CH06 z quiz Project Time management

Question 1

You are the project manager of the HGF Project. You would like to use a portion of
the activity list from the HGB Project, which is similar to your current project. The
portion of the activity list from the HGB Project is best described as which one of the
following?
A. Rolling wave planning
B. Analogous estimating
C. Template
D. Expert judgment

Answer 1

C. This is an example of using the previous project as a template. A, rolling wave
planning, is incorrect, as rolling wave planning describes the detailed planning of the
imminent project work, and the high-level planning of work is farther away in the
project schedule. B is incorrect; analogous estimating describes the method of using
a similar project to create the current project’s time and/or cost estimate. D is
incorrect, as expert judgment is using an expert to provide needed information for
the current project.

You are the project manager of the HGF Project. You would like to use a portion of
the activity list from the HGB Project, which is similar to your current project. The
portion of the activity list from the HGB Project is best described as which one of the
following?
A. Rolling wave planning
B. Analogous estimating
C. Template
D. Expert judgment

Question 2

You are the project manager of a large project for your organization. Much of the
project will center on new software which you’ll be installing on 4,500 laptops in
stages. Because of the likely of change you’ve recommended a rolling wave planning
approach. Which one of the following is the best example of rolling wave planning?
A. Using expert judgment for the current project
B. Using a portion of the activity list from a previous project
C. Breaking down the project scope
D. Planning the immediate portions of the project in detail and the future project
portions at a higher level

Answer 2

D. Rolling wave planning is the planning of the immediate portions of the project in
detail and the future work at a higher level. A is incorrect, as expert judgment is using
an expert to help the project manager make informed decisions within the project. B describes using a template for the current project. C is the process of creating the WBS by breaking down the project scope.

You are the project manager of a large project for your organization. Much of the
project will center on new software which you’ll be installing on 4,500 laptops in
stages. Because of the likely of change you’ve recommended a rolling wave planning
approach. Which one of the following is the best example of rolling wave planning?
A. Using expert judgment for the current project
B. Using a portion of the activity list from a previous project
C. Breaking down the project scope
D. Planning the immediate portions of the project in detail and the future project
portions at a higher level

Question 3

You are working with your project team to break down the project work into
activities. Which component in the WBS must be broken down to get to the
schedule activities?
A. Project scope
B. Work packages
C. Planning packages
D. Product scope

Answer 3

B. The work packages are broken down into schedule activities. A, the project scope,
is incorrect, as this is the root of the WBS. C, planning packages, is incorrect because
the planning packages represent portions of the WBS where known work content
does not have schedule activities. D is incorrect, as the product scope describes the
thing or service the project will create.

You are working with your project team to break down the project work into
activities. Which component in the WBS must be broken down to get to the
schedule activities?
A. Project scope
B. Work packages
C. Planning packages
D. Product scope

Question 4

You and the project team have created the work breakdown structure based on the
project scope and requirements. Your next step is to create the project’s activity list.
Which one of the following will not be included in the activity list created with the
project management team?
A. Activities that are not part of the project scope
B. Quality control activities
C. Activities to create the work packages
D. Physical terms, such as linear feet of pipe to be installed

Answer 4

A. The activity list must not include any activities that are not part of the project
scope. B, C, and D are all incorrect choices, as these activities and terms are included
in the activity list

You and the project team have created the work breakdown structure based on the
project scope and requirements. Your next step is to create the project’s activity list.
Which one of the following will not be included in the activity list created with the
project management team?
A. Activities that are not part of the project scope
B. Quality control activities
C. Activities to create the work packages
D. Physical terms, such as linear feet of pipe to be installed

Question 5

Mary has created an activity list with her project team. She has included activity
attributes for each of the activities in her project activity list. Of the following, which
one is not an example of an activity attribute that Mary likely included?
A. Scope verification processes
B. Predecessor activities
C. Leads and lags
D. Geographic area where the work must take place

Answer 5

A. Scope verification leads to acceptance decisions with the project customer, but it
is not part of the activity attributes. Choices B, C, and D are all part of the activity
attributes that Mary may include.

