Questions from General Project Management

Q: It is possible to shorten the critical path and save money.

It is possible to shorten the critical path and save money. Explain how.

Q: How can a cost-duration graph be used by the project

How can a cost-duration graph be used by the project manager? Explain.

Q: Tom Bray was mulling over today’s work schedule as he looked

Tom Bray was mulling over today’s work schedule as he looked across the bay at the storm that was rolling in. It was the second official day of the Pegasus project and now the real work was about to...

Q: Cerberus is a successful producer of specialty chemicals. It operates

Cerberus is a successful producer of specialty chemicals. It operates nine large campus sites in the United States, with a number of different business units on each site. These business units operat...

Q: Garth Hudson was a 29-year-old graduate of Eastern

Garth Hudson was a 29-year-old graduate of Eastern State University (ESU) with a B.S. degree in management information systems. After graduation he worked for seven years at Bluegrass Systems in Louis...

Q: You are driving to a project status report meeting with your client

You are driving to a project status report meeting with your client. You encountered a significant technical problem on the project that has put your project behind schedule. This is not good news bec...

Q: Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects

Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization?

Q: You work for a large consulting firm and were assigned to the

You work for a large consulting firm and were assigned to the Gold Star LAN project. Work on the project is nearly completed and your clients at Gold Star appear to be pleased with your performance. D...

Q: You are responsible for installing the new Double E production line.

You are responsible for installing the new Double E production line. Your team has collected estimates and used the WBS to generate a project schedule. You have confidence in the schedule and the work...

Q: You are a test engineer on the Bridge project at Ryman Pharmaceuticals

You are a test engineer on the Bridge project at Ryman Pharmaceuticals in Nashville, Tennessee. You have just completed conductivity tests of a new electrochemical compound. The results exceeded expec...