Developing a project Plan MCQ

Developing a project plan

1. Information to develop a project network is collected from the_______.

A. Organization breakdown structure

B. Work breakdown structure

C. Budget

D. Project proposal

E. Responsibility matrix

2. Which of the following represents an activity on an AON project network?

A. An arrow

B. A line

C. A node

D. Both A and B are correct

E. A, B, and C are all correct

3. Arrows on an AON project network represent________.

A. An activity

B. Project flow

C. Dependency

D. Both B and C are correct

E. Both A and B are correct

4. When translated into a project network, a work package will become________.

A. A single activity

B. One or more activities

C. A milestone

D. A critical path

E. An arrow

5. Which of the following is provided by a project network but not by the work breakdown structure?

A. Dependencies

B. Sequencing

C. Interrelationships

D. Both A and B are correct

E. A, B, and C are all correct

6. On a project network, the activity times are derived from the______.

A. Organization breakdown structure

B. Work packages

C. Budget

D. Project proposal

E. Responsibility matrix

7. Part of a project is to Develop Product Specifications. This is best classified as a(n)_____.

A. Event

B. Path

C. Activity

D. Node

E. Milestone

8. An activity that has more than one dependency arrow flowing into it is termed a(n)______.

A. Parallel activity

B. Critical path

C. Burst activity

D. Merge activity

E. Independent activity

9. The critical path in a project network is the________.

A. Shortest path through the network

B. Longest path through the network

C. Network path with the most difficult activities

D. Network path using the most resources

E. Network path with the most merge activities

10. A/an _________ activity has more than one dependency arrow flowing from it.

A. Parallel

B. Critical path

C. Burst

D. Merge

E. Independent

11. An item on a project network is Design Software Completed. This is best described as a(n)_________.

A. Event

B. Path

C. Activity

D. Node

E. Milestone

12. Activities which can take place at the same time are termed_______.

A. Parallel activity

B. Critical path

C. Burst activity

D. Merge activity

E. Independent activity

13. A sequence of connected, dependent activities is termed a(n)_________.

A. Critical path

B. Parallel path

C. Activity chain

D. Path

E. Dependent chain

14. An AON project network uses which of the following basic building blocks?

A. Arrows

B. Bars

C. Nodes

D. Both A and C are correct

E. A, B, and C are all correct

15. Which of the following is not one of the basic rules to follow when developing project networks?

A. An activity cannot begin until all preceding activities have been completed

B. Each activity must have a unique identification number

C. Conditional statements are allowed but looping statements are not allowed

D. An activity identification number must be larger than that of any preceding activities

E. Networks flow from left to right

16. ________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

A. Merge

B. Burst

C. Predecessor

D. Successor

E. Critical

17. ________ activities are to be completed immediately following a particular activity.

A. Merge

B. Burst

C. Predecessor

D. Successor

E. Critical

18. The forward pass in project network calculations determines the_________.

A. Earliest time's activities can begin

B. Earliest time's activities can be finished

C. Duration of the project

D. Both A and B are correct

E. A, B, and C are all correct

19. The backward pass in project network calculations determines the_______.

A. Latest time's activities can begin

B. Earliest time's activities can be finished

C. Critical path

D. Both A and C are correct

E. A, B, and C are all correct

20. Which of the following correctly calculates the early finish for an activity?

A. LS + DUR

B. ES + DUR

C. LF + DUR

D. ES + SL

E. LF + SL

21. Which of the following correctly calculates the late start for an activity?

A. EF - DUR

B. ES - DUR

C. LF - DUR

D. ES - SL

E. LF - SLACK

22. The amount of time an activity can be delayed and yet not delay the project is termed______.

A. Total slack

B. Free slack

C. Critical float

D. Float pad

E. Slip pad

23. Which of the following will correctly calculate the total slack in an activity?

A. LS - ES

B. LF - EF

C. LS - LF

D. LF - ES

E. Both A and B are correct

24. The laying pipe example in the text illustrates the concept of_______.

A. Laddering

B. Hammock activities

C. Critical path

D. Concurrent engineering

E. Forward pass

25. Using a special color copy machine for a trade show publication illustrates the concept of_____.

A. Laddering

B. Hammock activities

C. Critical path

D. Concurrent engineering

E. Forward pass

26. If, for some reason, the project must be expedited to meet an earlier date, which of the following actions would the project manager take first?

