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Kelly is the project manager of her organization. She is reviewing the project network diagram to confirm that the resource she has identified is available to complete the project assignments…

The correct answer is A. Critical Chain method. The Critical Chain method examines the availability of project resources to determine when the resource may be utilized without conflicting with other activities. The Critical Chain method is a project management technique in which schedule network analysis is used for the…

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Question

Kelly is the project manager of her organization. She is reviewing the project network diagram to confirm that the resource she has identified is available to complete the project assignments without conflicting with other activities in the project node. The availability of resources will help Kelly determine the final finish date for the project. What scheduling technique is Kelly using?

Options

  • ACritical Chain method
  • BResource utilization
  • CCritical Path method
  • DResource leveling heuristics

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    94% (31)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

The Critical Chain method examines the availability of project resources to determine when the resource may be utilized without conflicting with other activities. The Critical Chain method is a project management technique in which schedule network analysis is used for the purpose of modifying and determining a set of project schedules to account for more inadequate than estimated project financial resources. This method tends to keep the resources levelly loaded, but requires the resources to be flexible in their start times and to quickly switch between tasks and task chains to keep the whole project on schedule. In the Critical Chain method, projects are completed more rapidly and with better scheduling consistency. Answer option C is incorrect. The Critical Path method examines the duration of the critical path to determine the finish date for the project. It does not consider when project activities are available. Answer option B is incorrect. Resource utilization simply means that the resource is scheduled for work. Answer option D is incorrect. A resource leveling heuristic is a guideline, such as a maximum of 35 hours per week, per resource. It is a rule that usually signals the maximum amount of hours a resource may be utilized on the project.

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