OPS 571 WEEK 4 QUIZ

OPS 571 WEEK 4 QUIZ
•A work breakdown structure is
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a simple list of the activities making up a project
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a hierarchy of tasks, subtasks, and work packages
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a Cost and Performance tracking schedule
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a structure that is incompatible with the Critical Path Method
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•  2
Which of the following identifies a key principle of Reengineering?
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Organize around tasks.
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Capture information both at the source and where it is interpreted.
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Merge information-processing work into the real work that produces the information.
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Downsize (lay-off) workers and do the same amount of work as before.
Correct 
•  3
Which project progress technique includes the essential features of a project plan, budgeted cost of work scheduled and budgeted cost of work performed?
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Gantt chart
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Earned value management
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Cost analysis
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Critical path method
Correct 
•  4
An example of a graphic project report utilized within project management is:
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Equipment and supplies chart
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Humphrey chart
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Cost and performance tracking schedule
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Project proposal
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•  5
A Responsibility Chart specifically identifies which of the following?
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Commitment to quality
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Customer satisfaction
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Level of inventory
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Planning the tasks for a project
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•  6
Consulting firms typically use which of the following techniques to plan and monitor the engagements of the firm or specific projects?
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Qualitative forecasting
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Quantitative layout
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Materials requirements planning (MRP)
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CPM/PERT
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•  7
At the onset, a project originates as which of the following? 
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A statement of work (SOW
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A series of milestones
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A Gantt chart
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Critical path method (CPM)
Correct 
•  8
Which of the following would be the result of subdividing a project? 
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Job categories
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Work events
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Job orders
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Tasks
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•  9
The vertical axis on a Gantt chart is usually which of the following?
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Profit
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Time
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Cost
•	 Activities