CAPM Chapter 5&6 Test

Which of the following is the logical sequence of the schedule processes?

	Define Activities, Develop Schedule, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations
	Define Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, Sequence Activities, Develop Schedule
	Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Develop Schedule, Estimate Activity Durations
	Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations Develop Schedule

Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations Develop Schedule

Who is the best person or group to select and implement the most appropriate scheduling method and model?

	Stakeholders
	Project Manager
	Scheduler
	Project Team

Project Team

What is the key output after the project schedule is developed and approved?

	Schedule Baseline
	Activity List
	Milestone List
	Project Schedule

Schedule Baseline

Which of the following planning techniques is an example of progressive elaboration?

	Activity List Planning
	Precedence Diagraming Method
	Rolling Wave Planning
	Decomposition Planning

Rolling Wave Planning

Which of the following schedule performance measurements rules is the most common, yet very subjective?

	Percent Complete
	Earned Value
	Milestone Technique
	Planned Value

Percent Complete

The project team is beginning the process of developing their schedule and they need to define activities and create an activity list. Which project document is the best one to identify activities?

	Work Breakdown Structure
	Control Accounts
	Stakeholder Register
	Project Management Plan

Work Breakdown Structure

In adaptive projects, the following activity is directly related to the time required to produce deliverables.

	Iterations
	Increments
	Product Backlog
	Task Backlog

Iterations

Why is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) so important in developing project schedules and cost estimates?

Question 8 options:

	The WBS dictionary is written to address 100% of the scope
	The WBS work package is decomposed to identify schedule activities
	Starting with the WBS results in integrated cost and schedule baselines
	All the above

All the above

The reason for breaking work packages down into small activities is to:

Question 9 options:

	More effective schedule management
	Better see what is being planned
	Make cost estimating easier
	Collect cost at a better level

More effective schedule management

Milestones can be any significant event and usually is either at the beginning or end of activities that result in a deliverable. What is the average duration of milestones?

Question 10 options:

	> 1 month
	0 days
	5 days
	1 week

0

Once a schedule has been developed which of the following techniques can be used to create a more realistic schedule?

Question 11 options:

	Adding Leads
	Adding Project Buffers
	Adding Feeding Buffers
	All the above

all

Which of the following techniques shortens, accelerates or decompresses a schedule?

Question 12 options:

	Adding Leads
	Adding Project Buffers
	Adding Feeding Buffers
	All the above

Adding Leads

One of the most common precedence diagraming methods to define activity relationships is:

Question 13 options:

	Time Logic Diagram
	Milestone Chart
	Gantt Chart
	Activity on Node (AON) Diagram

AON

Which activity relationship would you most likely choose if 2 activities should be worked in parallel?

Question 14 options:

	Finish-to-Start
	Start-to-Start
	Start-to-Finish
	None of the above

Start-to-Start

The most common schedule activity relationship is:

Question 15 options:

	Start-to-Start
	Start-to-Finish
	Finish-to-Finish
	Finish-to-Start

Finish-to-Start

Which of the following estimating techniques uses a unit rate to estimate durations?

Question 16 options:

	Bottom-ups
	3-Point
	Parametric
	Analogous

Parametric

There are two types of 3-point estimating: simple and PERT. One doesn't weight the Most Likely amount the other one does. The one that does, weights the Most Likely amount by how much?

Question 17 options:

	5
	4
	6
	3

4

If a key stakeholder wants a quick estimate and is comfortable with a fairly large range, which estimating technique would be the best one to use?

Question 18 options:

	Analogous
	Parametric
	3-Point
	Bottom-ups

Analogous

There are many types of reserves used in both scheduling and cost estimates. What is the name of the reserve type that is included in the project baseline and under control of the project team?

Question 19 options:

	Management Reserve
	Contingency Reserve
	Baseline Reserve
	Project Reserve

Contingency Reserve

Looking at a schedule precedence diagram, how would the project team identify the critical path?

Question 20 options:

	Select the one with the longest duration
	Select the one with the most critical resources
	Select the one with the most important activities
	Select one with very little float

Select the one with the longest duration

What is the name of the type of float that equals the amount of time that an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish date?

Question 21 options:

	Free Float
	Feeding Float
	Project Float
	Total Float

Total Float

If the project team is using the Critical Chain scheduling method to account for constrained resources, what types of buffers can the team use to address the constraints?

Question 22 options:

	Feeding Buffers
	Project Buffers
	Float
	Both a and b

Both Feeding and Project

Which resource optimization technique is used to balance resources and does not affect the critical path or the project completion date?

Question 23 options:

	Fast-Tracking
	Smoothing
	Leveling
	Crashing

Smoothing

Which of the following combination of scheduling techniques accelerates the schedule without increasing resources?

Question 24 options:

	Fast Tracking and Lags
	Crashing and Lags
	Crashing and Leads
	Fast Tracking and Leads

Fast Tracking and Leads

The project is behind schedule, over budget and used all its cost reserves and the team does not want to go to management and ask to extend the project end date. Which of the following schedule compression techniques should the project team use?

