Project management

Which of the following is not part of the functions involved in project management?

• Directing

• Controlling

• Documenting

• Scoping

Uncontrolled addition of technical features to a system :

• Scope creep

• Constraints

• Interruptions

• Feature creep

An inter-task dependency in which two tasks must finish at the same time is called :

• Start-to-finish (FS)

• Finish-to-start (FS)

• Finish-to-finish (FF)

• Start-to-start (SS)

Graphical tool used to depict the hierarchical decomposition of the project into phases,activities, and tasks :

• Pert chart

• Gannt chart

• Activity on arrow diagram

• Work break down structure

Which of the project management charts is most effective when you want to study the relationship between tasks?

• Pert chart

• Gannt chart

• WBS chart

• Network chart

A narrative description of the work to be performed as part of a project :

• Scope definition

• Statement of work

• Resource leveling

• progress report

A model-based technique for estimation wherein standard parameters based on prior projects are applied to the new project is referred to as :

• Decomposition

• COCOMO

• Reverse engineering

• Function points

Which of the following is not part of project management activities?

• Estimate task duration

• Direct team effort

• Assign resources

• Assess risks

A strategy for correcting resource over-allocations :

• Resource leveling

• Schedule adjustments critical path analysis

• Expectations management matrix

• Task splitting

Which of the following is the estimated amount of time required to complete a task, based on a weighted average of pessimistic, optimistic, and expected duration?

• Minimal duration

• Earliest completion

• Weighted average duration

• Most likely duration