Knowledge Area : Time Management

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1. 524 A team member tells the project manager that her activity will be delayed four weeks.
The project manager investigates and determines that the delay will effect the project’s
completion date. Who should approve the change?
A change control board
B project manager team member
C team member
D sponsor

2. 396 Total float is the time an activity can be delayed without delaying the?
a) Project
b) Completion date required by the customer
c) Early start of its successor
d) Project completion date

3. 389 If your project will require redesign after completion of testing, which of the following
diagramming techniques would be BEST to use?
a) GERT
b) PERT
c) CPM
d) ADM

4. 1405 Using the chart, in order to handle some resource changes on your project, activity
H is going to be done concurrently with activity G instead of after it. What impact will it
have on the project?
 A It will cause the project to be completed four time periods sooner
 B It will cause a decrease in project risk
 C It will have no effect on the critical path
 D It will affect activity F
 Activity Float(months)

Start

B 2

C 1

D 0

E 3

F 1

G 0

H 4

I 0

End

5. 476 Based on the chart, what is the duration of the critical path?
 A 19
 B 13
 C 15
 D 14

Preceding Estimate
Activity
Activity (months)

Start

A Start 37

B Start 7
C A 2

D A 4

E C,D 5

F B 9

G E,F 3

End G

End

6. 409 Which of the following includes asking the team member for time estimates for their
activities and reaching agreement on the calendar date for each activity?
A Activity sequencing
B Schedule development
C Scope definition
D Creating a project charter

7. 381 Which of the following is NOT included in a schedule control system?

 A Approval level necessary for authorizing changes
 B Tracking system
 C Paper work for necessary making change
 D Limitations on the scope of change

8. 169 The customer on the project tells the project manager he has run out of the money to
pay for the project. What should the project manager do FIRST?
a) Shift more of the work to later in the schedule to allow time for the customer to get funds.
b) Close project or phase
c) Stop work
d) Release part of the project team

9. 461 Which of the following is needed to develop a project schedule?

A. Lessons learned
B network diagram
C scope verification
D schedule control

10. 451 You have a project with the following activities. Activity 1 can start immediately and
has a estimated duration of four. Activity 2 can start after activity 1is completed and has
an estimated duration of eight. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has a
duration of five. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated
duration of eight. Activity 5 has an estimated duration of three and must takes place
concurrently with the activity3.It can start after activities 4 and 2. What is the duration of
critical path of this project?
A 15
B 18
C 17
D 12

11. 413 All of the following are used in estimating EXCEPT?

a) WBS
b) Team
c) Network Diagram
d) Scope Verification

12. 582 All of the following are true statements about parametric estimating EXCEPT?
A The model is scalable
B Estimates are based on input from the team
C The parameters using in the model are readily quantifiable
D Historical information is used in the model

13. 466 In attempting to complete the project faster, the project manager looks to the cost
associated with the crashing each activity. The BEST approach to crashing would also
include looking at the:
A risk impact of crashing activity
B customer’s opinion of which activity to crash
C boss’s opinion of which activity to crash and in which order
D project life cycle phase in which the activity is due to occur.

14. 517 You evaluate your critical path and determine the project will be completed 2 weeks
ahead of management’s expected due date. What should you do?
a) Delay the project for 2 weeks
b) Prepare a list of identified risks that did not occur
c) Pull resources of the critical path to work on non critical activities
d) Add extra features that will enhance the project and requires 2 more weeks to complete.

15. 513 During project executing, the forecast remain8ing hours begins to exceed planned
remaining hours. Consequently, the project takes on negative variance. Which analysis
method is the project manager likely to use as a measurement tool to validate this
information?
A EV-PV
B EV/AC
C EV/PV
D EV-AC

16. 1292 A problem occurs on an activity with the free float and the project manager has
extended its duration. What is MOST likely to be affected?
 A Project duration
 B Resource schedules
 C Project scope management plan
 D The latest for the successor activity

17. 401 What is another name for the waiting time between tow activities?
A free float
B total float
C lag
D CPM

18. 408 How is three point estimating related to risk?

A It tells your how much assumption testing is required
B It states whether the risk estimate is acceptable
C It indicates the estimate degree of uncertainty
D It indicates the risk variance

19. 1315 The project manager has had some difficulty in getting the team to complete work
efforts but he feels that the changes he made to the reward system will fix the problem.
The no. of stakeholders on the project has grown by 20% and the no. of activities being
completed late is growing. The project manager has heard from management that project
might become a high priority if their competition comes out with a new product that uses
wireless technology. Based on this, it would be best for the project manager to?
a) Re-estimate the activities and prepare to create a new schedule.
b) Perform configuration management
c) Recreate the project work authorization system
d) Better respond to risk event triggers

20. 424 A project manager is taking over a project from another project manager during the
planning process group. If the new project manager wants to see what the previous
project manager planned for managing changes to the schedule. It would be BEST to look
at the:
A Communication management plan
B Project management plan
C Staffing management plan
D schedule management plan

21. 443 The project deadline is the end of the year, the project consists of 2 activities. Activity
A has a duration of 2 months and activity B has a duration of 3 months. Activity A nad B
can be performed concurrently. The start date for the project is set for the beginning of
July. What is the MAXIMUM duration of the project?
a) 2 months
b) 3 months
c) 5 months
d) 6 months

22. 414 A project manager has reviewed his activity duration estimates from his team. Which
of the following does he need in order to complete schedule development?
A change requests
B schedule change control system
C recommended corrective actions
D reserves

23. 574 Which of the following is a benefit of an analogous project estimate?

A Estimate will be close to what the work will actually require
B It is based on a detailed understanding of what the work require
C It gives the project team an understanding of management’s expectations.
D It helps the project manager determine if the project will meet the
Schedule

24. 542 Based on the chart, what will be the effect on the project if activity C now takes 4
months?

Activity Preceding Estimate

 Activity (weeks)

Start

A Start 3

B Start 7

C A 2

D A 4

E C,D 5

F B 9

G E, F 3

END G

a) There will be new critical path

b) The project will take longer
c) There is no change to the critical path
d) Activity B is now on the critical path

25. 531 A project manager for a large information technology consulting firm was assigned to
manage a software integration project for a large client. The schedule was already
established. Management at the client side responsible for the project explained to the
project manager that the project duration was too long. Changing market pressures
requires the project to be brought in one month earlier than scheduled. He has already
reviewed the scope of the project and nothing can be cut. He requested that the project
manager cut each activity by 10 percent duration to accomplish the goal. What would be
the MOST appropriate thing for the project manager to do in this situation?
a) Initiate change control process, explain that the project schedule needs to stand and review
the risks involved
b) Meet with the team and evaluate how each activity can be cut by 10% to accomplish the
goal.
c) Do more critical path activities in parallel
d) Meet with management to review the original project management plan to discuss scope
changes that would reduce project timeline.
 26. 1327 Which of the following BEST describes what a network diagram is used for when the
work is being completed?
a) To track the flow of information in a system, looking at all interfaces
b) To determine if the evaluation criteria should be created before the contract statement of
work is written.
c) To see if the cost of the change exceeds the project cost baseline.
d) To evaluate the reward system’s effectiveness

