Planning the Project Schedule

Match each type of dependency to the corresponding example that it matches best with based on the dependency's definition.

1. A machine is assembled and disassembled by the project assembly team at various times throughout the project ------>> Internal------->> The assembling and disassembling tasks have an internal dependency since they are internal to the same project. 2. An environmental impact study conducted by the government is happening before the project begins ------>> External ------->> Because the completion of a government study isn't part of the project itself, the granting of building contracts has an external dependency. 3. A marketing slogan must be written before a product can be advertised --------->> Mandatory ------>> Because the completion of a government study isn't part of the project itself, the granting of building contracts has an external dependency. 4. A marketing slogan must be written before a product can be advertised -----> Discretionary -------->> Production has a discretionary dependency on this activity. If the project ran behind schedule, the project manager could choose to omit the second round of testing and reporting.

Dependencies determine which activities must start or end before others and which activities you can choose to run at the same time. Match each type of dependency relationship to its description.

1. Activity A cannot finish until Activity B starts -- In a start-to-finish relationship, activity B must begin before activity A can finish. 2. Activity A must finish before you can begin activity B --In a finish-to-start relationship, activity A must finish before activity B can start. 3. Activity A must finish before activity B can be completed --In a finish-to-finish relationship, activity A must finish before activity B can finish. 4. Activity A must start before activity B can start --In a start-to-start relationship, activity A must start before activity B can start.

You're establishing high-level duration estimates for your project. Which tools and techniques should you use?

1. Decision making 2. Reserve analysis 3. Expert judgment and meetings 4. Three-point estimating 5. Parametric estimating 6. Analogous and bottom-up estimating

What purpose does the activity attributes list serve in project management activities?

1. It enables the project manager to sequence the activities 2. It provides further details the project team can use to carry out the activities

What roles does the activity list play in other project management processes?

1. It enables you to track activities in the schedule and project management information systems 2. It provides the name and the description for each activity

A city council wants to launch a new transit network based on a prototype model. Deliverables include a new fleet of buses and a new ticketing system. How should activities for this project be defined?

1. Make extensive use of rolling-wave planning 2. Use the judgment of external subject matter experts 3. Hold frequent meetings with key stakeholders

Which types of estimates are used in three-point estimating?

1. Most likely 2. Pessimistic 3. Optimistic

Which components should be included in the schedule management plan?

1. Organizational procedures links 2. Rules of performance measurement 3. Level of accuracy 4. Reporting formats 5. Project schedule model development

What are the tools and techniques that you use to define activities?

1. Rolling-wave planning 2. Expert judgment 3. Meetings 4. Decomposition

What roles can milestones play in project management?

1. They initiate closing processes 2. They trigger customer invoicing 3. They trigger monitoring and controlling activities

You're estimating durations for project work activities using parametric estimating. What is the correct formula to use?

Quantity of work x productivity rate / number of resources