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CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule

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A project manager is reviewing the network diagram and notices an activity that has no successors — no other activities depend on it. This activity is at the:

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Correct answer: End of the network — it is a project end activity or terminal activity

Explanation

An activity with no successors is a terminal activity — it connects to the project end node. All paths in the network must lead to the project completion milestone. Activities with no successors are typically final deliverable activities, project closure activities, or milestones that culminate in project completion.

**Why not B:** Having no successors does not automatically mean the activity is on the critical path. An activity can be a terminal activity with float if there are longer paths through the network. Critical path status depends on total float, not successor count.

**Why not C:** An activity in the middle of the network would have both predecessors and successors. An activity with no successors cannot be in the middle of the network — it must be at the end, as no other work depends on its completion.

**Why not D:** An activity at the start of the network would have no predecessors, not no successors. Start activities have successors that depend on them but no preceding activities. The question describes the opposite situation.

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This question covers Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule under Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule (Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies).

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