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When only one person is responsible for performing several activities, all due at the same time, this is an example of a(n) ________ constraint.

A) equipment
B) materials
C) technical
D) resource
E) logical

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Resource leveling or smoothing can have all the following results on a project EXCEPT

A) lower peak resource demand.
B) reduced resource need over the life of the project.
C) reduced fluctuations in resource demand.
D) a longer project duration.
E) a more sensitive network.

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A project scheduler is working on a project that technically allows three activities to be done at the same time. If they were to be implemented at the same time, the scheduler would need 5 contractors in order for the activities to be completed on time. There are only 3 available for the project. This is an example of what type of constraint?

Identify and briefly describe two ways to classify projects with scheduling problems.

Identify and give an example of the three types of resource constraints.

The fact that you must pour foundation before you frame the house and that you have to frame the house before you can put on the roof demonstrates scheduling constraints.

When scheduling activities in a resource-constrained project, typically the activity scheduled first has the __________ amount of slack.

When the work in an activity is interrupted to work on another activity and is then resumed at a later point in time, it is called _________.

When classifying projects, ________ constrained means that the amount of a specific resource is fixed and the duration of the project is flexible.

A special truck that is needed on the project has been assigned to another project. This is an example of what type of resource constraint?

A project manager has two engineers assigned to the project and does not have access to more even if the result means extending the completion date on the project. The project manager is managing a(n) ________.

This is used to compare the cost accounts between organizational units and deliverables.

The shortage of memory chips to produce a printed circuit motherboard is an example of a(n) ________ type of resource constraint.

If your project has spent $75,000 versus a budget of $70,000 and it is a week ahead of schedule, is it a certainty that your project is doing well? Explain why or why not.

All of the following are types of resource constraints EXCEPT

Technical constraints have been carefully considered when developing a project network. Which of the following is true at this point?

A project scheduler is trying to reallocate resources in a time-constrained project to create smoother resource utilization. The scheduler should first identify activities with the

If resources are not adequate to meet peak demands, the resulting reschedule is termed

If it becomes necessary to delay one or several late starts to accommodate resource limitations, this is called:

A(n) ________ constraint addresses the sequence in which project activities must occur even after considering resource constraints.