CEP Project Management & Scheduling 4

Question 1

A project manager notices the critical path has shifted after a schedule update. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Actual durations differing from estimates, consuming float on previously non-critical paths

Answer

When actual durations exceed planned durations, non-critical activities consume their float and can become critical, shifting the critical path.

Question 2

In project scheduling, the term 'leads' (negative lag) in a Finish-to-Start relationship allows the successor to:

Accepted Answer

Start before the predecessor has finished

Answer

A lead allows the successor activity to start before its predecessor has fully completed, overlapping activities to compress the schedule.

Question 3

Which schedule format presents project activities against a time scale using horizontal bars, making it the most widely used schedule communication tool?

Accepted Answer

Gantt chart

Answer

Gantt charts display activities as horizontal bars across a calendar timescale, making them highly intuitive for communicating schedule status.

Question 4

When performing schedule compression via fast tracking, a project manager accepts which type of risk?

Accepted Answer

Increased rework risk due to overlapping activities that were originally sequential

Answer

Fast tracking overlaps sequential activities, which increases the probability of rework if later phases expose issues that should have been resolved earlier.

Question 5

A baseline schedule shows Activity A with Early Start Day 5, Early Finish Day 12, Late Start Day 9, and Late Finish Day 16. What is the Total Float?

Accepted Answer

4 days

Answer

Total Float = Late Start − Early Start (or Late Finish − Early Finish); 9 − 5 = 4 days.

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CEP Project Management & Scheduling 4