Schedule Mgmt

Question 1

Schedule mgmt

Answer 1

Concerned with how work will be done (activities)

Question 2

Schedule management processes

Answer 2

Initiating - none
Planning - plan schedule mgmt, define actinides, sequence activities
Executing - none
Monitoring and controlling - control schedule
Closing - none

Question 3

Plan schedule mgmt output

Answer 3

Schedule mgmt plan

Question 4

Define activities output

Answer 4

Activity list, activity attributes

Question 5

Sequence activities output

Answer 5

Project schedule network diagrams

Question 6

Estimate activity durations output

Answer 6

Activity duration estimates

Question 7

Develop schedule output

Answer 7

Project schedule, schedule baseline

Question 8

Control schedule output

Answer 8

Work performance info, change requests, schedule forecasts

Question 9

Schedule mgmt plan

Answer 9

Part of the project plan, defines how the schedule will be defined, measured, how and how often the team will track progress, what will happen if project veers and how progress will be reported

Question 10

Define activities

Answer 10

Baseline is more granular, decomposed into individual schedule activities

Question 11

Define activities tools

Answer 11

Expert judgement
Decomposition
Rolling wave planning

Question 12

Rolling wave planning

Answer 12

Progressive elaboration that models project planning

Decompose those that are coming up rather than those in the future

Question 13

Activity list

Answer 13

All of the schedule activities that need to be performed in order to complete the project

Each activity should map to only one work package

Work package is delivery focused, activity is actual work focused

Question 14

Activity attributes

Answer 14

Additional info about activities

Question 15

Sequence activities

Answer 15

Taking activity list and arranging in order they must be performed

Question 16

Network logic diagram

Answer 16

Each activity is drawn and placed in the order it must be performed and the amount of time required is represented by a number

Preferred method for activities

Question 17

Sequence activities tools

Answer 17

Precedence diagramming method
Dependency determination and integration
Leads and lags

Question 18

Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

Answer 18

Graphical representation to schedule activities in order they must be completed

Question 19

Mandatory dependency

Answer 19

Required, cannot be broken

Question 20

Discretionary dependency

Answer 20

Soft/preferred, based on historical info and expert judgement

Question 21

External dependency

Answer 21

Must be considered although outside control and scope

Question 22

Internal dependency

Answer 22

Team can control

Question 23

Project schedule network diagram

Answer 23

Graphical way of depicting schedule activities, dependencies and sequence

Question 24

Estimate activity duration

Answer 24

Duration depends on who, when, how many people and how long it will take

Question 25

Estimate activity tools

Answer 25

Analogous estimating Parametric estimating Three point estimating Bottom up estimating

Question 26

Analogous estimating

Answer 26

Top down, activity from a previous project

Question 27

Parametric estimating

Answer 27

Linear with historical information, calculated

Question 28

Three point estimating (pert)

Answer 28

Beta distribution | Triangular distribution

Question 29

Triangular distribution

Answer 29

(Pessimistic + optimistic + real) / 3

Question 30

Beta distribution

Answer 30

(Pessimistic + 4 x real + optimistic) / 6

Question 31

Std dev

Answer 31

(Pessimistic - optimistic ) / 6

Question 32

Estimate activity data analysis

Answer 32

Alternatives analysis | Reserve analysis

Question 33

Duration estimates

Answer 33

Estimated amount of time for each activity in activity list

Question 34

Develop schedule tools

Answer 34

``` Schedule network analysis Critical path method Critical chain method Resource optimization Schedule compression ```

Question 35

Schedule network analysis

Answer 35

Group of techniques used to create schedule

Question 36

Critical path method (cpm)

Answer 36

Combination of activities that if delayed will delay the projects finish Calculate projects finish Identify how much float without delaying Identify highest risk activities that can’t slip

Question 37

Critical chain method

Answer 37

Estimating as aggressively as possible and then add buffer Team doesn’t know, keeps to aggressive schedule

Question 38

Resource optimization

Answer 38

Resource leveling | Resource smoothing

Question 39

Resource leveling

Answer 39

Use critical path then apply resources, completion date may change

Question 40

Resource smoothing

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In light of resource changes, completion doesn’t change

Question 41

Schedule compression

Answer 41

Crashing | Fast tracking

Question 42

Crashing

Answer 42

Add resources, increases cost

Question 43

Fast tracking

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Re order sequences to allow parallels, increases risk

Question 44

Control schedule

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Schedule changes are reacted to and schedule is reviewed and adjusted

Question 45

Control schedule data analysis

Answer 45

Earned value analysis, iteration burndown chart, performance reviews, trend analysis, variance analysis, what if scenario analysis

Question 46

Control scope work performance information

Answer 46

Updated schedule performance index SPI schedule variance SV and other earned value measurements calculated and communicated

Question 47

Control scope schedule forecasts

Answer 47

Estimate at completion | Estimate to completion

Question 48

Network path

Answer 48

Sequence of events that affect each other on the project from start to finish

Question 49

Critical path

Answer 49

Activities that cannot be delayed without delaying the project

Question 50

Float

Answer 50

How much an activity can slip before it affects the critical path If an item is critical it has zero float

Question 51

Early start

Answer 51

Earliest date it can start when you factor in dependencies

Question 52

Early finish

Answer 52

Forward pass Early start date keys the duration estimate minus 1

Question 53

Late start

Answer 53

Backward pass Latest this activity could start and not delay the project finish date

Question 54

Late finish

Answer 54

The Late start plus the activities minus 1 Activities with 0 float will have same late finish and early start

Question 55

Node representation

Answer 55

Es Ef | Ls Lf

Question 56

Free float

Answer 56

Amount of time an activity can be delayed without affecting the early start

Question 57

Negative float

Answer 57

Activity’s start date occurs before a preceding activity’s finish date Might have to rework the logic of the schedule by crashing or fast tracking

Question 58

Activity decomposition

Answer 58

Final result is an activity list

Question 59

Dummy activity

Answer 59

Activity in a network diagram that doesn’t have any time associated

Question 60

Delphi technique

Answer 60

Expert judgement where the participants don’t know the others and therefore can’t influence opinions, prevents groupthink

Question 61

Heuristics

Answer 61

Rules for which no formula exists Usually derived thru trial and error

Question 62

Milestones

Answer 62

High level schedule points used to reach progress Usually have no time associated with them

Question 63

Monte Carlo analysis

Answer 63

Computer simulation that throws a high number if what if scenarios at the project schedule to determine probable results