Planning, Scheduling & Resource
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Planning, Scheduling & Resource: example questions & answers
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What does a work breakdown structure (WBS) primarily do?
- ALists stakeholders in order of influence
- BDecomposes the total scope of work into smaller, manageable work packages✓
- CRecords identified project risks
- DTracks daily team attendance
Answer: A WBS hierarchically decomposes the total project scope into progressively smaller, manageable work packages to aid planning and control.
On a network diagram, the critical path is:
- AThe path that costs the least to complete
- BAny path that contains a milestone
- CThe path with the most activities on it, regardless of how long each of those activities takes to finish
- DThe longest sequence of dependent activities that determines the shortest possible project duration✓
Answer: The critical path is the longest chain of dependent activities; it sets the minimum project duration, and any delay on it delays the whole project.
What is 'float' (slack) in a project schedule?
- AThe amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project (total float) or a successor✓
- BThe number of resources assigned to a task
- CThe profit margin on the project
- DThe extra budget held in reserve
Answer: Float (slack) is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without affecting the project completion date (total float) or its successor activities.