27. 415 The project manager is involved in the Develop Schedule process for the project. He
has analysed the project, compressed the schedule, and completed a Monte Carlo
Analysis, which of the following is an output of develop schedule?
a) Activity duration estimates
b) Change requests
c) Resource requirements updates
d) WBS

28. 1281 Based on the chart, what activity(s) must be completed before activity E-End can
start?
 A Start-C, C-E, Start-B, B-End
 B Start, C, B, End
 C Start-C, Start-B, B-E
 D Start, C

Activity Estimate in
weeks

Start-A 1

Start-B 2

Start-C 6

A-D 10

B-E 1
C-E Dummy

C-F 2

F-End 3

E-End 9

D-End 1

CLOSE

29. 425 The calculated duration for the project is 28.166. The standard deviation is 5.5. What
technique would you use to compute the probability of completing a project on specific
day?
a) Reserve analysis
b) Monte Carlo analysis
c) Probability Analysis
d) Variance analysis

30. 452 Which of the following is the MOST beneficial result of the project manager knowing
the critical path?
a) She would know where extra resources can be placed
b) She would know what activities she needs to focus on while managing the project
c) She would know where stakeholders need to be assigned to the project
d) She would know where there is float on the project

31. 489 In order to provide one of your team members with a reward for excellent
performance, you are going to allow him to acquire the new skill he is interested in.
Assuming that any activity shown in the chart would provide the team member with the
benefit .which activity would you assign him to?

 A Activity D
 B Activity E
 C Activity F
 D Activity B
 Activity Float

(months)

start 2

B 1

C 0

D 3

E 1

F 0

G 4

H 0

End

32. 1230 A project manager is trying to coordinate all the activities on the project and has
determined the following. Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated duration
of one week. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated
duration of 4 weeks. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has an estimated
duration of 5 weeks. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated
duration of 8 weeks. Both activity 3 and 4 must be completed before the end of the
project. What is duration of the critical path for the project?
A 10
B 11
C 14
D 8

33. 386 Which of the following is an output of activity duration?

A A WBS
B An activity list
C A network diagram
D A project schedule

34. 478 Based on the chart, which of the following statements best reflect the project
situation?

Activity Preceding Estimate

Activity (weeks)

Start None 0

A Start 7

B A 3

C B 4

D B 10

E Start 40

F D 5

G C 6

I E 6

END I, F, G 0

a) The project is progressing on schedule

b) The project manager should investigate decomposing activity E
c) The duration of the critical path is 30
d) There are 2 critical paths

35. 431 A project manager has increased project costs by $100.000, but completed the
project four weeks earlier than planned. What activity is BEST described here?
A Resource leveling
B Schedule compressing
C Critical chain
D Adjusting loads and lags

36. 470 Based on the chart, how many weeks will this project take?
 A 16
  B 31
 C 18
 D 13

Preceding Estimate
Activity
Activity (weeks)

Start 0

C Start 3

D C 6

A C 8

E D 4

B A,E 5

F E 3

End B,F 0

37. 416 You are a project manager for a product development project that has four levels in
the work breakdown structure, and has been sequenced using the arrow diagramming
method. The activity duration estimates have been received. What time management
activity would you do NEXT?
A Duration compression
B Collect historical records from previous projects
C Create an activity list
D Under the work breakdown structure

38. .662 During activity definition, a team member begins to discuss activities that he project
manager has never heard discussed. What should be the project manager do?
A Make sure that he has a good understanding of the activities and includes
the activities in the activity list
B Ask the team member to explain why such an activity would be needed to
complete the work package
C Make sure the entire team agrees that the activities should be done
D Evaluate the impact of the change

39. 439 During schedule development, which of the following is the BEST provide the basis for
the MOST likely activity duration estimate?
A labor productivity rates published by a professional association

B a consultants estimate of the overall labor man-hours required

C the initial estimate used to budget the project

D the schedule for the similar project at the same facility completed two years
Earlier

40. 1231 A project manager is trying to coordinate all the activities on the project and has
determined the following. Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated duration
of 1 week. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration
of 4 weeks. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has an estimated duration
of 5 weeks. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration
of 8 weeks. Both activities 3 and 4 must be completed before the end of the project. If
there is an approved change to activity 4 and it now takes 10 weeks, what is the duration
of the critical path?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 14
d) 8

41. 404 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

42. 668 Input to activity definition include all the following EXCEPT?
 A WBS
 B A project scope schedule
 C A team
 D A project schedule
43. 419 Which of the following is the BEST method of completing ‘’what if’’ scenarios to
determination of resources and interdependencies will produce the best schedule.
A Critical chain method
B Monte Carlo
C Parametric estimating
D Resource leveling

44. 421 What is the diagram of the near critical path based on the chart?
A 33
B 44
C 31
D 43

45. 430 A project manager is using weighted average duration estimate to perform schedule
network analysis. Which type of mathematical analysis will use?
A Critical path method
B PERT
C Monte Carlo
D Resource leveling

46. 321 Defining the activity, activating sequencing and activity duration on estimating all
occur before:
A project charter creation
B WBS creation
C schedule developing
D project development

47. 471 Based on the chart, what is the float of activity B?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 0

Activity Preceding Estimate

activity (weeks)

Start 0

C Start 3

D C 6

A C 8

E D 4

B A,E 5

F E 3

End E,F 0

48. 399 A dependency requiring that the design be completed before manufacturing can start
is an example of a?
a) Discretionary dependency
b) External dependency
c) Mandatory dependency
d) Scope dependency

49. 1291 A team member comes to you to tell you that there is a problem on activity. It
cannot be started on the day it is scheduled to start. A manager overhears this
conversation and report that the project will be late. Later the project manager completed
his own report saying ‘’the project is still scheduled to be completed on time’’. Which of
the following could be the project manager made such a statement?
 A The activity has free float and can be rescheduled later in its early-start-to late-
 finish window
 B The activity is on a near critical path with the less float then the length of the
delay
 C The activity is on the critical path but is to be done after another activity that
does have float

 D The activity has a mandatory dependency, allowing the project manager to

place it in the project schedule at any location that he want it to be done.

50. 477 Based on the chart, what is the critical path?

