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  1. A project manager applies resource leveling to resolve resource conflicts. What is the most likely impact on the project schedule?

    Answer: The project end date may be extended

    Resource leveling often extends the project end date because activities are delayed to balance resource demand against availability.

  2. In the Critical Chain Method, buffers are added to protect the project schedule. What is the purpose of a feeding buffer?

    Answer: Protect the critical chain from delays in non-critical paths feeding into it

    Feeding buffers are placed where non-critical paths merge into the critical chain to prevent non-critical delays from impacting the critical chain.

  3. A project manager is conducting a schedule review and notices the Variance at Completion (VAC) for schedule is negative. What does this mean?

    Answer: The project is expected to finish later than the baseline

    A negative VAC for schedule indicates the project is forecasted to complete later than the planned schedule baseline.

  4. During Define Activities, the project team decomposes work packages into schedule activities. What is the key output of this process?

    Answer: Activity list with attributes

    The primary output of Define Activities is the activity list along with activity attributes that describe each schedule activity.

  5. Which dependency type involves an external constraint, such as a government permit that must be obtained before construction can begin?

    Answer: External dependency

    External dependencies involve relationships between project activities and non-project activities, often outside the team's control.

  6. A project manager wants to shorten the project duration by adding resources to critical path activities. The cost increases significantly. This technique is called:

    Answer: Crashing

    Crashing adds resources (cost) to critical path activities to shorten duration, always resulting in increased cost.

  7. When is the Schedule Management Plan created, and what does it govern?

    Answer: During planning; defines how the schedule will be developed, managed, and controlled

    The Schedule Management Plan is created during the Plan Schedule Management process and establishes the policies and procedures for managing the project schedule.