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Knowledge Assessment
Fill in the Blank
Complete the following sentences by writing the correct word or words in the blanks provided.
1. A(n) ____________ determines how a resource’s work on a task is scheduled over time.
2. The ____________ section of the Options dialog box provides an option to change the view to fiscal year rather than calendar year.
3. The ____________ ____________ is the series of tasks that will extend the project’s end date if they are delayed.
4. Adjusting aspects of a project schedule, such as cost, duration, and scope, to achieve a desired project schedule result is known as ____________.
5. For a task on the critical path, “critical” refers to how the task’s scheduling will affect the project’s _____________ _____________.
6. ____________ ____________ is the amount of time that the finish date of a task can be delayed before the start of a successor task must be rescheduled.
7. A(n) ____________ contour describes how work is distributed over time in terms of graphical patterns.
8. It is important to optimize your project schedule prior to saving a(n) ____________.
9. Decreasing a project’s duration is known as ____________ ____________.
10. The amount of time by which the finish date on a task can be delayed before completion of the project will be delayed is known as ___________ _____________.
Multiple Choice
Select the best response for the following statements.
1. Using a fiscal year view is most appropriate when:
a. you want to view the costs for individual tasks.
b. you need to pull in the project end date.
c. there are stakeholders who are accustomed to analyzing data in this format.
d. you need to combine projects with other project managers.
2. Predefined contours work best when you can estimate:
a. the finish date of the task.
b. a probable pattern of effort.
c. the overallocation of a resource.
d. None of the above
3. A task may have:
a. total slack.
b. free slack.
c. partial slack.
d. both total slack and free slack.
4. A task that has free slack before a project begins:
a. might become critical as the project gets underway and actuals are entered.
b. will always have free slack.
c. can never affect the critical path.
d. should be optimized as soon as possible.
5. You cannot use the Calendar options to:
a. define how many hours are in a day.
b. identify which is the first day of the week.
c. set up the base calendar.
d. define how many days should equal one month.
6. If a resource’s assignment determines the finish date of a task, it is said that this resource is the:
a. driving resource.
b. critical resource.
c. final resource.
d. end resource.
7. Which of the following is not a predefined contour?
a. Bell
b. Half Pike
c. Front Loaded
d. Turtle
8. You can view the costs of a project in the:
a. Project Information dialog box.
b. Project Cost dialog box.
c. Project Statistics dialog box.
d. Detailed Gantt chart view.
9. Once work has commenced on a project:
a. the critical path cannot change.
b. variance can no longer appear.
c. the finish date is likely to change.
d. a task cannot move from noncritical to critical.
10. The Default Start Time and Default End Time settings on the Calendar options:
a. are not related to the working time values for calendars.
b. supply the default start and end time for task constraints.
c. supply the default start and end time for actual start and finish dates in which you enter a date but do not include a time.
d. All of the above
Matching
Match the term in column 1 to its description in column 2.
Column 1
Column 2
1. Task ID
a. A numeric-only representation of the outline hierarchy of a project, generated by Microsoft Project
2. Nodes
b. Defines the format of the outline and WBS codes
3. Unique ID
c. The view that looks similar to a “month-at-a-glance”
4. Network Diagram
d. A representation of the outline hierarchy of a project, which you can change to include any combination of letters and numbers
5. Lines
e. A unique identifier that tracks the order in which you enter tasks and resources
6. Outline numbers
f. Represent the relationships between tasks on a Network Diagram
7. Mask
g. A standard way of representing project activities in a flowchart format
8. Reports
h. The boxes used to represent tasks in a Network Diagram
9. WBS codes
i. The primary way that project managers communicate project information to stakeholders
10. Calendar
j. The unique identifier that Microsoft Project assigns to each task sequentially as you enter it
True/False
Circle T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false.
T
F
1. The Visual Reports feature uses Microsoft Word and Excel to produce reports based on Project data.
T
F
2. You can apply up to ten levels of a custom outline number for tasks in a single Microsoft Project file.
T
F
3. Reports do not allow any data entry or manipulation.
T
F
4. WBS codes can include letters and numbers.
T
F
5. The Network Diagram view is one of the simplest views available in Microsoft Project.
T
F
6. If you want to reorder tasks by the order in which they were entered, you can sort them by Task ID.
T
F
7. In the WBS structure, top-level summary tasks are sequentially numbered with a single digit.
T
F
8. The Network Diagram focuses on task durations.
T
F
9. By default, the Calendar view displays three months at a time.
T
F
10. The Unique ID shows a task’s place in the hierarchy of the project schedule.