Finish time is 20. Which of the following statements is true?

B. The activity is on the critical path

A listing of immediate predecessor activities is important information in a CPM analysis for which of the following reasons?

A. It specifies the relationships in the CPM network of activities

You have just performed a CPM analysis and have found that more than one path through the project network has zero slack values. What can you conclude?

B. You have multiple critical paths

You know when you have arrived at the optimal solution in using the Time-Cost CPM Scheduling model analysis when what happens?

D. You have reached the minimum total cost

In CPM analysis it is generally expected that the relationship between activity direct costs and project indirect costs will be which of the following?

C. Negatively related

Project management can be defined as planning, directing, and controlling resources to meet the technical, cost, and time constraints of the project.

TRUE

A project may be defined as a series of related jobs directed toward some major output and requiring a significant period of time to perform.

TRUE

The second step in managing a project is writing the Statement of Work.

FALSE

An event unit package is a subdivision of a project.

FALSE