PM Unit 4 Test

1. The project manager and team have created the schedule for the hospital wireless network upgrade project. The schedule includes a five-day delay for the network approval before the hospital can use the upgraded network. This causes the finish date of the project to slip by five days. This hospital network project is:

A. accelerating. B. forming. C. lagging. D. leading.

• a

• b

• c

• d

2. Craig needs to weld the car chassis together before Jim can install the engine. This represents a/an:

A. abstract dependency. B. discretionary dependency. C. external dependency. D. mandatory dependency.

• a

• b

• c

• d

3. Andy prefers to set up furniture before hanging window treatments for his interior design projects. This is an example of a/an:

A. abstract dependency. B. discretionary dependency. C. external dependency. D. mandatory dependency.

• a

• b

• c

• d

4. Due to a gasoline shortage, Ann is unable to secure the gasoline needed to fill up her tractor prior to planting. This is an example of a/an:

A. abstract dependency. B. discretionary dependency. C. external dependency. D. mandatory dependency.

• a

• b

• c

• d

5. It took Scott's team two hours to mow and edge one acre of land. He estimates that it will take his team eight hours to mow and edge four acres of land for an upcoming project. Scott's duration estimation for this project is an example of:

A. bottom-up estimating. B. parametric estimating. C. reserve analysis. D. three-point estimating.

• a

• b

• c

• d

6. Maria determines the project duration by overestimating what she calculates by 15%. Maria is using:

A. analogous estimating. B. parametric estimating. C. reserve analysis estimating. D. three-point estimating.

• a

• b

• c

• d

7. The project manager is creating an estimate to set up an office building's electrical system. He has twenty-two years of experience managing similar projects. The client needs the estimate quickly. Which type of estimate is he most likely to provide?

A. analogous estimating B. parametric estimating C. reserve analysis D. three-point estimating

• a

• b

• c

• d

8. Adam's Construction has accepted a contract to build a six-story office building. The company is using a timeline from a two-story building project the company completed in the previous month to develop the schedule for this project. Adam's Construction is using:

A. analogous estimating. B. parametric estimating. C. three-point estimating. D. reserve analysis.

• a

• b

• c

• d

9. Which process puts more resources on the critical path?

A. crashing B. fast tracking C. leading D. shortening

• a

• b

• c

• d

10. Which process requires the project manager to analyze the network diagram and sequencing to see whether any activities can be done in parallel on the critical path?

A. crashing B. fast tracking C. leading D. shortening

• a

• b

• c

• d