PMBOK PMBOK Project Schedule Management Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

What does the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) measure in project schedule tracking?

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The ratio of earned value to planned value

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The ratio of budgeted cost of work performed to actual cost

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The ratio of planned value to actual cost

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The ratio of budget at completion to estimate at completion

Question 2

Which type of schedule dependency is defined by the project management team based on project knowledge, not physical constraints?

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Discretionary dependency

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Mandatory dependency

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External dependency

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Hard logic dependency

Question 3

What is the purpose of a milestone in a project schedule?

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To mark a significant point or achievement in the project

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To allocate resources to specific tasks

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To define the critical path of the project

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To calculate the earned value of completed work

Question 4

When a project manager adds extra time to an activity estimate to account for identified risks, this technique is called:

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Contingency reserve

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Management reserve

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Schedule compression

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Lag time

Question 5

In PMBOK, what is the Rolling Wave Planning technique?

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Progressively elaborating near-term work in detail while far-future work is planned at a high level

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Planning the entire project in detail before execution begins

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Updating the schedule baseline after each phase

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Using historical data to plan future project phases

Question 6

What does a Gantt chart primarily display in project schedule management?

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Activity durations plotted along a timeline with start and finish dates

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Resource costs versus planned budget

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Activity dependencies in a network diagram

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Risk probability and impact for schedule delays