 A 30
 B 23
 C 49
 D 40

Activity Estimate

(months)

Start-A 7

A-B 4

B-C 3

B-D 6

Start-E 9

D-F 4

C-G 3

G-End 6

F-End 10

E-End 40

CLOSE
 51. 473 Based on the chart, if the duration of activity F, changes to 8, what is the effect on the
project?
 A There is no effect on the critical path
 B The duration of the critical path becomes 16
 C The critical path changes
 D Activity A is now on the critical path

Activity Preceding Estimate

Activity
(weeks)

Start 0

C Start 3

D C 6

E C 8

A D 4

B A-E 5

F E 3

End B,F 0

CLOSE

52. 388 Company A is developing a project similar to one it delivered nearly 12 months
earlier. What is the MOST likely approach to defining project activities?
a) Review organizational process assets
b) Add similar, if not the same, skill sets to the project team
c) Gather the team for a brainstorming session
d) Hire a third party expert to avoid mistakes that were encountered during previous
projects.
53. 406 A project has seven activities A,B,C,D,E,F and G. Activity A B and D can start anytime.
Activity A takes 3week to complete. Activity B takes 5week , activity D takes 11 week to
complete. Activities A and B must be completed before activity C can start. Activity C
requires 6 week to complete. Activities B.C and D must be completed before Activity E can
start. Activity E requires 2 week to complete. Activity F takes 4 week and can start as soon
as Activity C completed. Activity E must be completed before Activity G starts. Activity G
requires 3 weeks. Activity F and G must be completed for the project to be completed
.What is the critical path?
 A Start—A-C-F-End
 B Start—B-C-E-G-End
 C Start—D-E-G-End
 D Start—B-C-E-G-End and Start—D-E-G-End

54. 640 If the Planned Value (PV) is US$29,000, actual cost AC is US$32,000 and earned value
(EV) is US$30,000, what is the schedule variance?
a) 0.938
b) $1000
c) 1.034
d) $2000

55. 526 A functional manager wants to change an activity estimate. The project manager
analyzed the change and determines that it will cause a delay in the entire project. Who
should authorize the change?
A Project team
B Sponsor
C Project manager
D Change control board

56. 428 Based on the network diagram shown in the chart, what is the duration of the critical
path?
a) 33
b) 44
c) 31
d) 36

57. 441 The project manager has performed schedule network analysis .compressed the
schedule, and completed a Monte Carlo analysis. What time management activity should
be done NEXT?
A Update resources requirements
B Recommend corrective actions
C Activity duration estimates
D Create a milestone list

58. 417 Based on the chart, you complete the initial schedule and find out that the scheduled
completion date for the activity G is after an imposed delivery date. In order to shorten
the project length and meet that milestone, what should you do?
 A Decrease the work of activity E
 B Move more resources to activity B
 C Outsource activity
 D Fast track activity F & J
59. 464. The float of an activity is determined by?
a) Perform a Monte Carlo analysis
b) Determining the waiting time between activities
c) Determining lag
d) Determining the amount of time the activity can be delayed before it delays the critical
path.

60. 382 A project manager decided to bring expected schedule performance in line with the
project management plan, What is this a definition of?
 A corrective action
 B lessons learned
 C scope verification
 D scope planning

61. 455 If the optimistic estimate is one, the pessimistic estimate is nine, and the most likely
estimate is eight .What is the PERT estimate?
 A 9
 B 7
 C 8
 D 3

62. 444 Your project management plan results in a project schedule that is too long. If the
project network diagram cannot change but you have extra personnel resources, what is
the BEST thing to do?
 a) Fast track the project
b) Level the resources
c) Crash the project
d) Monte Carlo analysis

63. 448 What does resource leveling mean in project management?

a) Shortening the time it needs to complete the project
b) Making the most efficient use of available resources
c) Hiring contractors to fill in during “ peak “ times on the project schedule.
d) Reducing the project costs

64. 387 The outputs of activity definition include all the following EXCEPT?
A Activity attributes
B Requested change
C All activity that will be performed on the project
D A network diagram

65. 529 Which of the following are GENERALLY illustrated BETTER by bar charts than network
diagrams?
A Logical relationships
B Critical paths
C Resources trade-offs
D Progress or status

66. 456 An activity has an early start (ES) of day 3, a late start of day 13, an early finish of day
9, and a late finish of day 19. What is the activity’s float?
a) 10
b) 6
c) 3
d) 19

67. 392 A discretionary dependency is one that is based on:

A experience
B the needs of someone outside the project
C the nature of the work being done
D the needs of the project sponsor
68. 395 Free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the
A project
B completion date requires by the customer
C early start of its successor
D project completion date

69. 459 A program manager is in the middle of the executing process of a very large
construction project when he discovers that the time needed to complete the project is
longer than the time available. What is the best thing to do?
 A Cut project scope
 B Meet with management and tell them that the required date cannot be met
 C Work overtime
 D Determine options for schedule compression and present management with
you recommended options

70. 423 The WBS, estimates for each work package and the network diagram are completed.
The next thing for the project manager to do is?
A Activity sequencing
B schedule development
C scope verification
D resource simulation

71. 505 During its first winter , a multi year construction project experienced weather related
schedule delays that all the local parties involved described as typical for this area. What
should the project manager do to integrate the information in the project schedule?
a) Lengthen the activity duration for all activities scheduled to occur during the following
winter
b) Reevaluate the schedule to determine the potential impact
c) Leave the current project schedule unchanged and work the issues as they arise next
year
d) Make changes to the project management plan in order to maintain the current project
schedule

72. 534 Management want the projecte to be completed in 40 days. The cost performance
index (CPI) is 1.1, the project critical path duration is 38 days with a standard deviation of
two days. What is the maximum project float?
A Zero days
B Two days
C Four days
D One day

73. 1318 The project is being completed faster than time planed. Which of the following
would NOT account for why this has occurred?
A Trend analysis was used to estimate the need for some testing
B A pre-made item was purchased versus creating one by the team
C A critical path and a non-critical path activity were fast tracked
D A critical path activity was compressed

74. 503 You are managing the project when you discover an estimated completion date will
occur after the desired date .What should you do FIRST?
 A Add resources to the project
 B Evaluate the possibility of doing more activities in parallel
 C Negotiate for more time
 D Explain to the customer that the project cannot be done on time

75. What is the BEST method for estimating the time for an activity that has never been done
by your company before?
a) Analogous estimating
b) 3 point estimating
c) Monte Carlo analysis
d) Parametric estimating

76. What is the duration of milestone?

a) Shorter than the duration of the longest activity
b) Shorter than the activity it represents
c) There is no duration
d) Same length as the activity it represents

77. 400 How many types of relationship between activities can be found on a
precedence(AON) diagram?
 A 4
  B 3
 C 2
 D 1

78. 467 During project planning, you state the time needed for each activity and then add the
estimate to create the project estimate. You commit to completing the project by this
date. What is WRONG with this scenario?
 A The did not create the estimate and the estimate take too long using
that method
 B The did not create the estimate and a network diagram was not found
 C The estimate is too long and should be created by management
 D The project estimate should be the same as the customers required
completion date

