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1. Question

Which statement is true about Sequence Activities?

Identifying and documenting interactivity logical relationships.

Establishing the activity logic and the dependencies needed to create a realistic and achievable schedule.

As input list of activities, to put them into some sort of logical order, which is called Sequence Activities.

All o f the above

I ncorrect

Sequence Activities : Identifying and documenting interactivity logical relationships. As input list of activities, to put them into some sort of logical order,

which is called Sequence Activities. Establishing the activity logic and the dependencies needed to create a realistic and achievable schedule

2. Question

Estimating the number of work periods likely to be needed to complete each activity is called :

Estimate Activity Resources

Estimate Activity Durations

Sequence Activities

Define Activities

I ncorrect

Estimating the number of work periods likely to be needed to complete each activity is called Estimate Activity Duration .

3. Question

Which statement is true ?

All o f the above

Finish-to-finish An activity must finish before the next activity can finish.

Finish-to-start An activity must finish before the next activity begins.

Start-to-finish An activity must start before the next activity can finish.

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Finish-to-start An activity must finish before the next activity begins. Finish-to-finish An activity must finish before the next activity can finish. Start-to-start An

activity must start before the next activity can start. Start-to-finish An activity must start before the next activity can finish.

4. Question

The critical path method (CPM) calculates the theoretical early start and finish dates; and late start and finish dates. The difference between the late and early

start of a task is called:

To tal float

Free float

Danger zone

Feeding buffer

I ncorrect

The difference between the early and late finish of a task is called the total float for that task. Total float is the amount of time that a schedule activity can be

delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 177]

5. Question

You are the project manager for a Project. You are updating the WBS during Define Activities, which is often called ________?

Updates

Refinements

Supporting detail

Activities

I ncorrect

updating the WBS during Define Activities, is often called Refinements. It occurs with riskier projects.

6. Question

Which of these is accurate regarding the Develop Schedule process?

Schedule network analysis is a technique that is carried out once the schedule is approved.

Schedules are optimized such that all non-critical activities have a zero total float.

Schedule compression shortens the project schedule while changing the project scope

The critical path method is a schedule network analysis technique that is performed using the schedule model

I ncorrect

The accurate statement regarding the Develop Schedule process is that the critical path method is a schedule network analysis technique that is performed

using the schedule model. The rest of the statements are not accurate. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 173]

7. Question

Who develops the project plan ?

Pro ject Manager and team

Sponsor



Executive management

Only Project Manager

I ncorrect

Project Manager and team develops the project plan .

8. Question

Which of the following statement is true about Corrective action ?

All

Anyth ing done to bring expected future schedule performance back in -line with the pro ject p lan

Modification to the schedule information used to manage the project

Changes to the scheduled start and finish dates in the approved (or baselined) schedule

I ncorrect

Corrective action – Anything done to bring expected future schedule performance back in-line with the project plan. Schedule updates – Modification to

the schedule information used to manage the project. Schedule revisions – Changes to the scheduled start and finish dates in the approved (or baseline)

schedule.

9. Question

Discretionary dependencies are identified during __________.

Define Activities

Control Schedule

Sequence Activities

Develop Schedule

I ncorrect

Discretionary dependencies are identified during Sequence Activities process. PMPBOK Page no 171.

10. Question

_____________ allows conditional branches and loops .

ADM

PDM

None of the above

GERT

I ncorrect

Conditional branches are not used in PDM and ADM. GERT (Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique) allows conditional branches and loops .

11. Question

Starting a new task before finish the old one is an example of a __________ dependency.

Start-to -fin ish



Finish-to-start

Start-to-start

All of the above

I ncorrect

Start-to-finish An activity must start before the next activity can finish.

12. Question

Project Time Management includes _________ ?

Sequence Activities

Control Schedule

Define Activities

All o f the above

I ncorrect

The process areas listed for Project Time Management in the PMBOK are: Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity

Duration, Develop Schedule, and Control Schedule.

13. Question

If you are doing revisions and schedule updates than you are making changes to _________ ?

Costs

Resources

Start and Fin ish Dates

None

I ncorrect

Schedule updates means Start and Finish Date changes.

14. Question

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

Node-On-Activity (NOA)

Activity-In-Node (AIN)

Activity-On-Node (AON)

Finish-to-Start (FS)

I ncorrect

The method used by most project management software packages to construct a project schedule network diagram is Activity-On-Node (AON). This uses

boxes or rectangles, called nodes to represent activities and connects them with arrows showing the logical relationship between them. [PMBOK 5th

edition, Page 156]

15. Question

Which of the following is not a Project Time Management process?




