Module 3

5. Activity A has duration of 3 days and begins on the morning of Monday, January 4th. The successor activity, B, has a finish-to-start relationship with A. The finish-to-start relationship has 3 days of lag. Activity B has duration of 4 days. Sunday is a non- workday. What can be determined from these data? A. Calendar time between the start of A and the finish of B is 11 days B. You should allow 7 days to complete both activities C. The finish date of B is Wednesday the 13th D. Calendar time between the start of A and the finish of B is 14 days

A. Calendar time between the start of A and the finish of B is 11 days

2. It is critical for your company to offer its products on the Internet to increase its market share. The company has no previous experience in Internet sales, but it is moving ahead with a project to begin to offer some of its products on the Internet. As you have shown an interest in the Internet, you are asked to manage this project. What is the first step to take as you begin planning? A. Plan the scope. B. Identify the risks. C. Establish a resource plan. D. Complete a cost and schedule estimate.

A. Plan the scope.

12. Which of the following is the best method to produce a realistic project management plan? A. The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the project team B. The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the sponsor C. The Sponsor creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager D. The project manager creates the project management plan based on their own experience

A. The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the project team

1. The primary purpose of the WBS is to: A. Show which work elements are the responsibility of which organizational units B. Ensure that all the work required to accomplish the project objectives is identified and defined in a common framework C. Show the organizational structure of a program D. Indicate which individuals have responsibility for which work packages

B. Ensure that all the work required to accomplish the project objectives is identified and defined in a common framework

4. An example of a discretionary dependency as opposed to a mandatory dependency is: A. The company's participation in a trade show depends on the successful completion of the software prototype that is to be displayed. B. Installing the carpet after the painting has been completed in a single family dwelling C. Shrink-wrapping the finished box of software after enclosing the manual and software. D. Scheduling the final testing activity of a computer to start 72 hours after the required 48 hour "burn-in" period.

B. Installing the carpet after the painting has been completed in a single family dwelling

3. You have been assigned as a project manager on a software project. While you and your team are working on a WBS, you notice that you are spending a lot of time discussing the level of granularity needed to create a sufficiently decomposed document. Which of the following criteria best determines the appropriate size of a work package? A. Resource availability is known B. The work package can easily be assigned to one person or a team of people with clear accountability for tracking purposes. C. The work package consists of less than 8 hours worth of work D. The work packages are organized by functional area so that the ultimate responsibility can be assigned to a functional manager.

B. The work package can easily be assigned to one person or a team of people with clear accountability for tracking purposes.

11. When you are creating detailed cost estimates you are most likely using the following type of estimating: A. Analogous B. Parametric C. Bottom-up D. Expert judgment

C. Bottom-up

6. Which of the following makes up the project scope baseline? A. The project scope statement B. The scope management plan and the WBS C. The WBS, project scope statement and WBS dictionary D. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

C. The WBS, project scope statement and WBS dictionary

8. In the table for question 7, suppose that task C is re-evaluated and now is estimated to take 6 days. Also, two additional activities have been discovered. Activity F: duration of 3 days and dependent on E, and activity G: duration 8 days and using a SS dependency on E. The End node is now dependent on F and G. What is the shortest time in which all these activities can be completed? A. 14 days B. 22 days C. 16 days D. 20 days

D. 20 days

9. Float that can be used by a particular activity and does not affect the early start for any later activity is called: A. Extra float B. Free float C. Total float D. Leading float

Free float

10. As the Project Cost Engineer on a high rise development you are preparing your budget. You have developed a template, based on similar projects that can be used for buildings with 3-25 stories. It breaks out cost per square foot for plumbing, wiring, HVAC, dry wall, floors etc. This type of cost estimating is called: A. Parametric estimating B. Analogous estimating C. Bottom up estimating D. Spreadsheeting

Parametric estimating

7. Use the table above to calculate the Early Start for task D. Assume a start time of Day 0 and a 24 hour clock starting on Day 0. a. 3 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12

c. 10