Practice Quiz: Chapter 09

. Which of the following is an example of a project constraint?

a) You must minimize the overall cost of the project

b) You must complete the project as quickly as possible

c) The overall cost of the project must be less than 5 million dollars

d) None of the above

. Which of the following is an example of a project objective?

a) You must minimize the overall cost of the project

b) The overall cost of the project must be less than 5 million dollars

c) You must complete the project in less than 8 months

d) All of the above

. Based on Figure 9.2 on p. 167, which steps do not precede the "Assemble Truss" step?

a) Assemble Penstock

b) Transport to Site

c) Retender Truss

d) Engineering Revision

. What is a possible cause of project delay?

a) Procrastinating

b) Overrunning of resources

c) Poor planning

d) All of the above

. As a project manager, what is not an appropriate response to an overrun deadline due to delay in an activity?

a) Ignore it

b) Cancel the project

c) Assign additional resources to the delayed activity

d) Replace the delayed activity with an alternate activity

. It is possible to spend money to save time in project management.

a) True

b) False

. The "critical path" of a project is the path in the activity network graph leading to the shortest time.

a) True

b) False

. It is usually cheaper to compensate for an overrun activity early rather than later.

a) True

b) False

. Once a project is planned upfront, there is no need for revisiting it during implementation.

a) True

b) False

. Gantt charts are a common tool for project management.

a) True

b) False

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