SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROJECT SCHEDULING AND TRACKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You are the project manager for your organization. You and your project team are in conflict regarding the amount of time allotted to complete certain activities. Several of the team members want to bloat the time associated with activities to ensure they will have enough time to complete their tasks should some risk events cause the schedule to change. Instead of overestimating their project activities, the project team should use which of the following?
A
Capital reserve
B
Contingency plans
C
Contingency reserve
D
Assumptions of plus or minus a percentage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If the project manager changes an activity on the critical path to start at a later date, then the whole project will end at a later date. To use the enumeration method of determining the critical path, we list or enumerate all of the paths through the network.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monitor Project Progress and Set Deadlines Organization and follow-through are a big part of a project manager’s job. From creating an accurate timeline of project completion to ensuring tasks are finished within the confines of the assignment, the project manager must remain aware of how the project is progressing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a correct attribute of the critical path? It determines the earliest completion date.

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