Schedule Management Terms

In a software development project, the project manager decides that the testing phase can begin two weeks before the development phase is fully completed. What scheduling term describes this overlap?

• Lag

• Lead

• Float

• Network Diagram

During the planning of a construction project, the project manager determines that there must be a three-week gap between the completion of the foundation and the start of the framing. Which term describes this intentional delay?

• Lead

• Network Diagram

• Float

• Lag

In a marketing campaign project, the project manager uses a visual representation that shows the sequence of project activities and their dependencies. What is this tool called?

• Float Chart

• Network Diagram

• Gantt Chart

• PERT Chart

A project manager is planning an IT infrastructure upgrade and identifies that certain tasks must be completed in a specific order due to technical requirements. For example, the servers must be installed before the software can be configured. What type of dependency is this?

• Discretionary Dependency

• Internal Dependency

• External Dependency

• Mandatory Dependency

In a product development project, the project manager decides to perform the market analysis and product design simultaneously based on team preferences, although it's not required. What type of dependency is this?

• Mandatory Dependency

• Discretionary Dependency

• External Dependency

• Internal Dependency

During a logistics project, the project manager notes that some tasks are dependent on suppliers' deliveries, which are outside the control of the project team. What type of dependency does this describe?

• Mandatory Dependency

• Discretionary Dependency

• External Dependency

• Internal Dependency

In a project schedule, Task B cannot start until Task A finishes. What type of dependency relationship is this?

• Finish to Start (FS)

• Start to Finish (SF)

• Finish to Finish (FF)

• Start to Start (SS)

In a complex engineering project, Task D must be completed before Task E can start. What type of dependency relationship is this?

• Finish to Start (FS)

• Start to Finish (SF)

• Finish to Finish (FF)

• Start to Start (SS)

In a software rollout project, the project manager identifies that two testing phases need to be completed at the same time. What type of dependency relationship does this describe?

• Finish to Start (FS)

• Start to Finish (SF)

• Finish to Finish (FF)

• Start to Start (SS)

In a project to launch a new product, the project manager identifies that the design phase and the prototyping phase must start at the same time. What type of dependency relationship is this?

• Finish to Finish (FF)

• Start to Finish (SF)

• Finish to Start (FS)

• Start to Start (SS)