CAPM Schedule Management 3

Question 1

What is total float (slack) in schedule management?

Accepted Answer

The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish date

Answer

Total float is the amount of time a scheduled activity can be delayed without delaying the project end date or violating a schedule constraint.

Question 2

Which type of dependency is inherent in the nature of the work and cannot be changed by the project team?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory dependency

Answer

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.

Question 3

A project manager is applying schedule compression and finds that adding resources will not reduce duration further. What alternative compression technique could be used?

Accepted Answer

Fast tracking

Answer

Fast tracking overlaps activities that would normally be done sequentially, reducing duration without necessarily adding cost.

Question 4

Which tool is used to show schedule information against a calendar, displaying activity start and end dates as horizontal bars?

Accepted Answer

Gantt chart

Answer

A Gantt chart (bar chart) displays project activities against a calendar timeline as horizontal bars showing start and finish dates.

Question 5

What is free float in project scheduling?

Accepted Answer

The time an activity can be delayed without delaying any successor activity

Answer

Free float is the amount of time a scheduled activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of any immediately following scheduled activities.

CAPM Practice Test

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CAPM Schedule Management 3