SCHEDULE 4

Question 1

Process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create a schedule module for project execution and monitoring and controlling.

Answer 1

DEVELOP SCHEDULE PROCESS

Question 2

The key benefit of this process is that it generates a ____ ____ with planned ____ for completing project activities, this process is performed ___ project.

Answer 2

SCHEDULE MODULE; DATES; THROUGHOUT

Question 3

What are the Develop Schedule process inputs?

Answer 3

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (Schedule management Plan, Scope Baseline), PROJECT DOCUMENTS, AGREEMENTS, EEF’s, OPA’s

Question 4

What are the components of Develop Schedule project documents?

Answer 4

BASIS OF ESTIMATES; DURATION ESTIMATES; L.L. REGISTER; MILESTONE LIST; PROJECT SCHEDULE NETWORK DIAGRAM; PROJECT TEAM ASSIGNEMENTS; RESOURCE CALENDARS; RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS; RISK REGISTER

Question 5

What are the Develop Schedule process T&T’s?

Answer 5

SCHEDULE NETWORK ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATH METHOD; RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION; DATA ANALYSIS; LEADS AND LAGS; SCHEDULE COMPRESSION; PMIS; AGILE RELEASE PLANNING

Question 6

The overarching technique used to generate the project schedule model.

Answer 6

SCHEDULE NETWORK ANALYSIS

Question 7

What other methods does Schedule Network Analysis employ?

Answer 7

CRITICAL PATH; RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE; MODELING TECHNIQUE

Question 8

A method used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of schedule ____ on the logical network paths within schedule module.

Answer 8

CRITICAL PATH METHOD; FLEXIBILITY

Question 9

The critical paths is the sequence of activities that represents the ___ path through a project, which determines the ____ possible project duration.

Answer 9

LONGEST; SHORTEST

Question 10

The critical path method is used to calculate the critical path(s) and the amount of ___ and ___ ___ or schedule flexibility on the logical paths within the schedule module.

Answer 10

TOTAL AND FREE FLOAT

Question 11

The amount of time a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any successor or violating a schedule constraint.

Answer 11

FREE FLOAT or SLACK

Question 12

The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the ____ ____ ____ or violating a schedule constraint.

Answer 12

TOTAL FLOAT; PROJECT FINSH DATE

Question 13

A critical path is normally characterized by ____ ___ ___ on the critical path.

Answer 13

ZERO TOTAL FLOAT

Question 14

Positive Total Float is caused when the backward pass is calculated from a schedule constraint that is later than the early finish date that has been calculated during forward pass calculation.

Answer 14

POSITIVE TOTAL FLOAT

Question 15

Negative float analysis is a technique that helps to find possible accelerated ways of bringing a delayed schedule back on track.

Answer 15

NEGATIVE TOTAL FLOAT

Question 16

Assign a start date to the start milestone, moving through the network from activity to activity (left to right), assign start and finish dates for each activity. The start and finish dates for each activity is called ___ __ and ___ ___ dates.

Answer 16

FORWARD PASS; EARLY START; EARLY FINISH

Question 17

Assign a finish date to the end milestone, then moving back through the network (right to left) it arrives back at the start milestone.

Answer 17

BACKWARD PASS

Question 18

The ___ ___ and ___ ___ dates represent the latest dates that each task can start and finish without causing a delay in the finish date of the ____.

Answer 18

LATE START; LATE FINISH; PROJECT

Question 19

These techniques are used to adjust the start and finished dates of activities to adjust ____ resource use to be equal or less than resource ____. (Leveling and Smoothing)

Answer 19

RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION; PLANNED; AVAILABILITY

Question 20

A resource-optimization technique in which adjustments are made to the project schedule to optimize the allocation of resources and which may affect critical path.

Answer 20

RESOURCE LEVELING

Question 21

A technique that adjusts the activities of a schedule model such that the requirements for resources on the project do not exceed certain predefined resource limits.

Answer 21

RESOURCE SMOOTHING

Question 22

In resource smoothing, as opposed to resource leveling, the project’s critical path is ___ ___ and the completion date may not be ____.

Answer 22

NOT CHANGED; DELAYED

Question 23

Two most often used data analysis techniques?

Answer 23

WHAT-IF SCANARIO ANALYSIS; SIMULATION

Question 24

The outcome of the what-if scenario analysis can be used to assess the ___ of the project schedule under different conditions, and in preparing schedule ___ and ___ ___ to address the impact of unexpected situations.

Answer 24

FEASIBILITY; RESERVES; RESPONSE PLANS

Question 25

Simulation data analysis technique - models the combined effect of individual ___ ___ and other sources of ____ to evaluate their potential impact on achieving project objectives.

Answer 25

PROJECT RSCKS; UNCERTAINITY

Question 26

Simulation technique in which risks and other sources of uncertainty are used to calculate possible schedule outcomes for the total project.

Answer 26

MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS

Question 27

Leads are used in limited circumstances to ____ a successor activity with respect to the predecessor activity.

Answer 27

ADVANCE

Question 28

Lags are used in limited circumstances where processes require a set period of time to ____ ___ the predecessor and successors without work or resource impact.

Answer 28

ELAPSE BETWEEN

Question 29

Schedule compression techniques are used to ____ or ____ the schedule duration without reducing the project scope in order to meet schedule constraints, imposed dates, or other schedule objectives.

Answer 29

SHORTEN; ACCELERATE

Question 30

A schedule compression technique used to shorted the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding additional resources. Examples: overtime, bringing additional resources, etc.

Answer 30

CRASHING

Question 31

A schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration.

Answer 31

FAST TRACKING

Question 32

What are the Develop Schedule process outputs?

Answer 32

SCHEDULE BASELINE; PROJECT SCHEDULE; SCHEDULE DATA; PROJECT CALENDARS; CHANGE REQUESTS; PMP UPDATES; PROJECT DOCUMENTS UPDATES

Question 33

The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and managing changes to the schedule baseline.

Answer 33

CONTROL SCHEDULE PROCESS

Question 34

The key benefit of Control Schedule process is that the ____ ____ is maintained throughout the project, this process is performed ___ the project.

Answer 34

SCHEDULE BASELINE; THROUGHOUT

Question 35

What are the Control Schedule process inputs?

Answer 35

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN; PROJECT DOCUMENTS; WORK PERFORMANCE DATA; OPA’s

Question 36

What are the Control Schedule T&T’s?

Answer 36

DATA ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATH METHOD; PMIS; RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION; LEADS AND LAGS; SCHEDULE COMPRESSION

Question 37

What are the components for Control Schedule data analysis T&T’s?

Answer 37

EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS (SV, SPI); ITERATION BURNDOWN CHART; PERFORMANCE REVIEWS; TREND ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WHAT-IF SCENERIO ANALYSIS

Question 38

What are the Control Schedule process outputs?

Answer 38

SCHEDULE FORECASTS; CHANGE REQUESTS; PMP UPDATES; PROJECT DOCUMENTS UPDATES