P6 & MS Project Proficiency Flashcards
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In P6, what is the function of the 'Summarize All' option in the EPS/WBS hierarchy?
Answer: It collapses the entire hierarchy to the EPS root level and rolls up all data
'Summarize All' collapses the EPS/WBS hierarchy to its highest level and rolls up durations, costs, and resource data into summary bars.
Which MS Project indicator flag turns red to warn that a task's finish date has slipped past its baseline finish date?
Answer: Slipping Tasks indicator
The Slipping Tasks indicator in MS Project identifies tasks whose current finish date is later than the saved baseline finish date.
In P6, what does the 'Total Float' value indicate when it is negative?
Answer: The activity is behind schedule and will cause the project to miss its imposed deadline if not accelerated
Negative total float in P6 means the current schedule cannot meet the project's imposed finish constraint without compressing the schedule.
In MS Project, what is a 'Resource Pool' and what is its primary benefit?
Answer: A shared repository of resources that multiple project files can link to for consistent resource management
A Resource Pool is a separate MS Project file containing resource definitions that multiple project files can link to, enabling centralized resource management across projects.
In P6, which schedule compression technique shortens the project duration by overlapping activities that were originally planned in sequence?
Answer: Fast Tracking
Fast tracking overlaps sequential activities (often by adding SS or FF relationships with leads) to compress the schedule without necessarily adding resources.
In MS Project, what is the purpose of the 'Split Task' feature?
Answer: It interrupts a task's timeline to reflect a period of no work while preserving total duration
Splitting a task places a gap in its Gantt bar, representing a scheduled interruption in work while keeping the total assigned work unchanged.
In P6, what is the role of the 'Calendar' assigned to an activity when scheduling calculations are performed?
Answer: It defines the working and non-working days and hours used to calculate the activity's duration in time
The activity calendar defines working hours and non-working periods (weekends, holidays) that P6 uses to convert duration units into calendar-based start and finish dates.