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20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: In a finish-to-start relationship, the successor activity may start before the predecessor activity finishes.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A project requires requirements to be defined before both design and equipment ordering. There is no dependency between design and ordering. Which schedule logic best represents these dependencies?

A
Design must finish before ordering can begin.
B
Design and ordering can begin in parallel after requirements are defined.
C
Ordering must finish before design can begin.
D
Design and ordering must both finish before requirements can be defined.

Fill in the blank

1 point

The approved target schedule used to plan and measure performance is the .

Choose one

1 point

A finish-to-start activity has two predecessors with earliest finishes on days 8 and 10. What is the successor’s earliest start?

A
Day 8, the earlier predecessor finish
B
Day 10, the later predecessor finish
C
Day 18, the sum of both predecessor finishes
D
Day 2, the difference between the predecessor finishes

Written response

1 point

An activity has an optimistic duration of 2 working days, a most likely duration of 4 working days, and a pessimistic duration of 8 working days. Using $E = \frac{O+4M+P}{6}$ , what is its expected duration, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a working day?

Choose all

1 point

Select all factors identified as relevant when estimating an activity's duration.

A
The activity's scope.
B
Expected resources.
C
The working calendar.
D
A fixed finish date chosen without estimating the work.
E
Relevant past performance.

Fill in the blank

1 point

Adding resources or overtime, often at additional cost, to shorten an activity is called .

Written response

1 point

What schedule recovery technique overlaps activities that were originally planned in sequence?

Choose one

1 point

In a schedule, equipment receipt has 1 working day of total float. If it slips by 2 working days and no other work changes, what is the likely effect?

A
The finish remains unchanged because equipment receipt has float.
B
The finish is delayed by 1 working day, and the procurement path becomes critical.
C
The finish is delayed by 2 working days, and the original critical path remains the only critical path.
D
The finish is delayed by 1 working day, but the procurement path still has 1 day of float.

Open ended

1 point

The approved schedule baseline calls for integration to start on day 9. The updated forecast is a day-10 start because equipment will arrive late. What should the project manager report and how should the baseline be handled?

Choose all

1 point

After making a schedule recovery change, which actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.

A
Update the forecast using actual progress and valid logic.
B
Recalculate the network and check whether another path becomes critical.
C
Check the recovery action's feasibility and effect on cost and quality.
D
Assume the original critical path remains the only critical path without recalculating.
E
Record the recovery action and its assumptions.

True or false

1 point

True or false: After a schedule change, the project team can assume the original critical path is still the only critical path without recalculating the network.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A team shortens an activity that is not on the current critical path, while leaving all other work and logic unchanged. What is the most likely effect on the forecast project finish?

A
The forecast finish must move earlier by the full amount of time saved.
B
The forecast finish may not change because shortening noncritical work may not affect the project finish.
C
The project must extend its baseline by the amount saved.
D
The activity becomes critical automatically.

True or false

1 point

True or false: A project team should remove a schedule constraint or change activity order only when the work and its genuine dependencies permit that change.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A project manager links two activities with a finish-to-start relationship. What does this relationship require?

A
The successor may start before the predecessor starts.
B
The successor cannot start until the predecessor finishes.
C
The predecessor cannot start until the successor finishes.
D
The activities must start and finish at the same time.

Choose one

1 point

A project requires requirements to be defined before both design and equipment ordering. Design must precede software build, but no dependency is specified between design and ordering. Which schedule logic is appropriate?

A
Design must finish before equipment ordering can begin.
B
Equipment ordering must finish before design can begin.
C
Design and equipment ordering can proceed in parallel after requirements.
D
Software build can begin before design is complete.

Written response

1 point

What schedule term describes how long an activity can slip without delaying the forecast project finish?

Written response

1 point

An activity has an optimistic duration of 2 working days, a most likely duration of 4 working days, and a pessimistic duration of 8 working days. Using the PERT expected-duration calculation $\frac{O + 4M + P}{6}$ , what is the expected duration? Round to two decimal places.

Choose one

1 point

A project network has two main paths: A–B–D–F–G takes 12 working days, and A–C–E–F–G takes 11 working days. Which path is critical?

A
A–B–D–F–G, because it takes 12 days.
B
A–C–E–F–G, because it contains equipment procurement.
C
Both paths, because they share activities.
D
Neither path, because their durations differ.

Choose one

1 point

Two activities have finish-to-start links to a successor. Their earliest finish days are 5 and 7. On what day does the successor earliest start?

A
Day 5, because the successor starts after the first predecessor.
B
Day 6, the average of the predecessor finish days.
C
Day 7, the later of the two predecessor finish days.
D
Day 12, the sum of both predecessor finish days.

3 Schedule Planning and Control Online Quiz Questions

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