79. 420 You have a project with four activities as follows. Activity 1 can start immediately and
has an estimated duration of one. Activity 2 can start after activity 1 is completed and has
an estimated duration on of four. Activity 3 can start after activity 2 is completed and has
an estimated duration of five. Activity 4 has an estimated duration of eight and can start
after activity 1 is completed. Both activity 3 and 4 must be completed before the project is
complete. What is the critical path of the project?
A Start 1,2,3,End
B Start 1,4,3,End
C Start 1,4,End
D Start 1,2,3,4,End

80. 437 When the project manager completes the detailed project schedule, it would be
MOST important to get its approval by:
A Project sponsor
B team
C functional manager
D customer

81. 512 A project is 50% completed when a schedule constraint is identified. Which of the
following should be done FIRST?
 A Revisit all activities that have not started
 B Use a simulate on technique such as Monte Carlo analysis, to calculate a
distribution of probable results for the total project
  C Re-baseline the project management plan to determine impacts on
schedule, cost and scope
 D Level resources on the remaining activities to determine resource variance

82. 453 If the Optimistic estimate for an activity is 12 days, and the pessimistic estimate is 18
days. What is the standard deviation of this activity?
a) 1
b) 1.3
c) 6
d) 3

83. 320 Where should a new project manager look to determine resource requirements?
a) Resource leveling chart
b) Resource bar chart
c) Activity list
d) Project schedule

84. 516 After analyzing your project , you determine that the project is two weeks behind the
schedule. You want to recover the original schedule if possible, and there is plenty of
remaining budgets in the current plan. What is the best option?
 A Crash the schedule
 B Inform the team that overtime will be required for a short time to
 recover the schedule
 C Reduce the project scope with a change request
 D Compress the testing and quality management portion of the project

85. 440 The WBS, estimates for each work package and the network diagram are completed.
Which of the following would be the NEXT thing for the project manager to do?
 A Sequence the activities
 B Verify that they have the correct scope
 C Create a preliminary schedule and get the team’s approval
 D Complete risk management

86. 537 which of the following BEST describes comparing actual dates with planned dates?
a) Develop schedule
b) Resource leveling
c) Variance analysis
d) 3 point estimating

87. 498 Based on the network diagram on the chart, the resource working on activity G is
replaced with another resource with 50% of the productivity of the previous resource.
How long will this project take?
 A 44
 B 51
 C 52
 D 36

88. 530 Under which circumstances is it BEST to use a network diagram rather than a bar
chart?
A To report to the sponsor
B To show interdependence between activities
C To track progress or to report to the team
D To create a work breakdown structure

89. 469 When should a schedule baseline be created and used?

 A at the beginning of the project and used complete schedule performance on
status report
 B at the end of the project and then used to measure team performance
 C at the end of the project and included in activities
 D at the beginning of the project and used during the project to measure
Performance
90. You have just discovered an error in the implementation plan that will prevent you from
meeting a milestone date, the BEST thing you can do is?
a) Develop options to meet milestone date
b) Change the milestone date
c) Remove any discussion about due dates in the project status report
d) Educate the team about the need to meet milestone dates

91. 566 Determining the physical resources, quantities of each and when they would be used
is called:
A RESOURCE SELECTION
B ESTIMATE ACTIVITY RESOURCES
C RESOURCE LEVELING
D DEFINE ACTIVITIES

92. 493 Based on the chart that shows activities on the critical path, which activities would
you crash to save exactly 4 weeks?

Activity BASELINE CRASH

Time cost time cost

A 10 $4000 8 $6000
B 2 $6000 2 $6000
C 14 $22000 12 $26000
D 6 $9000 5 $10000
E 9 $14000 7 $19000
F 8 $18000 4 $36000

a) Activity F
b) Activity A and E
c) Activity C & E
d) Activity A & C

93. 540 Based on the chart, how is the project doing?

 A You are in trouble because there are three activities with no float
 B You have a lot of flexibility because you have activity with float
 C You do not have enough information to make a decision
 Activity Float(months)

A 2

B 1

C 0

D 3

E 1

F 0

G 4

H 0

End

94. 491 Based on the chart, a resource on your project from the consumer affairs department
comes to you to tell you that he is taking a 2 week leave from work due to family
emergency. He is assigned to activity F, which is currently in progress; this is a problem
because activity F has?

Preceding Estimate
Activity
Activity (months)

Start

A Start 3

B Start 7

C A 2
D A 4

E C,D 5

F B 9

G E,F 3

End G

End

a) One week of float

b) 2 months of float
c) 1 month of float
d) No float

95. 494 Using the chart, what is the lowest cost of crashing this project to save 4 weeks?
Activity BASELINE CRASH

Time cost time cost

A 10 $4000 8 $6000
B 2 $6000 2 $6000
C 14 $22000 12 $26000
D 6 $9000 5 $10000
E 9 $14000 7 $19000
F 8 $18000 4 $36000

a) $18000
b) $6000
c) $7000
d) $9000

96. 472 Based on the chart, what is the float of activity F?

Activity Preceding Estimate

Activity (weeks)
 Start 0

C Start 3

D C 6

A C 8

E D 4

B A,E 5

F E 3

End B,F 0

a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 0

97. 495 Your boss says that in order to get your new product to market sooner, the project
must be completed 4 months earlier. However, he does not want to shorten the schedule,
if the project cost goes up to US$22,000. Provided with the chart, which critical activities
would you crash?

Activity Original Crash Time Original Crash Extra

duration duration saving Cost in cost cost
in in Dollars
months months

A 24 22 2 $100,000 $114,000 $14,000

F 18 15 3 $117,000 $135,000 $18,000

D 23 19 4 $225,000 $245,000 $20,000

C 30 25 5 $114,000 $134,000 $20,000

H 25 23 2 $127,000 $130,000 $3,000

a) Activity D
b) Activity A and F
c) Activity A and H
d) Activity C

98. 666 Activities in activity definition should meet

 A WBS layout
 B Cost incentives
 C Schedule objectives
 D Project objectives

99. 1233 Rearranging resource so that a constant number of resources is used each month is
called
 A crashing
 B floating
 C leveling
 D fast tracking

100. 1229 Which of the following is the best thing to do ti try to complete a project two day
earlier?
 A tell senior management that the project critical path does not allow the
project finished earlier
 B tell your boss
 C meet with the team and look for options for crashing or fast tracking the critical
path
 D work hard and see what the project status is next month

101. 1501 What does the critical chain method focus upon?
a) Determining early and late start finish dates
b) Calculating multiple project durations with different set of assumptions
c) Managing remaining buffer durations against the remaining durations of taks chains
d) Scheduling resources that are over-allocated or are only available certain times.

102. 502 As project progress is tracked according to the project management plan, the
project manager discovers that the final deliverables will be completed tow months after
the deliverable dates imposed by management. What should the project manager do?
 A Look for options with stakeholders using some combination of scanning
 back work, re-evaluating discretionary dependencies or adding resources
 B Evaluate the impact on the company of completing this project late
 C Drive the project team to work faster to make up for lost time
 D Recalculate the project schedule and distribute it according to the
Communication management plan.

