Schedule

Question 1

A __________ is waiting time inserted between activities, such as needing to wait three days after pouring concrete before constructing the frame for a house.

Answer 1

Lag

Question 2

An activity must finish before the successor can start. This is the most commonly used relationship.

Answer 2

Finish-to-start (FS)

Question 3

This technique involves creating detailed estimates for each part of an activity or work package. Doing this type of estimating well requires an accurate WBS. The estimates are then rolled up into control accounts and finally into an overall project estimate.

Answer 3

Bottom-Up Estimating

Question 4

This type of dependency is inherent in the nature of the work or is required by a contract.

Answer 4

Mandatory dependency

Question 5

This technique involves determining the longest duration path through the network diagram, the earliest and latest an activity can start, and the earliest and latest it can be completed.

Answer 5

Critical Path Method

Question 6

This type of estimating is an adaptive technique that involves grouping items into similar cateogies or collections. One of the most important purposes is to make sure a story point unit remains consistent for all estimates over the duration on the project.

Answer 6

Affinity Estimating

Question 7

The use of this formula gives stronger consideration to the most likely estimate. Derived from the program evaluation and review technique (PERT), this technique uses a formula to create a weighted average for the work to be done. This method of estimating leverages the benefits of risk management in reducing the uncertainty of estimates.

Answer 7

Terms like “weighted” on the exam refer to beta distribution.

Question 8

This technique involves adding or adjusting resources in or to compress the schedule while maintaining the original project scope.

Answer 8

Crashing

* Crashing always results in increased costs, and may increase risk. It trades time for money.

Question 9

This is a high-level estimating approach that is used to do the initial estimates of the product features and user stories during the early stages of an adaptive project.

Answer 9

T-shirt Sizing

Question 10

This technique involves taking critical path activites that were originally planned to be done one after another and doing them instead in parallel for some or all of their duration.

Answer 10

Fast Tracking

* Fast tracking often results in rework, usually increases risk, and requires more attention to communication.

Question 11

A __________ may be used to indicate that an activity can start before its predecessor activity is completed.

Answer 11

Lead

Question 12

This technique is a common way that agile teams come up with estimates for their user stories. Each participant receives a set of cards with numbers on them that represent the relative units that will be used for the estimates, such as story points.

Answer 12

Planning Poker

Question 13

What are significant events within a project schedule that are not work activites and have no duration?

Answer 13

Milestones

Question 14

What are the (6) processes of Schedule Management?

Answer 14

1. Plan Schedule Management - Planning
2. Define Activities - Planning
3. Sequence Activities - Planning
4. Estimate Activity Durations - Planning
5. Develop Schedule - Planning
6. Control Schedule - M&C

Question 15

This technique uses computer software to simulate the outcome of a project, based on three-point estimates (optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely) for each activity and the network diagram.

Answer 15

Monte Carlo Analysis

Question 16

In this method, nodes (or boxes) are used to represent activities, and arrows show activity dependencies.

Answer 16

Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)

Question 17

The __________ __________ is the longest duration path through a network diagram, and it determines the shortest time it could take to complete the project.

Answer 17

Critical Path

Question 18

An activity must finish before the successor can finish.

Answer 18

Finish-to-finish (FF)

Question 19

It is often best to state estimates in a range using this type of estimate. Analyzing what could go right and what could go wrong can help estimators determine an expected range for each activity. With this technique, estimators give an optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimate for each activity.

Answer 19

Three-Point Estimating

Question 20

The amount of time a project can be delayed without delaying the externally imposed project completion date required by the customer or managment, or the date previously committed to by the PM.

Answer 20

Project float

Question 21

What is a term for schedule flexibility?

Answer 21

Float

Question 22

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of its successor while still adhering to any imposed schedule constraints.

Answer 22

Free float

Question 23

This dependency is based on the needs or desires of a party outside the project.

Answer 23

External dependency

Question 24

This technique is a modified form of resource leveling, where resources are leveled only within the limits of the float of their activities, so the completion dates of activities are not delayed.

Answer 24

Resource Smoothing

Question 25

This technique involves planning the project at a higher level and then developing more detailed plans when the work is to be done.

Answer 25

Rolling Wave Planning

Question 26

This tool is an image depicting the flow of project activities in the logical order in which they will be performed.

Answer 26

Network Diagram

Question 27

This form of estimating uses a relative unit called a “story point” rather than hours or days. It uses completed tasks to help estimate future project timelines.

Answer 27

Relative Sizing

Question 28

An activity must start before the successor can finish. This dependency is rarely used.

Answer 28

Start-to-finish (SF)

Question 29

This type of dependency relates to the way that an organization has chosen to have work performed. There are other ways that the work could be done, but this is the preferred approach.

Answer 29

Discretionary dependency

Question 30

__________ is the measure of a team’s capacity for work for each iteration. This metric allows the team to gauge how much work they will be able to do in future iterations based on the amount of work they completed in past iterations.

Answer 30

Velocity

Question 31

An activity must start before the successor can start.

Answer 31

Start-to-start (SS)

Question 32

This is a schedule network analysis technique which can be used to fast track or crash activities.

Answer 32

Schedule Compression

Question 33

This dependency is based on the needs of the project and may be something the project team can control.

Answer 33

Internal dependency

Question 34

A simple average of the three-point estimates can be calculated using this formula. The use of simple averaging gives equal weight to each of the three-point estimates when calculating the expected activity duration or cost.

Answer 34

Terms like “simple” or “straight” on the exam refer to triangular distribution.

Question 35

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project end date or an intermediary milestone, while still adhering to any imposed schedule constraints.

Answer 35

Total float

Question 36

What estimating technique involves creating a mathematical equation using data from historical records or other sources, such as industry requirements or standard metrics, to create estimates?

Answer 36

Parametric Estimating

Question 37

What are the (8) inputs to the Estimate Activity Durations process?

Answer 37

1. Activity list and activity attributes
2. Assumption log
3. Lessons learned register
4. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)
5. Resource requirements
6. Project team assignments
7. Resource calendars
8. Risk register