Deck 6: Project Schedule Management

Question 1

 In project schedule management, the primary output of defining activities is a schedule management plan.

Answer 1

False
Explanation: In project schedule management, the main output of defining activities are an activity list, activity attributes, a milestone list, and project management plan updates.

Question 2

 A merge occurs when one node precedes multiple nodes.

Answer 2

False
Explanation: A merge occurs when two or more nodes precede a single node. On the other hand, bursts occur when two or more activities follow a single node.

Question 3

 In a critical path analysis, the shortest path is what drives the completion date for the project.

Answer 3

False
Explanation: In a critical path analysis, several tasks are done in parallel on projects, and most projects have multiple paths through a network diagram. The longest path or the path that contains the critical tasks is what drives the completion date for the project.

Question 4

 Milestones are easy to achieve and are always achieved through one main activity.

Question 5

 A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a standard format for displaying planned project schedule information.

Question 6

 To define activities, the project team should start with reviewing the schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational processes.

Question 7

 A schedule management plan includes information which describes the format and frequency of schedule reports required for the project.

Question 8

 Start-to-finish relationships are the most frequently used dependencies between activities.

Question 9

 A drawback of the precedence diagramming method is that it cannot be used unless dummy activities are employed.

Question 10

 An activity is an element of work that has an expected duration, cost, and resource requirements.

Question 11

 A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks or the actual start and finish dates.

Question 12

 In project schedule management, the next step after sequencing activities is to define these activities.

Question 13

 A dependency pertains to the sequencing of project activities or tasks.

Question 14

 In a Gantt chart, thick black bars represent milestones achieved in a project.

Question 15

 In a network diagram, it is mandatory for every item on the WBS to be shown instead of only those activities with dependencies.

Question 16

 After defining project activities, the next step in project schedule management is developing the schedule.

Question 17

 The arrows in a network diagram represent missed milestones in a project.

Question 18

 Project schedules grow out of basic documents such as the project charter.

Question 19

 Network diagrams are the preferred technique for showing activity sequencing.

Question 20

 It is important for the activity list and activity attributes to be in agreement with the work breakdown structure.

Question 21

 Which statement best describes the difference between an activity list and an activity attribute?

A) As opposed to an activity attribute, an activity list provides resource requirements and constraints related to activities.
B) An activity list provides a more concrete list of milestones for a project than an activity attribute.
C) An activity attribute is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule whereas an activity list is not.
D) An activity attribute provides more schedule-related information about each activity than an activity list.

Question 22

 Which document is most likely to include planned project start and end dates which serve as the starting points for a detailed schedule?

A) resource breakdown structure
B) milestones list
C) organizational process assets update
D) project charter

Question 23

 In project schedule management, which process involves analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule?

A) planning schedule management
B) developing the schedule
C) controlling the schedule
D) defining activities

Question 24

 In project schedule management, which process primarily involves checking and managing changes to the project schedule?

A) estimating activity durations
B) developing the schedule
C) controlling the schedule
D) estimating activity resources

Question 25

 Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes multitasking.

Question 26

 Knowing the amount of float allows project managers to know whether a project schedule is flexible.

Question 27

 In project schedule management, which process involves estimating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual activities?

A) defining activities
B) sequencing activities
C) planning schedule management
D) estimating activity durations

Question 28

 A drawback of the project management software is that it does not have the capacity to calculate the critical path(s) for a project.

Question 29

 Which process in project schedule management involves identifying the specific tasks that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables?

A) defining activities
B) sequencing activities
C) developing the schedule
D) estimating activity durations

Question 30

 A backward pass through the network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity.

Question 31

 What is the first process involved in project schedule management?

A) defining activities
B) estimating activity durations
C) planning schedule management
D) sequencing activities

Question 32

 In project schedule management, which process primarily involve identifying and documenting the relationships between project activities?

A) defining activities
B) sequencing activities
C) planning schedule management
D) estimating activity durations

Question 33

 The final process in project schedule management is developing the schedule.

Question 34

 In project schedule management, which process generates the main outputs of an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list?

A) sequencing activities
B) defining activities
C) resource estimating activities
D) estimating activity durations

Question 35

 The critical path on a project can change as the project progresses.

Question 36

 Which term is used for a significant event on a project that normally has no duration?

A) milestone
B) activity attribute
C) activity sequence
D) schedule baseline

Question 37

 In project schedule management, which is an output of controlling the schedule?

A) activity duration estimate
B) project management plan update
C) activity attribute
D) milestones list

Question 38

 The technique of fast tracking can result in lengthening the project schedule.

Question 39

 The main disadvantage of crashing is that it lengthens the time needed to finish a project.

Question 40

 One of PERT's main disadvantages is that it does not address the risk associated with duration estimates.

Question 41

 Which is one of the main outputs of estimating activity resources process?

A) project documents update
B) milestone list
C) breakdown structure
D) activity duration estimate

Question 42

 In project schedule management, what is the next step after defining project activities?

A) planning schedule management
B) determining their dependencies
C) controlling the schedule
D) estimating activity duration

Question 43

 During which relationship is the "from" activity unable start until the "to" activity is started?

A) start-to-start
B) finish-to-finish
C) finish-to-start
D) start-to-finish

Question 44

 What term is used for the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities?

