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ABC Custom Homes is building a customer’s dream house. However, the general contractor has to attend to another development. This causes a three week delay because she has no backup and is required to be there for the signoff of the plans. This event causes a delay in the completion of the house. This is an example of what??

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for a housing development. This is something for which he is quite experienced. The client needs the estimate in four hours. Which of the following types of estimates make the most sense to use?

As a part of a team you are developing the microchips project plan when you realize of a schedule conflict. You know from a network diagram that activity B cannot start until activity A is finished. Which of the following are true?

Calculate the expected duration for Three Point estimating, supposing BETA distribution for the following: Pessimistic 14, Optimistic 6, Most Likely 8.

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a cellular infrastructure base station. It is something that is new to the Project Manager and his team. They decide to create a bottom-up estimate. All of the following are advantages of this type of estimate except…?

The construction team is behind schedule on their project. The customer is considering giving the project to another company to complete if they cannot get the project back on track. The team is considering re-sequencing the Critical Path areas on the Network diagram to shorten the length of the schedule. This is an example of what?

Senior management has called you in for a meeting to review the progress of your project. You have been allocated 15 minutes to report progress and discuss critical issues. Which of the following would be BEST to carry with you in this case?

Calculate the variance for the following: Pessimistic=14, Optimistic=6, Most Likely=8.?

The housing development project is progressing well. The bank Vice President who is the executive Sponsor gets promoted and moves to a new branch. His replacement is brought in from a new area and, upon arrival, asks to see where the project currently stands. Which of the following do you show him?

Calculate the expected duration for Three Point estimating, supposing TRIANGULAR distribution for the following: Pessimistic=14, Optimistic=6, Most likely=8.

The auto manufacturing plant upgrade project is underway after some initial delays associated with the labor union approving the work. The labor union removes the workers from the project one day because the labor contract has been violated. They discover this was from a vendor requiring union personnel to do work that was not covered in the contract. Without this work being complete as needed, the project cannot continue. This is an example of what?

The customer has called a project team member to request a change in the project’s schedule. The team member asks you what the procedure is for handling schedule changes. Where should you refer the team member to help him understand the procedure??

The project team is working together on creating the plan for the data cleansing project. They have had some challenges associated with the planning. They are in the process of creating a Network diagram. What will this show the team?

IT Websites inc is building a huge e-commerce system. However, the designer getting sick has delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and determines that the graphics and backend work could occur at the same time instead of right after each other, as laid out in the schedule. This is an example of what?

A project schedule has activities and milestones. What do you know about milestones?

ABC Custom Construction is building a shopping center. However, rain has delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project Manager is evaluating various ways to compress the schedule. The Project Manager suspects that the windows and climate control could occur at the same time instead of right after each other as laid out in the schedule. It is then discovered that local zoning laws will not allow this. This is an example of what?

In your project of tourism, you must collect data before the tourist season ends because the project involves interviewing the tourists. The data-collection activity here has which of the following kind of dependency?

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a warehouse and distribution center. It is a project similar to what he builds about 3 times a year. He is using the rule of thumb of $100 per square foot to calculate the estimate. What type of estimate is this?

The construction team is behind schedule in its project. The customer is considering giving the project to another company if they cannot get the project back on track. The team is considering putting more resources on the critical path to accelerate the schedule. This is an example of what?

An activity has a duration estimate that is best case = 30 days, most likely = 44 days, and worst case = 62 days. What is the three-point estimate for this activity?