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In a Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)/Critical Path Method (CPM)chart,each rectangular box,called a task box,has five sections that contain important information about a task.

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The task duration is the same as the elapsed time.

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Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)/Critical Path Method (CPM)and Gantt charts are mutually exclusive techniques.

If any task along a critical path falls behind schedule,the entire project will be delayed.

A _____ displays the same information as the Gantt chart,including task dependencies,but uses task boxes to include much more detail.

Often,two or more concurrent tasks depend on a single prior task,which is called a _____.

If team members lack experience with certain aspects of the required technology,temporary help might be obtained from IT consultants or part-time staff.

A _____ is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it.

Effective project reporting requires _____.

When maintaining schedules,if enough _____ and frequent checkpoints exist,problems will be detected rapidly.

Explain the three legs of a project triangle.What makes it challenging?

_____ give team members of a project an opportunity to share information,discuss common problems,and explain new techniques.

A _____ is a review of a project team member's work by other members of a team.

A Gantt chart can simplify a complex project by combining several activities into a task _____ that contains subsidiary tasks.

Briefly explain how project progress is reported and evaluated.

Tasks are basic units of work that the project manager plans,schedules,and monitors.

_____ is a full-featured program that holds the dominant share of the project management software market.

GanttProject is a free open-source Java-based project management tool that is available on multiple platforms.

The _____ is the most pessimistic outcome of a task.

A _____ consists of horizontal bars,connected with arrows that indicate task dependencies.