CAPM Matching Test and Answers

1. PMBOK 4th Edition PMI-CCVC Time managment CAPM Prep 6/21/2011
Progressive elaboration where near term work is planned in detail and
1 Define Activities a
future work is planned at a higher level of the WBS.
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The process of estimating the type and quantities of material, people,
2 Sequence Activities b
equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity.
e
Estimate Activity The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project
3 c
Resources progress and managing changes to the schedule baseline.
b
Estimate Activity Specify when and how long identified project resources are available.
4 d
Durations This includes resource skill level and geographical locations of orgin.
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The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the
5 Develop Schedule e
t project activities.
Preferred logic, preferential logic, or soft logic. When fast tracking
6 Control Schedule f techniques are used, these should be reviewed and considered for
c modification or removal.
A project schedule developed from the schedule network analysis. It is
Finalized and Approved accepted and approved by the project management team as the
7 g
Schedule schedule with start and finish dates. It is a component of the project
l management plan.
Uses Most likely, Optimistic and Pessimistic values for Three-Point
8 Decomposition h
m Estimates.
Resource need is estimated and the quantities are totaled for each
9 Rolling Wave Planning i
a activitiy's resources.
Uses parameters such as duration, budget, size, weight and complexity
10 Activity Attributes j from a previous project as the basis for estimating the same parameter
k for a future project.
Precedence
Used for schedule development and for selecting, ordering, and sorting
11 Diagramming Method k
the planned activities in reports.
(PDM) n
Discretionary
12 l The baseline that is used in the Control Schedule process.
dependencies f
Subdividing the project work packages into smaller, more manageable
13 Resource Calendars m
d compoents called activities.
Uses boxes, referred to as nodes, to represent activities, and connects
14 Bottom-Up Estimating n them with arrows that show the logical relationships that exist
between them. This technique is also called Activity-On-Node (AON).
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Resource Breakdown A structure of identified resources by resource category and resource
15 o
Structure o type.
A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has
16 Analogous Estimating p been analysised by critical path method. Can be used when shared
resources are only available at certain times or limited quantities.
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Program Evaluation and
Schedule performance measurements (SV, SPI) are used to assess the
17 Review Technique q
changes from the original schedule baseline.
(PERT) h
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2. PMBOK 4th Edition PMI-CCVC Time managment CAPM Prep 6/21/2011
Schedule Network Uses analytical techniques such as critical path method, critical chain
18 r
Analysis method and resource leveling for generating a project schedule.
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The process of approximating the number of work periods needed to
19 Resource Leveling s
complete individual activities with estimated resources.
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The process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource
20 Schedule Baseline t
requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule.
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The process of identifying the specific actions to be performed to
21 Variance Analysis v
q produce the project deliverables.
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