Question 1

Sometimes very high __________ costs are recognized before a project begins and reducing these costs through shorter project durations becomes a high priority.

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor
B)  Direct
C)  Project
D)  Overhead
E)  Interest

Question 2

Overhead costs such as supervision, administration, consultants, and interest are examples of ________ project costs.

Accepted Answer

indirect
Explanation: Indirect costs gen...

Question 3

When crashing an activity, you always crash to its crash point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In order to shorten the duration of a project the project manager should limit the choices of activities to just those which are on the __________.

Accepted Answer

critical path
Explanation: After the cra...

Question 5

Cost slope can be determined by dividing the

Accepted Answer

A)  Run by the rise.
B)  Rise by the run.
C)  Crash cost by the normal cost.
D)  Normal cost by the crash cost.
E)  Indirect cost by direct cost.

Question 6

According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project is most likely to have which of the following impacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keep the project from slipping any further
B)  Get the project back on schedule
C)  Make the project slip further
D)  Lead to burnout
E)  Decrease team motivation

Exam 9: Reducing Project Duration

In order to shorten the duration of a project the project manager should limit the choices of activities to just those which are on the __________.

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critical path
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Cost slope can be determined by dividing the

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Overhead costs such as supervision, administration, consultants, and interest are examples of ________ project costs.

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indirect
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According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project is most likely to have which of the following impacts?

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Sometimes very high __________ costs are recognized before a project begins and reducing these costs through shorter project durations becomes a high priority.

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When crashing an activity, you always crash to its crash point.

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Exam 9: Reducing Project Duration

In order to shorten the duration of a project the project manager should limit the choices of activities to just those which are on the __________.

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Cost slope can be determined by dividing the

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Overhead costs such as supervision, administration, consultants, and interest are examples of ________ project costs.

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According to Brooks' Law, adding more people to a late project is most likely to have which of the following impacts?

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Sometimes very high __________ costs are recognized before a project begins and reducing these costs through shorter project durations becomes a high priority.

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When crashing an activity, you always crash to its crash point.

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indirect
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