Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) Exam

Question 1

Scenario: You are providing construction management services for a small office building project. Your duties include reviewing and approving the contractor's baseline schedule. The contractor has submitted the first baseline schedule for the project.
The contractor subsequently submits a CPM schedule for its baseline schedule submittal. As part of your review, you look at the durations for each activity in the schedule. How do you determine if a duration of 10 work days for drywall installation is accurate?

A. Divide the quantity of drywall by the construction crew's dairy production rate for this work

B. Review the location of drywall work in the contract drawings

C. The duration for drywall installation should De proportional to how critical the activity is

D. Review the drywall quantity, methods and location with the project superintendent to determine a reasonable duration

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

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

A. Time and crew size

B. Location and crew size

C. Time and location

D. Time and rate of progress

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3

If all other work proceeds according to the Baseline plan, how many times will the critical path change?

A. Does not change.

B. 3.

C. 2.

D. 1.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Remaining durations can exceed original durations.

B. Constraints can interfere with the longest path calculation.

C. Multiple calendars can affect the total float calculation.

D. A network must contain only one Critical Path.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5

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

A. 4001, 5001 and 6001.

B. 4001 and 5001.

C. 2003 and 7001.

D. 2004.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6

Baseline schedule can be submitted only__________.

A. once the safety quality and insurance requirements are met

B. once the project gets impacted try change

C. once the design for the construction gets approved

D. at the beginning or the construction

Correct Answer: D

Question 7

Who can define KPls?

A. Accounting and Finance

B. The subcontractors and suppliers

C. The client and the performing/contracting entity

D. Environmental regulators

Correct Answer: C

Question 8

When should the Project Plan have incorporated the relevant interfaces and requirements of the project contract documents?

A. After the NTP

B. During the Bid Phase

C. Af1er the award and before the NTP

D. Before the commercial decision to bid on the project

Correct Answer: D

Question 9

Assuming conventional finish-to-start relationships, to calculate a schedule retaining the existing logic means that

A. It is calculated using logic reflecting out-of-sequence progress.

B. An out-of-sequence activity cannot resume until all predecessors are finished.

C. It is calculated using the original logic.

D. There is no such thing.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10

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

A. O C - J

B. O H - D

C. O F-I

D. O l-C

Correct Answer: C

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Question 11

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. 30 lifts

B. 24 lifts

C. 36 lifts

D. 48 lifts

Correct Answer: A

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Question 12

What is the result of a forward pass calculation?

A. Early start and early finish date for individual activities

B. Value of total float for individual activities

C. Critical path

D. Value of free float for individual activities

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13

During the Bid Phase, do the planning and scheduling project documents impact the Bid pricing?

A. The bid should incorporate input from the manager responsible for planning and scheduling if the bid is successful

B. The bid should reflect the level of planning and scheduling noted on similar projects with this client

C. The bid should reflect the project plan incorporating all planning and scheduling elements

D. The bid does not reflect details of planning and scheduling

Correct Answer: C

Question 14

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

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

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

C. There is insufficient data provided to calculate the answer.

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

Correct Answer: B

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Question 15

Theoretically construct a summary activity for activities 2001 through 2004. Using the "normal" schedule, what is the cost of the hammock?

A. $299,000

B. $139,000

C. $289,000

D. $271,000

Correct Answer: D

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