Can constrain the project schedule because the quantities of various types of resources available to perform the project activities may be?

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At a minimum, ___ illustrate the ___ constraints among activities

network diagrams

technical

A resource ___ plan illustrates the expected ___ of ___ by time period during the time span of the project.

requirements

utilization

resources

Resources cannot usually be hired on a day-to-day basis to meet ___ requirement, thus it is preferable to have a more ___ application of resources

fluctuating

uniform or level

Resource leveling or smoothing, levels the resources so that ___

they are applied as uniformly as possible without extending the project schedule beyond the required completion time

Activities can be delayed to the point where all their positive slack is used up, as any further delays would cause the project to ___

extend beyond the project completion time

When several activities need the same limited resource at the same time, the activities with ___

the least slack have first priority

Information systems development includes ___ resources as the five basic required resources

people, hardware, software, data, and network

Network resources are composed of ___

communications media and network support

The more accurately the ___ are assessed for the needed ___, the more likely it is that the development projects can be completed on time

activities

resources

A ___ system can provide excellent features for handling resource considerations; most systems allow you to ___ a list of resources that be accessed by all of the tasks within a project

project management

create and maintain

___ assist with the complexity of generating a resource-leveled schedule and resource requirements, graphs, and tables

project management information systems

In resource-limited scheduling, the lower priority activities get delayed. The delaying of activities ___

may delay the project

To resolve any conflicts or to level, or smooth, the resources, the information systems typically provide two options, the first is to correct the system ___ and the other option is to allow the system to ___ correct the process

manually

automatically

___ is a method for developing the shortest schedule when the quantity of available resources is ___

Resource-limited scheduling

fixed

Resource-limited scheduling is an iterative method in which ___ are allocated to activities based on the ___