Schedule (Chapter 6)

You are constructing a school building and due to some unforeseen incidents, your project is delayed. To bring the project on schedule, you are thinking about running several activities in parallel which were earlier planned to run sequentially. So, you started reviewing activities such as excavation of foundation, building walls, carpentry work, electrical work, and plumbing work, etc. After the review, you decide to run the carpentry, electrical, and plumbing works together. Excavating the foundation for the construction of a wall is an example of which of the following?

• Mandatory dependency

• Discretionary dependency

• External dependency

• Internal dependency

You have two activities with Finish to Start sequences. The duration of the first activity is 10 days, and the duration of the second activity is 8 days. The estimated time completed for these activities is 18 days. The client asks you complete these activities within 15 days; you review his request and agree to do so at no extra cost. Now, you plan to start the second activity three days before the first activity completes so that both activities can be completed in 15 days. This process is known as:

• Schedule modification

• Fast tracking

• Crashing

• None of the above

In your project, you have two activities, D and E. These two activities have a common successor, Activity F. Activity D will be completed on the 10th day and activity E will be completed on the 15th day. Therefore, Activity D can be delayed by 5 days without affecting the early start of Activity F.

This delay is known as:

• Total float

• Free float

• Project buffers

• Feeding buffer

The client has given you a project to construct a cold storage plant. Everything was going as planned, however, due to some unforeseen incidents, your project is delayed. The client is in a hurry and has threatened you with a large penalty if you are not able to complete the project on time. So, you started working hard to complete the project and avoid the fine. You are working overtime, bringing in more resources from other projects, and renting extra equipment; finally, you complete the project on time. This is an example of:

• Resource smoothing

• Fast tracking

• Crashing

• Resource leveling

Following is an illustration of a project network activity node that includes some information about activity B. Assuming that the work starts on day one (not day zero) and given the information provided, what is the late start of activity B?

• 35

• 36

• 37

• 39

During initiating phase of your project, as a Project Manager, was required by the organization to pay attention to the required resources and duration of each activity in your project. Afterward, you compiled the result along with the logical sequence to become your project schedule and completed it with schedule data and potential day off in your project. What you should do next?

• Get approval for the project schedule

• Distribute the project schedule to all project team member

• Re-review your Project Charter

• Assess potential risk from the schedule developed

You are the project manager of a construction company. You know that the builders start painting the walls 30 days after they start installing the drywall. This waiting time can also be referred to as:

• Lead time

• Project float

• Constraint

• Lag

A supplier requires two months to manufacture the necessary equipment for a project. This situation means that the project manager must order the equipment at least two months before the installation start date.

The dependency is an example of which of the following?

• Mandatory logic

• Discretionary dependency

• Hard logic

• Soft logic

A vendor has been contracted by the government to develop a software application to count votes for the upcoming elections. The requirements are well defined so that the project can be managed traditionally. However, due to failures in similar application in the past, the government wants the vendor to allow rapid feedback on the suitability of the deliverables.

What scheduling approach is best for the vendor’s project manager to select?

• Predictive

• Traditional

• Elective

• Adaptive

As the project manager, you are analyzing the project schedule and discover that the project is behind schedule due to shipment delays and inclement weather. You want to bring current project performance into alignment with the original planned schedule.

What is your best course of action?

• Apply resource leveling

• Adjust the level of effort

• Adjust the leads as needed

• Apply resource smoothing