A project team has developed the initial schedule using a network diagramming method and has arrived at the overall project duration. Upon examining the schedule, the project manager finds that there are several activities that may require buffers to mitigate or eliminate potential scheduling conflicts.
Match the following common terms with their explanations that evaluate the buffers or constraints.

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Explanation:
1- Self Protection
2-Dropped Baton
3- Student Syndrome
4-Pankinsons law

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Aclient in a consulting firm presents an aggressive product implementation schedule. Key aspects of the scope have not been defined, and several internal stakeholder decisions are still pending. This situation is delaying the request for proposals (RFPs) from the vendors.
What should the project manager do?

• A.Contact the client and offer to facilitate sessions with internal stakeholders to finalize the decisions.
• B.Negotiate the initial proposals with the vendors and update the proposal accordingly once the scope definition is complete.
• C.Inform the client that the key scope decisions must be completed before the proposals can be sent.
• D.Update the schedule to accommodate the delays and set up a meeting to inform the client.

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You are the project manger at a software company developing the next-gen web application server. As software development can be very chaotic, your company has elected to follow the more rigorous approach to software development. Specifically, your company has chosen to adopt the Rational Unified Process (RUP) for your current software project. The RUP methodology is highly iterative and produces numerous deliverables include UML diagrams, architecture diagrams, prototypes, and test-cases. You have just produce the project schedule network diagram and just updated the project activity list. Which process have you just finished?

• A.Activity definition
• B.Activity duration estimation
• C.Activity sequencing
• D.Schedule development

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You are in the process of estimating the type and quantity of resources needed to complete
individual schedule activities. All of the following are tools/ techniques you can use in this process EXCEPT:

• A.Bottom-up estimating
• B.Alternatives analysis
• C.Reserve analysis
• D.Published estimated data, project management software
• E.Expert judgment

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A project manager has received an updated earned value analysis report The following are the key findings from the report
*Budget at completion = USS1 million
*Earned value = US$0 7 million
*Actual cost = US$0 75 million
*Cost performance index = 0 933
Based on this information, what should the project manager conclude about project performance'?

• A.The project will not be completed as planned
• B.The project will be easier to complete than planned
• C.The project will be difficult to complete as planned.
• D.The project will be completed exactly as planned

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