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  1. Which document formally authorizes a project and grants the project manager authority to apply organizational resources?

    Answer: Project Charter

    The Project Charter formally authorizes the project's existence and gives the project manager the authority to assign resources.

  2. When calculating the PERT expected duration, the formula gives greatest weight to which estimate?

    Answer: Most likely (M)

    The PERT formula (O + 4M + P) / 6 weights the most likely estimate four times more than each of the optimistic and pessimistic estimates.

  3. A project schedule network diagram that shows all activities as nodes connected by arrows representing dependencies is using which method?

    Answer: Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)

    PDM (Precedence Diagramming Method) represents activities as boxes/nodes with arrows showing the sequence relationships.

  4. Mandatory dependencies in project scheduling are BEST described as:

    Answer: Inherent relationships that physically must exist (e.g., pour foundation before building walls)

    Mandatory dependencies (hard logic) are inherent in the nature of the work and cannot be changed regardless of project circumstances.

  5. In schedule compression, crashing differs from fast tracking in that crashing:

    Answer: Adds resources to critical path activities to shorten duration

    Crashing adds resources (people, equipment, overtime) to critical path activities to reduce their duration, typically increasing cost.

  6. The rolling wave planning technique in project scheduling means:

    Answer: Near-term work is planned in detail while future work remains at a higher level

    Rolling wave planning is an iterative approach where near-term activities are planned in detail and distant work is planned at a summary level until more information is available.

  7. Which scheduling output is considered the PRIMARY tool for communicating the project timeline to stakeholders?

    Answer: Gantt chart (bar chart)

    Gantt charts visually display activities against a calendar timeline and are the most widely used tool for communicating schedules to stakeholders.