Project Schedule Management: Quiz-6 Table of Contents Toggle Check All Published QuizzesQuiz on Project Schedule ManagementMajor Take Away Project Schedule ManagementDefining the ActivitiesSequencing the Activities Estimating the Resources Required Estimating the Time Required Developing the ScheduleControlling the ScheduleCheck other Quizzes on Project Schedule ManagementCheck Published Articles on Project Schedule Management Check All Published Quizzes Attempt Now Quiz on Project Schedule Management 1. You’re managing a software project. You’ve created the schedule, and you need to figure out which activities cannot slip. You’ve done critical path analysis, identifying the critical path and calculating the early start and early finish for each activity. Which activities cannot slip without making the project late? The activity with the most lag The ones with the biggest difference between ES and LF The last activity in the project, because it has no float The activities on the critical path 2. Slack is a synonym for: Buffer Lag Float Reserve 3. You’re managing an interior decoration project when you find out that you need to get it done earlier than originally planned. You decide to fast-track the project. This means: Starting the project sooner and working overtime Shortening the durations of the activities and asking people to work overtime to accommodate that Starting activities earlier and overlapping them more, which will cost more and could add risks Assigning more people to the tasks at a greater total cost, especially for activities on the critical path 4. You’re managing a project to build a new project management information system. You work with the team to come up with an estimate of 27 weeks. In the best case, this could be shortened by two weeks because you can reuse a previous component. But there’s a risk that a vendor delay could cause the project to be delayed by five weeks. Use PERT to calculate a three-point estimate for this project. 27.5 weeks 25.83 weeks 28.3 weeks 26 weeks 5. You’re managing a construction project. You’ve decomposed work packages into activities, and your client needs a duration estimate for each activity that you come up with. Which of the following will you use for this? Activity list Project schedule network diagram Milestone list Critical path analysis 6. Three members of your project team want to pad their estimates because they believe there are certain risks that might materialize. What is the BEST way to handle this situation? Tell the team members not to worry about it, and if the schedule is wrong it’s OK for the project to be late. Crash the schedule. Estimate the activities honestly, and then use a contingency reserve to cover any unexpected costs. Allow more time for the work by adding a buffer to every activity in the schedule. 7. Which of the following is NOT a tool or technique used in Estimate Activity Durations? Parametric estimation Three-point estimation SWAG estimation Analogous estimation 8. What’s the correct order of the Project Schedule Management planning processes? Sequence Activities, Define Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule Plan Schedule Management, Develop Schedule, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Develop Schedule, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations 9. What is the float for activity F in the activity list to the right? 10 7 0 8 10. What is the critical path in the activity list to the right? 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