Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule
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Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule
1A project schedule is BEST described as:Easy2What is the critical path in a project network diagram?Easy3Float (also known as slack) in a project schedule refers to:Easy4A Gantt chart is primarily used to:Easy5Which of the following is the FIRST step in developing a project schedule?Easy6A Finish-to-Start (FS) dependency means:Easy7A milestone in a project schedule is:Easy8The Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is calculated as:Easy9A project manager uses the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) to estimate activity durat...Medium10A project network diagram shows five paths through the project. Path durations are: 45, 38, 51, 47, ...Medium11A project manager uses schedule compression to shorten the project duration. She assigns additional ...Medium12Fast tracking as a schedule compression technique involves:Medium13Resource leveling in schedule management is used to:Medium14A project manager is creating the project schedule and realizes that Activity C cannot start until A...Medium15A project manager identifies that an activity has a duration of 10 days, early start of day 15, late...Medium16During schedule monitoring, the project manager notices that the SPI = 0.85. What does this indicate...Medium17A project schedule baseline is BEST described as:Medium18Which of the following outputs is produced by the 'Develop Schedule' process?Easy19A project manager uses analogous estimating to estimate activity durations. This technique involves:Medium20A project manager wants to identify the earliest an activity can start and the latest it can start w...Medium21A project manager is updating the project schedule after a two-week delay caused by a material deliv...Hard22A project manager adds time buffers at the end of the project to protect against schedule uncertaint...Easy23A project manager discovers that the critical path has no float and the project has only 3 weeks rem...Medium24Which dependency type is the MOST common in project schedule networks?Easy25A project manager develops a schedule using bottom-up estimating. This approach:Medium26What does the term 'lead' mean in the context of project scheduling?Medium27A project manager is analyzing schedule performance at the midpoint of a 12-month project. PV = $600...Hard28A project manager is reviewing the project schedule and notices that Activity X has 0 days of float....Easy29A project manager wants to know if the project is likely to finish on time given current trends. Whi...Medium30Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the WBS and the project schedule?Easy31A project manager is managing a construction project. Concrete curing requires 7 days before the nex...Medium32After applying schedule compression techniques, a project manager finds the project can meet its dea...Medium33In a project schedule, a 'summary activity' (also called a 'hammock activity') represents:Easy34A project manager is developing a schedule for a complex project with 250 activities. She discovers ...Hard35When should a project manager update the project schedule?Easy36A project manager is told the project has a fixed end date that cannot change. How does this constra...Medium37Schedule Variance (SV) is calculated as:Easy38A project manager is compressing the schedule by fast tracking two activities that were originally s...Medium39A project manager uses parametric estimating for activity durations. This technique:Easy40A project manager has a project with a critical path of 120 days. She uses Monte Carlo simulation an...Hard41Which document defines the activities, sequencing, and duration estimates that serve as direct input...Easy42A project is running behind schedule with an SPI of 0.78. The sponsor asks for a recovery plan. The ...Medium43A project schedule shows that Activity D has an Early Start (ES) of day 10 and a Late Start (LS) of ...Easy44Which schedule tool provides the MOST comprehensive view of logical relationships between project ac...Medium45A project manager is reviewing the project schedule and identifies a path that has 5 days of float. ...Medium46The project schedule management plan defines:Easy47A project manager analyzes the schedule network and identifies that two paths both have 0 float. Pat...Hard48A project manager identifies that a vendor will not deliver materials until Day 20. This is an examp...Easy49A resource calendar in project scheduling documents:Easy50A project activity has three expert estimates: Optimistic = 4 days, Most Likely = 6 days, Pessimisti...Medium51A project manager is asked to provide a schedule estimate for a new project. She has 45 minutes befo...Medium52A project manager wants to show stakeholders which activities are running behind schedule. Which sch...Easy53Free float differs from total float in that free float:Medium54A project schedule shows a 'lag' between two activities. A lag of 3 days on an FS dependency means:Medium55A project manager identifies that a key resource is assigned to 150% capacity during weeks 5-8. What...Easy56During project execution, a project manager notices that actual activity durations are consistently ...Medium57A project manager is creating a schedule for a 6-month construction project. She has defined 120 act...Hard58What is the purpose of schedule baseline approval?Easy59A project is 3 months into a 12-month timeline. The project manager calculates: PV = $250,000, EV = ...Medium60In schedule network analysis, the 'forward pass' calculates:Easy61A project schedule shows that Activity A (5 days) → Activity B (3 days) → Activity C (4 days) is one...Medium62A project manager notices that the project is at 40% complete but only 30% of the budget has been sp...Easy63A project manager is told to reduce the project schedule by 3 weeks. The critical path has 15 activi...Hard64Which document serves as the input for determining the logical sequence of activities in schedule de...Easy65A project manager applies schedule compression and successfully reduces the project duration by 2 we...Medium66A project team is using a rolling wave planning approach within a predictive project. This means:Medium67What is the 'Schedule Network Analysis' process used for?Easy68A project has 200 activities. A team member asks why the project manager tracks only 25 of them clos...Hard69In a predictive project, the schedule baseline can be changed:Easy70A project schedule shows that Activity B has an SS+5 dependency on Activity A. Activity A starts on ...Medium71A project has an imposed deadline from a client contract. This constraint is classified as:Easy72The Estimate to Complete (ETC) in earned value management represents:Medium73A project manager reviews project dependencies and identifies that Activity F cannot start until bot...Easy74A project manager discovers that the cost to crash Activity X by 3 days is $15,000 ($5,000/day), and...Medium75A project manager has a project that is behind schedule (SPI = 0.82) and over budget (CPI = 0.91). T...Hard76Mandatory dependencies in a project schedule are:Easy77A project manager wants to determine which project activities must be finished before the project ca...Easy78A project schedule is developed using the Critical Path Method. After finalizing the schedule, the p...Medium79What does an 'activity' represent in a project schedule?Easy80A schedule management plan states that a 10% or more schedule variance triggers a corrective action ...Medium81The Schedule Management Plan is created during which project process group?Easy82A project manager uses What-If Scenario Analysis when developing the schedule. This technique is use...Medium83When is it appropriate to use three-point estimates instead of single-point estimates for activity d...Easy84A project's Estimate at Completion (EAC) using the formula EAC = AC + (BAC - EV) assumes:Medium85A project manager is reviewing the network diagram and notices an activity that has no successors — ...Medium
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