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A project purchasing agent is trying to order the concrete needed to continue the project. However, the supplier will not be able to deliver it until next week. This is an example of what kind of resource constraint?


A) Working capital
B) People
C) Equipment
D) Information
E) Materials

F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

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Project managers should always assign the best people to the most difficult tasks.

A) True
B) False

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Resource dependency takes priority over the technological dependency but does not violate ___________ dependencies.


A) equipment
B) time
C) technical
D) resource
E) logical

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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When a project is classified as resource-constrained, a resource constraint exists, and positive slack is insufficient, then the project duration is typically __________.


A) without slack
B) fixed
C) extended
D) flexible
E) static

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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Having individual staff members assigned to multiple simultaneous tasks is an efficient way to split tasks and get tasks accomplished more efficiently.


A) shifting.
B) effectiveness.
C) manipulating.
D) smoothing.
E) allocation.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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The level of resources each activity will need to be completed in the given amount of time has been estimated; therefore, there are no resource constraints.

A) True
B) False

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A project leader has realized that two activities in the project cannot be done at the same time because not enough resources are available. Activity 3 is critical and has a duration of 5 days. Activity 4 has 2 days of slack and a duration of 2 days. How will the project leader decide which activity should be scheduled first?


A) The activity with the smallest duration
B) The activity with the least slack
C) The activity with the most slack
D) The activity with the lowest identification number
E) The activity with the highest cost

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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A project budget report is showing our project as spending $50,000 against a budgeted amount of $65,000. Which of the following is true?


A) We are spending less than we should for the project.
B) We are doing a good job managing the project.
C) We should check to see if all the bills have been paid.
D) We have more money to put into budget reserves.
E) We can't be sure how the project is going.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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When deciding which staff to team-up to work on work packages, factors to consider are:


A) Work habits.
B) Practical experience.
C) Years of working in the company.
D) Both work habits and practical experience.
E) Both practical experience and years of working in the company.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Consider the following table of activities A through E in which A is the start node and E is the stop node. Assume all activities require the same resource.


A) Activity B
B) Activity C
C) Activity D
D) Both activities B and D
E) Either activity B or activity D

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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In scheduling resource-constrained projects, _________ are typically used rather than optimum mathematical solutions.


A) project managers
B) program managers
C) project leaders
D) heuristics
E) team leaders

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Most of the scheduling methods available today require the project manager to classify the project as either _______ constrained or ______ constrained.


A) time, quality
B) quality, resource
C) cost, time
D) quality, cost
E) time, resource

F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

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__________ is a technique that can be used to quickly solve the combinational problem of resource allocation.


A) Rules
B) Heuristics
C) Methods
D) Algorithms
E) Optimizations

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Consider the following table of activities A through E in which A is the start node and E is the stop node. Assume the project starts on Monday, May 4, 2020 and no work is done on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) . Assume no working-day holidays during the months of May and June-no Memorial Day holiday, for example.


A) Monday, May 18, 2020
B) Tuesday, May 19, 2020
C) Wednesday, May 20, 2020
D) Sunday, May 17, 2020
E) Saturday, May 16, 2020

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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These are all guidelines a project manager should consider when assigning project work EXCEPT


A) select people with compatible work habits and personalities.
B) always assign the best people to the most difficult tasks.
C) when possible, team veterans up with new hires.
D) select individuals with skillsets that complement each other.
E) have people work together early so that they can become familiar with each other.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Which constraint category should be considered before all others?


A) Logical and technical constraints
B) Human resource constraints
C) Material resource constraints
D) Equipment resource constraints
E) Time constraints

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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If three copiers are needed to produce a final report on time and only two are available, the project is facing a(n) ________ type of resource constraint.


A) physical
B) people
C) material
D) equipment
E) budget

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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A project engineer has been scheduled to run the product system test at the same time as building a marketing prototype. This is an example of what type of resource constraint?


A) Physical
B) Technical
C) People
D) Equipment
E) Time

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The inability to fit more than two earth movers on a construction site at the same time when more are needed to complete the activity on time is an example of a physical constraint.

A) True
B) False

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Resource dependency takes priority over technological dependency but it does not violate it.

A) True
B) False

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