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ACSTAT - Gantt Chart Q&A

The document provides information about creating and using Gantt charts, including 20 multiple choice questions about key aspects of Gantt charts such as indicating task progress, linking tasks, time scales, and using color to track budgets and schedules. Some key points covered are that vertical lines on a Gantt chart represent scheduled task dates, Gantt charts have time across the top and tasks down the side, and they allow users to easily adjust plans and monitor projects.

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ACSTAT - Gantt Chart Q&A

The document provides information about creating and using Gantt charts, including 20 multiple choice questions about key aspects of Gantt charts such as indicating task progress, linking tasks, time scales, and using color to track budgets and schedules. Some key points covered are that vertical lines on a Gantt chart represent scheduled task dates, Gantt charts have time across the top and tasks down the side, and they allow users to easily adjust plans and monitor projects.

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Gantt Chart

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1.How can you indicate how much of a task is complete?
(1 Point)
Create a sub-Gantt.
Use proportional coloring.
Show granularity.
2.When creating floating tasks, the vertical lines are used to indicate _____.
(1 Point)
when a task must begin
when a task must end
when a task has ended
when a task can begin
3.If you are underspent at a certain point in your project, it probably does NOT
mean _____.
(1 Point)
your project is going to cost more than expected
your project is going to cost less than expected
your project is behind schedule
your project is going to result in lower quality
4.Your supervisor needs a quick way to view the project you are managing. You
decide to use Excel and create a Gantt chart. What is the first step in creating a
Gantt chart?
(1 Point)
List the tasks by time frame.
List the critical path tasks first.
List the floating tasks first.
List the tasks in the same order as the Post-it diagram.
5.A Gantt chart allows you to easily _____.
(1 Point)
adjust your plan
monitor your project
plan and explain your project
all of these answers
6.Microsoft Project is both readily available and inexpensive.
(1 Point)
TRUE
FALSE
7.The critical path shows the tasks that will take the longest time to complete.
(1 Point)
TRUE
FALSE
8.You should never change your Gantt more than once.
(1 Point)
TRUE
FALSE
9.Why is the critical path shown in descending steps?
(1 Point)
to show schedule slippage
to ensures each step is on the same line
because this is the only way to draw a network diagram
all of these answers
10.To keep your Gantt chart as simple as possible, what should you use to link
tasks?
(1 Point)
finish to finish
start to finish
finish to start
start to start
11.What do vertical lines on a Gantt chart represent?
(1 Point)
the limits of the allowable movement of floating tasks
the scheduled dates for each project task
the limits of allowable movement of critical tasks
the hand-off time from one task to the next
12.A Gantt chart has _____ across the top and _____ down the side of the chart.

(1 Point)
time; cost
tasks; time
cost; time
time; tasks
13.Aamon is using a Gantt chart in Excel and starts to enter the project dates. The
dates do not fit in the cells, and she needs to ensure everything fits on one page.
What does Aamon need to do next?
(1 Point)
Select the cell, right-click and choose Format Cell, and then choose Alignment Vertical.
Select the column, choose Format Cells, and then choose Alignment Horizontal.
Select the row, right-click and choose Format Cells, and then choose Alignment Vertical.
Select Format Cells, select the row, and then choose Alignment Vertical.
14.Why is a Gantt chart useful when communicating with customers?
(1 Point)
It allows you to show how much time the project will take.
It allows you to show the progress on the project.
It allows you to show how much the project will cost.
all of these answers
15.When adding contingency to your plan, what cases should you consider?
(1 Point)
the worst case and average case
the average case and most likely case
the worst case and most likely case
all of these
16.To make your Gantt chart easier to read, what time scales should you use?
(1 Point)
hours
months
weeks
days
17.Your manager is interested in the planned costs for your project and how
much of the work is actually complete. Why would you use a Gantt chart in this
situation?
(1 Point)
A Gantt chart makes sense of financial information.
A Gantt chart shows resource planning in a vertical perspective.
A Gantt chart will help to communicate a project's status.
A Gantt chart will help to monitor the progress of all project tasks.
18.What options do you have if your project is going to deliver late?
(1 Point)
Hire more employees.
Overlap the tasks.
Reduce the quality.
all of these answers
19.How can the colored-in sections of a Gantt chart help you track your project's
budget?
(1 Point)
The colored-in portions show the percentage of your budget you have expended thus far on the
project.
The colored-in portions show that you have reached each milestone within the amount
budgeted for the milestones.
The colored-in portions show how much of a project you have completed against how
much you should have done, regardless of money spent.
The colored-in portions show the amount of the project budget you still have available.
20.You have finished your Gantt chart by totaling the hours for all rows. Why is
this important information to see?
(1 Point)
You can see the total number of hours for the team.
You can see the hours required to complete each job.
You can see which weeks are the busiest in the schedule.
You can see how many hours are spent on each task.

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