103. 390 Which of the following is generally the MOST correct use of Network diagram?
a) Showing the project schedule
b) Documenting activities interdependencies
c) Defining project resources
d) Defining the project costs

104. 496 You need to shorten the duration of this project by five months. Included in your
solution, based on the chart, would be crash activity BC. However, further analysis reveals
that this activity has tow day of float. What should you do?
 A Crash activity CF and GH
 B Crash activity FD
 C Crash activity FD and GH
 D Crash activity BC

Activity Original Crash Time Original Crash Extra

duration duration saving Cost in cost cost
in in Dollars
months months

AB 34 22 2 $100,000 $114,000 $14,000

CF 18 15 3 $117,000 $135,000 $18,000

FD 23 19 4 $225,000 $245,000 $20,000

BC 30 25 3 $114,000 $134,000 $20,0000

GH 25 23 2 $127,000 $130,000 $3,000

105. 483 As per the chart, the resource completing activity E is not performing very well.
After much argument, the functional manager agrees to assign a different resource to
activity E, but this will increase activity E’s duration on to seven months. What is the effect
of his change?
A None, because activity E was not on critical path
B The project will be delayed because activity E is on the critical path
C The project will be delayed because activity E has float of five
D None, because activity E has float of four.

106. 504 Which of the following DOES not need to be done if there is a major delay on a non
critical path activity?
a) Investigate the delay
b) Re-evaluate which path is critical
c) Change the project schedule
d) Review the float time for the activity

107. 445 A project manager received executive orders to deliver the project two weeks
earlier than scheduled, doing whatever it takes. He decided that the least costly means
would be to add resources to critical path activities in order to shorten the time of those
activities in this case, the project manager has:
A fast tracked the critical path part of project schedule
B decomposed the critical path WBS
C leveled resources
D crashed the critical path

108. 506 Originally a project has seven activities A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activity A, B and D can
start anytime. Activity A takes 3 weeks, Activity B takes 5 weeks and Activity D takes 11
weeks. Activity A and B must be completed before Activity C can start and it takes 6
weeks. Activity B, C, and D must be completed before Activity E can start and takes 2
weeks. Activity F can start as soon as Activity C is completed and requires 4 weeks. Activity
E must be completed before activity G can start and takes 3 weeks. Activity F and G must
be completed for the project to be completed. However, during project executing, a
dependency was discovered between activity E and F. what is the BEST thing to do?
A tell management that the project will take longer than 18 weeks
B redo schedule development
C Call a team meeting and determine if crashing or fast tracking are possible solutions to
meet the original schedule
D call a meeting of stakeholders and communicate schedule risks.

109. 450 If project time and cost are not as important as the no. of resources used each
month, which of the following is the BEST thing to do?
a) Perform a Monte Carlo analysis
b) Fast track the project
c) Perform resource leveling
d) Analyze the life cycle costs

110. 492 Using the chart , the person completing activity CG tells you that a few undefined
risks have occurred and the duration of the activity now be 10 months. What is the effect
on the project?
 A The critical path changes
 B There are two critical paths
 C There is no effect on the critical path
 D There is less of chance of completing the project on time.

Activity Estimate(months)

Start-A 7

A-B 3

B-C 4

B-D 6

Start-E 9

D-F 4

C-G 3

G-End 6

F-End 10
 E-End 40

CLOSE

111. 403 You are a project manager on a U.S. $ 5,000,000 software development project.
While working with your project team to develop a network diagram, your data architects
suggests that quality could be improved if the data model is approved by senior
management before moving on to other design elements. They support this suggestion
with an article from a leading software development journal. Which of the following BEST
describes what this type of input is called?
A mandatory dependency
B discretionary dependency
C external dependency
D heuristic

112. 393 The relationship in an activity-on-arrow diagram are:

A finish-to-start
B finish-to-finish
C finish-to-start, start-to-finish, finish-to-finish, start-to-start
D start-to-start, start-to-finish

113. 514 The project is calculated to be completed four days after the desired completion
date. You do not have to access to additional resources. The project is low risk, the benefit
cost ratio (BCR) is expected to be 16, and the dependencies are preferential. Under these
circumstances, what would be the BEST thing to do?
A Cut resources from an activity
B Make more activities concurrent
C Move resources from the preferential dependencies to the external dependencies
D Remove an activity from the project

114. 507 The sponsor of the project you are managing asks you to compress the schedule.
Which of the following CORRECT?
A crashing always shorten the timeline but often increases risk
B fast tracking often results in increased cost
C crashing is only a viable alternative if earned value analysis indicates that the project is
ahead of schedule and under budget
D fast tracking will result in less parallel activities than crashing project

115. 446 A project manager knows that she can delay the start of certain activities within the
project schedule to coincide with the mitigation of the known risk. She knows exactly the
work and duration needed, should the risk event occur. She is confident that the finish
date will not be impacted by the time delay. Which of the following aspects of schedule
development has the project manager used in this situation?
a) She has relied on her certainty that for risk planning purposes, assumptions are
considered to be true, real or certain
b) GERT probability factors provide her with certainty that there will be activities in the
current schedule that will not be performed at all
c) Her float calculations have revealed those activities that allow sufficient time for the
inserted activities.
d) The project manager’s risk management plan was to built in buffer time to all the project
activities during schedule development in order to cover any risk event occurrence.

116. 454 An activity has an early start,(ES) of day 13,an early finish (EF) of day 9 and a late
finish (LF) of day 19. What is the duration of this activity?
A 3
B 6
C 7
D 10

117. 1271 A project manager holds a meeting with his manager to explain that an activity has
been delayed and the project manager will need additional resource to complete the
project. The manager stops the meeting because the project manager has forgotten
something .What might it have been?
 A To investigate undoing fast tracking activity
 B To try to compress the project schedule before asking for additional
 resources
 C To look for option with the customer before meeting with management
 D To eliminate float in the near critical path.

118. 449 According to your project network diagram, the critical path of the project is 6
weeks. 1 week into the project, the manager of the project management office informs
you that the executive steering committee has moved the project’s finish date to two
weeks sooner than your published finish date. Assuming you are on schedule, what is the
project float?
a) 2 weeks
b) 4 weeks
c) Minus 4 weeks
d) Minus 2 weeks

119. 481 Using the chart, a new activity (R) with the duration of five is added to this project.
Activity A and a successor of activity B. How long will the project now take?
 A 49
 B 48
 C 38
 D 52
120. 432 All of the following are inputs to schedule development EXCEPT?
A Schedule baseline
B Network diagram
C Organization process assets
D Resource Requirements

121. 463 A team member from research and development tells you that her work is too
creative provide you with a fixed single estimate for the activity. You both decide to use
the average labor hours per installation on from past projects to predict the future. This is
an example of which of the following?
 A Parametric estimating
 B Three point estimating
 C Analogous estimating
 D Monte Carlo analysis.

