Question:* What does the Resource View display?
Answer: • All of these
Question:* Breaking a project into phases and then further dividing into summary tasks and subtasks is called _________ scheduling.
Answer: • top down
Question:* How do you mark or indicate a task is a subtask of another?
Answer: • Indent the subtask
Question:* What is a milestone?
Answer: • A major sub-project in which other tasks may be nexted
Question:* By default, Duration is measured in:
Answer: • Days
Question:* ______ is any deviation from the baseline of a project.
Answer: • Variance
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a standard field contained within a project?
Answer: • Quality
Question:* A _________ is a deliverable oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components.
Answer: • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Question:* ________ are scheduled events that indicate the completion of a major deliverable.
Answer: • Milestones
Question:* What is a successor activity?
Answer: • An activity that follows another activity and is dependent on the predecessor activity and usually cannot start without the predecessor activity being finished
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a valid duration measurement for a task?
Answer: • Seconds
Question:* The ______ tab on the ribbon allows you to customize text, columns, colors, and other elements of each type of view.
Answer: • Format
Question:* How many nested levels of sort criteria are available in the Sort dialog box?
Answer: • 3
Question:* MS project is NOT interoperable with:
Answer: • Mantis bug tracker
Question:* A project template has this file extension:
Answer: • .mpt
Question:* A resource can be created by:
Answer: • All of these
Question:* Which of the following is a valid task link type?
Answer: • All of the above
Question:* What is the default duration assigned to an automatically scheduled task?
Answer: • 1 day
Question:* What is a run chart?
Answer: • A line chart that shows trends over time, variation over time, and declines/improvements over time.
Question:* Payback period is the time it takes to pay back what a project costs. For a project that costs $5,000,000 and delivers increased revenue of $500,000/month, how do you calcuate payback period?
Answer: • $5,000,000/$500,000 = 10 months
Question:* What is the default unit of time by which Lag Time is measured?
Answer: • Days
Question:* How does Microsoft Project calculate work?
Answer: • Duration x Units = Work
Question:* FS dependency implies?
Answer: • Task 1 must finish before Task 2 can start
Question:* The _______ is the longest duration of linked tasks in a project which must be completed on time for the project to complete on time.
Answer: • critical path
Question:* ______ is a delay between two tasks that are linked by a dependency.
Answer: • Lag time
Question:* What does PMI stand for?
Answer: • Project Management Institute
Question:* The __________ is the approved project schedule and issued to determine the variation between the plan and actual.
Answer: • baseline
Question:* FF dependency implies?
Answer: • The work can happen in parallel and the tasks must end at the same time.
Question:* The ______ view, automatically displayed above other views, shows a concise overview of the entire schedule.
Answer: • Timeline
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a valid import type for tasks?
Answer: • SAP ALV grid
Question:* Putting 9FF3 in the predecessor column of task 10 causes which of the following to happen?
Answer: • Task 10 complete three days after task 9 completes
Question:* You are the project manager on the installation of a new ERP system. Before the system can be installed on the company's servers, the operating system must be upgraded. This is an example of what type of precedence relationship?
Answer: • Finish to Start
Question:* _______ scheduling starts at the end of the project and works backwards through the project tasks to the present.
Answer: • Bottom up
Question:* What is a Gantt chart?
Answer: • A bar chart that illustrates the project schedule
Question:* Use the _____ feature to resolve resource conflicts and over-allocations.
Answer: • Resource Leveling
Question:* What is the best way of doing resource loading in a project having lot of dependencies?
Answer: • Ensure 1 resource works on only one dependent task and does not move till it is complete
Question:* How can you change the duration on a summary task?
Answer: • You cannot change a summary task duration, you must update the individual subtasks.
Question:* What does PERT stand for?
Answer: • Program Evaluation Review Technique
Question:* Press the ____ key to display KeyTips over each feature.
Answer: • ALT
Question:* The formula to calculate Cost Variance is:
Answer: • CV = EV - AC
Question:* If you click Fixed Work in the Task type list, you cannot change the Effort driven setting for the task.
Answer: • True
Question:* How will a task appear on the Gantt chart when it is a successor of another task?
Answer: • It will appear indented
Question:* How does Microsoft Project calculate the total work time of a summary task?
Answer: • Time between the earliest start date and the latest finish date of its subtasks.
Question:* The ________ new feature in Microsoft Project 2013 allows you to select any task and see the complete chain of predecessors and successors linked to it.
Answer: • Task Path Highlighting
Question:* What does leveling refer to?
Answer: • Applying work evenly across resources
Question:* _______ is the length of time by which a task is ahead of schedule and will be completed early if continued.
Answer: • Slack
Question:* A process that states how formal verfication and acceptance of completed project deliverables will be obtained is documented in the _________.
Answer: • Scope Management Plan
Question:* If you want to sort your resources by last name so that Brenda Diaz is last on your list and Florian Voss is first on your list, what sort order should you specify?
Answer: • Descending
Question:* SS dependency implies?
Answer: • The work can overlap or proceed in parallel.
Question:* What character follows an estimated duration?
Answer: • ?
Question:* What character follows an estimated duration?
Answer: • ?
Question:* The _______ is used as a template for other calendars.
Answer: • Base calendar
Question:* If you want to change the hierarchical structure of a task or subtask as part of an outline structure for your project, you need to change the task type or add a deadline date rather than indent or outdent the task.
Answer: • False
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a constraint type?
Answer: • As quickly as possible
Question:* A _______ is a chart with a series of horizontal lines showing the amount of work done in certain periods of time in relation to the amount of work planned for those periods.
