FastTrack Schedule (31)

Question 1

This set entered on 11-9-14. 6.10.14.2 LINKING BARS 1. What is LINKING ACTIVITY BARS?

Answer 1

Linking two activity bars creates a dependency whereby, if the dates of one activity change, all dependent activities’ dates change accordingly.

Question 2

2. LINKING is a means of:

Answer 2

controlling how changes to the dates and times of one activity impact the scheduling of other activities in your schedule. To link is to create dependencies between activities in your schedule.

Question 3

3. How do you control how ACTIVITY BARS and MILESTONES react to CHANGES in the originally scheduled dates and times?

Answer 3

by the use of CONSTRAINTS and LAG TIME

Question 4

4. How do you set PREDECESSORS/ SUCCESSORS to a BAR?

Answer 4

a. LINK TOOL b. INFORMATION FORM: BARS: LINKS

Question 5

6. WHAT IS LEAD/LAG?

Answer 5

“Enter or edit the lead or lag time for this link. This is the number of duration units that this link can move, or slip, before the constraint parameters you have set for the linked tasks are affected.
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Question 6

7. Define FINISH TO START. Note that in items 6 to 10, ACTIVITY 1 IS GRAPHICALLY SHOWN TO THE LEFT OF ACTIVITY 2.

Answer 6

Activity 1 must finish before Activity 2 starts.

Question 7

8. Define START TO START

Answer 7

Activity 2 must not start until Activity 1 starts.

Question 8

5. What type of LINKS does FastTrack support?

Answer 8

a. Finish to Start b. Finish to Finish c. Start to Start d. Start to Finish

Question 9

9. Define FINISH TO FINISH

Answer 9

Activity 2 must not finish until Activity 1 finishes.

Question 10

10. Define START TO FINISH

Answer 10

Activity 2 must not finish until Activity 1 starts.