02 PM-Tricks - Schedule

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Question: 1 Correct
Based on the following diagram, what is the total duration of

the project?
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17
15
22
21
Explanation
The critical path is Start-A-D-E-G-H-End, and the duration of the critical path with the data given is
17.
Question: 2 Correct
Rekha is a project manager on a large construction project.

Rekha had originally planned to use both of the company's
tower crane simultaneously for a project but has just learned
that one of them will be unavailable. Rekha adjusts the
schedule so that the components are created sequentially
using the one remaining tower crane. Unfortunately, this action
affects the critical path and delays the planned finish date of
the project. Which of the following techniques has been used
by Rekha in this situation?
Resource leveling
Fast tracking
Reserve analysis
Critical path method
Explanation
Resource leveling is a resource optimization technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted
based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing the demand for the resources with the
available supply. Resource leveling can often cause the original critical path to change which is
what happened in the scenario described. Adjusting the schedule to accommodate the loss of one
of the tower crane is an example of resource leveling. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 211]
Question: 3 Incorrect
You and your team have compiled your project’s activity list,
determined how the activities should be performed and
analyzed the schedule. You are preparing information for the
project sponsor to highlight the identified activities that may
create a delay in the overall project schedule. Which of the
following would be most useful in this situation?
Project schedule network diagrams
Activity attributes
Duration estimates
Project calendars
Explanation
In this question, project network diagrams would best serve to provide information concerning
activities that would possibly create schedule delays. A project network diagram is one of three
suggested project schedule models. At a minimum, a project schedule should include planned
start dates and planned finished dates for each activity. Network diagrams which include activity
date information and critical path activities, display how those activities logically relate to other
activities and the overall project timeline. A detailed network diagram that includes critical path
activities, durations, milestones, and resources could be useful in this situation to highlight the
activities that may create a delay in the overall project schedule. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 164]
Question: 4 Correct
A detailed milestone list is created as an output of what

process?
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Develop Project Charter
Develop Schedule
Explanation
A detailed milestone list is created as an output of the Define Activities process and includes
information on whether the milestone is mandatory or optional. Note that the project charter also
contains milestone information but at a higher level. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 186]
Question: 5 Correct
Your project Production rates changed over the last 3 months.

Therefore, you’re currently doing the performance reviews of
the project, doing a comparative graphical analysis, comparing
the future performance goals to the current performance of the
project to determine future performance. An appropriate tool
which you can use is:
Trend analysis
Control chart
Statistical sampling
Scatter diagram
Explanation
Trend analysis examines project performance over time to determine whether performance is
improving or deteriorating. Graphical analysis techniques are valuable for understanding
performance to date and for comparing to future performance goals in the form of completion
dates. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 227]
A project manager is working with the project team to estimate

durations for the identified project activities. The team is
looking to achieve the most accurate estimate possible. What
estimating technique can they use to generate the desired
result?
Three-point estimating
Top-down estimating
Parametric estimating
Analogous estimating
Explanation
Three-point estimating, it uses three estimates (most likely, optimistic, and pessimistic) to
calculate the average value of activity duration. It reduces the bias, risks, and uncertainties from
the duration calculation. It is more accurate than the analogous technique and Parametric
estimating. Analogous estimating is also referred to as top-down estimating.
Question: 7 Correct
As per the Below Table, what is the Critical Path?
A-B-C-E & A-B-D-E
A-B-C-E & A-D-E
A-C-E
A-B-D-C
Explanation
There are 3 paths in this network diagram are as follows: ABCDE, ABDE, ADE. Since paths
ABCDE, ABDE is the longest paths with zero float for all of the activities, it represents the critical
path.
You are a project manager in a big construction project. A

strike by local workers occurs due to the lateness workers'
payments. That leads to delays in a major component delivery.
What is the process the project manager could have been done
differently to prevent this type of situation?
Develop Schedule
Monitor Risk
Identify Stakeholder
Control Scope
Explanation
To prevent this type of situation, we must go to planning. So choice B & D are wrong and C not
related. when developing Schedule, we identify milestones which payments related to milestone
and progress. Develop Schedule Process include What-if scenario analysis as a tool. What-if
scenario analysis is the process of evaluating scenarios in order to predict their effect, positive or
negative, on project objectives. A schedule network analysis is performed using the schedule to
compute the different scenarios, such as delaying a major component delivery, such as a strike.
[PMBOK 6th edition, Page 213] . The above question very important and you will counter like this
idea in the real exam.
Question: 9 Correct
A project manager is estimating activity durations for a project.

