Ch5 - Planning / Develop Schedule (5.10)

Question 1

What is the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create a schedule model for project execution and monitoring and controlling?

Answer 1

Develop Schedule Process

Question 2

What is the key benefit of the Develop Schedule Process?

Answer 2

It generates a schedule model with planned dates for completing project activities.

Question 3

What are 5 general inputs to the Develop Schedule Process?

Answer 3

1. Project Management Plan
2. Project Documents
3. Agreements
4. Enterprise Environmental Factors
5. Organizational Process Assets

Question 4

The agreements that apply to the Develop Schedule process include those listed in what document?

Answer 4

Assumption Log is used to document assumptions and constraints that may impact the schedule.

Question 5

What inputs from the Project Management Plan are used in the Develop Scheudule Process?

Answer 5

1. Schedule Managment Plan
2. Scope Baseline

Question 6

How is the scope baseline used in the Develop Schedule Process?

Answer 6

The scope baseline includes the approved version of the scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary - used to align the schedule with work to be performed.

The scope baseline identifies the activities, sequence, resources required, schedule constraints, and provides a basis for comparison.

Question 7

Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Agile Scheduling and Earned value Management (EVM) are all examples of?

Answer 7

Scheduling Methodologies

Question 8

A scheduling method that involves identifying the sequence of activities that represents the longest path through the project to identify the shortest duration of the project as a whole is called…

Answer 8

The critical path method (technique)

Question 9

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A scheduling method used to estimate project duration through a weighted average of optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely activity durations when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates is called…

Answer 9

Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Question 10

A scheduling method that involves breaking down the project into smaller, more manageable pieces, and then prioritizing and scheduling those pieces based on their value to the customer is called…

Answer 10

Agile Scheduling

Question 11

What involves comparing the planned value (PV) of the work scheduled to be done with the earned value (EV) of the work actually completed to determine the project’s performance?

Answer 11

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Question 12

What are the 3 general areas of outputs for the Develop Schedule Process?

Answer 12

1. Project Management Plan
2. Change requests
3. Project document

Question 13

The Schedule Baseline and updates to the Schedule Management Plan and Cost Baseline are related to which output of the Develop Schedule Process output?

Answer 13

Project Managment Plan

Question 14

Project Schedule, Schedule data and Project Calendars are related to which output of the Develop Schedule Process output?

Answer 14

Project Documents

Question 15

Name 6 Project Documents may be updated during the Develop Schedule Process?
(AA, AL, DE, LLR, RR, RR)

Answer 15

1. Activity attributes
2. Assumptions log
3. Duration estimates
4. Lessons learned register
5. Resource requirements
6. Risk register

Question 16

What are the 5 C’s of Communication?

Answer 16

1. Clarity
2. Completeness
3. Conciseness
4. Correctness
5. Courtesy