Mary has created an activity list with her project team. She has included activity
attributes for each of the activities in her project activity list. Of the following, which
one is not an example of an activity attribute that Mary likely included?
A. Scope verification processes
B. Predecessor activities
C. Leads and lags
D. Geographic area where the work must take place

Question 6

Your project team agrees that the server operating system must first be installed
before the application can be installed. This best describes which one of the
following?
A. Hard logic
B. Soft logic
C. Start-to-start relationship
D. Finish-to-finish relationship

Answer 6

A. The operating system must be installed before the application, so this is an
example of hard logic. B is incorrect, as soft logic describes a scenario in which the
activities can happen in any order. C and D are incorrect, as these activities cannot
start at the same time nor may they finish at the same time.

Your project team agrees that the server operating system must first be installed
before the application can be installed. This best describes which one of the
following?
A. Hard logic
B. Soft logic
C. Start-to-start relationship
D. Finish-to-finish relationship

Question 7

You are working with your project team to schedule activities for your construction
project. You have scheduled the painting activity to be completed before the carpet
installation activity may begin. The relationship between the painting activity and
carpet installation activity can best be described as which one of the following?
A. Lag
B. Lead
C. Finish-to-start
D. Start-to-finish

Answer 7

C. The painting activity must finish first, and then the carpet installation activity can
begin. A, lag, is incorrect, as this describes the waiting time between project
activities. B, lead, is also incorrect, as this describes a schedule compression
technique to move project activities closer together. D, start-to-finish, is a
relationship between activities, typically used in just-in-time scheduling, but that is
not what is described in this example.

You are working with your project team to schedule activities for your construction
project. You have scheduled the painting activity to be completed before the carpet
installation activity may begin. The relationship between the painting activity and
carpet installation activity can best be described as which one of the following?
A. Lag
B. Lead
C. Finish-to-start
D. Start-to-finish

Question 8

You are the project manager for your organization and the following illustration
represents your project. Based on the illustration. How long will the project last?
A. 15 days
B. 12 days
C. 14 days
D. 41 days

Answer 8

A. The project will last 15 days. The path ACFG is the critical path that will take 15
days to complete. B and C are both representative of paths that are less than the
critical path, so these answers are incorrect. D, 41 days, is the sum of the number of
days of labor if you added the duration of each project activity in the project. 41
days, however, is not an accurate calculation of the total number of days to
complete the project based on the critical path.

You are the project manager for your organization and the following illustration
represents your project. Based on the illustration. How long will the project last?
A. 15 days
B. 12 days
C. 14 days
D. 41 days

Question 9

. Beth is the project manager of her company and she’s asked you to help her with
project schedule network analysis. Examine the following illustration. If Activity B is
delayed by two days, how late will the project be?
A. The project will not be late, as Activity B may use float.
B. The project will be late by one day.
C. The project will be late by two days.
D. The project will be late by four days.

Answer 9

B. If activity B is delayed by two days, the total duration of the project changes to 16
total days—one more day than the critical path will allow. A, C, and D are all
incorrect calculations for this project.

. Beth is the project manager of her company and she’s asked you to help her with
project schedule network analysis. Examine the following illustration. If Activity B is
delayed by two days, how late will the project be?
A. The project will not be late, as Activity B may use float.
B. The project will be late by one day.
C. The project will be late by two days.
D. The project will be late by four days.

Question 10

Ronald is the project manager for his company. He has created a project network
diagram for the activities in the activity list and he’s trying now to begin the process
of float determination. He’s asked for your help. Examine the illustration. Which
path is the critical path?
A. ABFGJL
B. ACFGJL
C. ADEHJL
D. ADIKL

Answer 10

C. ADEHJL is the critical path, as this one takes the longest to complete. A, B, and D are
examples of paths that have float, so they are not on the critical path.