Which of the following is the best to help the project manager
to estimate duration?
Subject matter expert (SME)
Project sponsor
All Stakeholders
HR manger
Explanation
SME is a part of EXPERT JUDGMENT and Expert Judgment Tools and Techniques in the Estimate
Activity Duration Process. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 200]
Question: 10 Correct
As a Project Manager, you are estimating the duration of your

project activities using Using a triangular distribution formula.
For a particular project activity, your Optimistic estimate is 14
days, Pessimistic estimate is 49 days, and Most Likely estimate
is 27 days. What should be the expected duration of this
activity?
30
50
25
32
Explanation
triangular distribution allows the estimator to include three estimates: optimistic, pessimistic, and
most likely. The expected duration is calculated using the equation: Expected Duration = [P + ML +
O]/3, where P is the pessimistic estimate, ML is the most likely estimate, and O is the optimistic
estimate. Using this method, the correct answer 14+49+27/3=30 days.
You are a project manager in the XYZ project for your

organization. Due to the lateness of workers' payments, the
workers made a strike, causing delays in an important
component delivery. What could have been done differently to
prevent this type of situation?
What-If Scenario Analysis
Fast-Tracking
Crashing
Change management plan
Explanation
Keyword ( strike ) What-if scenario analysis is the process of evaluating scenarios to predict their
effect, positive or negative, on project objectives. A schedule network analysis is performed using
the schedule to compute the different scenarios, such as delaying a major component delivery,
extending specific engineering durations, or introducing external factors, such as a strike or a
change in the permit process. The outcome of the what-if scenario analysis can be used to assess
the feasibility of the project schedule under different conditions, and in preparing schedule
reserves and response plans to address the impact of unexpected situations. [PMBOK 6th edition,
Page 213]
You are leading your team in the preparation of your project

schedule and are currently sequencing the activities and
determining which type of precedence relationship exists
between them. Which of the following is the most commonly
used type of precedence relationship that you will use?
Finish-to-start
Finish-to-finish
Start-to-finish
Start-to-start
Explanation
In PDM, FS is the most commonly used type of precedence relationship. The SF relationship is
very rarely. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 190]
You are in the planning process of an R1b project. You realize

that your schedule requires more resources in certain months
of the project than what are available to you. Your senior
management has clearly instructed that you will not be able to
obtain additional resources for the project. So, you instruct
your planner to adjust the schedule to accommodate these
constraints. What are you instructing the planner to do?
Resource leveling
Crashing
Fast tracking
Evaluation and Review Technique
Explanation
Resource leveling. A technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource
constraints with the goal of balancing the demand for resources with the available supply.
[PMBOK 6th edition, Page 211]
You are Creating a network diagram for your project. Activity A

(5 days ) can start immediately. Activity B ( 3 days ) can start
after Activity A is complete. Activity C ( 2 days ) can start after
Activity B is complete. Activity D (4 days ) can start after
Activity A and B are complete. Activity E ( 3 days ) can start
after Activity C and D are complete. While having all Activities
as FS relation, what is the Float of Activity D?
0 Day
2 Day
1 Day
3 Day
Explanation
After drawing the network, you will determine that Activity D on the Critical Path. So the float =
zero
The flexibility or total float in a schedule is measured by

subtracting the early dates from the late dates. Which one of
the following will help you identify the flexibility in your
schedule?
Critical Path Method
Leads and lags
Checklist
What-if Scenario Analysis
Explanation
The critical path of a project is the series of activities that have the least amount of float - usually
zero (flexibility). [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 210]
You are running one week behind on a project due to late

delivery by a vendor. You are forced to compress your project
schedule due to a government-mandated end date that
constrains your project. After meeting with your team, you
found a method to compress the project without adding more
resources or increase the project cost. This is an example of
which of the following?
Fast Tracking
Crashing
Risk mitigation
Resource leveling.
Explanation
Fast tracking. A schedule compression technique in which activities or phases are normally done
in the sequence is performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration without adding more
resources or increase the project cost. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 215]
You are using a methodology that calculates the amount of

float on various paths in the network diagram to determine the
minimum project duration. What tool or technique are you
using?
Critical chain method
Three-point estimating
Explanation
The critical path method is used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the
amount of schedule flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model. A critical
path is normally characterized by zero total floats on the critical path. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page
210]
What is the correct sequence for these tools and techniques

used in Project Schedule Management?
Decomposition work packages into activities, Three-Point Estimates

