Questions from General Project Management


Q: The arrival and departure times of commercial aircraft are carefully scheduled.

The arrival and departure times of commercial aircraft are carefully scheduled. Why, then, is it so important to have excess capacity in the airport control tower?

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Q: Explain the difference in the problems faced by a PM who is

Explain the difference in the problems faced by a PM who is short of secretarial resources and one who is short of a “Walt.”

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Q: When allocating scarce resources to several different projects at the same time

When allocating scarce resources to several different projects at the same time, why is it important to make sure that all resource calendars are on the same time base (i.e., hourly, daily, or weekly...

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Q: List and describe the three most common criteria by which to evaluate

List and describe the three most common criteria by which to evaluate different resource allocation priority rules.

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Q: Why can’t the PM use the organization’s current information system for project

Why can’t the PM use the organization’s current information system for project monitoring and reporting?

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Q: What does it mean to say that project monitoring and control are

What does it mean to say that project monitoring and control are on the opposite sides of project selection and planning?

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Q: The monitoring system is the direct connection between project planning and control

The monitoring system is the direct connection between project planning and control. Why is this true?

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Q: Why is the hierarchical planning process useful for project planning? How

Why is the hierarchical planning process useful for project planning? How might it influence the plan if the hierarchical planning process was not used?

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Q: Why is it probably a good idea to avoid periodic reports,

Why is it probably a good idea to avoid periodic reports, except in specific cases such as reports tied to the organization’s accounting system?

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Q: Using earned value analysis, explain how the total cost of a

Using earned value analysis, explain how the total cost of a partially completed project can be estimated.

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