1) WHAT IS FIXED - Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? 45 minutes roasting (cooking) time for dinner a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

2) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? Watching Season 1 of a show on Netflix a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

3) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? Loading boxes into a moving truck a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

4) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? 10-day business trip to Tokyo a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

5) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? Painting your living room a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

6) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? 3 people filling 15 buckets of water at the beach a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

7) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? Tradespeople installing basement drywall a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

8) WHAT IS FIXED: Identify what is 'Fixed' - Work, Duration or Units? Tradespeople installing basement drywall in 3 days a) Fixed Work b) Fixed Duration c) Fixed Units

9) The approved part of the project plan, such as the scope, cost, or schedule, that may be used as a basis for comparison when measuring the progress of the project is called the a) Plan approval b) Official plan c) Baseline d) Project plan

10) In the project schedule, the longest sequence of activities representing the earliest planned completion time for the project is the a) Best estimate b) Baseline c) Completion sequence d) Critical path

11) The required sequence of activities based on the work involved is called a(n) a) Mandatory sequence b) Dependency c) Order of operations d) Timeline sequence

12) The total amount of time required to complete an activity, not including non-working days, is known as the a) Duration b) Work c) Activities d) Time allotment

13) A Gantt chart gets its name from a) Named for Frederick Gantt, who built many French churches and castles b) The official phases of a network diagram c) Named for Henry Gantt, a 20th century shipbuilder d) An acronym for Gather and Associate Network Tasks and Time

14) The delay or gap of time between two dependent activities is called a) Space b) Pause c) Add time d) Lag

15) The amount of time an activity may be delayed before it delays the project end date is known as a) Total delay time b) Total float c) Total gap d) Total impact

16) The most common type of dependency found in projects is a) Finish-to-start b) Finish-to-finish c) Start-to-finish d) Start-to-start

17) 'Paving road must be complete before line painting can be completed' is an example of which kind of dependency a) Start-to-finish b) Start-to-start c) Finish-to-finish d) Finish-to-start

18) The 8/80 rule is defined as a) 8% of all your project work must be completed in the first 80 hours b) All resources must be scheduled to a maximum of 80 hours over 8 project days c) Tasks with durations between 8 and 80 hours are sized to a manageable duration d) All resources with 10 consecutive 8-hour days (80 hours) should be leveled

19) In fast-tracking, activities that are sequential and would have been performed on the critical path are done in parallel. The tasks chosen should be a duration that is shorter than the number of days required to shorten the schedule. a) True b) False

20) With top-down estimating, you will start with the elements and end with the integrated product. a) True b) False

21) The 8/80 rule suggests: a) Scope elements that require longer than 8 hours to build generally accounts for 80% of project cost b) Task durations between 8 hours and 80 hours are generally sized about right c) A set of parameters describing the relationship between task durations and schedules d) The rate of pay that an employer will pay for overtime

22) Good sources of task duration estimates include all but a) The expert judgement of people who have managed similar projects b) Historical information from previous similar projects c) The standards of professional or industrial organizations that carry out projects similar to yours d) The audit reports of a project after it is completed

23) There are three base calendars that are included in MS Project, but only one serves as the project calendar. Which is the correct answer? a) Standard b)

24 Hours c) Non-working d) Night Shift 24) When you link tasks, you create scheduling relationships between tasks. These task relationships are called a) Dependencies b) Predecessors c) Baseline d) Milestones

25) In MS Project, you set up people and equipment resources in exactly the same way. They are both examples of a) Material b) Work c) Cost d) Resources

26) The Max Units field in in MS Project represents: a) The maximum duration per unit of task that is assigned to a resource b) The maximum number of resources that can work on a task c) The maximum capacity of a resource to work on the tasks assigned to that resource d) The maximum amount of cost to a task that can be assigned to a resource

27) In which format can you enter pay rates in MS Project? a) Actual/period b) Usage/period c) Cost/period d) Rate/period

28) MS Project does not automatically calculate overtime hours and associated costs. a) True b) False

29) In MS Project, the sole purpose of a cost resource is to a) Associate a particular type of cost with one or more people resource b) Associate a particular type of cost with one or more tasks c) Associate a particular type of cost with one or more equipment d) Associate a particular type of cost with one or more project