and Schedule Task
Dependency determination, Decomposition, Bottom up estimating,

and Resource leveling
Variance analysis, Three point estimates, Dependency determination,

and Decomposition
Decomposition, Alternatives analysis, Variance analysis, and Three

point estimates
Explanation
Decomposition work packages into activities = Define activity & Three-point estimates= estimate
activity Duration & schedule task = Develop schedule.
A senior project manager is working on monitoring the

progress of the schedule. To determine whether performance is
getting better or worse, he analyzes project performance over
time. What technique is the project manager using?
Trend Analysis
Variance analysis
Inspection
Performance reviews
Explanation
Trend analysis examines project performance over time to determine whether performance is
improving or deteriorating. Graphical analysis techniques are valuable for understanding
performance to date and for comparing to future performance goals in the form of completion
dates.[PMBOK 6th edition, Page 227]
Using a triangular distribution formula, calculate the expected

activity duration based on the following three-point estimates:
Optimistic =18 days, Most Likely = 22days, Pessimistic =
27days.
22.33
21.33
22.11
23.20
Explanation
uses a triangular distribution is as follows: (Optimistic + Pessimistic + Most Likely) ÷ 3. Plug in the
values provided to calculate the following: (18 + 22 + 22) ÷ 3 = 22.33 days
During a presentation to management, you want to display the

project schedule with only the key deliverables displayed. What
is the correct tool for this purpose?
Milestone chart
Control chart

Critical chain diagram
Explanation
Milestone chart using with senior management. A milestone chart displays only the key
deliverables and is simple and easy to understand. [PMBOK 6th edition, Page 218]
Which of the following estimating technique that uses a

statistical relationship between historical data and project
parameters to calculate the activity duration?
Three-Point estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Top-down estimating
Explanation
Parametric estimating is an estimating technique in which an algorithm is used to calculate cost or
duration based on historical data and project parameters. Parametric estimating uses a statistical
relationship between historical data and other variables (e.g., square footage in construction) to
calculate an estimate for activity parameters, such as cost, budget, and duration. [PMBOK 6th
edition, Page 200]
You are a Project Manager. In the process of sequencing

activities for your project, you create a schedule network
diagram that uses boxes called nodes to represent activities
and connects them with arrows to represent logical

relationships between them. What is this popular scheduling
diagram known as?
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)
Program Evaluation and Review technique (PERT)
Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT)
Explanation
The Precedence Diagram Method, also known as Activity-On-Node, is a tool for scheduling
activities in a project plan and constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes,
referred to as nodes, to represent activities and connects them with arrows that show the
dependencies.
The critical activities of the project have been estimated for

their durations but risks associated with them have not been
factored yet. The risks listed in the risk register are then
reviewed and additional durations are factored for activities
which could be prone to those risks. What type of reserve has
been applied?
Contingency reserve
Management reserve
Alternative reserve
Estimation bucket
Explanation
Explanation: Additional duration factored due to possible risks are known as contingency
reserves. These may be applied to cost estimates also. Management reserve is for unknown risks.
Alternative reserve and estimation bucket are not valid terminologies.
A project consists of 5 activities, A, B, C, D and E. B & C can't

start until A has finished, D can't start until C has finished, and
E can't start until B and D have finished. The duration of A is 5,
B is 8, C is 10, D is 19 and E is 15. How many days can activity
B be delayed, without delaying the whole project?
21
37
29
38
Explanation
Explanation: Answer = 21 ; to answer the question you need to build the CPM network. . The two
paths are ACDE of length 49 and ABE with length 28. The float of B will be 49-28=21.
Your current project phase has 8 activities, A to H. A and E can

start at the same time. A must finish before B starts. B must
finish before C and F start. C must finish before D starts. E
must finish before F and G start. F and G must finish before H
starts. C and H must finish before D starts. Duration of: A = 5, B
= 8, C = 15, D = 10, E = 6, F = 9, G = 19, H = 5. What is the critical
path?
EGHD
ABCD
ABFHD
EFHD
Explanation
Explanation: Answer = EGHD because EGHD is the longest path with 40 days and therefore all
activities have zero float
A project manager and his team have finished creating the

