Question 1

Which of the following can be used without coordinating with managers of succeeding activities?

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A)   Total slack
B)   Free slack
C)   Critical float
D)   Float pad
E)   Slip padF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

On a piece of scratch paper, draw an early-start Gantt Chart for the following table. What does a Gantt Chart tell you that a network chart does not?

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The Gantt Chart, because its h...

Question 3

When creating a project network, your primary input source will be the

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A)   project charter.
B)   work packages.
C)   risk plan.
D)   communication plan.
E)   requirements document.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Using free slack does not delay any following activities and requires no coordination with managers of other activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

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A)   Cannot be determined
B)   Project duration would increase by two days.
C)   Project duration would remain the same.
D)   Project duration would decrease by two days.
E)   Project duration would increase by four days.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

In a project network, recycling through a set of activities or __________ is not permitted.

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A)   looping
B)   forward pass
C)   backward pass
D)   circular pass
E)   late finishF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is provided by both the project network and the work breakdown structure?

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A)   Dependencies
B)   Sequencing
C)   Interrelationships
D)   Activity duration
E)   TimingF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

A(n)  _____________ calculates how late an activity can start and finish.

Accepted Answer

A)   forward pass
B)   backward pass
C)   circular pass
D)   complete enumeration
E)   late finishF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Activities that must occur immediately before a given activity are called ________ activities.

Accepted Answer

A)   predecessor
B)   successor
C)   prior
D)   immediate
E)   concurrent or parallelF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

On a project network, the activity times are derived from the

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A)   organization breakdown structure.
B)   work packages.
C)   budget.
D)   project proposal.
E)   responsibility matrix.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Activities that can occur while another activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

Accepted Answer

A)   predecessor
B)   successor
C)   prior
D)   immediate
E)   concurrent or parallelF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

An activity can include only one work package.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In a project network, ________ indicate activity dependency and project flow.

Accepted Answer

A)   nodes
B)   arrows
C)   boxes
D)   labels
E)   slacksF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following correctly calculates the early finish for an activity?

Accepted Answer

A)   LS + DUR
B)   ES + DUR
C)   LF + DUR
D)   ES + SL
E)   LF + SLF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

What is a hammock activity and give an example?

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A hammock activity identifies the use of...

Question 16

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

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A)   26
B)   27
C)   28
D)   29
E)   30F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

Experience suggests that when there are multiple starts, a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network. Similarly, a single project end node can be used to indicate a clear ending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When completing a backward pass, you carry the LS to the next preceding activity to establish the LF, unless the next preceding activity is a burst activity, in which case you select

Accepted Answer

A)   the smallest LS of all its immediate successor activities to establish the LF.
B)   the largest ES of all its immediate successor activities to establish the LF.
C)   the average LS of all its immediate successor activities to establish the LF.
D)   the smallest ES of all its immediate successor activities to establish the LF.
E)   the largest LS of all its immediate successor activities to establish the LF.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

Accepted Answer

A)   Non-critical activity
B)   Critical activity
C)   Merge activity
D)   Burst activity
E)   Both critical activity and merge activityF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

The assumption that all immediately preceding activities must be 100% complete is too restrictive in some situations. When an activity is broken down into smaller segments in order to start the succeeding activity sooner, this is called

Accepted Answer

A)   hammock activities.
B)   concurrent engineering.
C)   a forward pass.
D)   dissecting.
E)   laddering.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Exam 6: Developing a Project Schedule

Activities that must occur immediately before a given activity are called ________ activities.

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Using free slack does not delay any following activities and requires no coordination with managers of other activities.

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Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

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What is a hammock activity and give an example?

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On a piece of scratch paper, draw an early-start Gantt Chart for the following table. What does a Gantt Chart tell you that a network chart does not?

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Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

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When completing a backward pass, you carry the LS to the next preceding activity to establish the LF, unless the next preceding activity is a burst activity, in which case you select

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In a project network, ________ indicate activity dependency and project flow.

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Which of the following can be used without coordinating with managers of succeeding activities?

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A(n) _____________ calculates how late an activity can start and finish.

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On a project network, the activity times are derived from the

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The assumption that all immediately preceding activities must be 100% complete is too restrictive in some situations. When an activity is broken down into smaller segments in order to start the succeeding activity sooner, this is called

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When creating a project network, your primary input source will be the

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Consider the following table of activities A through G in which A is the start node and G is the stop node.

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Which of the following is provided by both the project network and the work breakdown structure?

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Which of the following correctly calculates the early finish for an activity?

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An activity can include only one work package.

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In a project network, recycling through a set of activities or __________ is not permitted.

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Experience suggests that when there are multiple starts, a common start node should be used to indicate a clear project beginning on the network. Similarly, a single project end node can be used to indicate a clear ending.

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Activities that can occur while another activity is taking place are called ________ activities.

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