Schedule Development & Management Flashcards
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A project scheduler uses resource leveling on a project with a fixed end date. What is the most likely outcome?
Answer: Resource usage is optimized while the end date may slip
Resource leveling may extend the project schedule or change the end date to resolve resource over-allocations.
Which output of the Develop Schedule process provides the start and finish dates for project activities?
Answer: Project schedule
The project schedule is the output that contains planned start and finish dates for all activities.
A scheduler identifies that two activities on the critical path have a total float of zero. A third activity has total float of +3 days. What does this indicate?
Answer: The third activity can be delayed up to 3 days without delaying the project
Total float of +3 days means the activity can be delayed up to 3 days without delaying the project end date.
When applying the critical chain method, buffers are placed at which locations?
Answer: At the end of the project and at feeding chain junctions
Critical chain method uses a project buffer at the end and feeding buffers where non-critical chains merge into the critical chain.
A PMI-SP candidate reviews a schedule and notices the early finish of an activity is later than its late finish. This means the activity has:
Answer: Negative total float
When early finish exceeds late finish, total float is negative, indicating the activity is behind schedule.
Which technique compresses the schedule by adding resources to activities on the critical path?
Answer: Crashing
Crashing adds resources to critical path activities to shorten durations, typically increasing cost.
During schedule development, a project manager discovers that two activities with a Finish-to-Start dependency have a lag of 5 days. This means:
Answer: The successor must wait 5 days after the predecessor finishes before starting
A lag in a Finish-to-Start relationship means the successor cannot start until a specified time after the predecessor finishes.