PMI Scheduling Professional PMI-SP Exam Questions

Answer : C

Involving the project team is needed as part of the work package decomposition to get

better and more accurate results. The project team

comprises the people completing the work and often the experts that can direct the discussion and

decomposition efforts.

The decomposition technique is used to further divide all project deliverables into smaller

component activities. Activities correspond to the

effort required to complete a work package. Each and every work package in the WBS is

decomposed into the activities needed to create the

work package deliverables. Involving team members in the decomposition technique results in

better and more precise outcomes.

Answer option B is incorrect. While the team may help the activity decomposition go faster, this is

not the best choice for this question.

Answer option A is incorrect. Through the decomposition process, the project manager will learn

about the project work, but this is not the

primary reason to involve the project team.

Answer option D is incorrect. It is possible to create assignments while completing the activity list,

but usually all of the activities are defined

and sequenced, and then resources are assigned to manage availability and utilization.

Answer : A

The Critical Chain method examines the availability of project resources to determine when the

resource may be utilized without conflicting

with other activities.

The Critical Chain method is a project management technique in which schedule network analysis is

used for the purpose of modifying and

determining a set of project schedules to account for more inadequate than estimated project

financial resources. This method tends to keep

the resources levelly loaded, but requires the resources to be flexible in their start times and to

quickly switch between tasks and task chains

to keep the whole project on schedule. In the Critical Chain method, projects are completed more

rapidly and with better scheduling

consistency.

Answer option C is incorrect. The Critical Path method examines the duration of the critical path to

determine the finish date for the project. It

does not consider when project activities are available.

Answer option B is incorrect. Resource utilization simply means that the resource is scheduled for

work.

Answer option D is incorrect. A resource leveling heuristic is a guideline, such as a maximum of 35

hours per week, per resource. It is a rule

that usually signals the maximum amount of hours a resource may be utilized on the project.

Answer : D

The consultant is an example of expert judgment, as he is helping you and the project team to create the project elements. Expert judgment is a technique based on a set of criteria that has been acquired in a specific knowledge area or product area. It is obtained when the project manager or project team requires specialized knowledge that they do not possess. Expert judgment involves people most familiar with the work of creating estimates. Preferably, the project team member who will be doing the task should complete the estimates. Expert judgment is applied when performing administrative closure activities, and experts should ensure the project or phase closure is performed to the appropriate standards. Answer option A is incorrect. The consultant may be considered a direct expense because the fees can only be assigned to your project work, but this is not the best choice for the question. Answer option B is incorrect. An external requirement is not a valid choice for this question. Answer option C is incorrect. A temporary resource is not a valid project management term.

Answer : C

This is an example of a resource requirement. The project needs four electrical engineers even

though the resources are not within your department. Your organization could be a matrix structure,

or it could hire resources from outside the organization.

Answer option D is incorrect. A resource constraint is evident when the project requires the

electrical engineer and she is not available. A

requirement, as in this scenario, is simply the identification of the needed resource even if the

resource is not available in your department.

Answer option B is incorrect. This is not an example of a risk, unless the resource is constrained by

other projects, schedules, or work and may

not be available at all when needed.

Answer option A is incorrect. An assumption would be believing the resource is available for the

project without confirming the availability of

the resource.

Answer : B

Sequence Activities is one of the twenty processes of the Planning Process group. It is the process of

identifying and documenting

relationships among the project activities.

Inputs

Following are the inputs to this activity:

Activity list

Activity attributes

Milestone list

Project scope statement

Organizational process assets

Outputs

Following are the outputs of the sequence activities process:

Project schedule network diagrams

Project document updates

Answer : C

The project charter defines the business needs, the project justification, and the current

requirements for the new warehouse that an

organization wants to create.

The project charter is the document that formally authorizes a project. The project charter provides

the project manager with the authority to

apply organizational resources to project activities. According to PMBOK Guide, the project charter

should address the following information:

Requirements that satisfy customer, sponsor, and other stakeholder needs, wants and expectations

Business needs, high-level project description, or product requirements that the project is

undertaken to address

Project purpose or justification

Assigned Project Manager and authority level

Summary milestone schedule

Stakeholder influences

Functional organizations and their participation

Organizational, environmental and external assumptions

Organizational, environmental and external constraints

Business case justifying the project, including return on investment

Summary budget

If required, it also authorizes the next project phase, and updates the charter. The project manager

should always be assigned prior to the

start of planning, and preferably while the project charter is being developed.

Answer option A is incorrect. The decomposition of the project scope results in the project's Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS). The work

packages of the WBS will help the project manager and team create accurate time and cost

estimates.

Answer option B is incorrect. The feasibility study is usually created before the project scope, though

not always. This document defines the

likelihood of the project being able to reach its objectives.

Answer option D is incorrect. The project scope defines all that the project should complete.

Answer : D

The results of earned value management are not an input to the control schedule process. The

fourth input is organizational process assets.

The inputs of schedule control process are as follows:

Project Management Plan

Project Schedule

Work Performance Integration

Organizational Process Assets

Answer option C is incorrect. The project management plan is an input to the control schedule

process.

Answer option A is incorrect. The project schedule is an input to the control schedule process.

Answer option B is incorrect. The work performance information is an input to the control schedule

process.