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Question 1. 1.

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

Parallel

Critical path

Burst

Merge

Independent

Question 2. 2.

Which of the following is least likely to be included in a Work Package?

Materials

Labor

Overhead

Duration

Responsibilities

Question 3. 3.

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

Start to Start

Start to Finish

Finish to Finish

Finish to Start

Any of these could be correct

Question 4. 4.

The first step of project scope definition is to

Analyze the strategic plan

Analyze the current budget plan

Meet with team members

Select team members

Define the overall objective to meet the customer's needs

Question 5. 5.

People working on prototype development needing time to interact with the design engineers after the design is completed is an example of:

Hidden interaction costs

Things going wrong on a project

Normal conditions not applying

Changes in project scope

None of these are correct

Question 6. 6.

General and Administrative costs are usually allocated as a percent of the total of a direct cost such as labor, materials, or equipment.

True

False

Question 7. 7.

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?

Check to see which activities cost the least

Check to see which activities have the longest duration

Check to see which activities are on the critical path

Check to see which activities have the most slack

Check to see which activities have the highest risk

Question 8. 8.

Scott has just been given a project that has a specific target date. After discussion with top management he finds that while the date is important the cost is more important and a slip in delivery would be acceptable if required to meet the cost targets. The target date is best classified as

Constrain

Enhance

Accept

Limit

Optional

Question 9. 9.

The backward pass in project network calculations determines the

Latest time's activities can begin

Earliest time's activities can be finished

Critical path

Both A and C are correct

A, B, and C are all correct

Question 10. 10.

By definition, the critical path always has zero slack.

True

False