CAPM Schedule Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A project manager notices that the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.85. What does this indicate?
- The project is ahead of schedule
- The project is behind schedule (Correct answer)
- The project is on schedule
- The project has exceeded its budget
Correct answer: The project is behind schedule
An SPI below 1.0 means the project is behind schedule, as less work has been completed than planned.
Question 2: Which scheduling technique uses three time estimates (optimistic, most likely, pessimistic) to account for uncertainty?
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) (Correct answer)
- Resource leveling
Correct answer: Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
PERT uses three-point estimates to calculate a weighted average duration and account for schedule uncertainty.
Question 3: A project manager wants to shorten the schedule by adding resources to critical path activities. Which technique is being used?
- Fast tracking
- Schedule compression
- Crashing (Correct answer)
- Resource smoothing
Correct answer: Crashing
Crashing involves adding resources to critical path activities to reduce duration, typically increasing costs.
Question 4: What is the primary output of the Define Activities process?
- Project schedule
- Activity list (Correct answer)
- Network diagram
- Resource calendar
Correct answer: Activity list
The activity list is the primary output of Define Activities and documents all scheduled activities required for the project.
Question 5: In a Finish-to-Start (FS) dependency with a lag of 5 days, when can the successor activity begin?
- 5 days before the predecessor finishes
- When the predecessor starts
- 5 days after the predecessor finishes (Correct answer)
- Immediately when the predecessor finishes
Correct answer: 5 days after the predecessor finishes
A Finish-to-Start dependency with a 5-day lag means the successor cannot start until 5 days after the predecessor completes.
Question 6: Which document describes how the project schedule will be developed, monitored, and controlled?
- Project charter
- Schedule baseline
- Schedule management plan (Correct answer)
- Work breakdown structure
Correct answer: Schedule management plan
The schedule management plan establishes the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, and controlling the project schedule.
Question 7: A team is using rolling wave planning. Which statement best describes this approach?
- All work is planned in full detail at project start
- Near-term work is planned in detail while future work is planned at a high level (Correct answer)
- Only the critical path is planned in detail
- Planning is done in fixed two-week sprints
Correct answer: Near-term work is planned in detail while future work is planned at a high level
Rolling wave planning is an iterative technique where near-term work is planned in detail and future work remains at a higher level until more information is available.
CAPM Schedule Management 2
A project manager notices that the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.85.
What does this indicate?