Questions from General Project Management

Q: For the following project, (a) List all predecessors

For the following project, (a) List all predecessors of task 5. (b) List all predecessors of task 4. (c) List all predecessors of the network finish (F).

Q: What is a “dummy” activity?

What is a “dummy” activity?

Q: Consider Figure 5-14. Paths a-b-c

Consider Figure 5-14. Paths a-b-c and a-b-d converge at activity f, but we ignore this potential merge problem in the text. Why?

Q: Explain why project-oriented firms require excess resource capacity.

Explain why project-oriented firms require excess resource capacity.

Q: What is meant by the term “student syndrome”?

What is meant by the term “student syndrome”?

Q: Describe in your own words what is meant by Goldratt’s critical chain

Describe in your own words what is meant by Goldratt’s critical chain.

Q: Give several examples of a type of project that would benefit from

Give several examples of a type of project that would benefit from a template project plan being developed.

Q: Given the fact that a project’s resource requirements are clearly spelled out

Given the fact that a project’s resource requirements are clearly spelled out in the project’s action plan, why are PMs so concerned with resource allocation?

Q: What does it mean to “fast track” a project?

What does it mean to “fast track” a project?

Q: List as many things as you can think of that should be

List as many things as you can think of that should be entered into a specific resource’s calendar.