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- The primary cause of concern in resource allocation is…
A) resource scarcity
- project that must be completed by a specific time is considered…
A) time-constrained
- Alice, a project manager, has undertaken a project to build an irrigation canal. Based on the resources allocated to her, she makes an initial estimate that the time required to dig the canal would be 20 days. She also prepares an alternative estimate by adding an additional resource that will allow the project to be completed in 10 days. This alternative estimate that Alice prepares is referred to as the _.
A) crash duration
- Which of the following priority rules makes resources available so that activities start on their LSTs whenever possible without increasing the project’s duration?
A) as late as possible
- Which of the following rules maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given period of time?
A) shortest task duration first
- According to research, the best overall priority rule is…
A) minimum slack first
- All of the following are criteria available to help choose the priority rule mentioned in the textbook except
A) Project cost
- Walter, a project manager in a design agency, is using a project management software to manage his project. The agency he works for is currently prioritizing other projects and needs to conserve scarce resources. In the context of priority rules for allocating resources, which of the following rules should Walter use?
A) As late as possible
- The following describes which priority rule: This is the standard rule in scheduling.
A) As soon as possible
- The following describes which priority rule: This rule is based on the assumption that more important activities have a greater demand for scarce resources.
A) Most resources first
- Which of the following is a measure of the amount by which a project is delayed by application of a leveling rule?
A) schedule slippage
- The practice of assigning project team members to multiple projects is called…
A) multitasking
- The safety time added to chains other than the critical chain is called…
A) feeding buffer
- Vanessa, a student, has to submit two assignments, A and B, on the same day. Each assignment is divided into three tasks. She has to write the first draft, check it for accuracy, and let her friend review it before submission. Each of these tasks takes 5 hours. In order to multitask effectively, Vanessa should:
A) complete the first two tasks of assignment A and start on assignment B while her friend reviews assignment A.
- The following describes which priority rule: asks are supplied with resources in inverse order of their slacks.
A) Minimum slack first
- Lauren, a project manager, has a workload of 24,000 hours that needs to be completed in 30 weeks. She has a team of 20 people who work five 8-hour days per week. She notices that in the 30-week period, there are five holidays and 5 members have each requested 10 days off. Given this information, Lauren is _ short of completing her workload.
A) 1,200 hours
- The following describes which priority rule: Activities are scheduled to start on their earliest start times (ES), and resources are made available with that in mind.
A) As soon as possible
- The following describes which priority rule: With this rule, resources are made available so that activities start on their latest start times (LS) whenever possible without increasing the project’s duration.
A) As late as possible
- The following describes which priority rule: This rule usually minimizes the number of late activities.
A) Minimum slack first
- The following describes which priority rule: The number of successors on the critical path(s) for each activity is counted.
A) Most critical followers
- The following describes which priority rule: The number of successors for each activity is counted. Activities with a higher number of successors take precedence.
A) Most successors
- Arthur, a project manager, has multiple projects under him, and his team members are multitasking between these projects. When he planned these projects, Arthur asked his team members the number of hours they will take to complete their respective tasks. However, they are taking longer than discussed, which is preventing Arthur from taking on more projects. According to Goldratt, which of the following should Arthur do to fix this issue?
A) Reduce the number of projects each team member is working on simultaneously.
- The following describes which priority rule: This rule maximizes the number of tasks that can be completed by a system in a given time period.
A) Shortest task duration first
- The following describes which priority rule: Always consistent with technological precedences, shorter tasks are given priority over longer tasks.
A) Shortest task duration first
- The following describes which priority rule: With this rule, the greater the use of a specific resource on a task, the higher the task’s priority for the resource.
A) Most resources first
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