Project Management: Shortening Schedules

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What is the primary objective of fast tracking activities in a project?

To add more resources to critical activities

To delay non-critical activities

To do activities in parallel or overlap them (correct)

To reduce the project scope

What is the effect of adding more resources to critical activities in a project?

Decreases the project duration (correct)

Changes the project scope

Increases the project duration

Has no impact on the project duration

What is the purpose of a precedence diagram in project management?

To allocate resources to activities

To estimate the project duration

To determine the activity dependencies (correct)

To identify the critical path

What is the type of dependency between activities A and D in the given project?

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What is the duration of activity F in the given project?

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Which of the following is a technique used to shorten the project schedule?

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What is the critical path method used for in project management?

Identifying the critical path Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of changing the scope of critical activities on the project schedule?

Decreases the project duration Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a network diagram in project management?

To determine the activity dependencies Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of dependency between activities B and E in the given project?

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What is the primary objective of fast tracking activities in a project?

What is the effect of adding more resources to critical activities in a project?

What is the purpose of a precedence diagram in project management?

What is the type of dependency between activities A and D in the given project?

What is the duration of activity F in the given project?

Which of the following is a technique used to shorten the project schedule?

What is the critical path method used for in project management?

What is the effect of changing the scope of critical activities on the project schedule?

What is the purpose of a network diagram in project management?

What is the type of dependency between activities B and E in the given project?

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