Chapter 6

Assogment (‫في غلطه‬

1. An example of a mandatory dependency is:

- On a construction project, to erect the superstructure only after the foundation has been
built

2. Three-point estimating uses:

- An optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimate to calculate the estimate.

3. In rolling wave planning:

- The work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, whereas the work in
the future is planned at a higher level.

4. The precedence diagramming method (PDM) shows:

- The logical relationships that exist between activities

5. Consider the following three estimates for the duration of an activity:

Optimistic (tO) = 6 weeks
Most likely (tM) = 9 weeks
Pessimistic (tP) = 15 weeks
Using the triangular distribution, the calculated Expected activity duration (tE) is:

- 10.0 weeks.

6. Consider the following schedule network that shows the activities in your
project and their associated durations in days:

The free float for activity C is:

- 12
7. The critical path is established by calculating the following dates:

- Early start, early finish, late start, late finish.

8. Consider the following schedule network that shows the activities in your project and
their associated durations in days:

The critical path in this network is:

- A-B-D.

9. An activity in a network has the following characteristics: ES = 12, EF = 22,

and LS = 14. ES and LS relate to the beginning of the week, whereas EF relates
to the end of the week. The duration of the activity is:

- 11.0 weeks.

10.The precedence diagramming method (PDM) is:

- A technique in which activities are represented by nodes and are graphically linked by
one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are to be
performed.

11.Consider the following schedule network that shows the activities in your
project and their associated durations in days:

The Control Schedule process for a project:

- Is the process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and
managing changes to the schedule baseline.
12.All of the following are true about resource levelling EXCEPT:

- It is used to develop a resource-based WBS.

13. The duration of the activity is affected by all of the following EXCEPT:

- Using the precedence diagramming method (PDM) for scheduling activities instead of
using the critical path method (CPM).

14.For project scheduling, bar charts show:

- Activity start and end dates, as well as expected duration.

15. “Crashing” in schedule management is:

- A schedule compression technique used to shorten the schedule duration for the
least incremental cost by adding resources.

16.As one of the tools and techniques of the Sequence Activities process, a lead:

- Is the amount of time whereby a successor activity can be started before the previous
activity is completed.

17.Analogous duration estimating is:

- Frequently used to estimate project duration when there is a limited amount of detailed
information about the project.

18. Consider the following information about the duration of an activity:

Calculated expected (tE) = 5 weeks

Optimistic (tO) = 4 weeks
Pessimistic (tP) = 8 weeks
Using the beta distribution and the three-point estimating approach, the Most likely (tM)
activity duration is:

- 4.5 weeks.

19. A schedule compression technique used to shorten the schedule duration for the least
incremental cost by adding resources is called:

- Crashing

20. An activity in a project network has the following characteristics: ES = 5, EF = 10, and
LF = 14. Therefore, LS = ____.
- 9.0 weeks

21. Inputs to the Define Activities process are:

- Schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and

organizational process assets.

22. The “fast tracking” method of schedule compression involves:

- Performing in parallel for at least a portion of their duration activities or phases that are
normally done in sequence, which may result in rework and increased risk.

23. Consider the following three estimates for the duration of an activity:

Optimistic (tO) = 4 weeks

Most likely (tM) = 5 weeks
Pessimistic (tP) = 9 weeks

Using the beta distribution and the three-point estimating approach, the calculated
Expected activity duration (tE) is:

- 5.5 weeks.

Lab 6-3 Project Schedule

1. How many days can activity D be delayed without affecting the final project
duration?

- 4

2. What is the project duration?

- 33

3. What are the activities in critical path?

- B,C,E,F

4. What is the Total Float of activity A?

- 1

Lab 6-4 Crashing vs Fast Tracking

1. If Activity C is crashed by 2 days, what will be the revised project duration?

- 31

2. If Activity D is crashed by 2 days, what will be the revised project

duration?

- 33

3. If Activity F is to be done in parallel with activity D and E, making activity C as the

predecessor, what will be the revised project duration?
- 29

Interactive content

1. If the productivity rate of a painter is 20 sq. m per day, how long in

days will it take to paint 600 sq. m. with 5 painters?

- 600/20(5)=6

2. An activity has a duration estimate that is best case = 3 days, most

likely = 6 days, and worst case=9 days. Using the beta distribution and
the three-point estimating approach, calculated Expected activity
duration ?

- Expected time = (best case +4(most likely)+ worst case)/6

Expected time = (3 +4(6)+ 9)/6=6

3. An activity has a duration estimate that is best case = 4 days, most

likely = 6 days, and worst case=8 days. Using the triangular
distribution and the three-point estimating approach, calculated
Expected activity duration ?

- Expected time = (best case +4(most likely) + worst case)/6

Expected time = (4+4(6)+ 8)/6=6

4. An activity has a duration estimate that is best case = 3 weeks most
likely = 6
weeks, and worst case=8 weeks. What is the standard deviation for the
activity in days?

- (8-3)/6=0.83

5. What is the project duration?

- 33

6. What are the activity in critical path? ‫نفس الصورة الي فوق‬

- BCEF
7. what is the total float of activity A?

= Lf-Ef
=6-5=1
8. how many days can activities D be delayed without affecting the final
project duration?

= 29 - 25 = 4

9. What is project duration? ‫نقس الجدول‬

- 33

10. If Activity D is crashed by 2 days what will be the revised project

duration? ‫نقس الجدول‬

- 33

11. If Activity c is crashed by 2 days what will be the revised project

duration? ‫نقس الجدول‬

- 31