Task 8 Plan and Manage Schedule PMP Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of inter-project coordination in schedule management?

   • ATo identify and manage schedule dependencies and resource conflicts between projects and operations.
   • BTo create a single schedule for all projects in the organization.
   • CTo eliminate all schedule risks by sharing information.
   • DTo ensure that all projects in the organization use the same project management software.
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2. 7application · medium

   A construction project's schedule depends on the completion of a foundation pour by another project in the same program. The other project's schedule is delayed by two weeks. What should the project manager do first?

   • ARequest that the other project accelerate their work to meet the original date, regardless of their constraints.
   • BRemove the dependency from the schedule to avoid the delay affecting the project.
   • CAnalyze the inter-project dependency, assess the impact on the critical path, and explore options to compress the schedule or adjust the dependency.
   • DImmediately update the project schedule to reflect the two-week delay and communicate the impact to stakeholders.
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4. 8application · medium

   A project is using earned value management. The project manager calculates SPI = 0.9 and CPI = 1.1. What is the most appropriate action?

   • ATake no action, as both indices are within acceptable tolerance.
   • BFocus on cost control, as the project is over budget, while maintaining schedule performance.
   • CRe-baseline the schedule to reflect the current performance.
   • DFocus on schedule recovery, as the project is behind schedule, while maintaining cost efficiency.
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5. 9application · medium

   A software development team is using a hybrid approach: a predictive plan for the infrastructure phase and an agile approach for the feature development phase. The team uses story points for features and duration estimates for infrastructure tasks. During sprint planning, they need to create a schedule that integrates both phases. What should the project manager do?

   • AUse a Kanban board for the entire project, ignoring the infrastructure phase's dependencies and durations.
   • BCreate a hybrid schedule with a detailed predictive schedule for infrastructure and a rolling-wave schedule for features, using story points for iteration planning.
   • CUse a single Gantt chart with duration-based tasks for both phases, converting story points to durations for the agile tasks.
   • DDevelop a detailed schedule for features first, then fit the infrastructure tasks around the feature release dates.
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6. 10foundation · easy

   What is schedule variance (SV)?

   • AThe difference between the number of tasks completed and the number planned.
   • BThe difference between earned value and planned value.
   • CThe difference between actual cost and planned cost.
   • DThe difference between planned and actual duration of a task.
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