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Activity Sequencing Flashcards

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  1. A project manager is sequencing activities and realizes that Activity Y cannot finish until Activity X has been started. Which PDM relationship applies?

    Answer: Start-to-Finish (SF)

    Start-to-Finish (SF) means the successor (Y) cannot finish until the predecessor (X) has started.

  2. During activity sequencing, the project team decides to sequence installation of electrical systems before plumbing based solely on crew availability preferences, even though either could go first physically. This is an example of:

    Answer: Discretionary dependency

    Discretionary dependencies are established based on knowledge of best practices or team preferences, not physical constraints.

  3. Which tool used during Sequence Activities helps a scheduler visualize and confirm that all logical relationships are complete and there are no open-ended activities?

    Answer: Project schedule network diagram

    The project schedule network diagram reveals open ends (activities with no predecessors or successors) that indicate incomplete logic.

  4. A schedule network shows Activity P with Total Float of 0 and Activity Q with Total Float of 4 days. Which statement is correct?

    Answer: Activity P is on the critical path; Activity Q has 4 days of flexibility

    Zero total float means Activity P is on the critical path; Activity Q can be delayed up to 4 days without affecting the project end date.

  5. When using the Precedence Diagramming Method, what does a 'merge' activity represent?

    Answer: An activity that receives inputs from multiple predecessor activities

    A merge activity is one that has multiple predecessors — multiple paths converge into a single activity.

  6. A PMI-SP is reviewing a schedule where the predecessor relationship between Design and Procurement is listed as 'FF+10d'. What does this mean?

    Answer: Procurement cannot finish until 10 days after Design finishes

    FF+10d means Finish-to-Finish with a 10-day lag: the successor (Procurement) cannot finish until 10 days after the predecessor (Design) finishes.

  7. A project network diagram includes an activity with no predecessors. What is this type of activity called, and what should a scheduler verify?

    Answer: A source node; verify it is intentionally the start of a path and not missing a predecessor

    An activity with no predecessors is a source node and should be verified as an intentional network start, not an omitted dependency.