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A backward pass through the network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity.

False

A disadvantage of using Gantt charts is that they do not provide a standard format for displaying planned project schedule information.

False

The technique of fast tracking can result in lengthening the project schedule.

True

The arrows in a network diagram represent missed milestones in a project.

False

The final process in project schedule management is developing the schedule.

False

The main disadvantage of crashing is that it lengthens the time needed to finish a project.

False

Which technique involves doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence?

Fast tracking

A schedule management plan includes information which describes the format and frequency of schedule reports required for the project.

True

An activity is an element of work that has an expected duration, cost, and resource requirements.

True

It is important for the activity list and activity attributes to be in agreement with the work breakdown structure.

True

Knowing the amount of float allows project managers to know whether a project schedule is flexible.

True

Network diagrams are the preferred technique for showing activity sequencing.

True

Project schedules grow out of basic documents such as the project charter.

True

The critical path on a project can change as the project progresses.

True

To define activities, the project team should start with reviewing the schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational processes.

True

Which document is most likely to include planned project start and end dates which serve as the starting points for a detailed schedule?

project charter

Which is one of the main outputs of estimating activity resources process?

project documents update

In project schedule management, which is an output of controlling the schedule?

project management plan update

Which dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options?

discretionary

After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their resources, what is the next process in project schedule management?

estimate the duration of activities

In project schedule management, which process involves estimating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual activities?

estimating activity durations

Which dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities?

external

During which relationship is the "from" activity unable start until the "to" activity is started?

start-to-start

A drawback of the precedence diagramming method is that it cannot be used unless dummy activities are employed.

False

A drawback of the project management software is that it does not have the capacity to calculate the critical path(s) for a project.

False

A merge occurs when one node precedes multiple nodes.

False

After defining project activities, the next step in project schedule management is developing the schedule.

False

Critical chain scheduling assumes that resources multitask and maximizes multitasking.

False

In a Gantt chart, thick black bars represent milestones achieved in a project.

False

In a critical path analysis, the shortest path is what drives the completion date for the project.

False

In a network diagram, it is mandatory for every item on the WBS to be shown instead of only those activities with dependencies.

False

In project schedule management, the next step after sequencing activities is to define these activities.

False

In project schedule management, the primary output of defining activities is a schedule management plan.

False

Milestones are easy to achieve and are always achieved through one main activity.

False

One of PERT's main disadvantages is that it does not address the risk associated with duration estimates.

False

Start-to-finish relationships are the most frequently used dependencies between activities.

False

Which statement best describes the difference between an activity list and an activity attribute?

An activity attribute provides more schedule-related information about each activity than an activity list.

Which is a similarity between scope control and schedule control?

Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management.

Which provide a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format?

Gantt charts

Which is true of a finish-to-finish dependency?

It is a dependency in which the "from" activity must be finished before the "to" activity can be finished.

Which network diagramming technique uses boxes to represent activities?

PDM

What is an accurate difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM)?

PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate.

Which law states that work expands to fill the time allowed?

Parkinson's Law

Which is true of dummy activities?

They have long durations

A Tracking Gantt chart is based on the percentage of work completed for project tasks or the actual start and finish dates.

True

A dependency pertains to the sequencing of project activities or tasks.

True

Which is a similarity between the crashing and fast tracking?

both can shorten the time needed to finish a project

In an AOA network diagram, what occurs when two or more activities follow a single node?

bursts

Which is an output of schedule control?

change requests

In project schedule management, which process primarily involves checking and managing changes to the project schedule?

controlling the schedule

Which technique is used for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost?

crashing

Which technique involves network diagramming and is used primarily to predict total project duration?

critical path analysis

In project schedule management, the main goal of which process is to ensure that the project team has complete understanding of all the work they must do as part of the project scope so they can start scheduling the work?

defining activities

In project schedule management, which process generates the main outputs of an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list?

defining activities

Which process in project schedule management involves identifying the specific tasks that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables?

defining activities

In project schedule management, what is the next step after defining project activities?

determining their dependencies

In project schedule management, the ultimate goal of which process is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project?

developing a schedule

In project schedule management, which process involves analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule?

developing the schedule

How does critical chain scheduling protect tasks on the critical chain from being delayed?

feeding buffers

Which dependencies do AOA network diagrams use?

finish-to-start

What term is used for the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities?

free slack

What is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date?

late start date

The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it represents the _____ amount of slack or float.

longest; shortest

Which type of dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project?

mandatory

Which term is used for a significant event on a project that normally has no duration?

milestone

What is the first process involved in project schedule management?

planning schedule management

In project schedule management, which process primarily involve identifying and documenting the relationships between project activities?

sequencing activities

What term is used for the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date?

total slack