BUSI 313 Week 4 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the items that would appear on a project scope statement or checklist?

The project charter provides the project manager with written authority to use organizational resources for project activities.

For large companies, the organization breakdown structure is used rather than the work breakdown structure.

Project scope describes what you expect to deliver to your customers when the project is complete.

A “Dissemination Mode” is

Process breakdown structures are used when the size and the scope of the project do not warrant an elaborate WBS or OBS.

The highest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is

One of the items included on a project scope statement or checklist is the review with the customer.

Which of the following is least likely to be included in a work package?

Estimating the total cost of a house by multiplying the total square feet by cost per square foot is an example of the apportion method of estimating costs.

Accounting would be an example of which of the following costs typically found in a project?

Large projects that have long time horizons and a very high complexity can be referred to as

Cost, time, and budget estimates are the lifeline for control; they serve as the standard for comparison of the actual and the planned throughout the life of the project.

Rob is responsible for estimating a work package that has a significant amount of uncertainty associated with the time and cost to complete. Due to the uncertainty involved he will be making a low, an average and a high estimate. Rob is using which estimating approach?

Estimating can be challenged by

A good starting point for developing time and cost estimates is

Top-down estimates usually are derived from someone who uses experience and/or information to determine the project duration and total cost.

________ activities are to be completed immediately following a particular activity.

Activities which can take place at the same time are termed

Burst activities have more than one activity immediately following them (more than one dependency arrow flowing from them).

System documentation cannot end until three days after testing has started. This is an example of which kind of lag?

________ activities must be completed immediately before a particular activity.

The critical path in a project network is the

Even though a project costs time and money to develop, it is worth the effort.

It is possible for a project network to have more than one critical path.