Define Activities

Source Activities

Sequence Activities

I ncorrect

The Project Time Management processes include Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity resources, Estimate

Activity durations, Develop Schedule, and Control Schedule. [PMBOK 5th Edition, Page 141]

16. Question

A project has three critical paths. How does this affect the project ?

It needs more time.

I t increases pro ject risk.

It needs more resources.

It costs more.

I ncorrect

It increases project risk.

17. Question

Total activity float is the amount of time :

that can be delayed without delaying pro ject completion date.

that can be delayed without delaying project.

delayed for indefinite time.

Not related with project.

I ncorrect

Total activity float is the amount of time that can be delayed without delaying project completion date.

18. Question

Which of the following is NOT a valid statement regarding the critical path method?

The flexibility of the schedule is measured by the difference between early and late dates.

A forward pass and backward pass are performed through the project network paths.

The early start and finish dates and late start and finish dates are calculated without factoring in resource limitations

The resulting late start and fin ish dates will be the pro ject schedule baseline.

I ncorrect

The critical path method is a technique that calculates the earliest and latest possible start and finish times for work activities in a project. It uses the

estimated duration of activities and the dependencies among them to determine limits for when each activity can be performed. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page

176, 177]

19. Question



PDM stands for ___________ ?

Process Diagramming Method

Process Destination Method

Precedence Diagramming Method

None

I ncorrect

Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM).

20. Question

Which of the following are inputs of Define Activities ?

Organizational Process Assets

Enterprise environmental factors

Scope baseline

All o f the above

I ncorrect

Inputs of Define Activities : Scope baseline, Organizational Process Assets and Enterprise environmental factors

21. Question

You have decided to apply Resource Leveling to a project due to a critical required resource being available only at certain times. Which of the following will

likely be true?

Resource Leveling will over allocate resources to schedule the project before the deadline.

Resource Leveling will never alter the original critical path

Resource Leveling can o ften cause the orig inal critical path to change.

Resource Leveling will require additional resources to complete the project.

I ncorrect

Resource Leveling can often cause the original critical path to change. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 179]

22. Question

You are in charge of constructing the Ferris wheel in each town a carnival visits. However, this is something you have never done before and you are getting

different opinions from others on how long it takes. Joe, is new and has given you what you believe to be an optimistic estimate of 3 hours, Bill says it will take

10 hours, which seems too long to you and quite pessimistic. Lastly, Margie, who is the most experienced at this task is telling you it will take 8 hours. You are

not sure who to believe, so you decide to do a PERT estimation, based on this you have determined it will take how many hours to assemble the Ferris wheel.

8 hours

7 hours

7.5 hours

21 hours

I ncorrect

The PERT formula is Estimate= (Optimistic + (Most Likely *4) + Pessimistic)/6. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 171]



23. Question

Which of the following statement is true about Schedule revisions ?

Modification to the schedule information used to manage the project

Anything done to bring expected future schedule performance back in-line with the project plan

Changes to the scheduled start and fin ish dates in the approved (or baselined) schedule

All

I ncorrect

Corrective action – Anything done to bring expected future schedule performance back in-line with the project plan. Schedule updates – Modification to

the schedule information used to manage the project. Schedule revisions – Changes to the scheduled start and finish dates in the approved (or baseline)

schedule.

24. Question

Which of the following statement is true about Resource leveling ?

Reducing peak overloads by re-d istributing allocations to activities with float

To fast track, shorten the duration of critical activities, or increase working hours

Decreasing the total project duration with the least cost possible

Doing activities in parallel that, normally, would be done in sequence

I ncorrect

Resource leveling : Reducing peak overloads by re-distributing allocations to activities with float.

25. Question

Linda is a first-time project manager and is analyzing a project schedule. She intends to apply resource leveling and has been given the following guidelines

on resource leveling. Which of these four statements is incorrect?

Resource leveling is necessary when resources have been over-allocated.

Resource Leveling can often cause the critical path to change.

Resource leveling is applied to keep resource usage at a constant level.

Resource leveling is applied to a schedule before it has been analyzed by the critical path method.

I ncorrect

Resource leveling is a schedule network analysis technique. It is applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. [PMBOK

5th edition, Page 179]

26. Question

You are the project manager for a large Project. You have identified and documented relationship among the project activities and created project schedule

network diagram. What is your NEXT step ?

