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Project management software is important because it will manage the project for the project manager.

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B) False

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Gene is trying to order the concrete needed to continue his project.However, the supplier will not be able to deliver it until next week.This is an example of what kind of resource constraint?

A) Working capital
B) People
C) Equipment
D) Information
E) Materials

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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All of the following are types of resource constraints EXCEPT

In order that the new product is on the shelf for the Christmas buying season, the development of the new product would be classified as a(n)________ -constrained project.

A shortage of programmers to write software is an example of a(n)________ type of resource constraint.

Why is it necessary to have a time-phased budget baseline?

When considering the sequence and timing of activities, which of the following is NOT one of the types of project network constraints?

Project managers should always assign the best people to the most difficult tasks.

When classifying projects, ________ constrained means that project duration is fixed and resources are flexible.

Startup and shutdown costs are major considerations when using the ________________ scheduling technique.

When looking at the critical path for a delayed project and the project manager sees that adding resources will reduce or remove the delay, the project manager knows that the project is

A lack of readily available engineers is a technical constraint.

Why is it critical to form a time-phased budget?

Which of the following is NOT one of the more common problems associated with scheduling multiproject resources?

Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of failing to identify limited resources before project implementation?

Resource dependency takes priority over the technological dependency but does not violate ___________ dependencies.

Resource leveling or smoothing is only used on projects which are resource constrained.

Why should project managers be cautious about using the splitting scheduling technique?

Susan is to conduct environmental testing but the chamber cannot hold all the equipment that she wants to test.This is an example of a constraint that could impact the sequence and timing of activities in a project network.What type of constraint is it?

Many companies are ________ project work to contractors and consultants as a means of dealing with the peaks and valleys of resource allocation among projects.