Project Schedule Management: Quiz-6 Join Now Table of Contents 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 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. 28.3 weeks 27.5 weeks 25.83 weeks 26 weeks 2. What is the critical path in the activity list to the right? Start-A-B-J-Finish Start-A-B-C-Finish Start-G-H-I-J-Finish Start-A-D-E-F-Finish 3. What is the float for activity F in the activity list to the right? 0 7 8 10 4. 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? Milestone list Activity list Critical path analysis Project schedule network diagram 5. What’s the correct order of the Project Schedule Management planning processes? Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Develop Schedule, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations Sequence Activities, Define Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule Plan Schedule Management, Develop Schedule, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Resources, Estimate Activity Durations 6. 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 Assigning more people to the tasks at a greater total cost, especially for activities on the critical path Starting activities earlier and overlapping them more, which will cost more and could add risks 7. 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? Allow more time for the work by adding a buffer to every activity in the schedule. Tell the team members not to worry about it, and if the schedule is wrong it’s OK for the project to be late. Estimate the activities honestly, and then use a contingency reserve to cover any unexpected costs. Crash the schedule. 8. Slack is a synonym for: Lag Float Reserve Buffer 9. 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 activities on the critical path The last activity in the project, because it has no float The ones with the biggest difference between ES and LF The activity with the most lag 10. Which of the following is NOT a tool or technique used in Estimate Activity Durations? Analogous estimation Three-point estimation Parametric estimation SWAG estimation Time is Up! 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