Critical Path Modeling Quiz Question Title * 1. What feature of MS Project do you use to establish the normal working hours for the team? Project Clock Standard Calendar Task Priority Project Information Question Title * 2. How do you adjust your plan to buffer for your company's standard sick leave and time off? Change the Working Time in the Standard Calendar Adjust the Units on the Tasks Change the Working Time on each Resource Calendar Set it in the Project Information tab Question Title * 3. For any given resource, where do you establish the number of those resources available throughout the project? Adjust the Units on the Tasks In the Leveling Options screen Use the Resource Availability section on the Resource Information screen Establish the appropriate Predecessors and Successors Question Title * 4. How can you address recurring meetings and other schedule conflicts without having to include them on your project plan? Place them on the plan with no Resource assigned Reduce the Working Time and adjust the Rates Increase the Working Time to accommodate meetings Question Title * 5. What are some techniques discussed that can be used to address different skill sets in task estimates (select all that apply)? Uda-Yagi Modeling 3 Point Hallicrafters Averaging PERT Worst Case Question Title * 6. Which Work Types were used throughout the class (select all that apply) Fixed Units Fixed Work Fixed Duration Variable Duration Question Title * 7. When modeling support tasks, the resource is applied to the summary task and the two milestone tasks have different predecessors. Which are the correct types of predecessors to use to model support tasks? SF, FS SS, FF SS, SF SF, FF Question Title * 8. When structuring your plan, predecessors should be at what level in the plan structure (indentation)? At the lowest level possible At the highest level possible Question Title * 9. When structuring your plan and using sub-tasks, predecessors: Should be between sub-tasks, even across summary tasks Should be at the same level in the hierarchy, at the summary task level Should not be used Question Title * 10. In addition to task predecessors, what other factor drives the assignment of resources when using ID Order leveling? Order of the resources in the Resource Sheet Plan structure (indentation) Number of resources available in the Resource Availability table Question Title * 11. In the Leveling Options screen, which of the following are correct for a single phase project (select all that apply)? ID Only Leveling Order Look for over allocations on a Day by Day basis Clear leveling values before leveling Leveling can create splits in remaining work Question Title * 12. When evaluating your plan, what view lets you see available resources and the degree to which they are being utilized? Resource Sheet Project Information screen Resource Graph Gantt Chart Question Title * 13. Once you've identified a resource over allocation, what view lets you see what tasks are occurring during the over allocation? Resource Sheet Resource Graph Resource Usage Gantt Chart Question Title * 14. What view can you use to see the task dependencies graphically? Resource Usage Resource Sheet Gantt Chart Resource Graph Question Title * 15. What fields do you use to control leveling for a multi-phase plan? Priority, Predecessor, Successor Constraint Type, Constraint Date, Priority Actual Start, Baseline Work, Constraint Type EAC, Finish Slack, Constraint Date Done
