6. Software Engineering

Project Management — Quiz

Test your understanding of project management with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which technique resolves resource conflicts by adjusting activities within their available float while keeping the project end date fixed?

Question 2

A project identifies two independent risks: Risk A has a 30\\% chance of costing 10{,}000; Risk B has a 20\\% chance of costing 15{,}000. What is the total expected monetary value (EMV) of these risks?

Question 3

In a project team of 7 members, how many communication channels exist among them?

Question 4

Using Earned Value Management, if Budget at Completion (BAC)=\$100{,}000, Earned Value (EV)=\$60{,}000, Actual Cost (AC)=\50{,}000, and Cost Performance Index (CPI)=0.75, what is the Estimate at Completion (EAC) using the formula $EAC = AC + (BAC - EV)/CPI$?

Question 5

What is a key difference between the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)?