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PSP Questions and Answers

Question # 6

What project cost elements would NOT normally be reflected in the Activity 1000?

A.

Home office expenses

B.

CPM processing and updating

C.

Materials used in the construction

D.

Job site quality control

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Question # 7

Determine the driving activity for Activity 10001.

A.

Activity 11001.

B.

Activity 10002.

C.

Activity 9005.

D.

There is no driving activity for Activity 10001 in the backward pass.

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Question # 8

Crane operators require 1 hour prep and 1 hour clean-up and inspection per day. There is only 1 crane operator allocated per crane. Crane operators are not allowed to work more than 8 hours a day. Lunchtime break lasts 1 hour. Assuming a 10 minute cycle time, how many lifts per day can be expected?

A.

36 lifts

B.

24 lifts

C.

30 lifts

D.

48 lifts

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Question # 9

What is the relationship depicted between Activity G and Activity H?

A.

You cannot tell with the supplied information.

B.

Start-to-start.

C.

Finish-to-start.

D.

Finish-to-finish.

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Question # 10

Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 2002.

A.

LS.2003 - 1 day -> 11.06.01.

B.

LS.2003 - 1 day -> 10-06-01.

C.

LS.2003 + 1 day -> 10-07-01.

D.

LS.2003 - 1 day -> 10-05-01.

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Question # 11

In its simplest form, what is the main drawback of critical path method scheduling?

A.

It requires a backward pass to calculate late dates.

B.

It assumes that resources are unlimited.

C.

It doesn't account for interdependent between activities.

D.

It allows for Precedence Diagramming Method to be used in place of Arrow Diagramming Method.

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Question # 12

These are the activities on the critical path:

A.

A, D, & I.

B.

A, C, E, & H.

C.

A, B, G, & H.

D.

A, B, F, & J

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Question # 13

At a minimum, periodic reporting must be done at what interval?

A.

Monthly.

B.

As requested by the project manager.

C.

As requested by the owner.

D.

As specified in the contract documents.

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Question # 14

What is a critical path method schedule?

A.

List of work to be accomplished by responsible party and when it is to be accomplished

B.

The timeline of the riskiest work

C.

A graphical means of showing the important work

D.

A network diagram of logically interconnected activities

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Question # 15

What day would Activity C complete if the duration of Activity A was reduced by five days?

A.

35

B.

30

C.

45

D.

40

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Question # 16

Which of the following is NOT a tool or technique used to perform scope planning?

A.

Benefit cost analysis.

B.

Schedule performance indexing.

C.

Expert Judgment.

D.

Alternatives identification.

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Question # 17

Assuming a total of 30 lifts per crane per day, what is the maximum number of lifts that could be accomplished using 3 small tower cranes over a 5-day period?

A.

450 lifts

B.

300 lifts

C.

45 lifts

D.

150 lifts

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Question # 18

In the "normal" schedule, excluding Activity 1000, what activity(s) are concurrent with Activity 3001?

A.

2003 and 7001.

B.

2004.

C.

4001, 5001 and 6001.

D.

4001 and 5001.

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Question # 19

In order for a claimant to be entitled to an extension of contract time for a delay event (and further to be considered compensable):

A.

The delay must affect the critical path.

B.

The delay must be concurrent with the delay attributable to both parties.

C.

The delay must not cause monetary harm to the defendant.

D.

The delay must affect the contractor's planned construction schedule.

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Question # 20

Which of the following statements is true?

A.

In the absence of contrary contractual language network float, as opposed to project float, there is a shared commodity between the owner and contractor

B.

In the absence of a contrary contractual language total float, as opposed to free float, there is a commodity belonging to the contractor

C.

In the absence of contrary contractual language total float, as opposed to tree float, there is a commodity belonging to the owner

D.

In the absence of contrary contractual language free float, as opposed to project float, there is not a shared commodity between the owner and the contractor

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Question # 21

Using the "normal" schedule, and assuming you are billing on the last day of the month for previous month and for appropriate partial months, how many invoices will you have for this project?

A.

42.

B.

36.

C.

40.

D.

37.

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Question # 22

Determine the correct formula and date for the late finish for Activity 9004.

A.

LS.10002 + 1 day -> 11-29-03.

B.

LS.10002^ Lag.7 + i day -> 11-20-03.

C.

LS.10002 - 1 day -> 11-27-03.

D.

LS.10002 - Lag.7 - l day -> 11-20-03.

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Question # 23

Which of the following will NOT affect the total float calculation of a non-resource leveled schedule?

A.

Multiple calendars.

B.

Start and finish constraints.

C.

Preferential logic.

D.

Front end loading.

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Question # 24

Why does activity 1001 have two successor activities?

A.

Because the late finish of 1001 and the late start of 7001 require two successors

B.

Because the problem could not effectively work with only one successor

C.

Because there are two defined logic paths for the work

D.

Because the duration of activities 2001, 2002 and 200.f require two successors

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Question # 25

The addition of which of the following relationships would cause a logic loop?

A.

O H - D

B.

O C - J

C.

O F-I

D.

O l-C

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Question # 26

What problems can a soils engineer deal with on a project?

A.

Survey error.

B.

Hidden subsurface conditions.

C.

Archeological findings.

D.

Toxic soils.

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Question # 27

The amount of time that an activity can be delayed from its early start date without delaying project completion is called:

A.

Negative float.

B.

Free float.

C.

Total float.