Ronald is the project manager for his company. He has created a project network
diagram for the activities in the activity list and he’s trying now to begin the process
of float determination. He’s asked for your help. Examine the illustration. Which
path is the critical path?
A. ABFGJL
B. ACFGJL
C. ADEHJL
D. ADIKL

Question 11

. Consider a project that is to begin work on a Monday and a project team that will
not work any weekends. The critical path of the project is 17 days. On what day of
the week will the project be completed?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday

Answer 11

B. The project will complete on a Tuesday. This can be quickly determined by
counting each set of Monday through Friday as five days. Three weeks allows the
project to end on day 17, a Tuesday. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect.

. Consider a project that is to begin work on a Monday and a project team that will
not work any weekends. The critical path of the project is 17 days. On what day of
the week will the project be completed?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday

Question 12

Mike, a project manager in your company, is falling behind on the project schedule.
He has elected to crash the project. What is crashing?
A. Adding lag time between all project activities
B. Adding lead time between all project activities
C. Adding additional project resources to the project work
D. Removing all unneeded project deliverables

Answer 12

C. Crashing is when a project manager elects to add resources to the project work in
an attempt to compress the project schedule. Crashing adds costs to the project. A
would cause the project duration to increase. B, adding lead time, is an example of
fast tracking. D is not a valid choice.

Mike, a project manager in your company, is falling behind on the project schedule.
He has elected to crash the project. What is crashing?
A. Adding lag time between all project activities
B. Adding lead time between all project activities
C. Adding additional project resources to the project work
D. Removing all unneeded project deliverables

Question 13

You are the project manager of PJG Project for your company. This project is similar
to a project you completed a few months ago and you’d like to reference the older
project for information. Which estimating technique uses a similar project to predict
how long the current project will take to complete?
A. Analogous estimating
B. Parametric estimating
C. Organizational process assets
D. Bottom-up estimating

Answer 13

A. Analogous estimating uses an analogy between similar projects to determine the
current project’s duration. B, parametric estimating, uses a parameter—such as 10
hours per unit installed—to predict the project duration. C is not a valid answer. D,
bottom-up estimating, accounts for every work package in the WBS and the total
amount of time for each deliverable. It is the most reliable time-estimating
technique, but also takes the longest to create.

You are the project manager of PJG Project for your company. This project is similar
to a project you completed a few months ago and you’d like to reference the older
project for information. Which estimating technique uses a similar project to predict
how long the current project will take to complete?
A. Analogous estimating
B. Parametric estimating
C. Organizational process assets
D. Bottom-up estimating

Question 14

You are using a three-point estimate for your project. Howard reports that his
optimistic estimate is 16 hours, his most likely estimate is 24 hours, and the
pessimistic estimate is 65 hours. What is the estimated duration for Howard’s
activity?
A. You won’t know until Howard actually does the work.
B. 105 hours.
C. 24 hours.
D. 35 hours

Answer 14

D. A three-point estimate takes the sum of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most
likely estimates and divides by three. A is not a reflection of the estimated duration.
B and C do not reflect the result of a three-point estimate.

You are using a three-point estimate for your project. Howard reports that his
optimistic estimate is 16 hours, his most likely estimate is 24 hours, and the
pessimistic estimate is 65 hours. What is the estimated duration for Howard’s
activity?
A. You won’t know until Howard actually does the work.
B. 105 hours.
C. 24 hours.
D. 35 hours

Question 15

The framing activity cannot begin until the concrete has cured for 36 hours. The time
between the concrete activity and the framing activity is best described as which
one of the following?
A. Hard logic
B. Lag time
C. Lead time
D. Finish-to-start relationship

Answer 15

B. The framing activity cannot begin immediately after the concrete activity; there is
waiting time, which is commonly known as lag time. A, hard logic, describes the
order in which activities must happen; it does not describe the time between
activities. C, lead time, would actually allow activities to overlap. D, finish-to-start,
does describe the relationship between the concrete and the framing activities, but
it does not answer the question.

