Question 1

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 time management.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the activity defining process, the project...

Question 2

A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that:
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.

Accepted Answer

PERT uses probabilistic time estimates -duration estimates based on using optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic estimates of activity durations -instead of one specific or discrete duration estimate, as CPM does.

Question 3

The technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost is known as _____.
A)dependency
B)crashing  
C)critical chain scheduling
D)feeding buffers

Accepted Answer

Crashing is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost. The main advantage of crashing is shortening the time needed to finish a project.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In project time management, the process of...

Question 5

_____ 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

Accepted Answer

Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the time allowed.

Question 6

Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence?
A)Critical chain scheduling
B)Crashing  
C)Fast tracking
D)PERT analysis

Accepted Answer

Fast tracking involves doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence. The main advantage of fast tracking is that it can shorten the time needed to finish a project.

Question 7

Which of the following is an output of schedule control?
A)Lessons-learned reports
B)Activity attributes  
C)Resource requirements
D)Milestones list

Accepted Answer

The main outputs of schedule control include work performance measurements, organizational process assets updates such as lessons-learned reports related to schedule control, change requests, project management plan updates, and project documents updates.

Question 8

Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using _____, which consist of additional time added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical-path tasks.
A)critical paths
B)feeding buffers  
C)dummy activities
D)fast tracking

Accepted Answer

Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using feeding buffers, which consist of time added before tasks on the critical chain if they are preceded by other tasks that are not on the critical path.

Question 9

A similarity between the crashing technique and the fast tracking technique is that:
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.

Accepted Answer

The main advantage of fast tracking, like crashing, is that it can shorten the time needed to finish a project.

Question 10

In project procurement management, which of the following is an output of the executing process?
A)Make-or-buy decisions
B)Statements of work  
C)Source selection criteria
D)Resource calendars

Accepted Answer

In project procurement management, outputs of the executing process include selected sellers, agreements, resource calendars, change requests, project management plan updates, project documents updates.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ is a tabulation of activities...

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ involves the processes required to ensure...

Question 13

Which of the following is a silimarity 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 miestones. 
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.

Accepted Answer

Like scope control, schedule control is a portion of the integrated change control process under project integration management. Controlling the schedule is the final process in project time management.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a project schedule, the variable that...

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The activity list should include the _____,...

Question 16

A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____.
A)project buffer
B)project charter  
C)resource breakdown structure
D)project's dummy activities list

Accepted Answer

One of the first reality checks for a project manager is to review the draft schedule that is usually included in the project charter. Although this draft schedule might include only a project start and end date, the project charter sets some initial schedule expectations for the project.

Question 17

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 _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After reviewing the project management plan, project...

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a network diagram, a(n) _____ is...

Question 19

The _____ for an activity 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

Accepted Answer

The late start date is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _____ is a schematic display of...

Quiz 6: Project Time Management

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 time management.

A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that:

The technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost is known as _____.

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

_____ states that work expands to fill the time allowed.

Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence?

Which of the following is an output of schedule control?

Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using _____, which consist of additional time added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical-path tasks.

A similarity between the crashing technique and the fast tracking technique is that:

In project procurement management, which of the following is an output of the executing process?