PMP Practice Exam RITA's books - Chapter 06 Schedule Managem

1. A project manager is informed midway through project planning that she was given inaccurate data

regarding new regulations affecting the required end date of her project. She may need to make a few

adjustments, but she thinks she can still manage the project to complete it before the regulations take

effect. She confirms this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of scheduling

flexibility. What technique is she using?

• A. Critical path method

• B. Flowchart

• C. Precedence diagramming

• D. Work breakdown structure

2. A design engineer is helping to ensure that the dependencies within her area of expertise are properly

defined on the project. The design of several deliverables must be complete before manufacturing can

begin. 1his is an example of what type of dependency?

• A. Discretionary dependency

• B. External dependency

• C. Mandatory dependency

• D. Scope dependency

3. Your sponsor and stakeholders have made it clear they wish to be kept informed on the project status.

There are many aspects of the project on which you will report, and you want to choose the most

appropriate tool to use in each case. Which of the following are generally illustrated better by bar

charts than network diagrams?

• A. Logical relationships

• B. Critical paths

• C. Resource trade-offs

• D. Progress or status

4. A heuristic is best described as a:

• A. Control tool

• B. Scheduling method

• C. Planning tool

• D. Generally accepted rule

5. Lag means:

• A. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish date

• B. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of its successor

• C. Waiting time

• D. The product of a forward and backward pass

6. A project manager is new to the company but has lO years of project management experience. She is

given a medium-sized project and is asked to plan so it is finished as quickly as possible because the

company has a large list of projects to complete in the coming year. She will be given another project

to manage as soon as she has this one baselined. She needs to report on the longest time the project

will take. Which of the following is the best project management tool to use to determine this?

• A. Work breakdown structure

• B. Network diagram

• e. Bar chart

• D. Project charter

7. Which of the following is correct?

• A. The critical path helps prove how long the project will take.

• B. There can be only one critical path.

• e. The network diagram will change every time the end date changes.

• D. A project can never have negative float.

8. A new project manager is walking you through the schedule she has created for her project. She asks

you about the duration of a particular milestone, so she knows how to properly schedule it. What will

you tell her about a milestone's duration?

• A. It is shorter than the duration of the longest activity.

• B. It is shorter than the activity it represents.

• e. It has no duration.

• D. It is the same length as the activity it represents.

9. Which of the following best describes the relationship between standard deviation and risk?

• A. There is no relationship.

• B. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate is accurate.

• e. Standard deviation tells you how uncertain the estimate is.

• D. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate includes a pad.

10. The float of an activity is determined by:

• A. Performing a Monte Carlo analysis

• B. Determining the waiting time between activities

• e. Determining lag

• D. Determining the length of time the activity can be delayed without delaying the critical path