The Key to All Scheduling Techniques Is to

question 202

Multiple Choice

The key to all scheduling techniques is to

• A) avoid scheduling tasks that can be done concurrently.
• B) avoid tasks that must be done sequentially.
• C) make sure to allow a 20 percent delay factor to account for contingencies.
• D) assign responsibility for end results to the entire group rather than a single individual.
• E) distinguish tasks that must be done sequentially from those that can be done concurrently.

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