Questions from General Project Management

Q: The CyClon project team has started gathering information necessary to develop a

The CyClon project team has started gathering information necessary to develop a project network—predecessor activities and activity time in days. The results of their meeting are fo...

Q: Here is a partial work breakdown structure for a wedding. Use

Here is a partial work breakdown structure for a wedding. Use the method described in the Snapshot from Practice 6.1: The Yellow Sticky Approach to create a network for this project. Do not include su...

Q: You are creating a customer database for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs minor

You are creating a customer database for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs minor league baseball team. Draw a project network given the information below. Complete the forward and backward pass, compute acti...

Q: Review the front page of your local newspaper, and try to

Review the front page of your local newspaper, and try to identify all the projects contained in the articles. How many were you able to find?

Q: How are WBS and project networks linked?

How are WBS and project networks linked?

Q: Why bother creating a WBS? Why not go straight to a

Why bother creating a WBS? Why not go straight to a project network and forget the WBS?

Q: What is the difference between free slack and total slack?

What is the difference between free slack and total slack?

Q: What is a hammock activity, and when is it used?

What is a hammock activity, and when is it used?

Q: How does the WBS differ from the project network?

How does the WBS differ from the project network?

Q: You have signed a contract to build a garage for the Simpsons

You have signed a contract to build a garage for the Simpsons. You will receive a $500 bonus for completing the project within 17 working days. The contract also contains a penalty clause in which you...