Assignment Questions 6-10 Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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) Materials
C) Information
D) People
E) Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER B) Materials
In reviewing the status of a project with top management, a team leader was told that there are only
two programmers that can be used for the project. The project is classified as ________ constrained.
A) Cost
B) Time
C) Performance
D) Quality
E) Resource - CORRECT ANSWER E) Resource
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of failing to identify limited resources before
project implementation?
A) Scope creep
B) Difficulty in taking quick corrective action
C) Activity delays
D) Project delays
E) Increase costs - CORRECT ANSWER A) Scope creep
,In a resource-constrained project, which of the following is most likely to be changed?
A) Resource levels
B) Project quality
C) The completion date
D) The budget
E) Scope creep - CORRECT ANSWER C) The completion date
Resources are adequate, but demand varies widely over the life of the project. Delaying noncritical
activities to lower peak demand on resources is known as resource
A) Shifting
B) Manipulating
C) Smoothing
D) Allocation
E) Effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER C) Smoothing
A project leader's boss has indicated that their project is very important. If the critical path is delayed,
the lead will be given whatever is needed to get it back on schedule. The project is classified as
__________ constrained.
A) Cost
B) Time
C) Performance
D) Quality
E) Resource - CORRECT ANSWER B) Time
All resource leveling techniques involve
A) Delaying critical activities.
B) Delaying the project.
, C) Delaying noncritical activities.
D) Adding resources.
E) Using negative slack. - CORRECT ANSWER C) Delaying noncritical activities.
If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting reschedule is termed
A) Time-constrained scheduling
B) Allocation
C) Project resource adjustment
D) Resource-constrained scheduling
E) Mandatory leveling - CORRECT ANSWER D) Resource-constrained scheduling
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) Equipment
B) People
C) Physical
D) Technical
E) Time - CORRECT ANSWER B) People
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) Quality, Cost
D) Time, Resource
E) Cost, Time - CORRECT ANSWER D) Time, Resource
Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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) Materials
C) Information
D) People
E) Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER B) Materials
In reviewing the status of a project with top management, a team leader was told that there are only
two programmers that can be used for the project. The project is classified as ________ constrained.
A) Cost
B) Time
C) Performance
D) Quality
E) Resource - CORRECT ANSWER E) Resource
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of failing to identify limited resources before
project implementation?
A) Scope creep
B) Difficulty in taking quick corrective action
C) Activity delays
D) Project delays
E) Increase costs - CORRECT ANSWER A) Scope creep
,In a resource-constrained project, which of the following is most likely to be changed?
A) Resource levels
B) Project quality
C) The completion date
D) The budget
E) Scope creep - CORRECT ANSWER C) The completion date
Resources are adequate, but demand varies widely over the life of the project. Delaying noncritical
activities to lower peak demand on resources is known as resource
A) Shifting
B) Manipulating
C) Smoothing
D) Allocation
E) Effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER C) Smoothing
A project leader's boss has indicated that their project is very important. If the critical path is delayed,
the lead will be given whatever is needed to get it back on schedule. The project is classified as
__________ constrained.
A) Cost
B) Time
C) Performance
D) Quality
E) Resource - CORRECT ANSWER B) Time
All resource leveling techniques involve
A) Delaying critical activities.
B) Delaying the project.
, C) Delaying noncritical activities.
D) Adding resources.
E) Using negative slack. - CORRECT ANSWER C) Delaying noncritical activities.
If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting reschedule is termed
A) Time-constrained scheduling
B) Allocation
C) Project resource adjustment
D) Resource-constrained scheduling
E) Mandatory leveling - CORRECT ANSWER D) Resource-constrained scheduling
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) Equipment
B) People
C) Physical
D) Technical
E) Time - CORRECT ANSWER B) People
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) Quality, Cost
D) Time, Resource
E) Cost, Time - CORRECT ANSWER D) Time, Resource
Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT
