Mauro Sotille – Questões de Tempo

PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT

1. Bar charts generally illustrate _______better than network diagrams.

a. logical relationships
b. the critical path
c. resource trade-offs
d. progress or status

2. A dependency that requires that an automobile be designed before the automobile can
be manufactured is an example of a(n) :

a. discretionary dependency
b. external dependency
c. mandatory dependency
d. scope dependency.

3. Fast tracking involves:

a. developing workarounds for problems that have led to project failures in the past
b. meeting schedule objectives by doing the job right the first time
c. reducing delays through better allocation of scarce resources
d. an increase in project risk

4. Your most recent project status report contains the following information: BCWP = 3,000,
ACWP = 3,500, and BCWS = 4,000. The schedule variance is :

a. +1,000
b. + 500
c. - 500
d. –1,000.

5. The delivery of a new computer system, a non-critical path activity, will be delayed. This
delay will not affect the overall outcome of the project. Because of the computer delay,
one should:

a. renegotiate the project completion date with the customer

b. pay the customer equipment supplier overtime to bring the computer system delivery
back on schedule
c. evaluate the impact of the delay an perform a risk analysis to determine what
alternatives could be pursued if necessary
d. buy a different computer system

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6. Which of the following best characterizes the scheduling technique called fast tracking?

a. meeting schedule objectives by doing the job right the first time
b. meeting schedule objectives by getting more cooperation from the stakeholders
c. reducing project duration by doing more work in parallel
d. motivating the team to work harder by setting aggressive target dates.

7. The major difference between a milestone and an activity is that milestones:

a. are more difficult to schedule

b. are more difficult to identify
c. have zero float
d. have zero duration

8. The objective of “fast tracking” a project is to :

a. avoiding rework
b. link the communication controls
c. reduce the project duration
d. reduce project risks

9. In the earned value technique, schedule variance is calculated as :

a. BCWP less ACWP

b. BCWP less BCWS
c. ACWP less BCWP
d. ACWP less BCWS

10. A recent status report on a project reveals the ACWP=$1000.00, the CV=$100.000, and
the SV=$100.00. The BCWS=

a. $ 900.00.
b. $1100.00.
c. $1000.00.
d. $1300.00.

11. The  is a network analysis approach developed to improve the scheduling of
projects whose activity durations could not be estimated accurately.

a. Critical Path Method (CPM)

b. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
c. Fishbone diagram
d. Randomizing Schedule Heuristic (RSH)

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12. If an activity lies on the critical path, its total float will be :

a. greater than zero

b. zero
c. less than zero
d. non-zero

13. Duration estimates indicate :

a. how many hours a resource will work on an activity

b. how many work periods an activity is expected to last
c. when an activity is likely to start
d. when an activity is likely to finish

14. The project schedule is :

a. an important factor in time control

b. not important, as each team element is responsible for its own results
c. used to generate a time table of major commitments for follow-on-projects
d. used to calculate the estimation at completion

15. Which of the following statements about float is true?

a. the project manager may use float as a guide in making resource assignments
b. the project manager should generally use available float as early in the project as
possible
c. negative float is not of concern if enough activities have positive float
d. negative float can often be reduced by slowing the project expenditure rate

16. If the end date of an initial plan is later than the desired date, which of the following
should generally be tried first?

a. start non-critical path activities at their early start dates

b. examine the activity sequences to determine whether more work can be done in
parallel
c. add more resources to non-critical path activities
d. negotiate a change in scope for any activities with negative float

17. In a network logic diagram, the critical path is the :

a. path that contains the most important activities

b. most expensive path through the network
c. shortest path through the network
d. longest path through the network

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18.  is an indication of scheduling flexibility.

a. earliest start
b. latest start
c. latest allowable start
d. slack.

19. The  is a technique used to predict project duration by analyzing which
sequence of activities has the least amount of scheduling flexibility.

a. resource management model

b. critical path method
c. flow chart technique
d. precedence diagramming method

20. The tool that provides a basis to identify the work that must be scheduled is the 

a. Master schedule
b. Budget
c. WBS
d. Gantt Chart