If Resource Demand Varies Widely Over the Life of the Project

question 31

Multiple Choice

If resource demand varies widely over the life of the project, the project manager can try to use slack (delaying noncritical activities) to accommodate insufficient resources. This process is called____.

• A) resource scheduling
• B) resource smoothing
• C) resource-constrained scheduling
• D) splitting
• E) resource accommodation

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Definitions:

Interval Data

A type of data measurement that not only keeps order but also has consistent differences between consecutive values, without a true zero point.

Ordinal Data

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Ranking Procedure

A ranking procedure is a statistical method used to assign ranks to various items or entities based on certain attributes or measurements.

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

A statistical method used to test the difference between two or more means by analyzing variances.