QUIZ 1: SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT

Question 1 1pts

A gentleman farmer maniacally works on academic projects to raise funds for his true passion, farming. He has identified seven tasks and developed three time estimates (all in days) of the next big project on the farm, replacing the fence at the comedy pasture. Tasks, precedence requirements, and time estimates are shown in the table. What is the late finish for the Plant Posts activity?

Activity	Optimistic time	Most Likely time	Pessimistic time	Predecessor
Corner Posts	4	5	6	--
String Line	7	8	9	--
Dig Holes	10	12	14	Corner Posts
Plant Posts	11	14	17	String Line
Weld Top Bar	8	11	14	String Line
Paint	9	11	13	Dig Holes, Plant Posts
Tack Wire	9	12	16	Weld Top Bar

Group of answer choices

13.3 days

8 days

20.83 days

22 days

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Question 2 1pts

A project has three critical paths. Which of the following best describes how this affects the project?

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It makes it more expensive

It makes it easier to manage

It increases the project risk

It requires more people

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Question 3 1pts

An activity has an early start of day 3, a late start of day 13, an early finish of day 9, and a late finish of day 19. The activity:

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Is on the critical path

Has a lag

Is progressing well

It is not on the critical path

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Question 4 1pts

At a burst point in a backward pass, the largest succeeding late start becomes the late finish for that node.

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True

False

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Question 5 1pts

At a merge point in a forward pass, the largest preceding early finish becomes the early start for that node.

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True

False

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Question 6 1pts

Based on the activity network pictured, what is the BEST statement?

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Before starting Activity C, Activity A and Activity B must be completed.

Before starting Activity C, Activity A and Activity D must be completed.

Before starting Activity E, Activity A and Activity B need to be completed.

Before starting Activity D, Activity A and Activity B need to be completed.

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Question 7 1pts

Calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for the uncompleted portion of the project is called ________________

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Schedule compression

A backward pass

A forward pass

An arrow diagram

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Question 8 1pts

In a finish-to-start relationship between predecessor and successor activities, a project manager decides to schedule a successor activity five days before its predecessor is complete. This is accomplished by providing five days of:

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Load

Fast tracking

Lag

Lead

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Question 9 1pts

In a project, activity A has a duration of 4 days and begins on the morning of Monday the 4th. The successor activity, B, has a Finish-to-Start (FS) relationship with A. The Finish-to start relationship has a 2 days of lag. Activity B has a duration of 3 days. If Saturday and Sunday are non-working days, which of the following statements s true?

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Activity B will be completed by end of the day on Thursday, 14th.

Activity B will be completed by end of the day on Tuesday, 12th.

Activity B will be completed by end of the day on Friday, 15th.

Activity B will be completed by end of the day on Wednesday, 13th.

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Question 10 1pts

Lag means

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The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of its successor.

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish date.

Waiting time

The product of a forward and backward pass.

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Question 11 1pts

Most project management software packages use a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram known as:

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Precedence Diagramming Method

Project Diagramming Method

Activity Diagramming Method

Critical Diagramming Method

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Question 12 1pts

Prior to creating a network, it is important to:

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Identify the party responsible for each activity.

Calculate the float for each activity.

Identify all loops through activities.

Understand the activity precedence.

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Question 13 1pts

The critical path method calculates the theoretical early start and finish dates. The difference between the late start and early start of a task is called :

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Feeding buffer

Total float

Free float

Danger zone

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Question 14 1pts

The least amount of float (total slack) is found:

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After a burst activity.

In a resource-limited schedule.

After a merge activity.

On the critical path.

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Question 15 1pts

The technique most commonly used by project management software packages to construct a project schedule network diagram is:

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Activity on Node (AON)

Node On Activity (NOA)

Activity In Node (AIN)

Finish to Start

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Question 16 1pts

There are two activities on your schedule: 1) Install server in lab; 2) However, the second task cannot start until the server has run in the lab for five days without failure. This is an example of what?

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Fast Track

Crashing

Lead

Lag

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Question 17 1pts

To control the schedule, a project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict project duration. This is done by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of flexibility. What technique is being used?

Group of answer choices

Flowchart

Leads and Lags

Work Breakdown Structure

Critical path method

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Question 18 1pts

What is the late finish time for Activity D given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

Activity	Time	Predecessor
A	5	--
B	7	--
C	8	A
D	7	A
E	4	B
F	8	C, D
G	9	E, F
H	7	G

Group of answer choices

14

12

13

11

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Question 19 1pts

What is the total slack time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table?

Activity	Time	Predecessor
A	5	--
B	7	--
C	8	A
D	7	A
E	4	B
F	8	C, D
G	9	E, F
H	7	G

Group of answer choices

8

10

7

9

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Question 20 1pts

Which of the following is correct?

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A project can never have negative float.

The critical path helps prove how long the project will take.

The network diagram will change every time the end date changes.

There can be only one critical path.

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Question 21 1pts

Which of the following is generally the most correct use of a project network diagram?

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Defining the project costs.

Documenting activity interdependencies

Defining project resources

Showing the project schedule

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Question 22 1pts

Which of the following is the best project management tool to use to determine the longest time the project will take?

Group of answer choices

Project Charter

Bar Chart

Network diagram

WBS

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Question 23 1pts

Which of these precedence relationships is most commonly used in the Precedence Diagramming Method?

Group of answer choices

Start to Finish

Start to Start

Finish to start

Finish to Finish

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Question 24 1pts

While developing the project schedule, you will find that the completion of successor activity depends on the completion of its predecessor activuity. What is the dependency called?

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Start to Start

Finish to Finish

Start to Finish

Finish to Start

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Question 251pts

You have been assigned a project where you are responsible for building a condo complex in a resort town. The project is expected to take two years to complete. During your work break structure meeting, you have decomposed many deliverables into work packages and schedule activities. However, there are some work packages that will be occuring a year from now, so you have elected not decomposed those deliverables and work packages at this time. This technique is called as :

Group of answer choices

Time delayed decomposition

Scope creep

Rolling wave planning

Poor planning

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Question 26 1pts

You have a project with four activities as follows. Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated durtion of 1. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 and has an estimated duration of 4. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has an estimated duration of 5. Activity 4 has an estimated duration of 8. It can start after activity 1 is completed. Both activity 3 and activity 4 must be completed before the project is complete. What is the critical path of the project?

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Start, 1, 4, 3, End

Start, 1, 2, 3, End

Start, 1, 4, End

Start, 1, 2, 3, 4, End

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Question 27 1pts

You are managing a project that involves work on a film shoot. The editing activity can happen only after the film has been shot. The logical relationship between the editing and shooting of the film can best be described as:

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Finish to finish

Finish to start

Start to start

Start to finish

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