Project Management basics - 6.0 Project Schedule Management

Question 1

Which of the following are considerations for tailoring for project schedule management?

a. Project durations, life cycle approach, and cost constraints
b. Life cycle approach, resource availability, and project dimensions
c. Knowledge management, resource requirements, and project deliverables
d. Governance, resource constraints, and project dimensions

Answer 1

b. Life cycle approach, resource availability, and project dimensions

Because each project is unique, the project manager may need to tailor the way Project Management processes are applied. Considerations for tailoring include but are not limited to:

• Life cycle approach,
• Resource availability,
• Project dimensions,
• and Technology support.

See Section 6 Tailoring Considerations

Question 2

When tailoring processes for project schedule management, you should consider all of these EXCEPT;

a. Project dimensions
b. Governance
c. Technology support
d. Life cycle approach

Answer 2

Because each project is unique, the project manager may need to tailor the way Project Management processes are applied. Considerations for tailoring include but are not limited to:

• Life cycle approach,
• Resource availability,
• Project dimensions,
• and Technology support.

See Section 6 Tailoring Considerations

Question 3

Each of the following is true of project schedule management EXCEPT:

a. It may require project managers to be familiar with sampling, including attribute sampling and variable sampling.
b. It should remain flexible throughout the project, if possible, to adjust for various factors like knowledge gained, and value-added activities.
c. It is a detailed plan that represents how and when the project will deliver the products, services, and results defined in the project scope.
d. It is used as a tool for communication, managing stakeholder expectations, and a basis for performance reporting.

Answer 3

a. It may require project managers to be familiar with sampling, including attribute sampling and variable sampling.

Project scheduling represents how and when the project will deliver the products, services, and results defined in the project scope and serves as a tool for communication, managing stakeholders’ expectations, and as a basis for performance reporting. When possible, the detailed project schedule should remain flexible throughout the project to adjust for knowledge gained, increased understanding of the risk, and value-added activities.

See Section 6 Key Concepts for Project Schedule Management.

Question 4

Which of the following is the process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.

a. Define activities
b. Control activities
c. Estimate activity durations
d. Sequence activities

Answer 4

a. Define activities

Define Activities is the process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables. This process is performed throughout the project.

See Section 6.2 Define Activities

Question 5

Which of the following is the process of establishing for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule?

a. Estimate activity durations
b. Develop schedule
c. Define activities
d. Plan schedule management

Answer 5

d. Plan schedule management

Plan Schedule Management is the process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule. This process is performed once or at predefined point in the project.

See Section 6.1 Plan Schedule Management

Question 6

which of the following is the process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and manage changes to the schedule.

a. Control schedule
b. Sequence activities
c. Define activities
d. Develop schedule

Answer 6

a. Control schedule

Control schedule is the process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and managing changes to the schedule baseline. The key benefit of this process is that the schedule baseline is maintained throughout the project. This process is performed throughout the project.

See Section 6.6 Control Schedule

Question 7

Which of the following is the process of analyzing sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule module for project execution and monitoring and controlling?

a. Control schedule
b. Estimate activity durations
c. Develop schedule
d. Plan schedule management

Answer 7

c. Develop schedule

Develop Schedule is the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule module for project execution and monitoring and controlling. This process is performed throughout the project.

See Section 6.5 Develop Schedule

Question 8

The project schedule is a result of the project management team selecting and creating which of the following?

a. Scheduling method, project-specific data, and a schedule model
b. Scheduling tool . resource costs, and deliverable date
c. Scheduling software, data sets, and analytical
tools
d. A scheduling model, sequencing activities, and
data analytics

Answer 8

a. Scheduling method, project-specific data, and a schedule model

The project management team selects a scheduling method, such as a critical path or an agile approach. Then, the project-specific data, such as the activities, planned dates, durations, resources, dependencies, and constraints, are entered into a scheduling tool to create a schedule model for the project. The result is a project schedule.

See Section 6, Key Concepts for Project Schedule Management.