Schedule Management Flashcards
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What is total float (slack) in schedule management?
Answer: The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish date
Total float is the amount of time a scheduled activity can be delayed without delaying the project end date or violating a schedule constraint.
Which type of dependency is inherent in the nature of the work and cannot be changed by the project team?
Answer: Mandatory dependency
Mandatory dependencies are inherent in the work being done (e.g., you must lay the foundation before building walls) and are also called hard logic.
A project manager is applying schedule compression and finds that adding resources will not reduce duration further. What alternative compression technique could be used?
Answer: Fast tracking
Fast tracking overlaps activities that would normally be done sequentially, reducing duration without necessarily adding cost.
Which tool is used to show schedule information against a calendar, displaying activity start and end dates as horizontal bars?
Answer: Gantt chart
A Gantt chart (bar chart) displays project activities against a calendar timeline as horizontal bars showing start and finish dates.
What is free float in project scheduling?
Answer: The time an activity can be delayed without delaying any successor activity
Free float is the amount of time a scheduled activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of any immediately following scheduled activities.
During schedule development, a project manager identifies that Activity B cannot start until Activity A is 50% complete. What type of relationship is this?
Answer: Start-to-Start with lag
A Start-to-Start relationship with lag means Activity B can start only after Activity A has been underway for a certain time (50% completion).
Which process involves reviewing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule?
Answer: Develop Schedule
Develop Schedule analyzes activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and constraints to create the schedule model.