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PMI Scheduling Professional Exam
- Topic 1: Collect resource information and updates via reports, timesheets, meetings, inspections/ Develop the project resource breakdown structure (RBS)
- Topic 2: Identify critical and near-critical path(s) using techniques such as Critical Path Method/ Establish scheduling policies and procedures regarding methodology
- Topic 3: Define activities and milestones through communication with subject matter experts/ Develop the scheduling-related components for project management plans
- Topic 4: Perform schedule analysis and audit, on in-house and subcontractor schedules/ Provide information about project scheduling objectives and goals
- Topic 5: Establish project schedule configuration management policies and procedures incorporating best practices/ Align schedule with the overall program plan or integrated master plan (IMP)
- Topic 6: Obtain a consensus of the project customer, sponsor, project manager/ Update the schedule model and document schedule baseline changes
- Topic 7: Develop schedule approach, based on the unique characteristics of the project/ Incorporate approved risk mitigation activities into the schedule
- Topic 8: Collect activity status at defined intervals from activity owners via reports, meetings, inspections/ Sequence activities, incorporating defined dependencies Perform schedule risk analysis using quantitative tools or techniques/ Analyze major milestones against statement of work (SOW)
- Topic 9: Adjust schedule model based upon resource availability/ Establish the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
Free PMI PMI Scheduling Professional Exam Actual Questions
The questions for PMI Scheduling Professional were last updated On Apr. 06, 2024
with the appropriate word. When activities are logically linked, they become the .
__________
An activity is an individual element of work that is logically linked to other activities to
form the schedule. Its primary characteristics include an overall duration based upon the resources
applied to it (manpower, material, and equipment), as well as a start and
completion date that is tied to a work calendar. It also has a relationship with other activities
(predecessors and successors).
A company hires a scheduler for one of its projects. What skills should he possess to efficiently work with the project team? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.
A scheduler schedules the constraints for the project into phases with respect to the
time and resources available. He can be hired from
outside a company, or from within a company. The basic roles of a scheduler are as follows:
Feasibility Planning: A scheduler is the time management expert who paints a picture of the project.
He develops a strategy for
delivery and to gain consensus.
Execution Schedule: A scheduler works with the project team to optimize and refine the schedule
until an agreed schedule has been
developed.
Performance Control: A schedule is maintained by the scheduler who optimizes outcomes and
instructs the project team on their
presentation. It is important that the scheduler be aware of the changes and trends related to the
project delivery.
Answer option C is incorrect. This is the skill possessed by the project manager.
Examine the figure given below.
In this project network diagram, what is the total float for Activity I?
The float for Activity I is three days. The early start for Activity I is Day 17 and the late start for
Activity I is Day 20. Therefore, the difference of
the early start and the late start reveals the float as three days. It is possible, and acceptable, to use
the difference of the early finish and the late finish to find the float, as the value will be the same
amount. Answer options B, D, and C are incorrect. These are not the valid calculation for the total
float.
Adrian is the project manager for her project. This new project needs to identify all the stakeholders that will be affected by the project's outcome. How stakeholders are usually identified?
Stakeholders are interviewed and can help identify other stakeholders that should be
included in the project communications.
Answer option B is incorrect. According to the PMBOK, this is not the best answer.
Answer option A is incorrect. Stakeholders are entered into a stakeholder register, not identified by
it.
Answer option C is incorrect. Project customers are stakeholders.
Mary is the project manager of the H1QZ Project. This project is a subproject of the HQZ Project and the project schedule is fixed and cannot vary. Stephen, a project team member, reports that he's having trouble completing his project assignment and will likely be at least two days late. Examine the figure given below:
If Stephen's assignment is Activity B, what impact will his two days of lateness have on the project end date?
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