Question 25 options:

	Crashing
	Adding Lags
	Reduce Scope
	Fast Tracking

Fast Tracking

Which of the following documents and artifacts is used to record and track schedule actual performance in an adaptive project?

Question 26 options:

	Task Backlog
	Burndown Chart
	Project Schedule
	Schedule Baseline

Burndown Chart

An excellent tool for identifying and creating requirements that uses a model of the expected product is called?

Question 27 options:

	Benchmarking
	Mind mapping
	Context diagrams
	Protoyping

Protoyping

Your project is currently in the Execution phase and your cost performance is spiraling out of control. To determine if any action needs to be taken, you create and issue a change request. What process is being used to accomplish this?

Question 28 options:

	Validate Scope
	Control Scope
	Create WBS
	Define Scope

Control Scope

Where would you capture information to "ensure" the WBS met the 100% Rule?

Question 29 options:

	Product Scope
	Project Scope
	WBS
	WBS Dictionary

WBS Dictionary

What is the name of the WBS element that has been selected for the purpose of scope, budget and schedule performance management?

Question 30 options:

	Planning Package
	Work Package
	Control Account
	Code of Account

Control Account

The following process uses tools and techniques to ensure that deliverables meet the acceptance criteria and are ready to transition to the project owner?

Question 31 options:

	Control Scope
	Control Quality
	Close Project or Phase
	Validate Scope

Validate Scope

What is the major output created when all the scope planning processes have been completed?

Question 32 options:

	Scope Management Plan
	Scope Baseline
	Requirements Management Plan
	Configuration Management Plan

Scope Baseline

As the project manager, you've decided that the physical composition of a deliverable needs to be changed. Which of the following change systems should you use?

Question 33 options:

	Configuration Management System
	Project Management Information System (PMIS)
	Change Management System
	Product Scope Change System

Configuration Management System

The key output for Validate Scope process is?

Question 34 options:

	Accepted deliverables
	Transferable deliverables
	Verified deliverables
	Approved deliverables

Accepted deliverables

For monitoring and controlling processes, which of the following is always and output? 

Question 35 options:

	OPAs
	Approved change requests
	EEFs
	Change requests

Change requests

A characteristic of a good work package is:

Question 36 options:

	Concise title
	Small enough to adequately collect costs
	One responsible individual or organization
	Detailed description in the WBS Dictionary

One responsible individual or organization 

There are two types of work breakdown structures. Pick one of the two types.

Question 37 options:

	Work Package Based
	Phase Based
	Planning Package Based
	Control Account Based

Phase Based 

An example of progressive elaboration is: 

Question 38 options:

	Work packages
	Scope creep
	Assumption log
	Rolling Wave Planning

Rolling Wave Planning

A good input for identifying and collecting requirements is:

Question 39 options:

	Requirement Breakdown Structure
	Requirement Traceability Matrix
	Lesson-Learned Register
	Work Breakdown Structure

Lesson-Learned Register

Which is the project document used to describe the project requirements, deliverables, and the acceptance criteria?

Question 40 options:

	Product Scope
	Project Charter
	Scope Statement
	Work Breakdown Structure

Scope Statement

Requirements are very important. They have their own management plan. They also have a tool developed to define and track them throughout the entire project lifecycle. What is the name of that tool?

Question 41 options:

	Requirements Management Tool
	Requirements Traceability Matrix
	Configuration Management System
	Product scope

Requirements Traceability Matrix

Which of the following project products are used to define scope in adaptive projects?

Question 42 options:

	Iteration Backlog
	Burndown Chart
	Product Backlog
	Kanban Board

Product Backlog

Which of the following is not part of the scope baseline?

Question 43 options:

	Scope Statement
	Scope Management Plan
	WBS
	WBS Dictionary

Scope Management Plan

The following process verifies deliverables have been created correctly in accordance with which plans?

Question 44 options:

	Create WBS
	Control Scope
	Control Quality
	Validate Scope

Control Quality

Which of the following project products are used to measure progress in predictive projects?

Question 45 options:

	Work Breakdown Structure
	Baselines
	Subsidiary Plans
	Burndown Charts

Baselines

Which of the following activities must be completed to create the scope baseline?

Question 46 options:

	Work Breakdown Structure
	Scope of Work
	All the above
	WBS Dictionary

all

What is the used to provide the basis for determining product and project scope?

Question 51 options:

	Activities
	Tasks
	Stakeholder Register
	Requirements

Requirements

What is the name of the technique used to create a WBS?

Question 47 options:

	Planning Package
	Rolling Wave Planning
	Decomposition
	Work Packages

Decomposition 

What is the name of the subsidiary plan other that the Scope Management Plan that is an output for the Plan Scope Management process?

Question 50 options:

	Scope Change Management Plan
	Configuration Management Plan
	Requirements Management Pan
	Scope Acceptance Plan

Requirements Management Pan

Adaptive projects break scope into increments, then use the following to create and develop the deliverables?

Question 48 options:

	Retrospective
	Product Backlog
	Daily Scrum
	Iterations

Iterations

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Scope Creep? 

Question 49 options:

	Minor changes in scope
	Major and minor changes in scope
	Unapproved adjustments
	Occurs over a long period

Major and minor changes in scope