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LO8 Recap

Quiz by Jacob Flanagan

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  • Q1

    What best describes a critical path?

    It's the path with the least amount of free float.

    It's the path with the longest single activity.

    It's the longest chain of dependant activities.

    The path that has the least amount of dependant activities.

    30s
  • Q2

    When you have challenged the logical dependancies you have:

    Found the critical path.

    Found the shortest way in which to order dependant activites.

    Removed any dependancy that isn't neccessary.

    Established if you should use critical path or critical chain.

    30s
  • Q3

    Slippage on an activity on this critical path does not affect just that activity but also the duration of the whole project.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q4

    Critical path activities by definition have the least amount ot free float?

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q5

    Critical chain methodology seeks to:

    Reduce the 'gold plating' effect.

    Provide a more efficient scheduling technique than critical path.

    Encourage people to work more quickly.

    Capture efficiencies gained when tasks are finished ahead of shedule.

    30s
  • Q6

    Which of the following is not a resource type?

    Facilities

    Test site

    Human labour

    Regulatory body

    30s
  • Q7

    The FA cup final ground preparations are behind schedule: will you use resource levelling or resource smoothing? 

    Resource levelling

    Resource smoothing

    30s
  • Q8

    We are building a new rail tunnel. There is only 1 tunnel boring machine available and it's availability has been pushed back. Should we use resource smoothing or levelling to deal with the situation?

    Resource smoothing

    Resource levelling

    30s
  • Q9

    When resource smoothing, should we apply resources first to:

    Activities with the least free float

    Critical path activities

    What's resource smoothing?

    The path with the least total float

    30s

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