122. 543 You are looking at the standard reports that the project management office has
supplied, and you see network diagrams and bar charts. In which of the following
circumstances would you always use a network diagram instead of bar chart?
a) To track progress or to report to the team
b) To show logical relationships
c) In the define activities process
d) To report to the senior management

123. 525 A team member wants to be a technical change to her activity that that will add
time to the activity estimate. What is the FIRST thing the project manager should be?
A See if there is any other time available from another activity
B See if there is enough reserve to handle the change
C Send a change request to the change control board
D Determine if the activity is on the critical path

124. 619 A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means:

A you are over budget
B you are ahead of schedule
C you are only progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planed
D you are only progressing at 24 percent of the rate originally planed
 125. 475 In order to shorten the project duration , you look at fast tracking the project. Based
on the chart, which activities will you consider fast tracking?

Activity Float
(Months)

Start

B 2

C 1

D 0

E 3

F 1

G 0

H 4

I 0

END

a) Activity B or E
b) Activity C or F
c) Activity H
d) Activity D or I

126. 1257 Which of the following is true of Estimate Activity Durations process?
a) Estimates should always indicate the range of possible results
b) Estimates should be made by resource managers in order to increase the accuracy of
the estimates
c) Historical information is too old to use in estimating
d) Critical paths have to be taken into account when an activity is first estimated.
127. 1294 Which of the following is the BEST thing to do when a project activity will take
longer than planned and no longer be completed on time?
a) Compress the schedule
b) Ask for an extension of time
c) Negotiate for more resources
d) Work overtime to make up the time

128. 533 To control the schedule, the project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict
project duration, she does this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least
amount of scheduling flexibility. What technique is she using?
a) Critical path method
b) Flow chart
c) Precedence diagramming
d) WBS

129. 391 You are a project manager on a U.S. $ 5,000,000 software development project.
While working with your project team to develop a network diagram, you notice a series
of activities that can be worked in parallel but must finish in a specific sequence. What
type of activity sequencing method is required for these activities?
A precedence diagramming method
B arrow diagramming method
C critical path method
D operational diagramming method

130. 508 As the project manager, you are considering tools and techniques to help control
changes to the project schedule. Which of the following would be acceptable action?
 A an online system that routes change requests to the appropriate level for
authorization
 B a paper form that requires a project stakeholder to submit the request in
duplicate to the project manager for approval
 C a system that allows rapid approval of all submitted changes
 D an online system that’s routes change manually to each required approval
followed by impact analysis

131. 418 Which of the following BEST explains why the team needs to approval the final
schedule?
A to ensure activities can be completed as schedule
 B to enhance team buy-in and loyalty
C to get a better cost estimate
D to improve communications

132. 486 Using the chart, the resources for activity A is assigned to an additional, more
important project. As a result, the resources will not be able to devote as much time to
your project. Activity A will now takes 10 weeks. Hoe does it affect the project?
 A There three critical paths
 B The project will be delayed
 C The project is riskier
 D Activity D will be delayed

Activity Preceding Estimate

Activity (weeks)

Start 0

C Start 3

D C 6

A C 8

E D 4

B A,E 5

F E 3

End B,F 0

CLOSE

133. 538 Your organization is having a difficult time managing al of its projects. You have
been asked to help provide summary information to senior management?
  A Detailed cost estimates
 B Project management plans
 C Bar charts
 D Milestone reports

134. 532 The sponsor has informed you that the resources for your project will be cut. The
sponsor will want to know how long the project will take if only nine resources each
month are committed to your project .What is this activity called?
 A Crashing
 B Floating
 C Leveling
 D Fast tracking

135. 511 Senior management asks the project manager how the project would be affected if
2 resources were removed from the project. To calculate the response, the project
manager should complete?
a) Resource leveling
b) What if scenario analysis
c) Schedule compression
d) Fast tracking

136. 544 All of the following relate to controlling the schedule EXCEPT?
 A Value analysis
 B Crashing
 C Float
 D Mandatory dependencies

137. 515 After analyzing the status of your project , you determine that the earned value (EV)
is lower than the planned value (PV). What should you expect as an outcome if this trend
continues?
a) The actual cost will be lower than planned
b) The estimate at completion will be lower than planned
c) The project will finish behind schedule
d) The project will finish below the original cost estimate
 138. 1270 A project activity on the critical path is delayed. What is the BEST thing to do?
A Obtain more resources
B Tell the customer the project will be late
C Compress the schedule
D Cut scope

139. 497 Your project is currently scheduled to take 117 months. Based on the chart, you
could crash the project by five months at a cost of U.S. $20,000. How long will it the
project take if you select this option?
 A 55 months
 B 25months
 C 112months
 D 117 months

Activity Original Crash Time Original Crash Extra

duration duration saving Cost in cost cost
in in Dollars
months months

AB 34 22 2 $100,000 $114,000 $14,000

CF 18 15 3 $117,000 $135,000 $18,000

FD 23 19 4 $225,000 $245,000 $20,000

BC 30 25 3 $114,000 $134,000 $20,0000

GH 25 23 2 $127,000 $130,000 $3,000

140. 435 Fast tracking the project usually.

 A Decrease the project duration
 B Decrease the project costs
 C Decreases the amount of management oversight needed
 D Decrease the number of resources used
141. 520 When would you milestone chart be used instead of a bar chart?
A Project planning
B Report to team member
C Reporting to management
D Risk analysis.

142. 422 An activity-on node (AON) network diagram shows the following activities on tow
critical paths, Starts D, E, J , L, End and D, E, G, I, L, End. Each activity is at least three days
in duration, except for activity L. which is one day in duration, if you are directed to reduce
the project by one day. Which activities are MORE likely to change?
A activity L
B activity E or activity J
C activity G or activity I
D activity D or activity E

143. 410 You have a project with four activities as follows: Activity 1 can start immediately
and has an estimated duration of one .Activity two2 can start after activity 1 is completed
and has an estimated duration of four. Activity three can start after activity 2 is completed
and has an estimated duration of five. Activity 4 can start after activity 3 is completed and
has an estimated duration of five. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is completed and
must be completed when activity three is completed .The estimate for activity 4 is 10
.What is the SHORTEST amount of time In which the project can be completed?
A 10
B 9
C 18
D 11