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the Work Breakdown
Structure dictionary. The project manager then prepares a
detailed and itemized documentation of all the schedule
activities that are part of a particular project. What should the
Project Manager do NEXT?
Create a network diagram for the project
Determine quality standards, processes, and metrics
Determine high-level project assumptions and constraints
Conduct a project progress meeting
Explanation
The project manager has created a WBS, a WBS dictionary, and an activity list in the planning
stage. The next step would be to create a network diagram for the project.
A project manager is in the process of analyzing activity

sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule
constraints to create an approved project schedule. What
should the project manager do NEXT?
Use the approved schedule duration as a baseline and start tracking

the project
Create a network diagram of the project using one of the

diagramming methods
Use techniques like Critical Path method and What-if Analysis to

calculate optimum duration of the project
Determine resource requirement for each activity in the project
Explanation
The project manager is in the "develop schedule" process and has already derived an approved
project schedule. Other options are already completed as part of the processes estimate activity
resources, develop schedule, and sequence activities. The next step would be to treat this
estimate as a schedule baseline and start tracking the project as part of the control schedule
process.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the

critical path method?
It considers resource limitations to derive a more realistic schedule
It helps a project manager determine where it is best to focus his

project management efforts
It helps to determine which activities have float and can be delayed

without delaying the project
It calculates and determines the shortest time to complete the project
Explanation
The critical path method calculates theoretical early start and finish dates along with late start and
finish dates for all activities without regard to any resource limitations. In fact, the critical path
method is a schedule network analysis technique which modifies the project schedule to account
for limited resources.
You are creating a network diagram for your project. Activity A

(6 days) and Activity B (4 days) can start immediately. Activity C
(5 days) can start after Activity B is complete. Activity D (4
days) and Activity F (2 days) can start after Activity A is
complete. Activity E (4 days) can start after Activity C and
Activity D are complete. Activity G (5 days) can start after
Activity D and Activity F are complete. When Activity E and
Activity G are completed, the project is done. What is the slack
of Activity E?
One day
Four days
Zero
Two days
Explanation
There are four possible paths on this network diagram. ADG (duration of 15 days) is the critical
path with the longest duration. The other three are AFG (duration of 13 days), ADE (duration of 14
days), and BCE (duration of 13 days). Subtracting the length of ADE from the critical path (15-14)
shows a difference of one day. This is the slack of Activity E.
You are a Project Manager who manages a large software

project. It has a month-long design phase in which the team
would be preparing the design documents for independent
project modules. The activity review for these modules can
begin 15 days after starting the design phase. The 15 days'
difference between the start of the design phase and the start
of the review activity shows _____ between the two activities.
Lag
Lead
External dependency
Mandatory dependency
Explanation
There is a lag of 15 days between the activities. If the second activity starts, when the first activity
is running, this situation is called Lead. After the first activity completes, if there is a delay or wait
period before the second activity starts, it is called a lag.
You are managing a project to build a multi-storey complex in

your city. You are waiting for the clearance to start construction
of the building. Which kind of dependency is this an example
of?
External Dependency
Mandatory Dependency
Discretionary Dependency
Internal Dependency
Explanation
This is an example of external dependency that involves the relationship between the project and
non-project activities which are outside the control of the project manager. For example,
government clearance before the construction activity can start at a site.[PMBOK 6th edition, Page
192]
A major stakeholder in a project wants to know his role and

responsibility in the scheduling process of the project. He also
wants to understand how the schedule baseline is established
and which scheduling methodologies are used. Which of the
following best provides the information?
Schedule Management Plan
Stakeholder Register
Project Schedule Baseline
Project Management Plan
Explanation
The schedule management plan could be a subsidiary of the project management plan or an
independent document that establishes how to schedule management will be carried out in the
project. It serves as guidance for the scheduling process and defines the roles and
responsibilities of stakeholders in the process, along with scheduling methodologies and
schedule and change control procedures.
Rolling wave planning is a form of progressive elaboration

planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is
planned in detail, and future work is planned at a higher level of
the WBS. Which process uses rolling wave planning as a tool
and technique?
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Resources
Develop Schedule
Explanation
The define activities process uses rolling wave planning as a tool and technique.[PMBOK 6th
edition, Page 185]
You are managing a project in which your team members are

uncertain as to how much time will be needed for each activity.
Which of the following techniques is considered the most
useful in this case?
Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
Explanation
Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) ( Beta )is the technique used for time
measurement in case of uncertainties. Optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely are taken into
consideration.
You are running a research project. Your team has developed a

project schedule and calculated theoretical early start, early
finish, late start and late finish dates for all activities using the
Critical Path Method (CPM). In this context, which of the
following statements is correct?
On any network path the schedule flexibility is measured by the

amount of total float
The critical chain method should be performed immediately after

