A project manager is analyzing a few network diagrams in order to determine the minimum duration of a project. Which diagram should the project manager reference?
A.
A diagram in which resource optimization has been applied.
B.
A diagram in which the critical path method has been applied.
C.
A diagram in which a predefined series of activities has been organized.
D.
A diagram which shows a combination of resource and time optimization.
It must be B
The best diagram to reference for determining the minimum duration of a project is B. A diagram in which the critical path method has been applied. The critical path method is a technique that identifies the longest sequence of activities in a network diagram that must be completed on time for the project to meet its deadlinehttps://www.projectmanager.com/blog/network-diagrams-free-tools. The duration of the critical path is the minimum duration of the project. By applying the critical path method, a project manager can see which activities are critical and which ones have some flexibility or slack.
This is talking about Develop Schedule --> Schedule Network Analysis, which comes after Estimating and Sequencing activities. From the book 6.4.2.1: Schedule network analysis is the overarching technique used to generate the project schedule model. It employs
several other techniques such as critical path method (described in Section 6.5.2.2), resource optimization techniques
(described in Section 6.5.2.3), and modeling techniques (described in Section 6.5.2.4).
Since Schedule Network Analysis uses both critical path method and resource optimization, and each of these answers are represented here, it can't be either one of them. My vote goes for (C), because that describes sequencing which is necessary before the schedule can be developed.
This is talking about Develop Schedule --> Schedule Network Analysis, which comes after Estimating and Sequencing activities. From the book 6.4.2.1: Schedule network analysis is the overarching technique used to generate the project schedule model. It employs
several other techniques such as critical path method (described in Section 6.5.2.2), resource optimization techniques
(described in Section 6.5.2.3), and modeling techniques (described in Section 6.5.2.4).
Since Schedule Network Analysis uses both critical path method and resource optimization, and each of these answers are represented here, it can't be either one of them. My vote goes for (C), because that describes sequencing which is necessary before the schedule can be developed.
B is correct-Has to have the critical path applied
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