Define Activities

Control Schedule

Sequence Activities

Develop Schedule



I ncorrect

project schedule network diagram is input to Develop Schedule. PMBOK Page no 142.

27. Question

Bar charts don’t show _______.

Dependencies

Partial tasks

Time constraints

All

I ncorrect

Bar charts don’t show Dependencies,Partial tasks and Time constraints. Bar Charts : Good to show progress and controlling tool, Does not display task

dependencies, Does not help with project organization

28. Question

Resource Breakdown Structure is an output of __________ process.


Develop Schedule

Estimate Activity Durations

Control Schedule

I ncorrect

Resource Breakdown Structure is an output of Estimate Activity Resources process. PMPBOK Page no 162.

29. Question

Comparing target dates with the actual or forecast start and finish dates is called :

Earned Value

Variance Analysis

Crashing

Progress Reporting

I ncorrect

Variance Analysis : Comparing target dates with the actual or forecast start and finish dates.

30. Question

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

Fin ish to Start

Start to Finish

Finish to Finish

Start to Start



I ncorrect

Finish to Start relationships indicate that the next task is not able to start until the one preceding it is completed. This is the most commonly used type of

activity relationship. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 157]

31. Question

Progressive elaboration is least applicable to which of the following processes?

Contro l Schedule

Develop Schedule

Estimate Activity Duration

Create WBS

I ncorrect

Progressive elaboration applies when only a certain amount of information is available initially and additional information is obtained as the project or

phase progresses. It is the progressive detailing of the project management plan and relates more closely to the processes from the planning process

group. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 55]

32. Question

Which of the following is accurate regarding the Estimate Activity Resources process?

It produces project resource calendars as the output

This process is coordinated independent of the Estimate Cost process

It determines dependencies that may require a lead or lag to define the relationship

I t invo lves determining what and how many resources will be used

I ncorrect

The Estimate Activity Resources process determines what and how many resources will be used. The resource calendars are inputs to this process and this

process is closely coordinated with the Estimate Costs process. Activity leads and lags are not determined during this process. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page

160]

33. Question

During a work breakdown structure meeting you have decomposed the deliverable into work packages and created your WBS dictionary. However, you now

want to decompose the work packages to assist you in estimating, executing and control the project. These decomposed work packages are called?

Control Accounts

Work Packages can't be decomposed into smaller units

Milestones

Activities

I ncorrect

Activities represent the effort needed to complete a work package and are an output of the Define Activities process. During this process, the work

packages are further decomposed into project activities. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 152]

34. Question

The Three estimates are : Pessimistic (P) : 30 Most Likely (M) : 25 Optimistic (O) : 14 What is Standard deviation ?



14

60

2.66

70

I ncorrect

Standard deviation formula = (P – O) / 6 then (30-14)/6 = 2.66

35. Question

Which statement is true about Finish-to-start activity ?

An activity must fin ish before the nex t activity begins.

An activity must start before the next activity can start.

An activity must start before the next activity can finish.

An activity must finish before the next activity can finish.

I ncorrect

Finish-to-start An activity must finish before the next activity begins.

36. Question

What are Milestones ?

Deliverables

Activities with durations

Project plan

S ign ificant events in the pro ject life cycle

I ncorrect

Milestones – Events need to be part of the Sequence Activities to assure that the requirements for meeting the milestone (s) are met.

37. Question

You are the project manager for a large Project. You are currently busy with approximating number of work periods required to complete individual activities

with estimated resources. Which of the following inputs do you need for this ?

Activity resource requirements

All of the above

Activity List

Resource Breakdown structure

I ncorrect

Approximating number of work periods required to complete individual activities with estimated resources is done in Estimate Activity Duration process.

Activity List,Activity resource requirements and Resource Breakdown structure are inputs of Estimate Activity Duration process. PMBOK Page no 142.

38. Question

What are the three-point estimates used during the Estimate Activity Duration process?



High probability, Low probability, Most likely

Best-case, Worst-case, Mean

Most likely, Most dangerous, Average

Most likely, Optimistic, Pessimistic

I ncorrect

Most likely, optimistic, and pessimistic are the three-point estimates used during the Estimate Activity Duration process. [PMBOK 5th Edition, Page 170]

39. Question

Which statement is true about Critical Path Method (CPM) ?