performing the critical path method
Resource limitations are already taken into account when using the
critical path method
This schedule becomes the final schedule since the critical path
method was used to develop it
Explanation
The schedule flexibility on any network path is measured by the total float. The critical path has
zero total float.
You are monitoring the status of a project to update the project

progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline. You
have some resources assigned to more than one activity
simultaneously, making them overallocated during those days.
You want to reduce this overallocation and keep resource
usage at a constant level. What technique should you use to
achieve this goal?
Resource Leveling
Schedule Compression
Resource Compression
Resource DeAllocation
Explanation
Resource leveling is used to reduce overallocation and to keep resource usage at a constant level.
This technique can be used in both the Develop Schedule process and the Control Schedule
process.
Which of the following methods in the Control Schedule

process is used to compute different scenarios to get the
project realigned with the Project Management Plan?
Whatif Scenario analysis
Corrective Action
Delphi Technique
Pareto Chart
Explanation
What if scenario analysis is a type of modeling technique, which can be used along with risk
monitoring to review various scenarios and bring the schedule into alignment with the Project
Management Plan.
Which of the following terms is used to describe the amount of

time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from
its early start date without delaying the project finish date or
violating a schedule constraint?
Total Float
Activity Float
Project Float
Free Float
Explanation
Total Float is the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early
start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint. Free Float is
the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of
any successor or violating a schedule constraint.
You are managing a pharmaceutical research project. Your

research officer tells you that you need to plan his research
activity so that it finishes before the documentation begins.
Other than that he says it can start as late in the project as

necessary. What is the relationship between the research
activity and the documentation activity?
Finish-to-Start
Finish-to-Finish
Start-to-Finish
Start-to-Start
Explanation
The question contains a twist: "the activity can start as late as necessary." If you don't focus on
this distraction, you will notice that it's a simple finish to start a relationship. Read the question
again; even if you schedule the activity as late as possible it doesn't change the relationship.
While running a mobile phone project, Cindy hires some

consultants for her project who will be working only on a short
term basis. She will likely perform Resource Leveling to keep
the consultants' usage at a constant level during project
execution. In this scenario, which of the following statements
about Resource Leveling is true?
Resource Leveling can often cause the critical path to change
Critical Path Method is applied after Resource Leveling is performed
Resource Leveling is used as a tool for the Define Activities process
Resource Leveling does not change the critical path
Explanation
Resource Leveling is a technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource
constraints with the goal of balancing the demand for resources with the available supply.
Resource Leveling is performed when resources are over-allocated to keep the resources at a
constant level and it often alters the original critical path.
A key stakeholder on Diana's project requests information

about the planned finish date and milestone dates. Which of the
following documents will provide Diana with the most accurate
information about the planned finish date and milestone dates
for her project?
Project Schedule
Project Scope Statement
Activity List
Project Charter
Explanation
The Project Charter contains initial project finish dates and summary milestones, which are both
created during the initiation phase, when very little is known about the project. The Project
Schedule contains more detailed information about the schedule start dates, end dates, and
milestone dates, based upon a further understanding of the project after the Project Charter was
developed, and is, therefore, the "best" document in this scenario to provide Diana with the
information that the stakeholder requires.
After creating a project schedule, the project manager could

use the Control Schedule process for all of the following
activities except?
Determining planned start and finish dates for project activities
Managing actual schedule changes as they occur
Influencing the factors that create schedule changes
Determining that the project schedule has changed
Explanation
Development of planned start and finish dates is an activity performed in the Develop Schedule
process. All other options indicate activities that are performed in the Control Schedule process.
You and your team have just created a schedule network

diagram. You have come up with the estimates and have
defined the durations and subsequently have identified the
Critical Path. You now decide to do a "Backward Pass" through
the Schedule Network Diagram. What would you be
calculating?
The Late Start and Late Finish for each activity
The duration of paths other than the critical path
The duration of the critical path
The Early Start and Early Finish for each activity
Explanation
Options ( The duration of paths other than the critical path ) and ( The duration of the critical path )
are incorrect as the Backward Pass is not used to calculate the duration. In fact, the critical path is
calculated based on duration. Option ( The Early Start and Early Finish for each activity ) talks
about Early Start and Early Finish, which are calculated using "Forward Pass." Using "Backward
Pass," we calculate the Late Start and Late Finish of all the activities in the network diagram.
You are in charge of constructing a high-rise residential

