1. Whenever you are first exploring the time-cost trade-off of a project, the ______ variable should be considered to be stable.

A. resources

B. design/scope

D. cost/budget

2. When avoiding excessively large estimates for individual is a method to reduce the likelihood of the ______ project planning pitfall.

A. problems associated with task durations

B. tasks that focus on work rather than deliverables

D. estimates that do not facilitate project monitoring and control

3. ______ slack type assumes that all tasks must be started at their earliest starting times.

A. Total

B. Free

D. Independent