CST Project Management & Planning 3

Question 1

Resource leveling in project scheduling typically results in:

Accepted Answer

A longer project duration or changed dates

Answer

Resource leveling resolves over-allocations by delaying activities, which often extends the project schedule.

Question 2

In Earned Value Management, what does BAC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Budget at Completion

Answer

BAC (Budget at Completion) represents the total planned budget for the entire project.

Question 3

A Finish-to-Finish dependency with a lag of 5 days means:

Accepted Answer

The successor must finish 5 days after the predecessor finishes

Answer

An FF+5 relationship means the successor activity cannot finish until 5 days after the predecessor finishes.

Question 4

Which estimating technique bases activity duration estimates on actual durations from similar previous projects?

Accepted Answer

Analogous estimating

Answer

Analogous estimating uses historical data from similar past projects as a basis for estimating current project durations.

Question 5

The Schedule Baseline differs from the Project Schedule in that the Schedule Baseline is:

Accepted Answer

The approved version that can only change through formal change control

Answer

The schedule baseline is the formally approved version of the schedule that serves as a comparison point for measuring performance.

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