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Project Management Techniques Quiz

This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about project scheduling techniques like the critical path method (CPM) and program evaluation and review technique (PERT). Some key points covered include: - The purpose of dummy activities in a network is to calculate slack time. - CPM and PERT are associated with project evaluation techniques. - The expected time for an activity can be calculated using the formula Te=(To+4Tm+Tp)/6 where To is optimistic time, Tm is most likely time, and Tp is pessimistic time. - The crash cost per day to complete an activity after crashing is calculated by the change in cost divided by the reduction in duration.

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Project Management Techniques Quiz

This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about project scheduling techniques like the critical path method (CPM) and program evaluation and review technique (PERT). Some key points covered include: - The purpose of dummy activities in a network is to calculate slack time. - CPM and PERT are associated with project evaluation techniques. - The expected time for an activity can be calculated using the formula Te=(To+4Tm+Tp)/6 where To is optimistic time, Tm is most likely time, and Tp is pessimistic time. - The crash cost per day to complete an activity after crashing is calculated by the change in cost divided by the reduction in duration.

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Assignment 9

1. Purpose of the dummy activities in a network is


a. To calculate slack time
b. To satisfy precedence requirement
c. To forecast the project completion time
d. To avoid the use of resources
2. CPM and PERT are associated with
a. Human resources techniques
b. Assignment techniques
c. Project evaluation techniques
d. None of the above
3. The particular task to be performed for progressive project in CPM is known as
a. Dummy
b. Event
c. Activity
d. Contract
4. Total time duration is estimated in PERT by,
a. Te=(To+4Tm+Tp)/3
b. Te=(To+4Tm+Tp)/6
c. Te=(To-4Tm+Tp)/3
d. Te=(To-4Tm+Tp)/6
5. Activities A, B, and C are the immediate predecessors for D activity. If the earliest finish
times for the three activities are 10, 12, and 5, then the earliest start time for D will be
a. 10
b. 7
c. 12
d. Cannot be determined
Solution: Earliest start time=maximum earliest finish time of immediate predecessor
EST for D=maximum EFT is 12

6. In a project, for an activity, the optimistic time is 4 minutes, the most likely times is 10
minutes, and the pessimistic time is 16 minutes, then the expected time (minutes) for the
activity is
a. 5
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
Solution: Expected time = Te=(To+4Tm+Tp)/6
= (4+4*10+16)/6 = 10 mins
7. In a network analysis, A, B, C, D, E and F activities having standard deviation value of
2.5, 4.6, 3.1, 6, 7.3 and 5.2 respectively. A-D-E-F is the critical path of the network then
what is the project variance?
a. 125.45
b. 130
c. 122.58
d. 128.65
Solution: Variance= standard deviation2 =(δ)2
Project variance= sum of the critical path activities’ variances
Project variance= (δ2A+δ2D+δ2E+δ2F)
Project variance=122.58
8. An expected project completion time follows a normal distribution with a mean value of
15 days and standard deviation of 3 days. What is the value of probability determination
factor that will ensure the completion of project in 20 days?
a. 1.56
b. 1.05
c. 1.67
d. 1.92
Solution: Mean=15 days
Target =20 days
Standard deviation=3
Probability determination factor (Z) = (Target – Mean)/Standard deviation
Z= (20-15)/3=1.67 (c)
9. The basic fundamental of crashing of network is to reduce the project duration by adding
extra project cost, therefore what is the basic rule to implement the crashing?
a. Choose such critical activity that having highest completion time and cost
b. Choose such critical activity that having least completion time and cost
c. Choose any activity of the critical path
d. Choose any activity of the network that having highest completion time and cost
10. In a network analysis, crashing is required for reducing the project completion time. The
crashing time and cost to complete a activity are 5 days and 5000 Rs. respectively, while
earlier the completion time of the same activity is 20 days with 2000 Rs. cost. Then, what
is the crash cost per day (Rs.) of completing the same activity after crashing?
a. 1100
b. 280
c. 200
d. 900
Solution: Crash cost/time period=(Crash cost-Normal cost)/(Normal time–Crash time)
Crash cost/time= (5000-2000)/(20-5)=3000/15=200 Rs./day

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