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Question 1 of 21
Kumar adds a "finish no later than" date constraint to his schedule. Two activities now show that they will finish later than the
project complete milestone. How can he address this negative slack?

Change the critical threshold setting to the lowest total slack value in the schedule.

Rework the dates for all the activities on the critical path in the schedule.

Redefine which tasks in the schedule are on the critical path and which ones are not.

Question 2 of 21
Maurice creates a baseline for his project schedule in order to _____ .

compare actual progress to what you planned

identify change requests

calculate the critical path

resolve initial problems with the schedule

Question 3 of 21
What does it mean if an activity's total float is greater than zero?

The activity is not delayed and will be completed on schedule.

The activity is on the critical path, and its delay will delay the project finish.

The activity can delay without delaying the project finish.

Question 4 of 21
Rajesh notices that the developer on his project has worked 25 fewer hours than planned. What should he do?

Give the developer additional time to complete the activity.

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Determine the problem to resolve the issue.

Add additional resources to the activity.

Question 5 of 21
If the predecessor in a start-to-start dependency ends very late, what problem arises?

The predecessor's late finish doesn't cause a problem.

The successor finish date is delayed based on the predecessor's finish date.

The successor may be scheduled to finish before the predecessor.

The successor and the rest of the critical path are delayed, which delays the project finish date.

Question 6 of 21
What is the advantage of applying contours to activities in project schedules?

It helps reduce the time spent on each activity.

It more accurately reflects how work gets done.

It allows more flexibility in scheduling.

Question 7 of 21
If you're willing to accept some additional risk, _____ is an easy way to shorten the project schedule.

crashing

over-allocating resources

fast-tracking

reducing scope

Question 8 of 21
As Kat works on her project schedule, she asks colleagues to provide optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimates for some
of the activities. Which estimating method is she using?

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PERT

Delphi

Historical

Question 9 of 21
When Hal is estimating timing for his project activities, which approach would he begin with?

detailed

iterative

mid-range

Question 10 of 21
Which variables will Annika use when assigning resources to activities on her project schedule?

activities, milestones, and start date

deliverables, schedules, and skills required

duration, work, and resource availability

Question 11 of 21
Alex needs to break down his project into work packages. What do these represent in a work breakdown structure?

lowest-level deliverables

activities that can be completed within a reporting period

high-level deliverables

smallest activities

Question 12 of 21
In the project Brook is managing, a short and very important activity is scheduled to occur midway through a long activity. The
same resource is assigned to both. Which type of adjustment works best to resolve the overallocation in this situation?

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delaying

replacing resources

splitting

fast-tracking

Question 13 of 21
Haley determines that when the course outline is complete, the online template can be created. How should she define the
dependency type between these two activities for her project schedule?

finish-to-start

start-to-start

finish-to-finish

Question 14 of 21
Fiona's project team includes a part-time programmer who works mornings. Due to others' availability, she has a status
meeting for the entire team scheduled in the afternoon. What should she do?

Take notes so the programmer knows what was covered during the meeting.

Ask the part-time programmer whether they can work when the meeting is scheduled.

Schedule a separate meeting with the programmer the following morning.

Question 15 of 21
Jamal's project team is not yet in place, but he is working on his project schedule. How can he show the project's resource
requirements?

Wait until the team is in place to plan resources.

List generic resources.

Use information from a previous project.

Question 16 of 21
Why might Maria decide to add milestones to each reporting period in her project?

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to see progress

to save time

to stay on schedule

Question 17 of 21
Sylvia is developing several schedules for a large, complicated project. Which type of schedule would she share with
stakeholders to provide them an overview of the work?

a detailed schedule

a hybrid schedule

a summary schedule

Question 18 of 21
Nyala has several tasks for project meetings in her schedule. Which resource assignment variable should she specify as fixed?

resource allocation

assigned resources

work

duration

Question 19 of 21
Jiaying's stakeholders indicate that their project must finish one week earlier than scheduled. Which tasks should she focus on
crashing in order to shorten the schedule?

tasks with lower priority

tasks that are least expensive

tasks on the critical path

Question 20 of 21
Geoffrey is told to bring down the cost of the project, even if it takes longer to complete. What is one way he can do this?

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Break the work into smaller pieces.

Reduce the deliverables.

Eliminate overtime.

Question 21 of 21
What is the benefit to Jorge when he defines activities for his project schedule?

It is easy to estimate, schedule, and manage work.

It is easy to identify when the project is off-track.

It is easy to determine the scope of the project.

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