Chapter 8
Resources are adequate, but demand varies widely over the life of the project. Delaying noncritical activities to lower peak demand on resources is known as resource
Shifting.
Effectiveness.
Manipulating.
Smoothing.
Allocation.
If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting reschedule is termed
Resource-constrained scheduling
Time-constrained scheduling.
Mandatory leveling.
Project resource adjustment.
Allocation.
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of failing to identify limited resources before project implementation?
Activity delays
Project delays
Difficulty in taking quick corrective action
Increase costs
Scope creep
When developing a new software package, logically, the software must be designed before the code is written, and the code must be written before it is tested. These activities are dependent on each other by _________ constraints.
Physical
Technical
Resource
Schedule
Time
When considering the sequence and timing of activities, which of the following is NOT one of the types of project network constraints?
Physical
Technical
Resource
Time
All of these are types of constraints that could impact structure of the project network
Sam, the project engineer, has been scheduled to run the product system test at the same time he is to build a marketing prototype. This is an example of what type of resource constraint?
Physical
Technical
People
Equipment
Time
Susan is to conduct environmental testing but the chamber cannot hold all the equipment that she wants to test. This is an example of a constraint that could impact the sequence and timing of activities in a project network. What type of constraint is it?
Physical
Technical
Resource
Scheduling
Time
All of the following are types of resource constraints EXCEPT
Materials.
People.
Equipment.
Information.
Human.
Gene is trying to order the concrete needed to continue his project. However, the supplier will not be able to deliver it until next week. This is an example of what kind of resource constraint?
Working capital
People
Equipment
Information
Materials
A special truck that George needs on his project has been scheduled on another project. This is an example of what type of resource constraint?
Working capital
People
Equipment
Information
Materials
Most of the scheduling methods available today require the project manager to classify the project as either _______ constrained or ______ constrained.
Time, quality
Quality, resource
Cost, time
Quality, cost
Time, resource
Regina's boss has told her that her project is very important. If the critical path is delayed, she will be given whatever she needs to get it back on schedule. Her project is classified as ________ constrained.
Time
Quality
Cost
Performance
Resource
In reviewing the status of her project with top management, Shirley was told that there are only two programmers that she can use for her project. Her project is classified as __________ constrained.
Time
Quality
Cost
Performance
Resource
All resource leveling techniques involve
Delaying noncritical activities.
Delaying critical activities.
Using negative slack.
Delaying the project.
Adding resources.
Technical constraints have been carefully considered when developing a project network. Which of the following is true at this point?
Resources have been assigned to each activity so they are adequate to complete the project on time
Technical dependencies between activities are known
The project completion date can be established
The project is ready to be implemented
All of these are true statements once technical constraints have been established
Rachel is working on a project that technically allows three activities to be done at the same time. If they were to be implemented at the same time, she would need 5 contractors in order for the activities to be completed on time. There are only 3 available for her to use. This is an example of what type of constraint?
Technical
People
Equipment
Physical
Materials
Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT
Lower peak resource demand.
Reduced resource need over the life of the project.
Reduced fluctuations in resource demand.
A longer project duration.
A more sensitive network.
Jan is trying to reallocate resources in a time-constrained project to create smoother resource utilization. She should first identify activities with the
Smallest duration.
Least slack.
Most slack.
Lowest identification number.
Highest cost.
In a resource-constrained project, which of the following is most likely to be changed?
The completion date
The budget
Project quality
Resource levels
Scope creep
In a resource-constrained project, the first priority in assigning resources is usually given to activities with the
Smallest duration.
Least slack.
Most slack.
Lowest identification number.
Highest cost.
In a resource-constrained project the second priority in assigning resources is usually given to activities with the
Smallest duration.
Least slack.
Most slack.
Lowest identification number.
Highest cost.
Tony has realized that two activities in his project cannot be done at the same time because not enough resources are available. Activity 3 is critical and has a duration of 5 days. Activity 4 has 2 days of slack and a duration of 2 days. How will he decide which activity should be scheduled first?
The activity with the smallest duration
The activity with the least slack
The activity with the most slack
The activity with the lowest identification number
The activity with the highest cost
Splitting an activity can result in all of the following EXCEPT
More people working on the same activity.
Possible startup and shutdown costs.
A resource being moved from one activity to another and then back.
Activity work being placed on hold for a period until more resources are available.
A better project schedule.
All of the following are benefits of scheduling resources before project implementation EXCEPT
It allows time for considering reasonable options if resource constraints do exist.
The project completion date can be established.
Work packages can be time-phased.
It allows managers to share resources with other project managers if it is requested without negatively impacting their project.
It ensures low network sensitivity.
These are all guidelines a project manager should consider when assigning project work EXCEPT
Select people with compatible work habits and personalities.
Always assign the best people to the most difficult tasks.
When possible, team veterans up with new hires.
Select individuals with skillsets that complement each other.
Have people work together early so that they can become familiar with each other.
When a company will reduce the number of projects they have to manage internally to only core projects and send noncritical projects to contractors and consulting firms this is called
Outsourcing.
Redistribution of projects.
Project allocation.
Task sharing.
Referring.
Which of the following is NOT one of the more common problems associated with scheduling multiproject resources?
Overall schedule slippage
Inefficient resource utilization
Decline in project quality
Resource bottlenecks
Delays in one project causing delays in other projects
In a resource-constrained project the third priority in assigning resources is usually given to activities with the
Smallest duration.
Least slack
Most slack.
Lowest identification number.
Highest cost.
Why is it necessary to have a time-phased budget baseline?
It allows proper resource allocation
It shows how much work was accomplished for the money spent
It reduces schedule slippage when scheduling multiproject resources
It is not necessary to have a time-phased budget baseline
It reduces fluctuations in cash flow during the project
Project budgets are developed by time-phasing which of the following?
Resource schedules
Work packages
The network diagram
Critical activities
None of these are time-phased to develop a project budget
A project budget report is showing our project as spending $35,000 against a budgeted amount of $40,000. Which of the following is true?
We are spending less than we should for the project
We are doing a good job managing the project
We should check to see if all the bills have been paid
We have more money to put into budget reserves
We can't be sure how the project is going
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