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Term 1 of 97
Physical Constraints
The absence, shortage, or unique interrelationship and interaction characteristics of
resources that require a particular sequencing of project activities
Is one in which the level of resources available
cannot be exceeded.
Activities that cannot occur in parallel or are affected by
contractual or environmental conditions.
The duration of a project may be increased by
delaying the late start of some of its activities if
resources are not adequate to meet peak demands.
Term 2 of 97
The amount of time an activity can be delayed and yet not delay the project is termed
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Total slack.
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Free slack.
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Critical float.
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Float pad.
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Slip pad
,Definition 3 of 97
Must be completed by an imposed date.
Step 2 Managing Risk
Activity
The Project Network
Time-Constrained Project
Term 4 of 97
Which of the following correctly calculates the late start for an activity?
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EF-DUR
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ES-DUR
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LF-DUR
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ES-SL
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LF-SL
,Term 5 of 97
Arrows on an activity-on-node (AON) project network represent
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An activity.
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Project flow.
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Dependency.
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Project flow and dependency.
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An activity and dependency
Definition 6 of 97
Identification
Step 1 Managing Risk
Step 4 Managing Risk
Retaining risk
Mitigating risk
Term 7 of 97
Since resource leveling or smoothing delays noncritical activities, a common result is an increase
in network
___________.
Flexibility
Stability
Complexity
Sensetivity
, Term 8 of 97
An activity that has more than one dependency arrow flowing into it is termed a(n)
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Parallel activity.
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Critical path.
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Burst activity.
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Merge activity.
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Independent activity
Term 9 of 97
Grace is building a project network that involves testing a prototype. She must design the
prototype (activity 1), build the prototype (activity 2), and test the prototype (activity 3). Activity 1
is the predecessor for activity 2 and activity 2 is the predecessor for activity 3. If the prototype
fails testing, Grace must redesign the prototype; therefore, activity 3 is a predecessor for activity 1.
This is an example of :
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Conditional statements.
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Looping.
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Having more than one start node.
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Good network development.
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Natural network flow.
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