Information Technology Project Management
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ISBN: 9781285452340
Author: Kathy Schwalbe
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A project has three sequences of activities (paths), two of which are critical. The critical paths of this project can be characterized in the following way:
a. The slack times for each task in the entire project are zero.
b. The chain of activities (from start to finish) that has the largest sum of activity durations.
c. The early start date and early finish date are always the same for each activity on the critical path.
d. To reduce the project duration, you must reduce the slack time of a task on the critical path.
e. None of the above are correct.
As a project manager of a Software project, you have received given data about the different type of Issues identified in the project: –
Issue 1 – 85 occurrences; Issue 2 – 125 occurrences; Issue 3 – 28 occurrences; Issue 4 – 395 occurrences; Issue 5 – 185 occurrences; Issue 6 – 128 occurrences; Issue 7 – 85 occurrences; Issue 8 – 169 occurrences; Issue 9 – 148 occurrences; Issue 10 – 209 occurrences.
Which diagram you will use to prioritize the Issues? Generate the diagram using any tool and paste it here.
Which one of the following are true statements about a critical path in a project?
Knowledge of the critical path can be used to decide if any tasks in a project can
be delayed without extending the length of time of the project.
All tasks on the critical path must be completed before any other task in the
same project can be started.
Decreasing the times of tasks not on the critical path will not decrease the
length of time of the project.
There is only one critical path in any project.
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