144. 1282 Though you have tried to plan the project to accommodate all major contingencies
, you are now asked for the 5th time to decrease the length of the time the project will
take to complete. The person completing activity C is no longer talking to you because of
the added work she needed to do to accommodate previous decreases in time. She has
already told you that she cannot shorten her activity any more. The person doing activity
D has been replaced by a new and less tested resource. The risk of crashing activity F is
small, based on this and the chart, what is the BEST thing to do?
a) Determine why there have been so many decreases to the project length
b) Invite the person doing activity C to lunch to determine her problems
c) Evaluate the risk added to the project with the change of resources on activity D
d) Make changes to the project to decrease the time the project will take
145. 536 A project has experienced significant delays due to equipment problems, staff
attrition and slow client reviews. The project is 40% complete and has used 60% of
available calendar time. What is the FIRST thing you should do?
A Rebase line the schedule to reflect the new date
B Analyze the critical path activities for potential to fast track or crash the schedule
C Document the lack of progress and associated issues to the management
D Identify the activities required more time than planned

146. 433 All the following are inputs to subscribe development EXCEPT?
 A Vacation schedules
 B Need for delay between ordering equipment and installing it
 C Assumptions that the software will be released without any damaging
bugs
 D Planned start and finish dates for each activity

147. 539 You are the project manager for a small construction project. Your project was
budgeted for US$72,000 over a six week period. As of today, you have spent US$22,000.
The earned Value is US$24000. According to your schedule, you should have spent
US$30000 By this time. Based on this data, your project can best be described as?
a) Ahead of schedule
b) Behind schedule
c) On schedule
d) Having not enough information provided.

148. 474 Your Team is analyzing the project and comes up with the information in the chart.
What activities are on the critical path?
 A Not enough information
 B Activity B,C & I
 C Activity B,C,E,F,H
 D Activities D,G,I
 Activity Float(months)

A 2

B 1

C 0

D 3

E 1

F 0

G 4

H 0

End

149. 521 While evaluating the bar chart, the project manager determines that the project is
behind schedule, what should she do?
a) Obtain approval from the customer to slip the project
b) Report findings to management
c) Evaluate the alternatives with the team
d) Evaluate the alternatives with the customer

150. 479 Based on the chart, while working on the project , you are told that you have to
remove some resources to support a more important project for your customer. From
which activity would it be BEST to remove resources?
 A Activity A
 B Activity B
 C Activity C
 D Activity D
 `

151. 407 A project has seven activities A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activity A, B and D can start
anytime. Activity A takes 3 weeks, Activity B takes 5weeks and Activity D takes 11 weeks.
Activity B and C must be completed before Activity C can start and it takes 6 weeks.
Activity B, C, and D must be completed before Activity E can start and takes 2 weeks.
Activity F can start as soon as Activity C is completed and requires 4 weeks. Activity E must
be completed before activity G can start and takes 3 weeks. Activity F and G must be
completed for the project to be completed. Which activity have float available?
 A activity A has two weeks float, activity F has one week
 B activity F has one week float
 C there is no float available in the project
 D activity a has eight weeks float

152. 665 Identifying and documenting the specific activities that must be performed to
produce work packages is called:
 A Scope definition
 B Decomposition
 C Activity definition
 D Activity sequencing

153. 789 Which of the following needs to be completed before resources can be finalized for
the project?
a) WBS
b) Estimates
c) Bar Charts
d) Verify Scope
154. 663 During activity definition, the team discovers that they do not know enough to
define the activity for 30% of the work package. What would be the best course of action?
A redo scope definition
B review the project charter with the sponsor and the team
C continues on to activity sequencing and defines activity at a later date
D include this problem as part of risk identification

155. 509 A project manager of a small construction company has a project that was budgeted
for $130,000 over a six week period. According to her schedule, the project should have
cost U.S. $60,000 to date. However it cost $90,000 to date. The project is also behind
schedule, because the original estimate was not accurate. Who has the primary
responsibility to solve this problem?
A Project manager
B senior sponsor
C Project sponsor
D Manager of the project management office

156. 1263 Which of the following is CORRECT?

A A critical path can run over a dummy
B There can be only one critical path
C The network diagram will change every time the end date changes
D A project can never have negative float

157. 563 Resource requirements are determined :

a) Before the project schedule and after the network diagram
b) After the project schedule and project scope statement
c) After the project schedule and WBS
d) Before the project scope statement and network diagrams

158. 434 Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome if you decide to crash the
project?
 A Increased cost
 B Longer schedule
 C Doing more activities in parallel
 D Added schedule risk
 159. 541 Using the chart, if the duration of the activity D changed to 9, what would you need
to include in your performance report?
 A the project will be completed later than the schedule
 B everything on the project go according to the plan
 C the project will be completed early
 D the risk of the project not being completed is now greater

Preceding Estimate
Activity
Activity (months)

Start

A Start 37

B Start 7

C A 2

D A 4

E C,D 5

F B 9

G E,F 3

End G

End
160. 460 A project has three critical paths, which of the following BEST describes how this
effects the project?
 A it makes it easier to manage
 B it increase the project risk
 C it require more people
 D it makes it more expensive

161. 1228 Which of the following BEST describes the relation between standard deviation
and risk?
a) Nothing
b) Standard deviation tells you if the estimate is accurate
c) Standard deviation tells you how unsure the estimate is
d) Standard deviation tells you if the estimate includes a pad

162. 669 What might historical records from previous projects used as an input to the Define
Activities process include?
a) Activities
b) Resources
c) Cost
d) Schedule

163. 994 Which of the following techniques incorporates a form of risk assessment?
a) Arrow diagramming method
b) Network diagramming
c) Critical path method
d) 3 point estimating

164. 667 Who of the following will be LEAST likely to be involved in activity definition?
 A End user
 B Team
 C Experts
 D Project manager

165. 1465 What is a GERT chart?

a) a bar chart showing project activities and their schedule
 b) a chart showing the upper and lower control limits
c) a chart showing causes of issues
d) a chart showing loop between activities.

166. 465 An activity has an early start (ES) of day 13, an early finish (EF) of day 9, and a late
finish (LF) of day 19. The activity:
A is on the critical path
B has a lag
C is progressing well
D is not on the critical path

167. 488 What does ‘resource leveling ‘mean a project management?

