1. Resource allocation (or resource limited planning) is an attempt to find the shortest possible critical path based upon the available or fixed resources 2. You should ask a. So who is on site? b. What equipment is on site? c. When? d all of the above 3. Resources are a. Dollars (yes - we have the job) b. Equipment (yes) c. People (yes) d. Materials e. all of the above 4. Executing tasks include a. Creating project deliverables and performing activities to meet project requirements* b. Managing and coordinating project resources c. Staffing and managing teams and training team members d. Managing project communication channels and distributing relevant project information e. Generating data related to project cost, schedule, quality, and progress for comparison to baselines* f. Making changes and adjustments to project plans and the project environment g. All of the above 5. Tasks in the Executing stage include a. Dipping into the project's monetary reserves to offset an unexpected scheduling issue b. Circulating a weekly update of project progress and activity completion c. Collecting precise product measurements to send to the quality control department d. Updating the network diagram to show that two critical path activities started late e. Holding a team-building activity in the company conference room f. Sending defective material back to a supplier or vendor 6. Communication is the most important part of getting a project complete 7. Remember: to communicate effectively, the _information must be provided to the people at the time in the format 8. Contractor use technology more than engineers to communicate 9. Pull information means conveying the information actively to the stakeholders 10. Push information means conveying the information actively to the stakeholders 11. Pull information permits interested parties to access the information they need when they need it T F 12. A website is an example to push information 13. A project journal should be kept by the engineer on all projects to document what happens 14. A project autopsy occurs when someone dies or something bad happens on a project 15. Managing expectations relates to the of the project 16. Conflict resolution arises on all projects 17. Resolving conflicts means focusing on differences. 18. Resolving conflicts requires gaining full information prior to making any decisions, regardless show long it takes. T F