COSC 475 - EXAM II
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, 1. Definition: What
Resource Loading (Resource Allocation)
does it mean to
load resources into
a project, such as
manpower, equip-
ment, and materi-
als? (Lecture)
2. Definition: What is
Resource Leveling
it called when
you shift resources
from activities with
float to activities
with lesser float?
(Lecture)
3. True or False:
False (Resource Leveling means smoothing out the ups and downs of resource
Resource Leveling
usage to a more consistent and smooth curve with fewer peak utilization
means making the
periods)
resource utilization
a flat line. (Lecture)
4. Concept: What is
The project team cannot conduct variance analysis and the schedule starts to
the real underly-
make no sense. (A 10 day activity starts to look like a 2 day activity due to time
ing reason most
running out on a fixed deadline.)
schedules are aban-
doned? (Lecture)
5. Concept: What is
1. Run by "experience."
usually the solution
2. Gives us no historical data for future projects, and the schedule history is now
when schedules be- missing in the event of claims.
come abandoned?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
, 1. Definition: What
Resource Loading (Resource Allocation)
does it mean to
load resources into
a project, such as
manpower, equip-
ment, and materi-
als? (Lecture)
2. Definition: What is
Resource Leveling
it called when
you shift resources
from activities with
float to activities
with lesser float?
(Lecture)
3. True or False:
False (Resource Leveling means smoothing out the ups and downs of resource
Resource Leveling
usage to a more consistent and smooth curve with fewer peak utilization
means making the
periods)
resource utilization
a flat line. (Lecture)
4. Concept: What is
The project team cannot conduct variance analysis and the schedule starts to
the real underly-
make no sense. (A 10 day activity starts to look like a 2 day activity due to time
ing reason most
running out on a fixed deadline.)
schedules are aban-
doned? (Lecture)
5. Concept: What is
1. Run by "experience."
usually the solution
2. Gives us no historical data for future projects, and the schedule history is now
when schedules be- missing in the event of claims.
come abandoned?