Answer: • Gantt Chart
Question:* When adding a resource to a task, to only use them fifty percent, type this:
Answer: • Bob[50]
Question:* If current data consistently differs from baseline data, this is an indication that ______.
Answer: • your original plan is no longer accurate.
Question:* How much should CPI and SPI be in a project ahead of schedule and costs?
Answer: • CPI >1, SPI >1
Question:* Use the ______ to see how changes to one task affect the rest of the project and to track schedule changes.
Answer: • Task Inspector
Question:* The Network Diagram, also known as the ______, shows dependencies between tasks in a graphical manner.
Answer: • PERT Chart
Question:* SF dependency implies?
Answer: • Task 2 must finish before Task 1 can start
Question:* What is the smallest denomination of time that can be assigned when assigning duration to tasks?
Answer: • Minutes
Question:* What is a Scope Manangement plan?
Answer: • Plan that documents how the project purview will be defined documented verified managed and controlled by the Project Management team.
Question:* What does WBS stand for?
Answer: • Work Breakdown Structure
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a valid task constraint?
Answer: • FBTD - Finish by this date
Question:* When assigning a time duration to a task, what is the abbreviation for "months"?
Answer: • mo
Question:* The default task type in Microsoft Project is ____.
Answer: • fixed units
Question:* What is CPI=?
Answer: • EV/AC
Question:* You have to deliver a new costume sales website by September 30 in time for the Halloween season that begins in mid-October. This is an example of?
Answer: • Project Constraints
Question:* True or False? Displaying or removing a group has an effect on the project data.
Answer: • False
Question:* ______ is an overlap between two tasks that are linked by a dependency.
Answer: • Lead time
Question:* When two tasks have an FS dependency, but the work can overlap or be done in parallel, how can you reduce the overall duration of the project?
Answer: • Change their dependency to FF
Question:* The ________ tab can be used to set working times, add a holiday to the calendar, and set a baseline.
Answer: • Project
Question:* Microsoft Project allows up to ___ baselines per project.
Answer: • 11
Question:* The critical path method calculates theoretical early start and late start and finish dates. Critical path have either
Answer: • Positive or Negative Total Float
Question:* True or False? When assigning time for projects, you should also account for non-working time.
Answer: • False
Question:* Which of the following is the best way to resolve an issue in which a resource is overallocated?
Answer: • Changing the resource's availability from 50% to 100%
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a risk-diagramming technique?
Answer: • Control Diagram
Question:* One of these is NOT a type of resource?
Answer: • Schedule
Question:* After "Pour the Foundation" and "Build the Frame" are both finished, "Mount the Drywall" should start immediately. To put these task relationships in your plan, which dependency types should you create?
Answer: • "Pour the Foundation" Finish-to-Finish with "Build the Frame," and "Mount the Drywall" Finish-to-Start with "Pour the Foundation."
Question:* To have Task 10 start three days after Task 9 completes, in the predecessor column, type:
Answer: • 9FS3
Question:* If a task is ______, as resources are added or removed on the assignment, the work remains constant and is redistributed among the resources.
Answer: • effort-driven
Question:* In manual scheduling, changes to which of the following updates task dates?
Answer: • None of the above
Question:* Which of the following is NOT true of deadline dates?
Answer: • Deadline dates affect task scheduling.
Question:* If you're not certain how Task "Chop the Wood" relates to the work of "Move the Chairs", which dependency type should you create?
Answer: • FS
Question:* What does CPI of 1.1 mean ?
Answer: • Project is completed ahead of costs by 10%
Question:* There are four tasks in your project, and the duration of your current plan is 22 days. There are FS dependencies between all four tasks. Task A is four days; Task B is six days; Task C is eight days; and Task D is four days. Which of the following changes will create a Project plan with the shortest overall duration?
Answer: • Create a SF dependency between Task C and Task D.
Question:* You are the project manager on the rehab of an apartment building. Before you can get the Certificate of Occupancy, which is necessary to complete the project, the wiring must be installed. What type of precedence relationship is this?
Answer: • Finish to Finish
Question:* On the Task tab, the _____ group provides buttons to mark the percent complete, link tasks to one another, and inactivate a task.
Answer: • Schedule
Question:* ______ resources affect task scheduling.
Answer: • Work
Question:* To see individual resource details by task, which view should you look at?
Answer: • Task usage
Question:* True or False? Custom fields created for a task can be seen on the resource sheet view.
Answer: • False
Question:* In a fixed units task, if you revise Duration, what happens?
Answer: • Work is recalculated.
Question:* A calendar can be associated with a:
Answer: • Resource and Project
Question:* What is the process of putting tasks in order of the date they must be completed by?
Answer: • Nesting
Question:* What is the most accurate way of forecasing EAC and ETC?
Answer: • ETC based on New Estimates
Question:* True or False? Custom fields created for a resource can be seen on the task sheet view.
Answer: • False
Question:* The __________ dialog box allows you select up to three fields for three levels of sorts within sorts.
Answer: • sort
Question:* Which of the following is NOT a valid view?
Answer: • Resource Chart
Question:* By default, Work is measured in:
Answer: • Hours
Question:* What is a variance thresshold for cost or other acceptable variances called?
Answer: • Control Thresshold
Question:* What is another name for a summary task?
Answer: • Hammock task
Question:* To see all tasks for a person, which view should you look at?
Answer: • Resource usage
Question:* True or False? There is an export to Excel feature for the Task Sheet.
Answer: • False
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