Key Terms

Before you take the exam, be certain you are familiar with the following terms:

activity duration float time

activity sequencing forward pass

analogous estimating late finish

backward pass late start

crashing mandatory dependency

critical path method (CPM) mathematical analysis

database schema milestone

dependencies network diagram

dependency relationships normalizing

discretionary dependency precedence diagramming method (PDM)

duration compression predecessor

early finish quantitatively based duration

early start schedule baseline

expert judgment schedule development

external dependency start to finish

fast track start to start

finish to finish successor

finish to start top down estimating