A) forward pass
B) backward pass
C) fast tracking
D) free slack

Question 45

 Which dependencies do AOA network diagrams use?

A) start-to-start
B) finish-to-start
C) finish-to-finish
D) start-to-finish

Question 46

 In project schedule management, the main goal of which process is to ensure that the project team has complete understanding of all the work they must do as part of the project scope so they can start scheduling the work?

A) defining activities
B) estimating activity durations
C) estimating activity resources
D) controlling the schedule

Question 47

 Which technique involves network diagramming and is used primarily to predict total project duration?

A) Gantt chart
B) critical path analysis
C) resource breakdown structure
D) arrow diagramming method

Question 48

 Which type of dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project?

A) mandatory
B) discretionary
C) external
D) random

Question 49

 Which is true of a finish-to-finish dependency?

A) It is a dependency in which the "from" activity cannot start until the "to" activity or successor is started.
B) It is a dependency in which in which the "from" activity must finish before the "to" activity or successor can start.
C) It is a dependency in which the "from" activity must be finished before the "to" activity can be finished.
D) It is a dependency in which the "from" activity must start before the "to" activity can be finished.

Question 50

 Which network diagramming technique uses boxes to represent activities?

A) PDM
B) CPM
C) ADM
D) PERT

Question 51

 What is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date?

A) early finish date
B) late finish date
C) late start date
D) early start date

Question 52

 The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it represents the _____ amount of slack or float.

A) longest; longest
B) longest; shortest
C) shortest; longest
D) shortest; shortest

Question 53

 Which dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities?

A) mandatory
B) discretionary
C) external
D) inherent

Question 54

 What term is used for the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date?

A) total slack
B) free float
C) backward pass
D) forward pass

Question 55

 Which provide a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format?

A) Gantt charts
B) Critical path analysis
C) Arrow diagramming method
D) PERT analysis

Question 56

 Which is true of dummy activities?

A) They have long durations.
B) They show logical relationships between activities.
C) They have a large range of resources.
D) They have limited time periods.

Question 57

 In project schedule management, the ultimate goal of which process is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project?

A) defining activities
B) sequencing activities
C) developing a schedule
D) estimating activity resources

Question 58

 In an AOA network diagram, what occurs when two or more activities follow a single node?

A) combinations
B) buffers
C) mergers
D) bursts

Question 59

 After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their resources, what is the next process in project schedule management?

A) develop the schedule.
B) control the schedule.
C) determine their dependencies.
D) estimate the duration of activities.

Question 60

 Which dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options?

A) mandatory
B) discretionary
C) external
D) inherent

Question 61

 _____ have no duration and no resources but are occasionally needed on AOA network diagrams to show logical relationships between activities.

Question 62

 _____ involves the processes required to ensure timely completion of a project.

Question 63

 After reviewing the project management plan, project charter, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets, the project team uses expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings to develop the _____.

Question 64

 Which technique involves doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence?

A) Critical chain scheduling
B) Crashing
C) Fast tracking
D) PERT analysis

Question 65

 Which law states that work expands to fill the time allowed?

A) Murphy's Law
B) Miller's Law
C) Parkinson's Law
D) Einstein's Law

Question 66

 In project schedule management, the process of _____ involves deciding how many people, equipment, and materials a project team should use to perform project activities.

Question 67

 A(n) _____ is a schematic display of the logical relationships among project activities and?their sequencing.

Question 68

 In the activity defining process, the project team should review the _____ and activity attributes with project stakeholders before moving on to the next step in project schedule management.

Question 69

 Which is a similarity between scope control and schedule control?

A) Both are initial processes of project time management.
B) Both of their primary goals is to define project goals and milestones.
C) Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management.
D) Both of these processes should occur before estimating activity durations.

Question 70

 Which is an output of schedule control?

A) change requests
B) activity attributes
C) resource requirements
D) milestones lists

Question 71

 In a(n) _____ relationship, the "from" activity must start before the "to" activity can be finished.

Question 72

 In a network diagram, a(n) _____ is the starting and ending point of an activity.

Question 73

 Which is a similarity between the crashing and fast tracking?

A) both spread out tasks over a long period of time to ensure the quality of work is maintained
B) both invariably result in increases in total project costs
C) both can shorten the time needed to finish a project
D) both are network diagramming techniques used primarily to predict total project duration

Question 74

 The _____ is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule.

Question 75

 How does critical chain scheduling protect tasks on the critical chain from being delayed?

A) critical paths
B) feeding buffers
C) dummy activities
D) fast tracking

Question 76

 Where would a draft schedule for a project most likely be found?

A) project buffer
B) project charter
C) resource breakdown structure
D) project's dummy activities list

Question 77

 What is an accurate difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM)?

A) CPM addresses the risk associated with duration estimates whereas PERT does not.
B) Unlike CPM, PERT estimates only when there is no risk of uncertainty.
C) CPM involves more work than PERT because it requires several duration estimates.
D) PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate.

Question 78

 Which technique is used for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost?

A) dependency
B) crashing
C) critical chain scheduling
D) feeding buffers

Question 79

 The activity list should include the _____, an activity identifier, and a brief description of the activity.

Question 80

 In a project schedule, the variable that has the least amount of flexibility is _____.