Project Schedule Management Knowledge area

What is the primary goal of the Develop Schedule process in the Schedule Management knowledge area?

• To create a detailed task list.

• To determine project resource requirements.

• To estimate project costs.

• To establish the project schedule baseline.

During which process is the critical path determined?

• Plan Schedule Management.

• Estimate Activity Durations

• Develop Schedule.

• Control Schedule.

What is the primary purpose of the Control Schedule process?

• To adjust project scope.

• To monitor project risks.

• To track project performance against the schedule baseline.

• To create a detailed task list.

During the Control Schedule process, what does "rebaseline" refer to?

• Changing the project scope

• Updating the project's risk register.

• Creating a new project schedule baseline.

• Adding new tasks to the project.

Which process involves decomposing project work into smaller, manageable activities to facilitate schedule development?

• Plan Schedule Management.

• Define Activities.

• Estimate Activity Resources.

• Develop Schedule.

The project manager is working on a construction project with a fixed completion date. Due to unexpected delays, the project is at risk of not meeting the deadline. What should the project manager do first?

• Adjust the project scope to align with the new schedule.

• Communicate the issue to stakeholders and assess the impact.

• Delegate the issue to the team to find a solution.

• Implement additional resources to accelerate tasks.

During the Control Schedule process, the project manager identifies that the project is falling behind the schedule baseline. What corrective action should the project manager take?

• Adjust the project scope to accommodate the delays.

• Rebaseline the schedule to reflect the delays.

• Implement corrective measures to get the project back on track.

• Continue as planned, as minor schedule deviations are acceptable.

A project team is estimating activity durations using expert judgment, historical data, and analogous estimating. What is the main advantage of analogous estimating?

• It provides highly accurate duration estimates.

• It is quick and easy to perform.

• It requires minimal input from subject matter experts.

• It relies on mathematical calculations.

During the Control Schedule process, the project manager notices that the actual progress is ahead of the planned schedule. What is the project manager's appropriate course of action?

• Add more tasks to the project to take advantage of the extra time.

• Analyze the reasons for the ahead-of-schedule progress and adjust the schedule baseline if needed.

• Continue as planned, as early completion is always desirable.

• Slow down the project pace to match the original schedule.

A project team is using the Critical Path Method (CPM) to develop the project schedule. What is the significance of the critical path in this context?

• It represents the tasks that are most critical for quality.

• It is the shortest path to project completion.

• It determines the tasks that require the most resources.

• It defines the longest sequence of dependent tasks, determining the project's shortest possible duration.