You are the project manager for your organization. You are managing a project to create new software for your clients. During the project execution, there have been some unforeseen delays that will require your attention. You will need four inputs to the control schedule process. Which of the following documents would not be an input for the control schedule process?

Correct Answer:D
The results of earned value management are not an input to the control schedule process. The fourth input is organizational process assets. The inputs of schedule control process are as follows:
Project Management Plan Project Schedule
Work Performance Integration Organizational Process Assets
Answer option C is incorrect. The project management plan is an input to the control schedule process.
Answer option A is incorrect. The project schedule is an input to the control schedule process.
Answer option B is incorrect. The work performance information is an input to the control schedule process.

You are working as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. Which of the following tools and techniques of the Define Activity process will help you in identifying the typical schedule milestones?

Correct Answer:D
Templates are used to identify the typical schedule milestones in the Define Activity process. The tools and techniques used in defining the activity process are as follows: Decomposition: It is used to further divide the project work package into a more smaller and convenient form called activities. Rolling Wave Planning: It is a form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail and future work is planned at a higher level of WBS. Templates: It is an activity list or
a part of the activity list taken from the previous project and used in a new project. Expert Judgement: The skilled members in a project team or other experts who develop project scope statements can help provide knowledge in defining activities.

Tom is the project manager of the GHQ Project for his organization. He is working on recovering the project schedule. As Tom examines his schedule he is especially aware of project activities with soft logic. What is soft logic?

Correct Answer:B
Soft logic can be completed in any order without affecting the outcome of the deliverables. Soft logic is also known as preferential logic, preferred logic, and discretionary
dependency. It is defined on the basis of knowledge of best practices and standard procedures for the particular application area. Soft logic is defined by the project management team based on well- known practices in a specific desired sequence. Answer options A, D, and C are incorrect. These are not valid definitions of soft logic.

Della works as a Project Manager for BlueWell Inc. A number of projects are running under her guidance. You, being a team leader of a project, provide Della the performance indexes of your project. The schedule variance (SV) of your project is zero. What does this figure depict?

Correct Answer:A
According to the question, the schedule variance (SV) of the project is zero. A value of 0 indicates that the project is right on target. Schedule variance (SV) is a measure of schedule performance on a project. The variance notifies that the schedule is ahead or behind what was planned for this period in time. The schedule variance is calculated based on the following formula: SV = Earned Value (EV) - Planned Value (PV) If the resulting schedule is negative, it indicates that the project is behind schedule. A value greater than 0 shows that the project is ahead of the planned schedule. A value of 0 indicates that the project is right on target.
Answer option C is incorrect. The negative SV means that project is behind the schedule. Answer option D is incorrect. This result can be drawn by looking at the cost variance (CV) of the project.
Answer option B is incorrect. The positive SV depicts that the project is ahead of the planned schedule.

Holly is the project manager for her organization. In her project, she has worked with the project team to define when the project team will be utilized in the project, the duration of the project activities, and the sequence in which the project work must be completed. During several phases of her project, the project team will need to work more than fifty hours per week. The project team members have agreed this is necessary and they're willing to do the work to complete the project. Management, however, has not approved Holly's schedule based on the overtime the scheduling will require. They have set a limit on the project schedule of 45 hours per week. What is this limit technically called? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Correct Answer:AD
Resource leveling is a rule of limiting the total number of hours a project team may work during a given time period in the project. If management restricts the project work to 45 per week, as in this example, Holly's schedule will likely increase because the project team can't complete as much work in one given time period.While this may be seen as a constraint, because it limits Holly's options, it's technically called a resource leveling heuristic.
Answer option B is incorrect. It is an assumption that's believed to be true, but it hasn't been proven to be true.
Answer option C is incorrect. Execution variance analysis describes the difference between what was planned and what was executed. A better term for this experience would simply be a scope variance, scope change, or defect.

Wendy is the project manager for the NHQ project. She is working with her project to begin creating the project duration estimate. Her organization is in weak matrix and several of the project team members are scheduled to complete work on other projects. What input will most likely be of the biggest assistance as Wendy and the project team begin creating the duration estimate for this project?

Correct Answer:D
The resource calendar is needed because it will help Wendy and the project team to determine when the project team resources will be available. The availability of the project resources can affect the overall duration of the project. A resource calendar is used to make sure that work resources (people and equipment) are scheduled only when they are available for work. They affect a specific resource or category of resources. By default, the working time settings in the resource calendar are the same as in the project calendar.
However, a user can customize the resource calendar to show individual schedule information, such as vacations, leaves of absence, or equipment maintenance time. Answer option B is incorrect. The project scope statement is an input to the estimate activity duration estimate, but it is not the best choice for this question.
Answer option C is incorrect. The project communications management plan is not an input to the estimate activity duration process.
Answer option A is incorrect. The project charter is not an input to the estimate activity duration process.