Project Management Professional PMP · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 1
Jake is working on a user guide for a piece of banking software. The software has so many different modules that very few people are proficient with all of them, so Jake has scheduled writing assignments to multiple subject matter experts familiar with the modules. Once they are written, Jake himself will be responsible for editing all the different assignments. He accordingly schedules time to edit the user guide but makes its start date contingent on receiving at least one assignment from a subject matter expert. Which of the following precedence diagramming method (PDM) dependencies is being used to construct the schedule model?
- A Finish-to-start
- B Start-to-start
- C Finish-to-finish
- D Start-to-finish
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Finish-to-start is the correct answer since it refers to a relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity finishes. Finish-to-finish refers to a relationship in which a successor activity cannot finish until a predecessor activity also finishes. Start-to-start refers to a relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity also starts. Start-to-finish refers to a relationship in which a predecessor activity cannot begin until a successor activity starts.
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