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PSP Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) Exam Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Management has determined the need to release the product 20 days earlier than planned. What tasks need to be expedited?

Options:

A.

Drafting and Proofing the Manual.

B.

Packaging only.

C.

Printing the Manual.

D.

Testing, Manufacturing and Packaging.

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Questions 5

What is the cycle time?

Options:

A.

5 minutes

B.

17 minutes

C.

14 minutes

D.

6 minutes

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Questions 6

Under which circumstance should one perform resource-leveling calculations?

Options:

A.

When the contract contains a provision for float-banking.

B.

When you believe that known resource limitations may override schedule logic.

C.

Never, unless required by the contract.

D.

When the schedule is resource-loaded.

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Questions 7

Which of the following types of delay will NOT result in a time extension and additional compensation for a contractor?

Options:

A.

Non-excusable delay

B.

Compensable delay

C.

Non-compensable delay

D.

Excusable delay

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Questions 8

Total float is defined as the amount of time an activity can be delayed without impacting

Options:

A.

The overall project completion

B.

The buoyancy of a successor activity

C.

The next activity

D.

The end of that activity

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Questions 9

Budgeted cost of work scheduled is _______________________.

Options:

A.

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

B.

The total authorized budget for accomplishing the project scope

C.

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

D.

The sum of all budgets for work scheduled to be accomplished within a given time period

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Questions 10

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

Options:

A.

7001.

B.

1001.

C.

1000.

D.

2003.

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Questions 11

Which of the following options is NOT a feasible method to reduce the overall completion time of the toll road program?

Options:

A.

Subcontract outside forces to accelerate the Phase A Schedule

B.

Allocating forces from other BILCO contracts to the toll road project

C.

Proceeding with the work in advance of the environmental studies

D.

Reduce the phasing from 5 phases to 3 phases

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Questions 12

The data date or status date of a schedule represents the:

Options:

A.

date the monthly update is performed

B.

date the project manager turns in the schedule update

C.

system date when the software calculates the update

D.

date on which progress is based

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Questions 13

Identify the minimum project duration.

Options:

A.

20 months.

B.

16 months.

C.

19 months.

D.

21 months.

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Questions 14

How many work days does it take to move the product from testing to sale?

Options:

A.

60.

B.

70.

C.

100.

D.

90.

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Questions 15

What is the result of a forward pass calculation?

Options:

A.

Value of total float for individual activities

B.

Early start and early finish date for individual activities

C.

Value of free float for individual activities

D.

Critical path

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Questions 16

Which of the following documents is most likely to be of the LEAST value to a planner/scheduler when planning a contractor's baseline critical path schedule for the construction of a large high-clearance bridge located very near an airport? The contractor has been awarded the contract.

Options:

A.

The project plans and specifications

B.

The project geotechnical report

C.

The regulations published by the government aviation agency

D.

The government's report on future high-clearance bridge projects

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Questions 17

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

Options:

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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Questions 18

Project delays are best analyzed

Options:

A.

After either the contractor or the owner acknowledges ^responsibility for the delay.

B.

Contemporaneously with the delay.

C.

By an expert after the project is finished when complete records are available and the impact is known.

D.

Late in the project.

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Questions 19

Which of the following phases does NOT describe the commonly accepted construction life cycle?

Options:

A.

Claims and disputes phase.

B.

Installation phase.

C.

Planning and design phase.

D.

Turnover and start-up phase.

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Questions 20

What is the workweek period for this project?

Options:

A.

Monday through Friday

B.

Sunday through Friday

C.

Monday through Saturday

D.

Sunday through Saturday

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Questions 21

Which of the following is NOT input data to the construction planning process?

Options:

A.

Input from the owner

B.

The contract

C.

Bonding capacity of subcontractors

D.

Input from the contractor

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Questions 22

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

Options:

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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Questions 23

A driving relationship is _____________________.

Options:

A.

A critical relationship.

B.

A finish-to-start relationship.

C.

The link between two related activities.

D.

The link between a predecessor and the activity whose dates it controls.

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Questions 24

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

Options:

A.

O H - D

B.

O C - J

C.

O F-I

D.

O l-C

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Questions 25

All the following describe the critical path of a schedule EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

Determined by network logic and is the chain of activities that controls the overall project completion time.

B.

Frequently defined as the shortest path through the schedule.

C.

Changed by redefining the network logic or changing activity durations or both.

D.

The series of activities having the least amount of total float.

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Questions 26

What does the narrow band at "Y" represent?

Options:

A.

Resource limitation period.

B.

A rework period.

C.

Activity inactivity.

D.

You cannot tell with the information supplied.

