Quiz Planning-Schedule

Due to external pressure to complete your project earlier than originally planned your team is evaluating the potential use of both resource smoothing and resource leveling approaches. Which of the following statements correctly assesses the potential impact of each method on the project’s critical path?

Your project team aims to shorten the project duration by using both crashing and fast-tracking methods. They have defined an approach that involves adding resources to a specific activity that will allow it to be completed 5 days faster. Which method did your team utilize?

A member of your team who is tasked with sequencing activities alters the relationship between a pair of activities based on his experiences from past projects. Which of the following best describes what the team member must do next?

Your team has begun creating the project’s schedule by organizing the work packages previously defined in the work breakdown structure into a logical project schedule network diagram. What mistake has the team made?

You’ve assigned a team member to evaluate every activity within your project and to link the activities methodically by predecessor and successor. Within which process is the team member working?

While developing the project schedule, your team has come to you and requested clarification on two key activities to be performed. They are unsure of the level of detail that will be required to complete the activities. What document should you direct your team to in order to find the detail needed?

In order to successfully transform the project scope into the detailed schedule of actions that the project team will perform. What is the correct sequence of process that should be followed?

You’ve completed sequencing activities and now move to develop estimates for those activities. Which of the following describes the most optimal approach you should follow?

In analyzing the project calendar your team has identified an issue that could potentially delay the completion of your project. Due to an influx of work to your company, the pool of welders is stretched thin. If additional work is obtained, your project may not be able to receive the necessary support it needs at key times. To mitigate this risk, you have instructed your team to adjust the schedule of activities so that the project’s demand for welders does not exceed 80 hours during any week. Which activity should you direct your team to complete?

You are managing a project operating in a predictive lifecycle. Which of the following would best be used to link the outcomes of schedule development and planning to other aspects of the project?