CF Project Planning & Execution 3

Question 1

In earned value management, the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is calculated as:

Accepted Answer

Earned Value ÷ Planned Value

Answer

SPI = Earned Value (EV) ÷ Planned Value (PV); a value below 1.0 means the project is behind schedule.

Question 2

A forester is designing a timber sale contract. Which provision protects the agency if the contractor damages an undesignated leave tree?

Accepted Answer

Damage assessment provision

Answer

A damage assessment provision specifies the financial penalty for each leave tree damaged or destroyed by the contractor, incentivizing careful operations.

Question 3

The Critical Path Method (CPM) helps project managers primarily by identifying:

Accepted Answer

The sequence of tasks that determines the shortest possible project duration

Answer

CPM identifies the longest sequence of dependent tasks (the critical path), which sets the minimum time needed to complete the project.

Question 4

Which type of project budget reserve is held by upper management and released only when an unforeseeable event occurs that changes project scope?

Accepted Answer

Management reserve

Answer

Management reserve is held outside the project cost baseline and is released only for unforeseen scope changes, unlike contingency reserve which covers known risks.

Question 5

A forester conducting a timber sale must ensure that skid trails are closed and water bars installed by contract end. This requirement most directly reflects which best management practice goal?

Accepted Answer

Preventing sediment delivery to streams

Answer

Water bars and closed skid trails intercept runoff and prevent soil erosion, directly reducing sediment delivery to adjacent waterways.

(CF) Certified Forester Exam Practice Test

(CF) Certified Forester Exam Practice Test

CF Project Planning & Execution 3