Calculates a single, deterministic early and late start and finish date for each activity

None

Calcu lates a single, deterministic early and late start and fin ish date for each activity and also Used to determine which activities

must be completed on time to avo id impacting the fin ish date o f the pro ject

Used to determine which activities must be completed on time to avoid impacting the finish date of the project

I ncorrect

Critical Path Method (CPM) – Calculates a single, deterministic early and late start and finish date for each activity, to be used to determine which activities

must be completed on time to avoid impacting the finish date of the project.

40. Question

Which of the following is an output of the Define Activity process?

Project schedule activity diagrams

Resource calendar

Activity duration estimates

Milestone list

I ncorrect

A milestone list is a valid output of the Define Activity process. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 149]

41. Question

In a small office construction project, the following activities are scheduled in sequence. i) Digging and pouring footings – 5 days ii) Working on the slab and

pouring – 3 days iii) Framing the floor – 5 days iv) Wall framing – 4 days v) Roof framing – 6 days vi) Insulation and drywall – 7 days vii) Interior doors and trim

– 3 days viii) Hardware and fixtures – 2 days. What is the minimum time to complete the project if all activities are on a critical path except number viii, and

activity iii is delayed by 1 day?

35 days

34 days

33 days

32 days

I ncorrect

A critical path has a zero total float. That means, any delay in the critical path activity delays the project finish date. In other words, critical path gives the

minimum time required to complete a project. So, adding the duration for all critical path activities give the minimum time required as 33 days. If activity iii is



delayed by one day, the total duration or the minimum time required to complete the project will also be delayed by one day, thus making it 34 days.

[PMBOK 5th edition, Page 176]

42. Question

Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) is also known as _______?

Activity dependency

Activity On Node (AON)

Activity On Arrow (AOA)

All of the above

I ncorrect

The Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) uses boxes or nodes as activities and arrows as dependencies between the nodes. PDM is also known as

Activity On Nodes (AON). ADM (Arrow Diagramming Method) is also known as Activity On Arrows (AOA).

43. Question

Decomposition of the Scope Statement results in _____ ?

WBS

Business plans

SOW

Project plan

I ncorrect

The WBS defines all activities you will need to do in order to successfully complete the project.

44. Question

Work periods between the finish of one activity and the start of another activity is called ______ ?

E lapsed time (Delay)

Estimation time

Schedule

None

I ncorrect

Elapsed time (Delay) – Work periods between the finish of one activity and the start of another activity.

45. Question

While developing the project schedule, you find that the completion of a successor activity depends on the completion of its predecessor activity. What is this

dependency called?

Start-to-Finish

Finish-to-Start

Start-to-Start

Fin ish-to -Fin ish



I ncorrect

In a Finish-to-Finish dependency , the completion of the successor activity depends upon the completion of its predecessor activity. [PMBOK 5th edition,

Page 156]

46. Question

As you are creating the Activity List, which technique is recommended for subdividing the project into smaller components called activities?

Rolling Wave Planning

Decomposition

Expert judgment

Deconstruction

I ncorrect

The decomposition technique allows the project manager to create smaller and more manageable pieces of work from the larger work packages. [PMBOK

5th edition, Page 151]

47. Question

________ are examples of corrective actions that can be taken.

Crashing

Tracking and Tracking

None

Tracking

I ncorrect

Tracking and Crashing are examples of corrective actions that can be taken.

48. Question

An experienced project manager was assigned a project of very small scope. Which of the following scenarios could be representative of the project?

Developing and Controlling the schedule could be viewed as a single process

Estimating activity resources may be skipped for the project

Defin ing Activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity resources, and develop ing the schedule could be viewed as a single

process

Defining Activities, estimating activity resources, developing the schedule, and controlling the schedule could be viewed as a single process

I ncorrect

On projects with small scope, defining activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity resources and durations, and developing the schedule are very

tightly linked, and are often viewed as a single process. The other choices are incorrect. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 142]

49. Question

You are the project manager of a software project. Your team member want to make technical changes to an activity which will add more time to that activity.

What should you do ?

Check if the activity is on critical path

Report to senior management



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Ignore change in activities.

Allow team members to change the activity

I ncorrect

Check the activity if it is on critical path is the best option.

50. Question

Risk probability and impact Assessment, Risk Categorization are done during:

Qualitative risk analysis

Quantitative risk analysis

Risk identification

Risk management plan

I ncorrect

Risk probability and impact Assessment, Risk Categorization are done during qualitative risk analysis.

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