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Instructions: First, answer all of the exam questions within this document, then watch the course movies.
Section Reference: Answers to the exam practice questions can be found within the section: Exam
Practice Questions.
- EXAM QUESTIONS 1. The following diagram is an example of which type of diagramming method?
A. Activity-On-Node
B. Precedence Diagramming Method
C. Activity-On-Arrow
D. Precedence Arrow Diagramming Method
2. Which of the following BEST describes a work breakdown structure?

A. A hierarchical representation of the deliverable-oriented project work to be executed by the
project team.
B. A hierarchical representation of the projects work packages to be executed by the project
team.
C. A list of activities that combine to represent all of the work necessary to complete the project
deliverables.
D. A list of control accounts that are aggregated to the deliverable level for reporting purposes.
3. In order to measure the performance of the schedule, the scheduler compares actual project
performance to planned performance as part of regular schedule maintenance. What is the scheduler
looking for?
A. Existing variances
B. Information to report to management
C. Communication breakdown
D. The revised baseline
4. All of the following inputs are used within the Sequence Activities process EXCEPT:
A. Scope baseline
B. Project scope statement
C. Milestone list
D. Organizational process assets
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5. You are the scheduler of a project building a new product for a local government agency. Currently,
you are preparing to identify the list of activities with the close participation of the project team members
that will be performing the work. As a starting point, you gather the descriptions of the work to be carried
out. Where will you obtain this information?
A. Activity attributes
B. Work breakdown structure dictionary
C. Activity list
D. Work breakdown structure
6. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Sequence Activities process?
A. To identify and document the activities necessary to perform the work of the project.
B. To document the existing mandatory dependencies amongst the project activities.
C. To develop a complete and approved project schedule.
D. To identify and document the relationships among the project activities.
7. Which of the following processes is concerned with identifying and documenting the relationships
among the project activities?
A. Define Activities
B. Sequence Activities
C. Develop Schedule
D. Control Schedule
8. After reviewing the schedule management plan, the project manager asked the scheduler what they
will be using to track component names, definitions, and structural relationships within the schedule. What
did the scheduler forget to include within the schedule management plan?
A. The project schedule network diagrams
B. The criteria for managing the schedule
C. A scheduling method
D. The scheduling tool
9. The duration of a milestone is:

A. the duration equal to half the length of the project
B. the duration equal to the length of the project
C. zero
D. typically one
10. The project management information system is an example of:

A. Company work authorization system
B. Corporate knowledge base
C. Organizational process asset
D. Enterprise environmental factor
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11. The project manager has facilitated the creation of the WBS, broken down the work packages into
the activity list, generated the list of milestones, and inspected the project scope statement for existing
constraints. What should the project manager do NEXT?
A. Create and document the activity attributes
B. Place the activities in proper sequence
C. Define the activities
D. Estimate the duration of the activities
12. Which of the following BEST describes the scheduling method?

A. An automated tool that helps to expedite the scheduling process and that is used along with
the scheduling method to build the schedule model.
B. A system of practices, techniques, procedures and rules used by project scheduling
schedulers, and which is also considered to be a methodology.
C. A tool that allows the Scheduler to set the relationships between activities, add and adjust
leads / lags, apply resources, and add constraints.
D. A tool that provides schedule component names, definitions, structural relationships, and
formats that support the application of a scheduling method.
13. Company Amex is a respectable organization within the travel industry. The organization will be
launching a new product to make booking reservations quicker and more efficient for customers using a
website containing the latest in user interface technology. As part of developing the list of activities
necessary to carry out the work of the project, the scheduler obtained a copy of the work breakdown
structure (WBS). What will the scheduler do with this document?
A. Perform rolling wave planning
B. Decompose the deliverables into work packages
C. Decompose the work packages into activities
D. Progressively elaborate the components
14. A senior scheduler is working on a project that will allow two servers across the globe to
communicate with one another using web-based technology. Part of the project includes working with
technology that is outdated, resulting in the need for a vendor with specific expertise. Because the vendor
was in high demand, they included a requirement within the awarded contract that the parts provided by
the buyer must be available before the start of the vendors work. This is an example of which type of
dependency?
A. External
B. Discretionary
C. Mandatory
D. Preferential
15. Which of the following BEST describes rolling wave planning?

A. To plan out near term work in detail and future work at higher levels of the work breakdown
structure
B. To pick up where the work packages leave off
C. To begin with a broadly defined scope and add additional detail incrementally
D. To make unplanned additions to the scope of the project as the work progresses
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16. While creating the list of activities for the latest project, a project manager decided to work
incrementally by only generating detailed activities within a four week window, and planning the remaining
activities at a high level. This is an example of:
A. Rolling wave planning
B. Progressive elaboration
C. Decomposition
D. Scope creep
17. How many network paths exist within the following diagram:
A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3
18. A project manager has documented all of the components of the schedule management plan and is
now ready to begin developing the schedule. What will they do first?
A. Select the scheduling methodology
B. Create the activity attributes
C. Create the activity list
D. Compile lessons learned
19. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

A. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) uses dummy activities
B. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) displays activities on the node
C. Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) uses only one type of logical relationship
D. Both Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) and Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) use
the finish-to-start dependency
20. A good scheduler understands that:

