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Question 18

1. What are the two principles when crashing a project?

   		Focus on the critical path, select the least expensive alternative.
   		Reduce the cost, reduce the duration.
   		Reduce the duration, increase the cost.
   		Reduce the use of resources, reduce the cost

4 points

Question 19

1. The formula for computing the cost/time slope for each activity that can be crashed is .

   		(Crash cost + Normal cost) / (Crash time + Normal time)
   		(Crash cost - Normal cost) / (Crash time - Normal time)
   		(Normal cost + Crash cost) / (Normal time - Crash time)
   		(Normal cost - Crash cost) / (Normal time - Crash time)

4 points

Question 20

1. The             schedule compression technique overlaps the design and builds phases of a project to expedite its completion.

   		crashing
   		leading
   		fast-tracking
   		blitzing

2 points

Question 21

1. The points between the extreme points of the relationship between time use and resource use represent ________.

   		Time constrained projects
   		Resource constrained projects
   		Alternatives for trade-offs between time and resources
   		A non-feasible solution space of trade-off alternatives related to time and resource use

4 points

Question 22

1. Project task E has the following estimates: (1) optimistic time – 10 days, (2) Pessimistic time - 20 days, and (3) Most likely time - 12 Days. The expected time using the beta statistical distribution is __________ days.

   		22
   		9
   		14
   		13

4 points

Question 23

1. The usual purpose of the             scheduling heuristic is to delay cash outflows as long as possible.

   		minimum slack first
   		shortest task first
   		most successors
   		as late as possible

4 points

Question 24

1. Which of the following effects will be observed in a network if a date-constrained project is scheduled from the ending date constraint using the “as late as possible” heuristic?

   		Eacy activity will have zero slack and be located on the critical path.
   		The network will not have any critical activities because everything can be done prior to the final date constraint.
   		It would never be possible to override the "as late as possible" heuristic with a "must start no later than" date constraint.
   		It would never be possible to schedule an activity prior to the start date of the project.

4 points

Question 25

1. Given that task A will use three carpenters and have duration of six days, task A requires __________ labor days of work.

   		9
   		12
   		18
   		24

Answer 1

Question 18

Correct answer is Focus on the critical path, select the least expensive alternative.

During crashing we need to Focus on the critical path, select the least expensive alternative.

Question 19

Correct answer is (Crash cost - normal cost) / (crash time - normal time)

The formula for computing the cost/time slope for each activity that can be crashed is (Crash cost - normal cost) / (crash time - normal time)

Question 20

Correct answer is Fast-tracking

The Fast-tracking schedule compression technique overlaps the design and builds phases of a project to expedite its completion

Question 21

Correct answer is Alternatives for trade-offs between time and resources

The points between the extreme points of the relationship between time use and resource use represent Alternatives for trade-offs between time and resources

Question 22

Correct answer is 13

expected time using the beta statistical distribution = (optimistic+pessimistic+4*most likely time)/6 = (10+20+4*12)/6 = 13

Question 23

Correct answer is as late as possible

The usual purpose of the as late as possible scheduling heuristic is to delay cash outflows as long as possible.

Question 24

Correct answer is Each activity will have zero slack and be located on the critical path.

In “as late as possible” heuristic , each activity will make use of all the available slack

Question 25

Correct answer is 18

Given that task A will use three carpenters and have duration of six days, task A requires 18 labor days of work.