17/9 Critical Path Analysis (CPA) and PERT: MCQ Quiz

What does CPA stand for in project management?

• Critical Project Assessment

• Critical Path Analysis

• Cumulative Planning Analysis

• Calculated Project Approach

What decade did Critical Path Analysis (CPA) originate from?

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

What is the primary use of CPA?

• To budget project costs

• To visualise project timelines and dependencies

• To train staff

• To communicate with clients

What does PERT stand for?

• Project Estimation and Resource Tracking

• Project Evaluation and Review Technique

• Programmed Event Resource Timeline

• Performance Evaluation and Risk Tracking

In PERT charts, what do arrows represent?

• Completed phases

• Activities or work

• Milestones

What type of tasks are not dependent on others in CPA?

• Critical tasks

• Slack tasks

• Dependent tasks

• Non-dependent tasks

What does the PERT formula help calculate?

• Total budget

• Best estimate time

• Resource needs

• Team efficiency

Which of the following is NOT one of the three PERT time estimates?

• Optimistic

• Pessimistic

• Balanced

• Most likely

What is 'slack time' also known as?

• Critical time

• Float time

• Overhead time

• Maximum time

Why is the PERT formula preferred over using just the most likely time?

• It is simpler to calculate

• It accounts for uncertainty by considering optimistic and pessimistic times

• It ignores all possible outcomes

• It only uses historical data