A. Change is inevitable
B. A well-constructed schedule requires no changes
C. The schedule baseline is fixed
D. Each project is unlike no other
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21. As head scheduler of a well-known and established retail chain, you prepare yourself to work on the
biggest project the company has ever undertaken: the creation of a self-branded line of apparel.
Considered a high-risk project, you know that several eyes will be on you to generate an aggressive but
realistic schedule. To date, youve worked closely with the project manager to document the schedule
management plan and facilitate the decomposition of the work packages into activities. At this early
stage, what will the activity attributes most likely include?
A. Activity name, activity ID, and WBS ID
B. Activity name, activity ID, and logical relationships
C. Activity name, WBS ID, and predecessor activities
D. Activity name, WBS ID, and leads and lags
22. While sequencing the projects activities, the project management team made a sequencing decision
based on industry best practices. This is known as all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Discretionary
B. Soft logic
C. Preferred
D. External
23. Thorax is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, currently managing 15 projects
that exceed a budget of one million US dollars. One of the project managers has begun working with the
projects scheduler to build the schedule. Together, they decide on a scheduling methodology that will be
used, the scheduling tool, and the criteria that they will use to develop and control the schedule. What
document are they creating?
A. Project management plan
B. Schedule management plan
C. Schedule method
D. Schedule baseline
24. A key stakeholder approached the project manager for a list of significant events in the project that
can be used to benchmark the projects progress. What document will the project manager provide the
key stakeholder with?
A. Schedule management plan
B. Schedule baseline
C. Project schedule
D. Milestone list
25. If activity F has a duration of 15 days, and activity G has a duration of 5 days, what is the duration of
both activities combined given a finish-to-start relationship with a 5 day lead?
A. 20
B. 5
C. 15
D. 10
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26. A schedule milestone refers to:
A. A significant point in the project
B. A significant event in the projects schedule
C. A list of all milestones within the project
D. Dates of all milestones within the project
27. Carol Inc. is a multi-billion dollar company with headquarters in Ireland. As part of a global expansion,
the company is opening two offices in the USA and another office in Mexico. The opening of each office
was treated as a separate project within a program. Since the majority of the deliverables resembled each
other within the individual projects, the scheduler used schedule network templates to condense the work
of creating the schedule. What process is the project currently in?
A. Define Activities
B. Sequence Activities
C. Develop Network Diagrams
D. Develop Schedule
28. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Milestones typically involve at least one resource.
B. Milestone lists from previous projects should not be used as templates.
C. Every project must have a minimum of two milestones.
D. A schedule milestone documents all project milestones.
29. Which of the following is used with the scheduling method to build the schedule model?
A. Schedule management plan
B. Project management plan
C. Scheduling tool
D. Project data
30. If activity A has a duration of 10 days, and activity B has a duration of 7 days with a 2 day lag, what is
the overall duration of both activities combined, given a start-to-start relationship with an assumption that
both activities will begin as soon as possible?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 17
D. 7
31. During a status meeting, the project sponsor made a rare appearance to address questions on
project funding, and asked for an update on the projects overall progress. At one point, the sponsor
asked the scheduler for a copy of the schedule baseline to see what work has already been
accomplished. What is wrong with the sponsors request?
A. The sponsor should not be asking for project specific information, particularly in regards to the
schedule.
B. What they are really looking for is the project management plan with all of the baselines.
C. The schedule baseline provides the original schedule, plus the approved changes, but not the
current schedule.
D. Nothing. It was a valid request.
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32. All of the following are outputs of the Define Activities process EXCEPT:
A. Activity list
B. Work breakdown structure
C. Activity attributes
D. Milestone list
33. During the planning phase of a project, the project manager asked the scheduler for the fragment
network pertaining to the second phase of the project. What information is the project manager referring
to?
A. A portion of the project schedule network diagram
B. The entire project schedule network diagram
C. The critical path activities of the project schedule network diagram
D. The project schedule network diagram from a previous similar project
34. Before generating the first release of the schedule baseline, the project manager shared the
information with the functional manager of the primary department that the project was involved with.
Although the functional managers approval was not required for project documents, the project manager
made a regular practice of keeping them informed of the project. What type of organizational structure do
the project manager and functional manager most likely work within?
A. Projectized
B. Functional
C. Matrix
D. Traditional
35. Templates are beneficial to the scheduler in which way?

A. It allows more time available to spend with the project team
B. It lessens the repercussions of procrastination
C. It removes the need of using the project team to create the list of activities
D. It allows for greater efficiency and consistency of results
36. The scheduler will use all of the following to sequence the project schedule activities EXCEPT:
A. Activity attributes
B. Milestone list
C. Organizational process assets
D. Project schedule network diagrams
37. While defining the activities needed to perform the work of the project, the project manager needs to
review the deliverables, constraints and assumptions of the project. Where will the project manager find
this information?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Scope baseline
D. Work breakdown structure
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38. As the new junior scheduler of a large corporation, Mary is head of developing and managing the
schedule of a small-sized project. Although the project was considered small for the organization, it was
the largest project Mary had ever worked on. During her initial meeting with the project manager, it was
made clear that the project had a limitation placed on how early it could start, which was properly
documented within the project charter using a fixed date. This limitation is known as:
A. Lead
B. As soon as possible
C. Project start constraint
D. Start not earlier than
39. You are the scheduler of a project building a new product for a local government agency. Which of
the following documents will you reference for details on the criteria used to develop and control the
schedule?
A. Project management plan
B. Updated project schedule
C. Schedule baseline
D. Schedule management plan
40. The 100% rule signifies that:

A. 100% of the deliverables be included within the work breakdown structure
B. 100% of the scope baseline represent the project scope statement
C. 100% of activities be included within the activity list
D. 100% of the scope be represented within the work breakdown structure
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