Q. What is the meaning of Si and Fi in the PERT technique?

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Q. How is the earliest possible starting time of an activity computed?

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Q. What is the earliest possible finishing time of the whole project?

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Q. What is a critical path in PERT technique?

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Q. What is the purpose of dummy activities in PERT technique?

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Q. What does the "Si" in the ordered pair (Si, Fi) represent in the PERT technique?

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Q. What does the "Fi" in the ordered pair (Si, Fi) represent in the PERT technique?

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Q. What is the purpose of a Gantt chart in the PERT technique?

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Q. What is the difference between an "activity-on-node" network and an "activity-on-arrow" network in the PERT technique?

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Q. What is the purpose of dummy activities in an activity-on-arrow network in the PERT technique?

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Q. What is the purpose of a Gantt chart in project management?

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Q. How can project expenditures be planned using a Gantt chart?

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Q. What is used to determine cumulative effort and expenditure during a project?

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Q. What is the primary method of providing progress information to management during a project?

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Q. What is the primary action management needs to take when there is schedule slippage of activities on a critical path?

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Q. How is project control maintained when the project is underway?

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Q. What is the main concern when activities on the critical path slip?

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Q. What is the main purpose of risk management?

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Q. What are the three ways to handle risks?

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Q. How does PERT offer simple yet powerful means to schedule and control activities within a project?

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