PMBOK PMBOK Project Schedule Management Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Which process in PMBOK schedule management involves determining the order and logical relationships among scheduled activities?

Accepted Answer

Sequence Activities

Answer

Define Activities

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Estimate Activity Durations

Answer

Develop Schedule

Question 2

What is a Lead in project scheduling?

Accepted Answer

The amount of time a successor activity can start before its predecessor finishes

Answer

Time delay added between two activities

Answer

The longest path in the project network

Answer

The total free float available to an activity

Question 3

Resource leveling in schedule management is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Resolve resource over-allocations, often at the cost of extending the schedule

Answer

Shorten the schedule by adding more resources to critical tasks

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Identify the critical path using resource availability

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Baseline the schedule after all resources are assigned

Question 4

What is the formula for calculating Total Float?

Accepted Answer

Late Finish minus Early Finish (or Late Start minus Early Start)

Answer

Planned Value minus Earned Value

Answer

Actual Cost minus Budget at Completion

Answer

Early Finish minus Late Finish

Question 5

Which tool is used during Control Schedule to compare actual schedule performance against the schedule baseline?

Accepted Answer

Schedule variance analysis

Answer

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Answer

Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)

Answer

Project charter

Question 6

In PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique), the expected duration formula using optimistic (O), most likely (M), and pessimistic (P) estimates is:

Accepted Answer

(O + 4M + P) / 6

Answer

(O + M + P) / 3

Answer

(O + 2M + P) / 4

Answer

(O + M + 2P) / 4