Project Management Chapter 7: Scheduling a Project
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What is the primary misconception about project management?

  • Project management is only about scheduling (correct)
  • Project management is only about time management
  • Project management is only about resource allocation
  • Project management is only about budgeting

    • What is included in a project schedule?

  • Only start and finish dates for each activity
  • Planned start and finish dates, duration, and resources assigned to each activity (correct)
  • Only resource allocation and budgeting for each activity
  • Only milestones and deliverables for each activity

    • Why is it difficult to use scheduling software effectively?

  • Because the software is too complex
  • Because you need to understand project management and scheduling methodology (correct)
  • Because it requires a lot of experience
  • Because it requires a lot of training

    • What is the main purpose of scheduling in project management?

    <p>To plan and manage time effectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common mistake people make when it comes to project management?

    <p>Thinking that scheduling software is all that is needed to be a project manager</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is project management NOT just about?

    <p>Just scheduling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was PERT developed?

    <p>Late 1950s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of using CPM or PERT?

    <p>To meet an important project completion date</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is assumed about activity duration in CPM?

    <p>It is assumed to be fixed and certain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if a critical activity is delayed?

    <p>The project completion date will slip by one day</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the critical path in CPM and PERT?

    <p>The longest path through a project network</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do CPM and PERT help to distinguish?

    <p>Critical and non-critical activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a network diagram?

    <p>To show the sequence in which work is performed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between an event and an activity in a network diagram?

    <p>An event is a specific point in time, while an activity is a task</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the notation that represents work as a box or node, and arrows show the sequence in which the work is performed?

    <p>Activity-On-Node Notation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the method that uses a network diagram to depict a project and the sequences of tasks required to complete it?

    <p>Critical Path Analysis (CPA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a milestone in a network diagram?

    <p>A point in the project at which major portions of the work are completed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the Critical Path Method?

    <p>To identify the sequence of tasks required to complete a project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the arrows represent in activity-on-arrow notation?

    <p>Work being done</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of considering task duration?

    <p>To estimate task durations based on historical data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are points in the project at which major portions of the work are completed?

    <p>Milestones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of chart presents categorical data with rectangular bars?

    <p>Bar graph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a rule in constructing an arrow diagram?

    <p>Keep all times in the same increments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a Gantt chart?

    <p>To create a schedule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the unintended expansion of a project's scope beyond its initial boundaries?

    <p>Scope Creep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the mismatch between the resources allocated or promised and the resources available or feasible?

    <p>Overcommitment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the network diagram that shows work as a box and node, with arrows showing sequence?

    <p>Activity-on-node Notation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two methods of scheduling?

    <p>PERT and CPM</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when a project's scope expands beyond its initial boundaries?

    <p>Scope Creep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Project Management and Scheduling

    • Project management is not just scheduling, but scheduling is a critical component of successful time management.
    • A schedule typically includes a listing of activities, deliverables, and milestones within a project, along with planned start and finish dates, duration, and resources assigned to each activity.

    History of Scheduling

    • Program (Project) Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) was developed in the late 1950s to reduce the time and cost of a project.
    • Critical Path Method (CPM) was also developed in the late 1950s as an algorithm for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and controlling activities in a project.

    PERT and CPM

    • Both PERT and CPM are used to determine the critical path, which is the longest path through a project network.
    • The critical path has no slack, and all activities on it must be completed as scheduled to meet the project deadline.

    Benefits of Using PERT or CPM

    • The main advantage of using PERT or CPM is to determine whether it is possible to meet an important project completion date and to identify exactly when various tasks must be finished to meet that deadline.

    Network Diagrams

    • Network diagrams show the sequence in which work is performed.
    • Activity-On-Arrow notation represents the work being done with arrows and events with circles.
    • Activity-On-Node notation shows the work as a box or node, and the arrows show the sequence in which the work is performed.

    Key Terms

    • Milestones: points in the project at which major portions of the work are completed.
    • Scope Creep: the unintended expansion of a project's scope beyond its initial boundaries.
    • Overcommitment: the mismatch between the resources allocated or promised and the resources available or feasible, leading to inefficiencies or failures in project execution.

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