PM 610 Midterm Exam Name Date Grade 1. The purpose of a dummy activity in an act

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PM 610 Midterm Exam Name Date Grade 1. The purpose of a dummy activity in an activity-on-arrow (AOA) diagram is to a. depict a dependency. b. dicate a milestone. c. show a task that is not necessarily needed d. take the slack time into account. 2. How long will the depicted project activity-on-arrow (AOA) diagram take to complete? 6 days s days a. 13 days b. 10 days 14 days 12 days GY 2 days 3 drys d. 3. Which of the following is indicative of negative float? a. The critical path supports the imposed end date. b. The project is sinking. c. The late start date is earlier than the early start date. d. The early finish date is equal to the late finish date. 4. Conflict management is the preferred methodology of a. Project management c. HR Management d. Classical management 5. Team Development may require all of the following EXCEPT a. Construction fishbone diagrams. b. Conducting initial team-building activities. c. Co-location of team members. d. Working with HR to establish a rational system of rewards and recognition.

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1) a. Depict the dependency
a "dummy task" is added, to represent a dependency between tasks, which does not represent any actual activity.
2) d.12 days (3 + 3 +6 )days
3) a.The Critical path imposed the end date
Negative float occurs when an imposed finish date creates a schedule that is shorter than the duration calculated to complete the activities on the critical path.
4) a.Project Management
Conflict in project management is inevitable.Conflict is a reality that we face every day in projects because oit involves individuals from different backgrounds and orientations working together to complete a complex task.
5) a. construction fishbone diagrams
The fishbone diagram identifies many possible causes for an effect or problem. It can be used to structure a brainstorming session. It immediately sorts ideas into useful categories. Fishbone is not the requirement for team development but its procedure that need to be followed.

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