building. After creating a Network diagram, you have identified
the Critical Path. Work has started, but suddenly due to
inclement weather, plinth work has got delayed. This plinth
work activity was on the critical path. As a manager driving this
project, would you be worried and why?
Yes - Any delay of activities on the critical path would lead to a delay
of the entire project
Yes - you will now have to relay this bad news to the client
No - Activities on the critical path do not impact the schedule
No - It will not matter if the Plinth work is delayed.
Explanation
If activities on the critical path are delayed, it can lead to a delay in the entire Project.
You are the project manager of a software project. You have

just analyzed activity sequences, durations, resource
requirements, and schedule constraints and created project
schedule. To which process does the above tasks belong?
Develop Schedule
Control Schedule
Sequence Activities
Define Activities
Explanation
Analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints and
creating project schedule belong to Develop Schedule process.
Your company has won a prestigious project that deals with

building software to be used on spaceships landing on the
moon. After building the schedule network diagram, you
identify the critical path and also a number of near-critical
paths. What does this mean with respect to Risks related to
Project Schedule?
The project is at high risk of meeting its schedule, considering

additional near-critical paths
The project has no risks of meeting its schedule, considering

additional near-critical paths
Near-critical path will have no impact on the schedule; hence, no

risks at all
The near-critical path activities have a lot of Float, so there is no fear

of not meeting the project completion
Explanation
Greater the number of near-critical paths, greater the risk of the project not meeting its scheduled
completion dates. This is because the near-critical path activities will have a very little float, so
thereby hardly any flexibility. Any slippages in these tasks, in addition to tasks on the Critical Path,
can lead to schedule slippage.
A software development project has been awarded to one of

the many vendors. Your company and the vendor have agreed
to build this project using the Waterfall Methodology. You
decide to check with the progress regarding when development
will start. The vendor informs you that the actual development
can only start after the completion of the design. Which type of
relationship best describes the dependency between design
and actual development?
Finish-to-Start
Finish-to-Finish
Start-to-Start
Start-to-Finish
Explanation
Finish-to-Start means that the Successor Activity cannot start without the Predecessor activity
being completed. In this case, the Design is the Predecessor activity and Development is the
Successor Activity. So, here Development (Successor Activity) cannot start without completion of
Design (Predecessor Activity).
You and your team have compiled your project’s activity list,
determined how the activities should be performed and
analyzed the schedule. You are preparing information for the
project sponsor to highlight the identified activities that may
create a delay in the overall project schedule. Which of the
following would be most useful in this situation?
Project network diagrams
Activity attributes
Duration estimates
Project calendars
Explanation
In this question, project network diagrams would best serve to provide information concerning
activities that would possibly create schedule delays. A project network diagram is one of three
suggested project schedule models. At a minimum, a project schedule should include planned
start dates and planned finished dates for each activity. Network diagrams which include activity
date information and critical path activities, display how those activities logically relate to other
activities and the overall project time line. A detailed network diagram that includes critical path
activities, durations, milestones, and resources could be useful in this situation to highlight the
activities that may create a delay in the overall project schedule.
The ES of an activity is 2 days, and the duration of the activity

is 5 days. The LF for the activity is 8 days. What is the total float
for this activity?
1 day
5 days
3 days
6 days
Explanation
We can calculate float using the formula EF=ES+D=2+5=7 and LS=LF-D=8-5=3. The formula for
Total float is LS-ES or LF-EF. The answer is 1 day.
Which of the following is a soft logic dependency in a

precedence network?
To opt for laying out the electrical cables and plumbing at the same
time in a completed floor of the building though they may be laid
separately
Waiting for internal approval before proceeding to the next activity
Waiting for materials to arrive from a supplier before the product can
be made
To develop software only after the required systems are installed
Explanation
The electrical and plumbing need not be done in parallel, therefore, a discretionary or soft logic of
preferential dependency. All other choices are either mandatory, internal or external dependencies.
While deriving the schedule for an agile project you ask your
team member to provide their acceptance for a schedule
related decision. Some of them show a closed fist and the
others show only two fingers. An insignificant number of
people show all five fingers. What is your conclusion about
their response?
Most team members do not support the decision
It is not possible to say anything from the information provided
The closed fist indicates frustration of some of the team members

with the project
Most team members support the decision
Explanation
( fist to five). In this technique, the project manager asks the team to show their level of support
for a decision by holding up a closed fist (indicating no support) up to five fingers (indicating full
support). If a team member holds up fewer than three fingers, the team member is given the
opportunity to discuss any objections with the team. The project manager continues the fist-of-
five process until the team achieves consensus (everyone holds up three or more fingers) or
agrees to move on to the next decision.

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