CST Resource Loading & Leveling 4

Question 1

What is 'resource contention' in project scheduling?

Accepted Answer

Two or more activities competing for the same limited resource simultaneously

Answer

Resource contention occurs when multiple activities require the same resource at the same time, exceeding its available capacity.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes 'resource pooling' as a leveling strategy?

Accepted Answer

Sharing interchangeable resources across activities to balance demand

Answer

Resource pooling uses interchangeable resources flexibly across activities to balance workloads and reduce over-allocation.

Question 3

In a resource-loaded schedule, which document type shows each resource's assigned hours broken down by time period?

Accepted Answer

Resource usage spreadsheet or time-phased resource plan

Answer

A time-phased resource plan or resource usage spreadsheet shows hours per resource per time period across the schedule.

Question 4

A project has a resource with 120 hours of work assigned in a 80-hour (two-week) period. What is the over-allocation percentage?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

120 hours assigned against 80 hours available equals 150% utilization, or 50% over-allocation above the 100% baseline.

Question 5

When leveling resources across multiple projects in a portfolio, what is the primary complexity that single-project leveling does not face?

Accepted Answer

Resources must be shared across competing project priorities simultaneously

Answer

Portfolio-level leveling must balance competing priorities across projects, requiring decisions about which project's activities get resource access first.

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CST Resource Loading & Leveling 4