Questions from General Project Management

Q: What are the differences between bottom-up and top-down

What are the differences between bottom-up and top-down estimating approaches? Under what conditions would you prefer one over the other?

Q: Exercise Figure 5.1 is a project WBS with cost apportioned

Exercise Figure 5.1 is a project WBS with cost apportioned by percentages. If the total project cost is estimated to be $600,000, what are the estimated costs for the following deliverables? a. Desig...

Q: Develop a resource schedule in the loading chart that follows. Use

Develop a resource schedule in the loading chart that follows. Use the parallel method and heuristics given. Be sure to update each period as the computer would do. Note: activities 2, 3, 5, and 6 us...

Q: How does the culture of an organization influence the quality of

How does the culture of an organization influence the quality of estimates?

Q: Brian Smith, network administrator at Advanced Energy Technology (AET),

Brian Smith, network administrator at Advanced Energy Technology (AET), has been given the responsibility of implementing the migration of a large data center to a new office location. Careful plannin...

Q: The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the

The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on July 3, 2017, and be completed in time for the start of the 2020 season....

Q: You are managing a product upgrade project for Bangkokagogo. Given the

You are managing a product upgrade project for Bangkokagogo. Given the project network that follows, complete the forward and backward pass, compute activity slack, and identify the critical path. Use...

Q: The planning department of an electronics firm has set up the activities

The planning department of an electronics firm has set up the activities for developing and production of a new MP3 Player. Given the information below, develop a project network using Microsoft Proje...

Q: Using Microsoft Project, set up the network and determine the critical

Using Microsoft Project, set up the network and determine the critical path for Phase 1 of the Whistler Ski Resort project. The project workweek will be 5 days (M–F). Whistler Ski Resort Project Giv...

Q: The optical disk project team has started gathering the information necessary to

The optical disk project team has started gathering the information necessary to develop the project network—predecessor activities and activity times in weeks. The results of their...