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University of Khartoum
Faculty of Engineering
Project & Operation Management – class test
Time 2.5 hrs.
Question one:
1. The project time management process include:
a. Activity definition, sequencing, execution, duration and control.
b. Activity definition, sequencing, resources estimation, estimated duration, develop
schedule and control schedule.
c. Activity determining, estimated duration, develop schedule and implement activity.
d. Activity definition, execution, develops schedule and monitoring schedule results.
2. The phases of any project include:
a. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and closing.
b. Initiating, appraisal, cost estimation, monitoring and closing.
c. Identify stakeholders, planning, executing, monitoring and closing.
d. Charter, planning, executing, monitoring and closing.
3. The precedence diagramming method (PDM):
a. Uses boxes or rectangles to represent activities. It is also called activity on node
(AON).
b. Uses probabilistic approach to scheduling project activities.
c. Is a time-phased graphical representation of arrow diagramming method (ADM)
d. Is more accurate than the critical path method of scheduling when there are
uncertainties about the durations of project activity.
4. In application, PERT has primarily used for
a. Construction projects
b. Manufacturing projects
c. Industrial projects
d. Research and development projects
5. In network diagram, activity can be shown in one of three conditions EXCEPT:
a. The activity may have a successor but no predecessor.
b. The activity may have a predecessor but no successor.
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c. The activity may have neither successor nor predecessor.
d. The activity may have a successor and predecessor.
6. The critical path is established by calculating the following:
a. Start-to-start, start-to-finish, finish-to-start, finish-to-finish.
b. Early start, early finish, late start, late finish.
c. Predecessor-to-successor, Predecessor-to-Predecessor, successor-to-successor.
d. Primary-to-secondary, primary-to-finish, secondary-to-secondary, finish-to-finish.
7. In time management, Crashing is:
a. A schedule compression technique that typically includes reducing schedule activity
durations and increasing the assignment of resources on schedule activities.
b. A schedule compression technique in which phases or activities that normally would
done in sequence are performed in parallel.
c. The timely input of data to calculate the critical path.
d. Equivalent to minimizing float in the project schedule network.
8. The earn value management (EVM) is commonly used:
a. Analysis of the value of the equipment that has been installed as the status date.
b. Analysis of the sum of the labor costs that have been incurred on the project to date.
c. Method of project performance measurement.
d. Method of measuring the amount of money that has been spent to date.
9. Which of these is not an example of a project?
a. Mission to send a parrot to the moon.
b. Cleaning the city center every day before office hours begin.
c. Evacuation of city before a major storm expected this weekend
d. Building a stadium in the city of Rio De Janeiro
10.The process of identify Stakeholder is part of which process group?
a. Stakeholder Management.
b. Communication Management.
c. Initiating.
d. Planning
11.In a projectized (pure) organization, the project team:
a. Report to many bosses
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b. Has no loyalty to the project
c. Report to functional manager
d. Will not always have a home
12.The conversation of the project action plan into an operating timetable is called……
a. Work Breakdown Structure
b. An Appraisal of project
c. Planning or scheduling
d. Organization Breakdown Structure
13. During a project, earned value analysis is performed, resulting in the following numbers:
EV: 523,000; PV: 623,000; AC: 643,000.
Which results are correct?
a. CV: +120,000; SV: +100,000
b. CV: +100,000; SV: +120,000
c. CV: -100,000; SV: -120,000
d. CV: -120,000; SV: -100,000
14. A document called ____________ is created by decomposing the project scope into
smaller, more manageable elements.
a. Scope Statement
b. Network Logic Diagram
c. Work Breakdown Structure
d. Requested Change
15.The scope baseline is used to identify variance on the scope during the project. It consists
of what?
a. Scope statement, WBS with work packages and planning packages, WBS dictionary
b. Cost baseline, quality baseline and schedule baseline
c. Configuration management plan and configuration identification document
d. Procurement statement of work and project scope statement
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Question Two:
1. A company has to make a choice between two projects, because the available
resources in money and kind are not sufficient to run both at the same time. Each
project would cost $250,000.
a) The first project is a process optimization that would result in a cost reduction of
$120,000 per year. This benefit would be achieved immediately after the end of the
project.
b) The second project would be the development of a new product which could
produce the following net profits after the end of the project:
1st Year = $ 15,000; 2nd year = $ 125,000; 3rd year = $ 220,000
Assumed is a discount rate of 5% per year. Calculate the present value of these projects in
the first 3 years, what is true for their monetary attractiveness?
2. From the below table:

Activity Duration Predecessors Cost ($)
A 1 - 2
B 7 - 3
C 5 A&B 4
D 12 B 2
E 10 C&D 1
F 6 E 5
G 3 F 3
a) Using AON draw the network for the activities and then calculate the ES & EF, LS &
LF for each activity.
b) Determine the critical path.
c) Total float and free float for those activities (Only between activity A&C)
d) Draw the bar chart (Gantt chart) for these activities.
e) Draw the resource histogram chart.
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