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A project has the precedence requirements and activity durations shown in 2 points

the table. After he draws the network, the project manager decides that
activities B, C, and D can be represented by a hammock activity. What are
the early start and late finish times associated with this hammock activity?

11, 30

7, 24

11, 24

7, 36

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A project's duration can be reduced by: 2 points

shortening the duration of critical path tasks.

adding tasks to the critical path.

adding shorter routes around the critical path.

completing the backward pass first.

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Which technique would accelerate the completion of a project? 2 points

hammocking

bursting

laddering

passing

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In general, the better candidates for shortening are: 2 points

early tasks opposed to later tasks.

later tasks opposed to early tasks.

merge tasks opposed to burst tasks.

burst tasks opposed to merge tasks

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Activities A and B have a finish to finish relationship and early start and 2 points
finish times as shown. What is the result of incorporating a 4 day lag
between activities C and B?

The early finish for A increases to 31.

The early start time for A increases to 24.

The early finish time for B increases to 31.

The early start time for D falls to 23.

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What is the early start time for activity C if it has the start to start 2 points
relationship shown?

day 20

day 25

day 27

day 29

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Which statement about this Gantt chart is best? 2 points

Activity a has a duration that could be as short as 1 day and as long as 10.

Activity b probably has activity a as a predecessor.

No progress has been made on activity c.

Activity d is the longest activity.

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The process of accelerating a project is referred to as: 1 point

streamlining.

expediting.

rushing.

crashing.

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Which of these approaches will NOT accelerate the completion of a project? 2 points

Improve the productivity of existing project resources.

Increase the bureaucratic oversight.

Improve the working method.

Increase the quantity of personnel and equipment.

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A project has the activity duration and cost information indicated in the table 2 points
where all times are in weeks. What is the total cost for completing this
project in 50 weeks?

$253,000

$237,000

$216,000

$207,000

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The One Shovel Construction Company is hired by the City of Edmond to lay 2 points

sewer pipe from the east end of town to the west end of town. While the
crew would like to begin at both ends simultaneously and have a dramatic
ceremony when both ends meet, they find themselves with a bit of a:

time constraint.

resource constraint.

mixed constraint.

partial network.

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Use the information in the table and assume that a worker is expected to 5 points
devote half-time (four hours per day) to this project with work taking place
on a 5-day-per-week basis. Which week has the highest resource usage?

week 6

week 2

week 4

week 3

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