Quiz – Critical Path Mastery

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Who developed the Critical Path Method and in what year?

Kelley and Walker in 1957

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Kaplan and Norton in 1992

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Goldratt in 1984

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Mendelow in 1981

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Which activities form the critical path?

Activities with zero float

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Activities with the most slack

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The most expensive activities

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Activities at the project start only

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

A forward pass calculation determines which dates?

Earliest start and finish dates

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Latest start and finish dates

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Total project cost

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Resource availability windows

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

A backward pass calculation determines which dates?

Latest start and finish dates

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Earliest start and finish dates

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Float for non-critical work only

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The project budget baseline

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each CPM term to its definition.

Sort elements

Earliest start and finish dates
Latest start and finish dates
Difference revealing schedule flexibility
Sequence of zero-float activities

Forward pass

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Backward pass

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Float

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Critical path

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Your infrastructure project has a task with three days of float and another with zero float. A key resource must move to protect the deadline. Where should you focus the resource first?

The zero-float task on the critical path

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The task with three days of float

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Any task with the highest cost

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The final task regardless of float

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