A Shortening the time it takes to complete the project
B Making the most effective use of the available resources
C Hiring contractors to fill in during ’’peak’’ time on the project schedule
D Reducing the project costs

168. 411 A heuristic is best described as a?

a) Control tool
b) Scheduling method
c) Planning tool
d) Rule of thumb

169. 447 You are a project manager for a new product development project that has 4 level
in the Work Breakdown Structure. The network diagram has been created, the duration
estimates have been compressed and a schedule has been developed. What time
management activity should you do NEXT?
a) Control schedule
b) Estimate activity resources
c) Analogously estimate the schedule
d) Gain approval

170. 617 You are the project manager of the project that has float of negative 20. What
should you do first?
A Use less experienced team members
 B Request an extension in the projects due date
C Acquire more resource to the critical path activity
D Fast track the project if overall project risk is already too high

171. 1249 Based on the chart if you needed the duration of the project, which activity would
you like to shorten?
 A Activity start-B
 B Activity A-D
 C Activity E-End
 D Activity C-E

Activity Float(months)

Start-A 1

Start-B 2

Start-C 6

A-D 10

B-E 1

C-E Dummy

C-F 2

F-End 3

E-End 9

D-End 1

End
172. 1295 An activity has been delayed and the project manager needs to deal with the
situation. What is the NEXT thing she should do?
a) Determine how much of the problem it is
b) Report to the management
c) Crash or fast track
d) Use contingency reserves

173. 468 Which of the following is the BEST project management tool to use to determine
the longest time the project will take?
A WBS
B Network diagram
C Bar chart
D Project charter

174. 429 A plan for establishing the criteria for developing and controlling the project
schedule is BEST described as part of the:
A schedule management plan
B schedule model
C activity attributes
D schedule network analysis

175. 1305 A scope change has been approved by the change control board which of the
following MUST be impacted?
A The early start date of the activities later in the network diagram
B The cost of the project
C The expected monitory value of project risks
D The number of resources used on the project

176. 442 A new product development project has 4 levels in WBS and has been sequenced
using the precedence diagramming method. The activity duration estimates have been
received. What should be done NEXT?
a) Create an activity list
b) Begin the WBS
c) Finalize the schedule
d) Compress the schedule
 177. 412 You have a project with the following activities. Activity A takes 40 hours and can
start after the project starts. Activity B takes 25 hours and should happen after the project
starts. Activity C must happen after activity A and takes 35 hours. Activity D must happen
after activity B and C and takes 30 hours. Activity E must take place after activity C and
takes 10 hours. Activity F takes place after activity E and takes 22 hours. Activities F and D
are the last activities of the project. Which of the following is TRUE if activity B actually
takes 37 hours?
a) The critical path is 67 hours
b) The critical path changes to start, B, D, End
c) The critical path is Start, A, C, E, F End
d) The critical path increases by 12 hours

178. 487 Based on the chart, some of the identified risks do not occur and therefore activity
B gets done in 3. What is the effect on the project?

Preceding Estimate
Activity
Activity weeks

Start 0

C Start 3

D C 6

A C 8

E D 4

B A, E 5

F E 3

END B,F 0

a) The project is complete

b) There will be 3 critical paths
c) Activity A will have more float
d) The project will complete sooner of activity F starts immediately
 179. 462 Which of the following BEST describes the primary use of project management
software?
A Managing a project
B Creating and controlling a schedule
C Creating a complete project management plan
D Creating a work breakdown schedule

180. 1325 You created the logic diagram for your project based on a chart when all of a
sudden the person completing activity C says that you must plan for a lag of 2 weeks after
the completion of the activity before starting the next activity. Which of the following
would be the FIRST thing to do?

Activity Preceding Estimate

activity (weeks)

Start None 0

A Start 1

B Start 2

C Start 6

D A 10

E B, C 1

F C 2

G D 3

H E 9

I F 1

End G, H, I 0

a) See if the duration of activity H can be shortened

b) Nothing, because the 2 weeks can be assigned to activity E
c) Make start A, D, G End the critical path in order to save time
d) Calculate project float after the insertion of lag
 181. 480 You need to shorten the project by exactly four months, but spend no more than
U.S. $22,000 to do it. Based on the information of the chart, you would include activity AB
as part of the solution. However, during the planning he resource completing activity AB
strongly argued for a particular method of completing the scope in order to agree to be on
the team. His scope was accepted because his expertise was needed on the project. The
BEST way to crash this project would be to crash which activity(s)?
 A Activity A & H
 B Activity D
 C Activity F& H
 D Activity C

Original

Activity Duration Crash Time Original Crash Extra

in setting cost cost
Duration Cost in
months in
dollars
months

AB 24 22 2 $100,000 $114,000 $14,000

CF 18 15 3 $117,000 $135,000 $18,000

FD 23 19 4 $225,000 $245,000 $20,000

BC 30 25 5 $114,000 $134,000 $20,000

GH 25 23 2 $127,000 $130,000 $3,000

close

182. 1496 A project manager gathered data to perform earned value calculations on his
project. He used the results to report to management that the project is under budget and
on schedule. After reporting this information, he discovered that the base figures he used
in the calculations were incorrect, as they came from the old copy of the project file which
had not been updated. What should he do now?
 a) He should contact management to make the aware of the error, give the correct
information and explain how he made the mistake
b) He should contact management and tell them to expect some changes in the next
reporting period, and the things are started to look gloomy.
c) He should use the correct figures to calculate the information when it is time for the
next report and ignore the fact he reported incorrect information
d) He should tell management that the data he received from tea members was
incorrect and thus the report was not accurate

183. 791 A project manager is needs to determine the resources needed for the project.
Select the primary tool from the following choices.
A Activity resource estimating
B Schedule
C Expert advice from functional managers
D Human resource planning

184. 1308 three calls were received today inquiring whether one of your resources could be
released from your project. There were 9 such calls last week. The project is going well
and its risk rating is low, activity R has an early start of 4 and a late start of 45 and an early
finish of 14. The project has a cost performance index (CPI) of 1.05 and schedule
performance index (SPI) of 0.893. the project float is 0, and even through tough times, you
believe the reward system you put in place during project planning is working. What is the
BEST thing to do?
a) Crash the project
b) Crash activity R
c) Deal with diminishing the impact of phone calls
d) Look for areas to cut cost

185. 618 A project is seriously delayed. Earned value analysis shows that the project needs to
be completed 10% faster than the work has been going. To get the project back on track,
management wants to add 10 people to an activity currently assigned to one person , the
project manager disagrees , noting that such an increase will not produce an increase in
speed. This is an example of?
a) The law of diminishing returns
b) Fast tracking
c) Earned value
d) Life cycle costing
186. 485 A project manager has a project that is three months behind but, surprisingly
markedly under budget. She has decided to make up time but needs to minimize the risk.
W hat is the best thing to do?
A Crash
B Fast track
C Redefine the scope
D Resource level

187. 394 In an activity-on-arrow diagram, the nodes represent:

A work package
B activity
C dependencies
D discretionary

188. 484 Based on the chart, while completing the project, a team manager tells you that the
team forgets something during planning. Activity D-F needs the result of activity Start-E
before it can begin. If activity E-D were added to this project to account for this new
dependency, what would the effect on the project be?
 A it would increase the critical path
 B communication would be more complex
 C there would be no effect
 D it would delay activity D-F

189. 510 During the planning processes, activity G was estimated to take five days. Activity G
is on the critical path. On day 2 it will be clear that activity G will complete in 15 days,
which will impact the imposed project end date. The project team meets to perform root
cause analysis to identify the cause of the variance and to plan schedule recovery with
activity performed in later in the schedule. Which of the following should ALWAYS be the
output of this kind of meeting?
A Recommended corrective action
B WBS updates
C Activity list updates
D Schedule updates