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  1. A project scheduler is modeling a situation where Activity B cannot start until 5 days after Activity A starts. Which type of dependency relationship best represents this?

    Answer: Start-to-Start with 5-day lag

    A Start-to-Start (SS) relationship with a 5-day lag means B cannot start until 5 days after A starts.

  2. Which sequencing method uses arrow diagrams where arrows represent activities and nodes represent events?

    Answer: Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)

    The Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) uses arrows for activities and nodes for events, unlike PDM which uses nodes for activities.

  3. A scheduler discovers that two activities were linked with a mandatory dependency due to a contractual requirement, not a physical one. How should this be classified?

    Answer: Mandatory external dependency

    A contractual requirement imposed by an external party creates a mandatory external dependency.

  4. In a network diagram, Activity X has three predecessors: A (FS), B (FS+3 days lag), and C (FS-2 days lead). If A finishes on Day 10, B finishes on Day 8, and C finishes on Day 12, when is the earliest X can start?

    Answer: Day 11

    X's early start = max(10+0, 8+3, 12-2) = max(10, 11, 10) = Day 11.

  5. Which term describes a dependency that originates within the performing organization's own control or project scope?

    Answer: Internal dependency

    Internal dependencies are relationships between project activities that are within the control of the project team.

  6. A project manager wants to use fast tracking to compress the schedule. Which sequencing technique supports this approach?

    Answer: Replacing FS relationships with SS or FF relationships with leads

    Fast tracking overlaps activities by replacing FS links with SS/FF relationships or applying leads, allowing parallel work.

  7. In the Precedence Diagramming Method, which relationship type is LEAST commonly used in practice?

    Answer: Start-to-Finish (SF)

    Start-to-Finish (SF) is rarely used in practice; it means the successor cannot finish until the predecessor starts.