D.

Interfering float.

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Question # 28

If someone wanted to constrain a project's end date so that any project slippage would cause negative float, they would do so by using

A.

Finish-no-earlier constraint on the first activity

B.

Finish-no-earlier constraint on the last activity

C.

Finish-no-later constraint on the last activity

D.

Start-no-later constraint on the first activity

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Question # 29

The linear scheduling velocity diagram has the following two-axis:

A.

Location and crew size

B.

Time and location

C.

Time and rate of progress

D.

Time and crew size

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Question # 30

For activity 11001. why would the crashed direct cost be greater than the direct cost of the normal schedule?

A.

Additional extended overhead is also being shown in this activity

B.

Some costs resulting from the crashed efforts were forgotten in previous activities

C.

Generally, more equipment is used for a crashed project; therefore, it costs more to demobilize

D.

Management bonuses for early completion were included in this activity

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Question # 31

Constraints control events or activities that __________________.

A.

Affect only the forward pass.

B.

Are not based on project relationships.

C.

Affect only the backward pass.

D.

May be over-ridden by activity logic.

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Question # 32

What owner action could have mitigated the late completion of the project?

A.

Hire a more senior project manager.

B.

Self-perform more of the work.

C.

Use a procurement agent to monitor and expedite equipment deliveries.

D.

Prepare better structural steel drawings.

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Question # 33

What does the heavy, vertical line at "X" represent?

A.

Delay fault line.

B.

The status or data date.

C.

Change-over limits.

D.

International Date Line.

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Question # 34

If a new hammock activity covering activities 6001 through 6003 is developed, what are governing predecessor and successor activities?

A.

Predecessor is Activity 4001. successor is Activity 9004

B.

Predecessor is Activity 8001, successor is Activity 5001

C.

Predecessor is Activity 5001, successor is Activity 8001

D.

Predecessor is Activity 4001, successor is Activity 9003

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Question # 35

The congested site only has room for 3 cranes to operate concurrently. Only 1.75 cubic yard ICY] or1.34 cubic meter [CM] concrete buckets are available. Each crane can perform up to 35 lifts per day. Assuming a total of 30 lifts per crane pet day. what is the maximum volume of concrete that could be placed using 3 small tower cranes over a 5-day period?

A.

263 CY

B.

368 CM

C.

201 CY

D.

306 CY

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Question # 36

Of the following update procedures, which is the least important in achieving an accurate forecast for completion of a construction schedule?

A.

Estimating remaining durations of activities.

B.

The correct recording of actual start dates.

C.

Making "downstream" logic revisions as required.

D.

Entering the time impacts of delays and change orders.

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Question # 37

Which of the following parties is NOT a stakeholder of the Spring Highway project?

A.

ALPHA

B.

GOUGE

C.

BILCO

D.

DEVCO

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Question # 38

Is activity 7001 pictured correctly in the precedence diagram?

A.

No, the total float is not shown correctly.

B.

Yes, except the early finish date is not shown.

C.

No, the start-to-start and finish-to-finish relationships are backwards.

D.

Yes, the duration is 48 days.

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Question # 39

During proofing of the product manual, a problem was discovered requiring 15 days additional time to effect a correction. How can the date of availability be maintained?

A.

Delay product release by 5 days.

B.

Expedite packaging by 5 days.

C.

Expedite printing by 5 days.

D.

Delay manufacturing by 5 days.

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Question # 40

If Activity A was delayed 5 days from starting, which of the following adjustments will NOT maintain the completion date of Activity C at Day 40?

A.

Reduce the duration of 'A' from 20 days to 10 days and replace the relationship from B' to 'C with FSO.

B.

Replace the relationship from 'B’ to 'C’ with SSO

C.

Reduce the duration of B" from 10 days to 5 days by compressing work effort

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Question # 41

For which of these delays should an owner grant a time extension?

A.

Structural steel shop drawings.

B.

Shop drawings and centrifuge delay.

C.

Differing site conditions at parking structure.

D.

Differing site conditions and centrifuge delay.

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Question # 42

Which letter of the alphabet best approximates the graphical shape of a project's cumulative cost baseline, or budgeted cost of work scheduled?

A.

C.

B.

B.

C.

S.

D.

W.

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Question # 43

Which of the following will always describe the critical path? The path with

A.

The longest duration through the network.

B.

Zero float.

C.

Negative float.

D.

The shortest duration and negative float.

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Question # 44

Project schedules help control all of the following EXCEPT for_____________________.

A.

Quality

B.

Cost

C.

Resources

D.

Time

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Question # 45

What activities are concurrent to Activity 2001 in the "normal" schedule?

A.

7001.

B.

1001.

C.

1000.

D.

2003.

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Question # 46

Based on the stated costs, what percentage of the total cost comes from the 2000 series of activities?

A.

3.9% (1 : 25.708)

B.

2.3% (1 : 43.501).

C.

9.1% (1 : 11.000).

D.

8.6% (1 : 11.591)

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Question # 47

The activity with the most total float is:

A.

Activity I.

B.

Activity C.

C.

Activity F.

D.

Activity D.

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Question # 48

Estimate to complete (ETC) is __________________.

A.

The expected remaining cost needed to complete an activity, group of activities or the project

B.

The costs actually incurred in accomplishing the work performed

C.

The expected total cost of an activity, group of activities or the project

D.

The value of the completed work expressed in terms of the budget assigned to that work

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