The framing activity cannot begin until the concrete has cured for 36 hours. The time
between the concrete activity and the framing activity is best described as which
one of the following?
A. Hard logic
B. Lag time
C. Lead time
D. Finish-to-start relationship

Question 16

. You are the project manager of the Data Warehouse Project. You’ve just recently
created the project network diagram and you know want to identify the critical path.
Which one of the following best describes the critical path?
A. It is always one path with no float.
B. It determines the earliest the project can finish.
C. It has the most activities.
D. It has the most important project activities.

Answer 16

B. The critical path reveals the earliest that a project may finish. A is incorrect,
because the project may have more than one critical path. C is incorrect, as the
critical path may have fewer activities than other paths in the project, but may still
take longer to complete. D is also incorrect, because the critical path does not reflect
the importance of the path’s activities, just their duration.

. You are the project manager of the Data Warehouse Project. You’ve just recently
created the project network diagram and you know want to identify the critical path.
Which one of the following best describes the critical path?
A. It is always one path with no float.
B. It determines the earliest the project can finish.
C. It has the most activities.
D. It has the most important project activities.

Question 17

Management has asked that you create the schedule management plan to identify
the different processes and procedures your project will require. During the creation
of the plan you need to identify schedule control and its components. Schedule
control is part of which project management process?
A. Change control
B. Cost control
C. WBS refinements
D. Integrated change control

Answer 17

D. Schedule control is part of the integrated change control process. A, B, and C are
incorrect choices, as these do not completely answer the question.

Management has asked that you create the schedule management plan to identify
the different processes and procedures your project will require. During the creation
of the plan you need to identify schedule control and its components. Schedule
control is part of which project management process?
A. Change control
B. Cost control
C. WBS refinements
D. Integrated change control

Question 18

. Terry is the project manager of the network update project and the project
stakeholders has requested four new servers be added to the project. This addition
will cause changes in the project costs and schedule. Which system can manage
changes to the project schedule?
A. Change control system
B. Schedule change control system
C. Integrated change control
D. Change control board

Answer 18

B. The only system that deals directly with schedule is in choice B, the schedule
change control system. A is not a valid choice. C, integrated change control, actually
describes a project process. D is a group that determines scope changes and their
effect on the project constraints.

. Terry is the project manager of the network update project and the project
stakeholders has requested four new servers be added to the project. This addition
will cause changes in the project costs and schedule. Which system can manage
changes to the project schedule?
A. Change control system
B. Schedule change control system
C. Integrated change control
D. Change control board

Question 19

Which schedule development tool does not consider the availability of the project
resources, only when the work may take place in the project?
A. Critical path method
B. Critical chain method
C. Schedule compression
D. Arrow on the node method

Answer 19

A. The critical path method only considers when the work may take place and not
the availability of the resources. B, the critical chain method, does consider when
the resources are available. C and D are not valid choices for this question.

Which schedule development tool does not consider the availability of the project
resources, only when the work may take place in the project?
A. Critical path method
B. Critical chain method
C. Schedule compression
D. Arrow on the node method

Question 20

You are working with your project team to respond to some delays in the project
schedule. You have elected to crash the project schedule and management wants to
know what effect this will have on the project as a whole. What happens when a
project manager elects to crash a project?
A. The project will end early.
B. The project will end on time.
C. The project costs will increase.
D. The project team morale will decrease.

Answer 20

C. Crashing adds cost to the project because it adds labor, and labor costs money. A
and B are incorrect, because crashing a project does not necessarily ensure that the
project will end early or on time. D is also incorrect, as there’s no evidence that the
team morale will decrease if the project manager elects to crash the project.

You are working with your project team to respond to some delays in the project
schedule. You have elected to crash the project schedule and management wants to
know what effect this will have on the project as a whole. What happens when a
project manager elects to crash a project?
A. The project will end early.
B. The project will end on time.
C. The project costs will increase.
D. The project team morale will decrease.