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6. Given this project and the requirement that the number of resources working on a task cannot be less than the number assigned to the task, answer the following question.

What is the least number of resources that can be assigned to the project if all five tasks occur in parallel?

a. 24 workers

b. 1.5 workers per day

c. 7 workers

d. 2 workers

c

7. Resource leveling, or smoothing, levels the resources so that

a. equal number of resources is assigned to each task.

b. an equal number of tasks are completed each day by the resources on the project. c. they are applied as uniformly as possible without extending the project schedule beyond the required completion time.

d. the costs for the resources are even as possible across the project.

8. The start of noncritical activities are delayed beyond their earliest start times (but not beyond their latest start times) in order to

a. schedule with a technical constraint.

b. schedule with a resource constraint.

c. level the costs of the project.

d. maintain a uniform level of required resources.

9. When several activities need the same limited resource at the same time, the activities with a. the least slack have first priority.

b. the longest duration have first priority.

c. the near term have first priority.

d. use the most resources have first priority.

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10. This example has level resources of three resources for eight days. If the project is limited to two resources, how should the project be organized to meet the resource constraint and finish the project as early as possible? The tasks with the least slack have the lower number.

a. Paths would be 1,2,3,5 and 1,2,4

b. Paths would be 1,2,3,4 and 1,2,5

c. Paths would be 1,2 and 3,4,5

d. Path would be 1,2,3,4,5

11. The total project cost is often estimated during the ____ phase of the project or when the project charter or a proposal is prepared

a. initiating

b. planning

c. performing

d. closing

12. Materials costs in the project costs estimate are the estimated costs of materials that the project team or contractor

a. want to have in supply in the office.

b. needs even if not for this particular project.

c. needs to purchase for the project.

d. might want to use on the project.

13. Facilities costs in the project costs estimate are for

a. general facilities for the project organization.

b. special facilities or additional space for the project team.

c. special facilities or additional space for the organization where other projects will be in progress.

d. storage of materials even if not for the project.

14. Contingency costs in the project costs estimate, also referred to as ____, are to cover unexpected situations that may come up during the project, such as items that may have been overlooked when the initial project scope was defined, activities that may have to be redone because they may not work the first time (redesigns), or a high probability or high impact risk that may occur. a. auxiliary funds

b. withholding

c. reserves

d. capital funds

15. At the beginning of the project, it may not be possible to estimate the costs for all activities with a level of confidence regarding their accuracy. This is especially true for

a. projects with a short term.

b. longer-term projects.

c. projects that are similar to ones completed by the organization before. d. projects with activities that are serially related.