PMI-SP Baseline Management 4

Question 1

Which change control process step ensures that a schedule baseline change is properly evaluated before approval?

Accepted Answer

Impact analysis reviewing cost, schedule, scope, and risk implications

Answer

A thorough impact analysis examining cost, schedule, scope, and risk must precede any approval to change the schedule baseline.

Question 2

A scheduler is asked to create a time-phased budget. What baseline is being referenced?

Accepted Answer

Cost baseline (S-curve)

Answer

The cost baseline is a time-phased budget displayed as an S-curve, showing the cumulative planned expenditure over the project duration.

Question 3

A project team wants to compress the schedule baseline duration without changing scope. Which technique directly shortens the critical path?

Accepted Answer

Crashing or fast-tracking

Answer

Crashing (adding resources) and fast-tracking (overlapping activities) are schedule compression techniques that reduce critical path duration.

Question 4

After a major approved change, the project manager updates only the working schedule but not the formal baseline. What problem does this create?

Accepted Answer

Performance measurement comparisons become invalid because the baseline no longer reflects authorized work

Answer

If the baseline isn't updated after an approved change, comparing actuals to an obsolete baseline produces meaningless performance metrics.

Question 5

A client requests that several low-priority activities be deferred to a later phase. How should the schedule baseline be adjusted?

Accepted Answer

Submit a formal change request; upon approval, update the baseline to reflect the deferral

Answer

Any change to authorized scope or schedule dates requires a formal change request and CCB approval before the baseline is updated.

(PMI-SP) PMI Scheduling Professional Practice Test