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Questions 27

The BEST reason to use multiple calendars is to:

Options:

A.

more accurately show how the project will be built

B.

allow each specialty contractor to have a unique schedule of work/non-work periods

C.

track owner activities according to their specific calendar in order to develop a good

working relationship

D.

evaluate float for the benefit of the contractor

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Questions 28

Which of the following risks CANNOT be estimated by BILCO with only a resource-loaded schedule?

Options:

A.

Delay due to SDOT's other projects

B.

Delay due to labor shortage

C.

Liquidated damages on the SDOT contract

D.

Cost overruns due to cement shortage

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Questions 29

Using a 1.75 cubic yard [1.34 cubic meter] bucket, how many lifts does it take to pour each 2.000-cubic foot [56.64 cubic meter] column?

Options:

A.

30 lifts

B.

133 lifts

C.

42 lifts

D.

60 lifts

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Questions 30

Which of the following is NOT required when performing weekly or monthly schedule updates?

Options:

A.

Percent complete.

B.

Remaining duration of activities.

C.

Actual finish of activities.

D.

Original duration of activities.

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Questions 31

Using the "normal" schedule, theoretically construct a hammock for activities 6001-6003. What is the duration of the hammock?

Options:

A.

407 days

B.

362 days

C.

255 days

D.

267 days

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Questions 32

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

Options:

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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Questions 33

Who will receive the most benefit from a master schedule of the Spring Highway project?

Options:

A.

ALPHA

B.

GOUGE. Inc

C.

BILCO

D.

SDOT

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Questions 34

How could the structural steel drawing delay have been prevented?

Options:

A.

Add a time buffer at the end of structural steel activities.

B.

Allow adequate time for review and resubmittal in the baseline schedule.

C.

Release the structural steel for fabrication concurrent with review of structural steel shop drawings.

D.

Switch to post-tensioned concrete construction.

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Questions 35

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

Options:

A.

The longest duration through the network.

B.

Zero float.

C.

Negative float.

D.

The shortest duration and negative float.

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Questions 36

What is a key first step in developing a critical path method schedule?

Options:

A.

Drawing a bar chart of the key phrases of the work.

B.

Defining the execution plan to meet the required scope of work.

C.

Setting out the resource to be used and its limitations.

D.

Drawing the logic diagram.

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Questions 37

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

Options:

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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Questions 38

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

Options:

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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Questions 39

Using the normal schedule, what is the early finish date and total float of Activity 10002?

Options:

A.

24 Nov 2023. and 24 days of tree float

B.

24 Dec 2023. and 24 days of tree float

C.

17 Dec 2023. and 4 days of total float

D.

21 Dec 2023. and 4 days of total float

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Questions 40

Determine the correct formula and date for the late start for Activity 9001.

Options:

A.

The early finish is required in order to determine the answer.

B.

LS.6001 Dur.6001 -> 11-20-02.

C.

There is insufficient data provided to calculate the answer.

D.

LF.9001 Dur.9001 -> 11-20-02.

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Questions 41

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?

Options:

A.

263 CY

B.

368 CM

C.

201 CY

D.

306 CY

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Questions 42

Constraints control events or activities that __________________.

Options:

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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Questions 43

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

Options:

A.

Delay fault line.

B.

The status or data date.

C.

Change-over limits.

D.

International Date Line.

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Questions 44

If a cost estimate assumes that 240 hours will be expended on a given activity, and the projected crew size expected to perform that activity is 5 personnel working and 8-hour workday, what is the calculated duration for the activity?

Options:

A.

8 days

B.

6 days

C.

4 days

D.

5 days

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Questions 45

Using the "normal" schedule, given Activity 3001 and the relationship with Activity 4001, what is indicated?

Options:

A.

These activities are concurrent with Activity 4001 starting 15 days after the start of Activity 3001.

B.

These activities are concurrent with Activity 4001 starting 15 days earlier than the start of Activity 3001.

C.

The activities occur in series with a 15-day lag.

D.

The activities run concurrently.

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Questions 46

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

Options:

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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Questions 47

Free float is the

Options:

A.

Difference between the early dates and late dates of an activity.

B.

Amount of time the early start of an activity can be delayed without impacting the early start of the successor activity.

C.

Difference between the early finish dates and late finish dates of an activity.

D.

Difference In float value of the critical path activities and the float value of the specific activity being analyzed.

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Questions 48

Theoretically construct a summary activity for activities 6001 through 6003. Identify the governing predecessor and successor activities for the hammock:

Options:

A.

Predecessor is activity 5001, successor is activity 8001

B.

Predecessor is activity 4001, successor is activity 8001

C.

Predecessor is activity 9001, successor is activity 9002

D.

Predecessor is activity 5001, successor is activity 8002

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Exam Code: PSP
Exam Name: Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) Exam
Last Update: Dec 26, 2024
Questions: 163

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