30) MS Project calculates work by using which formula? a) Duration x Assignment Units = Work b) Rate x Duration = Work c) Duration x Cost = Work d) Rate x Scheduled Work = Work

31) In effort-driven scheduling, a) as more time is added to a task, its duration increases. The total work remains the same and is distributed among the assigned resources b) as more resources are assigned to a task, its duration decreases. The total work remains the same and is distributed among the assigned resources c) as more costs is added to a project, its duration increases. The total work can remain the same and is distributed among the assigned resources d) as more resources are assigned to a task, its duration increases. The total work is extended and is distributed among the assigned resources

32) In the early 20th century, an American engineer developed a bar chart showing the use of resources over time. Who was he? a) Harmann Schurch b) Walter Polakov c) Henry Gantt d) Karol Adamiecki

33) MS Project uses four types of task dependencies or relationships. By default what type of relationship does it give those tasks? a) Finish-to-finish b) Finish-to-start c) Start-to-start d) Start-to-finish

34) In project management tracking means recording details such as who did what work, what the cost was and when the work was done. These details are often called a) Expensed b) Spent c) Baselined d) Actuals

35) Scenario: You can start painting the walls as soon as you start setting the ceiling lights in a new building project to reduce the overall time. What type of a task dependency is this? a) Finish-to-finish b) Finish-to-start c) Start-to-start d) Start-to-finish

36) Scenario: You can begin planning how to lay down the carpet before the painting is complete, but it cannot be finished until the painting is complete. What type of a task dependency is this? a) Finish-to-finish b) Finish-to-start c) Start-to-start d) Start-to-finish

37) MS Project schedules a task to start on or before the constraint date you specify to ensure that a task will not start after a specific date. What type of task constraint is this? a) As soon as Possible (ASAP) b) Start No Earlier Than (SNET) c) As late as Possible (ALAP) d) Start No Later Than (SNLT)

38) MS Project schedules a task to occur as soon as it can occur. What type of task constraint is this? a) As soon as Possible (ASAP) b) Start No Earlier Than (SNET) c) As late as Possible (ALAP) d) Start No Later Than (SNLT)

39) MS Project schedules a task to finish on or after the constraint date you specify, to ensure that that a task will not finish before a specific date. What type of task constraint is this? a) As soon as Possible (ASAP) b) Finish No Earlier Than (FNET) c) Finish No Later Than (FNLT) d) Start No later Than (SNLT)

40) A critical path is the series of tasks that will push out the plan's end date if any of those tasks are delayed: a) True b) False

41) Which of the following statement about Project Schedule is true? a) It is the 'ideal' b) It is updated constantly while the project is in execution c) It is a fixed reference point to oversee and measure the progress of your project d) A starting point for your project plan

42) When is the only time the actual schedule matches the schedule baseline? a) At a critical milestone date during project execution b) At the start of project execution c) At the very beginning of project execution d) All of the above

43) The Law of constraints says that if one constraint (for example, time) is affected, then this will affect the other constraints. a) True b) False

44) Variance is the difference between what you intended to happen (as recorded in the plan's baseline) and what actually happened (as recorded by your tracking efforts). a) True b) False

45) Depending on the scope and duration of your projects, at which juncture might you want to save an interim plan: a) At the conclusion of a major phase of work b) At present time intervals, such as weekly or monthly c) (A) and (B) d) None of the above

46) Variance is usually measured as: a) Time or Cost b) Cost or Work c) Time or Resources d) Work or Resources

47) Activities that are sequential and would have been performed on the critical path, that could be done in parallel is known as: a) Levelling b) Fast-tracking c) Crashing d) Concurren

t 48) A report that shows you what has been completed, how much remains, and the predicted rate to completion, is known as a: a) Resource Cost Overview b) Task Cost Overview c) Resource Usage d) Burndow

n 49) Activities that involve adding extra resources to get the same activity done in less time is known as: a) Levelling b) Crashing c) Concurrent d) Fast-tracking

50) Typically, a project baseline has three components: Quality, Cost and Schedule. a) True b) Fals