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The primary purpose of a project kick off meeting is to acquaint project team members with each other |
False |
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The major activities during the definition phase are to define the system in terms of requirements and specifications and to define the project in terms of project plan |
True |
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System requirements and specifications take into account the user requirements |
True |
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A system specification is a translation of user requirements into technical forms/terms |
True |
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To avoid confusion, it is best to restrict the parties involved in definition of requirements to only one or a few individuals |
True |
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A detailed project plan is first prepared during the execution phase |
False |
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In satisfying system requirements, using requirements should be satisfied also |
True |
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The project plan is completed near the start of the project and no planning is done after that |
False |
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Which of the following are essential elements of project plan? A. feasibility study, blueprints, work schedule, penalty clauses B. statement of need, design criteria, budgets, RFP C. organization and management plan, statement of work, schedules, budgets D. System operation instructions, Union labor agreements, cover letter |
C. organization and management plan, statement of work, schedules, budgets |
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Determining how far the breakdown on a WBS should go A. Depends on what is needed to get good work definition and good time & cost estimates B. Is arbitrary C. Depends on functional areas in project since WBS is usually functionally divided D. Should depend on how much effort project manager is willing to devote to WBS process |
A. Depends on what is needed to get good work definition and good time & cost estimates |
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The statement of work, SOW, appears in A. RFP B. proposal C. project plan D. Possibly all of the above |
D. Possibly all of the above |
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The advantages of scheduling include all of the following except A. Is necessary in order to determine a cash flow B. Is necessary in order to determine workload on individuals C. Provides absolute certainty on end date D. Is necessary in order to utilize resources efficiently |
A. Is necessary in order to determine a cash flow |
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The following technique requires use of dummy activities A. Gantt chart B. AON Network method C. AOA Network method D. Critical chain method E. Arrow (Or logic) diagramming method |
C. AOA Network method |
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The critical path A. Is shortest path through a project network B. Does not change during project execution C. Always has zero slack D. Indicates activities on which the project team should focus E. All of the above |
C. Always has zero slack |
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If an activity has multiple predecessors, its late start is determined by the latest finish of its predecessors |
True |
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The total slack of each of the activities on a sub path will be the same as the total slack of the other activities on the sub path |
True |
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The free slack of each of the activities on a sub path will be the same as the free slack of the other activities on the sub path |
False |
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If an activity has two immediate predecessors and their early finish times are 15 and 19 respectively, then the early start time of that activity must be A. 15 B. 19 C. Cannot be determined |
B. 19 |
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If an activity has two immediate successors and their late start times are 26 and 33 respectively, then the late finish time of that activity must be A. 26 B. 33 C. Cannot be determined |
A. 26 |
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When a project is somewhat similar to an old project, it is a good idea to use the exact plan over again |
False |
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The scope statement specifies the main areas of work to be performed and the intended deliverables and/or items |
True |
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At least two scope statements might exist for a project, one for the customer and one for the contractor |
False |
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A work package is used as the basis for developing a work breakdown structure (WBS) |
True |
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The purpose of the WBS is to divide the project into pieces so it can be planned, budgeted, and scheduled. |
True |
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A task or activity is represented on an AON (Activity on a Node) Network as a line connecting its start and finish events |
False |
