MS Project Questions 21-40

Which of the following is a problem with using Project Finish Date for the 'Schedule from' field when creating a new project? A. Microsoft Project will work backwards to figure out start date, thus leaving no wiggle room if something goes wrong. B. Stakeholders often change their deadline making the approximated times unreliable C. Hardly ever does someone know their required finish date for a project D. When a project is configured from the finish date you cannot edit tasks

A. Microsoft Project will work backwards to figure out start date, thus leaving no wiggle room if something goes wrong.

What does it mean for a task to have a positive cost variance? a. The schedules cost is higher than the baseline. b. The task is currently under budget c. The projected cost is lower than the actual cost d. The baseline cost is higher than the scheduled cost

a. The schedules cost is higher than the baseline.

How do you set up a weekly meeting in Project Calendar? a. Under the Project tab, click Change Working Times, then Recurrence Patterns. b. Under the Project tab, click Change Working Times, then Custom Fields. c. Under the Project tab, click Change Working Times, then Set Baseline. d. Under the Project tab, click Change Working Times, then Project Information.

a. Under the Project tab, click Change Working Times, then Recurrence Patterns.

How do you check and see Successors and Predecessors of a task? a. View Tab > Check Details Checkbox > Right-click in Task Form > Choose Predecessors and Successors b. Right Click Task > task Properties > View Predecessors and Successors c. Task Tab > Information > Details > Predecessors and Successors

a. View Tab > Check Details Checkbox > Right-click in Task Form > Choose Predecessors and Successors

What is the downfall in assigning overtime as part of your original project plan? a. You won't have any wiggle room if not everything goes as planned. b. It is against the law to pre-assign overtime. c. Overtime means you have to pay salaried employees more. d. There's nowhere to add overtime in the project view.

a. You won't have any wiggle room if not everything goes as planned.

If using recurring tasks and a project gets delay MS Project will: a. Automatically adjust the dates to reflect the delay b. Not adjust anything, you must create new tasks c. Ask you to create a new sub-project to reflect delays separately d. Ask you if you would like to adjust the dates of affected task(s)

b. Not adjust anything, you must create new tasks

If someone sends a project file from an older version of Project, in Legacy Formats within the Trust center, the best option to select a. Do not open/save file with legacy or non-default file formats in Project b. Allow loading files with legacy or non-default file formats c. Prompt when loading with legacy or non-default file format d. None of the above

c. Prompt when loading with legacy or non-default file format

Where does Project store built-in elements like Views, Tables, Filters, Settings, ...? a. The new template. b. The universal template. c. The global template. d. The master template.

c. The global template.

What is the purpose of the Organizer in the Backstage view? a. It is used to organize the cells in your spread sheet (numerically, alphabetically). b. It allows you to sort through your recent projects and change the order that they are displayed in. c. The project uses it to store things like View, Reports, and Tables. d. It lets you customize your ribbons by moving the tabs around.

c. The project uses it to store things like View, Reports, and Tables.

Which tab is NOT included in the backstage view? a. Print b. Export c. Share d. Import

d. Import

When you save a baseline it saves: a. Start and finish dates, duration, current settings, and cost b. Duration, allocated resources, over-allocated resources, and work c. Projections for work, duration and cost d. Start and finish dates, duration, work, and cost

d. Start and finish dates, duration, work, and cost

What tool can be used to see if your project is progressing as planned? a. The view tab. b. The in-built project progression macro. c. You have to download external software in order to achieve this. d. The Tracking Gantt

d. The Tracking Gantt

What does work represent ? a. The amount of work days it takes to complete a task. b. The percentage of work the person does.(ex. Full-Time vs Part-time) c. The product of the hours times days it takes to complete a task. d. The hours it takes a person to complete a task.

d. The hours it takes a person to complete a task.

Because you want to distribute your reports to others (Stakeholders, team members, management, etc.), plays a big part in project management. a. Communication b. Over allocation c. Work d. Value

a. Communication

Which of the following is NOT a tool that can be executed from the task tab? a. Duplicate Task b. Scroll to Task c. Insert Task d. Link Task

a. Duplicate Task

What type of chart is used to display the summary of tasks? a. Gantt Chart b. Bar chart c. Pie chart d. User is able to choose depending on what best suits their needs.

a. Gantt Chart

When tasks overlap, what can you do in Microsoft Project in order to allow resources to finish a short task and then go back to other work? a. Split tasks and assignments b. Review the critical path c. Delay a task d. Adjust a work contour

a. Split tasks and assignments

Which type of links is the most commonly used? A. Start-to-Finish (sf) B. Finish-to-Finish (ff) C. Start-to-Start (ss) D. Finish-to-Start (fs)

D. Finish-to-Start (fs)

Which way is NOT a valid method of importing an Excel Workbook into Microsoft Project? A. As a new project B. Append the data to the active project C. Overwrite the data in the active project D. Merge the data into the active project

C. Overwrite the data in the active project

With auto scheduled tasks, Project uses all of the following to figure out start and finish dates except? A. task values B. task type C. task links D. resource assignments

C. task links