Chapter 6 - Project Time Management

Question 1

6.1 Plan Schedule Management (6.1) - definition:

Answer 1

The process of ESTABLISHING the policies, procedures, and documentation for PLANNING, DEVELOPING, MANAGING, EXECUTING and CONTROLLING the project schedule.

Question 2

6.2 Define Activities - definition:

Answer 2

The process of IDENTIFYING and DOCUMENTING the specific actions to be PERFORMED to PRODUCE the project deliverables.

Question 3

6.3 Sequence Activities - definition:

Answer 3

The process of IDENTIFYING and DOCUMENTING relationships among the project activities.

Question 4

6.4 Estimate Activity Resources - definition:

Answer 4

The process of ESTIMATING the type and quantities of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to PERFORM each activity.

Question 5

6.5 Estimate Activity Durations - definition:

Answer 5

The process of ESTIMATING the number of work periods needed to COMPLETE individual activities with estimated resources.

Question 6

6.6 Develop Schedule - definition:

Answer 6

The process of ANALYZING activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to CREATE the project schedule model.

Question 7

6.7 Control Schedule - definition:

Answer 7

The process of MONITORING the status of project activities to UPDATE project progress and MANAGE changes to the schedule baseline to achieve the plan.

Question 8

6.1.1. Plan Schedule Management - Inputs:

Answer 8

1. Project Charter (4.1)
2. Project Management Plan (4.2)
3. Enterprise Environmental Factors
4. Organizational Process Assets

Question 9

6.1.2. Plan Schedule Management - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 9

1. Expert Judgment
2. Analytical Techniques
3. Meetings

Question 10

6.1.3. Plan Schedule Management - Outputs:

Answer 10

1. Schedule Management Plan

Question 11

6.1.1. Define Activities - Inputs:

Answer 11

1. Schedule Management Plan
2. Scope Baseline
3. Enterprise Environmental Factors
4. Organizational Process Assets

Question 12

6.1.2. Define Activities - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 12

1. Decomposition
2. Rolling Wave Planning
3. Expert Judgement

Question 13

6.1.3. Define Activities - Outputs:

Answer 13

1. Activity List
2. Activity Attributes
3. Milestone List

Question 14

6.1.1. Sequence Activities - Inputs:

Answer 14

1. Schedule Management Plan
2. Activity List
3. Activity Attributes
4. Milestone List
5. Project Scope Statement
6. Enterprise Environmental Factors
7. Organizational Process Assets

Question 15

6.1.1. Sequence Activities - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 15

1. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
2. Dependency Determination
3. Leads and Lags

Question 16

6.1.3. Sequence Activities - Outputs:

Answer 16

1. Project Schedule Network Diagrams

2. Project Documents Updates

Question 17

6.1.1. Estimate Activity Resources - Inputs:

Answer 17

1. Schedule Management Plan
2. Activity List
3. Activity Attributes
4. Resource Calendars
5. Risk Register
6. Activity Cost Estimates
7. Enterprise Environmental Factors
8. Organizational Process Assets

Question 18

6.1.1. Estimate Activity Resources - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 18

1. Expert Judgment
2. Alternative Analysis
3. Published Estimating Data
4. Bottom-up Estimating
5. Project Management Software

Question 19

6.1.3. Estimate Activity Resources - Outputs:

Answer 19

1. Activity Resource Requirements
2. Resource Breakdown Structure
3. Projects Documents Updates
4. Organizational Process Assets

Question 20

6.1.1. Estimate Activity Durations - Inputs:

Answer 20

1. Schedule Management Plan
2. Activity List
3. Activity Attributes
4. Activity Resource Requirements
5. Resource Calendars
6. Project Scope Statement
7. Risk Register
8. Resource Breakdown Structure
9. Enterprise Environmental Factors
10. Organizational Process Assets

Question 21

6.1.2. Estimate Activity Durations - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 21

1. Expert Judgement
2. Analogous Estimate
3. Parametric Estimating
4. Three-Point Estimating
5. Group Decision-Making Techniques
6. Reserve Analysis

Question 22

6.1.3. Estimate Activity Durations - Outputs:

Answer 22

1. Activity Duration Estimates

2. Project Documents Updates

Question 23

6.1.1. Develop Schedule - Inputs:

Answer 23

1. Schedule Management Plan
2. Activity List
3. Activity Attributes
4. Project Schedule Network Diagrams
5. Activity Resource Requirements
6. Resource Calendars
7. Activity Duration Estimates
8. Project Scope Statement
9. Risk Register
10. Project Staff Assignments
11. Resource Breakdown Structure
12. Enterprise Environmental Factors
13. Organizational Process Assets

Question 24

6.1.2. Develop Schedule - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 24

1. Schedule Network Analysis
2. Critical Path Method
3. Critical Chain Method
4. Resource Optimization Techniques
5. Modeling Techniques
6. Leads and Lags
7. Scheduling Compression
8. Scheduling Tool

Question 25

6.1.3. Develop Schedule - Outputs:

Answer 25

1. Schedule Baseline 2. Project Schedule 3. Schedule Data 4. Project Calendars 5. Project Management Plan Updates 6. Project Documents Updates

Question 26

6.1.1. Control Schedule - Inputs:

Answer 26

1. Project Management Plan 2. Project Schedule 3. Work Performance Data 4. Project Calendars 5. Schedule Data 6. Organizational Process Assets

Question 27

6.1.2. Control Schedule - Tools and Techniques:

Answer 27

1. Performance Reviews 2. Project Management Software 3. Resource Optimization Techniques 4. Modeling Techiniques 5. Leads and Lags 6. Schedule Compression 7. Scheduling Tool

Question 28

6.1.3. Control Schedule - Outputs:

Answer 28

1. Project Management Plan 2. Project Charter 3. Enterprise Environmental Factors 4. Organizational Process Assets