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TRINITY PROJECTS

Microsoft Project Quiz

Part 4 · Resourcing and Costing the Project

Question 4

A Work Contour is the primarily a means of...

  1. Controlling varying assignment workloads on a day-by-day basis.
  2. Manipulating resourcing costs for cash flow purposes.
  3. Creating splits in tasks.
  4. Doubling the duration of a task.

Answer: CorrectIncorrect

Work contours can be applied to an assignment through predefined structures or through the direct entry of work values in the Task or Resource Usage views.

A work contour is used to vary the level of resource assignment through the duration of a task.

Question 5

A work contour may have a small effect on a cash flow report, but they are designed to control work, not costs.

The contouring of an assignment can lead to a split in a task, but this is only a side issue of work contours.

Several of the predefined work contours do have the unfortunate effect of doubling task durations, but this is not their designed purpose.  They are designed to control work rather than durations.