A. Check to see which activities cost the least

B. Check to see which activities have the longest duration

C. Check to see which activities are on the critical path

D. Check to see which activities have the most slack

E. Check to see which activities have the highest risk

27. Typically an activity on a project network represents_____.

A. A single work package

B. One or more tasks from a work package

C. Several work packages

D. A sub-deliverable

E. A cost account

28. Project network logic errors include which of the following?

A. Activities with less than 1 day duration

B. Sequences such as "if test successful build prototype, if failure redesign"

C. A sequence such as B succeeds A, C succeeds B, A succeeds C

D. Both B and C are network logic errors

E. A, B, and C are all network logic errors

29. Which company utilized concurrent engineering to design a new line of cars and in the process completed its development six months ahead of schedule?

A. General Motors

B. Chrysler

C. Ford

D. Nissan

E. Toyota

30. The minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to begin or end is referred to as__________.

A. Hammock

B. Laddering

C. Lag

D. Cushion

E. Buffer

31. The requirement for a freshly poured foundation to cure before beginning construction is an example of which of the following type of lag?

A. Start to Start

B. Start to Finish

C. Finish to Finish

D. Finish to Start

E. Any of these could be correct

32. Concurrent engineering is a good example of good use of________.

A. Start to Start lags

B. Start to Finish lags

C. Finish to Finish lags

D. Finish to Start lags

E. Any of these could be correct

33. If testing cannot be completed any earlier than four days after the prototype is built, which of the following type of lag exists?

A. Start to Start

B. Start to Finish

C. Finish to Finish

D. Finish to Start

E. Any of these could be correct

34. Which of the following represents an activity on an AOA project network?

A. An arrow

B. A line

C. A node

D. Both A and B are correct

E. A, B, and C are all correct

35. Nodes on an AON project network represent________.

A. An activity

B. An event

C. Responsibility

D. Both B and C are correct

E. Both A and B are correct

36. A(n) ________ is an element in the project that consumes time.

a. activity

37. The activity time estimates used to build a project network are derived from ________.

a. work packages

38. A ________ is an activity that has more than one predecessor.

a. merge activity

39. In a ________ the delaying of any activity will delay the completion of the project by the same amount.

a. critical path

40. Activities that can take place at the same time if the manager wishes them to are called ________.

a. parallel activities

41. A (n) ________ represents a point in time when an activity is started or completed and does not consume time.

a. event

42. A (n) ________ has more than one successor activity.

a. burst activity

43. The ________ approach to creating project networks has come to dominate most projects.

a. AON or activity-on-node

44. In a project network, ________ (recycling through a set of activities) is not permitted.

a. looping

45. In a project network, ________ indicate precedence and flow.

a. arrows

46. The ________ method for creating project networks is sometimes called the Precedence Diagram Method.

a. AON or activity-on-node

47. Activities that must occur immediately before a given activity are called ________ activities.

a. predecessor

48. Activities that must immediately follow a given activity are called ________ activities.

a. successor

49. Activities that can occur while an activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

a. parallel or concurrent

50. The ________ calculates the earliest times that activities can be started or finished.

a. forward pass

51. The ________ calculates the critical path and determines how long an activity can be delayed without delaying the project.

a. backward pass

52. An activity is on the critical path if its ________ is the lowest in the network.

a. total slack

53. ________ can never be negative and applies only to the last activity in a single chain of activities.

a. Free slack

54. A(n) ________ is the minimum amount of time a dependent activity must be delayed to begin or end.

a. lag

55. In the ________ technique, an activity with a long duration is broken into smaller segments so that the following activities can begin sooner.

a. laddering

56. ____________ is defined as the difference between the EF of an activity and the ES of the activity that follows it.

a. Free Slack (Float)

57. ___________ reflects the likelihood the original critical path(s) will change once the project is initiated.

a. Sensitivity

58. A ____________ lag exists if debug cannot begin until two days after coding has started and that coding must be completed four days before debug can be completed.

a. combination

59. The _________ lag is the most typical type of lag that is encountered in developing networks.

a. finish to start

60. A __________ activity is frequently used to identify the use of fixed resources or costs over a segment of the project.

a. hammock