CMGT 4100 TEST 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What info is addressed in the planning and scheduling process? - Answer --Planning-
"what" is going to be done, "how", "where", and by "whom"
-Scheduling- determining time needed to complete a project
Who developed the bar chart - Answer -Henry Gantt
Is A-O-A (or ADM) a version of CPM scheduling? - Answer -Yes
What is the difference in determinist and probabilistic durations? Which does A-O-A
use? Which does PERT use? - Answer --Deterministic schedules - specific durations
dates, and times are utilized
-Probablistic schedules - deals with project duration and activity start and end times will
be reached
-A-O-A uses deterministic
-PERT uses probabilistic
Who is the leader in scheduling software? - Answer --CPM
What is PDM? - Answer -Precedence diagramming method, which is a tool and
technique of Sequence Activities
Describe the difference in planning and scheduling - Answer --planning- developing
logic of how a project will be constructed
-scheduling- integrating the plan with a calendar or specified time frame
Which role relates to developing project logic? To integrating the logic to a calendar? -
Answer --planning= developing project logic
-scheduling= integrating the logic to a calendar
What is CPM? - Answer -Critical path method, identifies a chain of activities that control
how long the project will take
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bar charts? - Answer -Adv: simple &
show when major work activities are scheduled, easy to communicate & understand
Dis: limited because they don't show sequencing between activities, fail to provide
valuable information when projects become more complex
How is a schedule used as a project management tool? - Answer -determine time
needed to complete a project, gives estimated start and finish dates along with
durations of each activity
Methods of network models: CPM - Answer -identifies those chains of activities (critical
paths) in the project that control how long the project will take
What info is addressed in the planning and scheduling process? - Answer --Planning-
"what" is going to be done, "how", "where", and by "whom"
-Scheduling- determining time needed to complete a project
Who developed the bar chart - Answer -Henry Gantt
Is A-O-A (or ADM) a version of CPM scheduling? - Answer -Yes
What is the difference in determinist and probabilistic durations? Which does A-O-A
use? Which does PERT use? - Answer --Deterministic schedules - specific durations
dates, and times are utilized
-Probablistic schedules - deals with project duration and activity start and end times will
be reached
-A-O-A uses deterministic
-PERT uses probabilistic
Who is the leader in scheduling software? - Answer --CPM
What is PDM? - Answer -Precedence diagramming method, which is a tool and
technique of Sequence Activities
Describe the difference in planning and scheduling - Answer --planning- developing
logic of how a project will be constructed
-scheduling- integrating the plan with a calendar or specified time frame
Which role relates to developing project logic? To integrating the logic to a calendar? -
Answer --planning= developing project logic
-scheduling= integrating the logic to a calendar
What is CPM? - Answer -Critical path method, identifies a chain of activities that control
how long the project will take
What are the advantages and disadvantages of bar charts? - Answer -Adv: simple &
show when major work activities are scheduled, easy to communicate & understand
Dis: limited because they don't show sequencing between activities, fail to provide
valuable information when projects become more complex
How is a schedule used as a project management tool? - Answer -determine time
needed to complete a project, gives estimated start and finish dates along with
durations of each activity
Methods of network models: CPM - Answer -identifies those chains of activities (critical
paths) in the project that control how long the project will take
