Questions on Project Time Management

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1. A Schedule Management Plan is developed in which of the following knowledge areas:
1. Project Integration Management
2. Project Scope Management
3. Project Time Management
4. Project Cost Management


2. Activity Definition is typically performed by which of the following:
1. Project Manager who created the WBS
2. Project Team Members responsible for the work package
3. Project Officer
4. Project Stakeholder


3. Which of the following is not an activity attribute:
1. Person responsible for the activity
2. Location where to perform the activity
3. Time when to perform the activity
4. Leads and Lags


4. Which of the following does NOT generate changes to the Project Scope Statement or WBS:
1. Activity Definition
2. Activity Sequencing
3. Activity Resource Estimating
4. Activity Duration Estimating


5. Which of the following may generate a milestone list:
1. Activity Definition
2. Activity Sequencing
3. Activity Resource Estimating
4. Activity Duration Estimating


6. In PDM, which of the following relationships is rarely used:
1. Finish-to-Start
2. Start-to-Finish
3. Start-to-Start
4. Finish-to-Finish


7. A schedule activity may begin 10 days before the predecessor activity finishes. This is an example of:
1. Finish-to-Start
2. Start-to-Finish
3. Start-to-Start
4. Finish-to-Finish


8. A schedule activity may begin 10 days before the predecessor activity finishes. This is an example of:
1. ADM
2. PDM
3. A dependency with lag
4. A dependency with lead


9. The following BEST describes a subnetwork:
1. Precedence Diagramming Method [PDM]
2. Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM]
3. Fragment Network
4. Activity-On-Node [AON]


10. A Project Manager in-charge of a Software Development projects is creating a project schedule network diagram for the code development component of the project. This is an example of: *
1. Precedence Diagramming Method [PDM]
2. Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM]
3. Fragment Network
4. Activity-On-Node [AON]


11. What-if scenario analysis is done as a part of which process:
1. Activity Sequencing
2. Activity Definition
3. Schedule Development
4. Schedule Control


12. AON refers to:
1. Precedence Diagramming Method [PDM]
2. Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM]
3. Fragment Network
4. Mandatory Dependencies


13. AOA refers to:
1. Precedence Diagramming Method [PDM]
2. Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM]
3. Fragment Network
4. Mandatory Dependencies


14. Activity Resource Requirements is an input to which of the following processes:
1. Activity Duration Estimating
2. Schedule Control
3. Activity Resource Estimating
4. Activity Sequencing


15. Dummy relationships or dummy activities can be used in which of the following Activity Sequencing techniques: *
1. Precedence Diagramming Method [PDM]
2. Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM]
3. Fragment Network
4. Schedule Network Templates


16. Which of the following is NOT an input to the Activity Sequencing process: *
1. Project Scope Statement
2. Activity Attributes
3. Activity List
4. Change Requests


17. Which of the following is not a technique for Activity Sequencing: *
1. Precedence Diagramming Method [PDM]
2. Arrow Diagramming Method [ADM]
3. Rolling Wave Planning
4. Mandatory Dependencies


18. Reserve Analysis is a technique for:
1. Activity Definition
2. Activity Sequencing
3. Activity Resource Estimating
4. Activity Duration Estimating


19. Resource Leveling is a technique for:
1. Schedule Development
2. Activity Sequencing
3. Activity Resource Estimating
4. Activity Duration Estimating


20. Following can be BEST described as a kind of dependency that can create arbitrary float values and limit scheduling options: *
1. Mandatory dependency
2. Discretionary dependency
3. Start-to-Finish dependency
4. External dependency


21. Adjusting leads and lags is done in which of the following processes:
1. Activity Sequencing
2. Activity Definition
3. Schedule Development
4. Activity Duration Estimating


22. Parametric Estimating is done as a part of which process:
1. Activity Sequencing
2. Schedule Development
3. Activity Resource Estimating
4. Activity Duration Estimating


23. Which of the following is NOT true about Control Accounts:
1. Performance Measurements is done for Control Accounts
2. A Control Account may include one or more Work Packages
3. A Work Package may be associated with one or more Control Accounts
4. A Control Account may be identified during Activity Definition process


24. Identification of Mandatory Dependencies is BEST done during which process:
1. Activity Sequencing
2. Schedule Development
3. Activity Definition
4. Activity Duration Estimating


25. Resource reallocation from non-critical to critical activities is an example of which Project Scheduling technique:
1. Critical Path Method
2. Schedule Compression
3. What-if Analysis
4. Resource Leveling


26. Knowledge of best practices in a particular area is MOST likely to give rise to which of the following dependencies:
1. Finish-to-Start dependency
2. Soft Logic
3. Mandatory dependency
4. External dependency


27. A Project Manager is preparing a Project Schedule network diagram. During the diagram development, she removes a dependency between two tasks that was defined in an earlier stage. After the network diagram is completed, she updates activity attributes for the two tasks. This is an example of:
1. Activity Definition
2. Activity Sequencing
3. Schedule Development
4. Lack of change control


28. Reserve Analysis involves:
1. Estimating by multiplying the quantity of work by productivity rate
2. Incorporating time buffers into the activity duration estimates
3. Developing project schedule with contingency reserves as a recognition of the schedule risk
4. Adding resource reserves to the activity resource estimates


29. Which of the following is not true for Resource Leveling:
1. Project schedule is build with resource buffers to prevent schedule slippage
2. Project’s Critical path may be altered
3. Resource based scheduling method
4. Reverse resource allocation scheduling

Answers

1. Answer: A Schedule Management Plan is developed as part of “Develop Project Management Plan” process. [PMBOK Pg. 124]
2. Answer: B PMBOK Pg. 128
3. Answer: C Activity attributes are an input for project schedule development; therefore, the scheduling information is not a part of the activity attribute.
4. Answer: D
5. Answer: A



6. Answer: B
7. Answer: A
8. Answer: D Note that this dependency can be represented by both ADM and PDM techniques.
9. Answer: C
10. Answer: C It is not clear what Activity Sequencing technique is the Project Manager using; however, it is evident that she is developing a schedule network diagram for only part of the project (not the entire project)



11. Answer: C
12. Answer: A
13. Answer: B
14. Answer: A – Schedule Control might result in a change in Activity resource requirements – One of the outputs of Activity resource Estimating is Activity Resource Requirements – Activity Sequencing establishes logical dependencies between activities. Activity Resource requirements do not play an important role in determining the sequence.
15. Answer: B



16. Answer: D Approved Change Requests is a valid input to Activity sequencing process.
17. Answer: C Rolling wave planning is a technique for Activity Definition.
18. Answer: D
19. Answer: A
20. Answer: B



21. Answer: C
22. Answer: D
23. Answer: C
24. Answer: A
25. Answer: D



26. Answer: B Discretionary dependencies often result from best practices. This kind of dependency is also known as Soft Logic, Preferential Logic, or Preferred Logic.
27. Answer: D The Project manager is preparing the project schedule network diagram which implies she is in the Activity scheduling process. This process can generate changes to the Activity definition and Activity Attributes; however, such changes should go thru the Integrated Change Control and only upon approval should they be made.
28. Answer: B Answer C might seem more likely, but note the fine difference that Reserve Analysis is purely a technique of determining activity duration, not a schedule development technique.
29. Answer: A Resource leveling involves creating a resource constrained project schedule.