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Scheduling Tools (Scenario)
Grace has just graduated from university and is totally overwhelmed by her first management job. When she was in school, she could work on projects one at a time; but now she must juggle several projects, each of which has multiple activities. Grace is amazed to find that her supervisor, Linda, has everything planned in a flow chart diagram. Linda's current project is to oversee the construction of an office building, and Grace is determined to understand all of the major activities and potential problems so that she can be more proactive.
-The flow chart that Linda is using depicts the sequence of activities necessary to construct the office building and the time and costs associated with each activity. Linda is using __________.
A) a Gantt chart
B) breakeven analysis
C) linear programming
D) time series analysis
E) PERT network analysis

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The flow chart that Linda is using depicts the sequence of activities and their associated time and costs, which is a characteristic of a PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) network analysis chart. PERT charts are commonly used in project management to depict the interdependence of tasks, the expected timing of each task, and the critical path of the project. Gantt charts are another popular tool used in project management, but they do not depict the interdependence of tasks as effectively as PERT charts. Breakeven analysis, linear programming, and time series analysis are not relevant to this scenario.

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