You are the project manager for your organization. Maagement has asked you for this current
project. You use the critical chain method to create the project network diagram rather than the
more traditional critical path method. What is the critical chain method?

A.
It examines only the non-critical path activities that are considered near critical, if the float is
one day or less.

B.
It examines only the critical path activities to determine when the project completion date may
be.

C.
It examines the availability of needed project resources to determine when activities may
actually happen.

D.
It generates a Gantt chart that reflects the availability of project resources and considers
working and non-working days for the project.

Explanation:
The critical chain method is similar to the critical path method, but it considers the availability of
project resources. The critical path method assumes that the project resources are available for
the identified project work in the sequence of the work as defined in the project network diagram.
The Critical Chain method is a project management technique in which schedule network analysis
is used for the purpose of modifying and determining a set of project schedules to account for
more inadequate than estimated project financial resources. This method tends to keep the
resources levelly loaded, but requires the resources to be flexible in their start times and to quickly
switch between tasks and task chains to keep the whole project on schedule. In the Critical Chain
method, projects are completed more rapidly and with better scheduling consistency.
Answer options B, A, and D are incorrect. These are not valid definitions for the critical chain
method.