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Module 2 Challenge (Project Planning: Putting It All Together) Answers 2025

Question 1

Which of the following are included in the project plan? (Select all that apply.)

  • People

  • Time

  • Tasks

  • Retrospectives

✅ Correct Answer: People; Time; Tasks

🔹 Explanation:
A project plan covers the who (people), what (tasks), and when (time). Retrospectives happen after a project, not in the plan.

Question 2

As a project manager, you identify tasks to complete in a project. Who will you consult to create an accurate time estimate for each task?

  • The project’s primary stakeholders

  • The sponsors of the project

  • A project manager from a different team

  • Team members working on the tasks

✅ Correct Answer: Team members working on the tasks

🔹 Explanation:
The people actually doing the work provide the most realistic estimates for how long tasks will take.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: To determine the _____ of a project, list the milestones you must reach in order to meet the project goal on schedule.

  • capacity planning details

  • float time

  • critical path

  • dependencies

✅ Correct Answer: critical path

🔹 Explanation:
The critical path is the sequence of tasks/milestones that directly impacts the project’s finish date.

Question 4

Which of the following scenarios exemplify how a project manager can use interpersonal skills? (Select all that apply.)

  • The timeline is set for the Office Green project. You tell the web designer on Wednesday that you will need a complete mock up for the site by Friday.

  • The person on your team in charge of contracts now needs to split their work time with another team. You request a meeting with that team’s project manager to identify if any of their project deliverable dates are competing with your project’s timeline.

  • The web designer on your project tells you that they’re not sure they can meet the deadline for all the mock up pages. You ask the designer some questions about the project, such as what amount of time they need for each page mock, so you can help prioritize what is feasible.

  • You’re managing a project with team members who are on multiple projects. You asked the team members to prioritize your project because you know there are many overlapping due dates.

✅ Correct Answer: Contract manager scheduling scenario; Web designer feasibility scenario

🔹 Explanation:
Interpersonal skills involve collaboration, empathy, and problem-solving — not simply giving instructions or demanding prioritization.

Question 5

What are the benefits of a Gantt chart? (Select all that apply.)

  • It displays comments from stakeholders.

  • It is a highly visual representation of the project’s tasks.

  • It has a clear breakdown of who is responsible for what work.

  • It shows when tasks are due for a project.

✅ Correct Answer: Visual representation; Responsibility breakdown; Task due dates

🔹 Explanation:
A Gantt chart provides a timeline view, showing tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities — but not stakeholder comments.

Question 6

As a project manager, you are the main supporter of your project plan. You explain to teammates why it benefits them to stay on top of the project plan. You hope that this persuades the team to support the plan and update it regularly. What project plan best practice does this represent?

  • Championing your plan

  • Staying curious

  • Recognizing and planning for the inevitable

  • Giving yourself time to plan

✅ Correct Answer: Championing your plan

🔹 Explanation:
A PM should actively promote the value of the project plan to encourage buy-in and regular updates.

Question 7

As a project manager, you realize that with the current timeline, it’s unlikely you will meet the project deadline. Which of the following strategies could help you to meet the deadline? (Select all that apply.)

  • Revise the project schedule without stakeholder approval.

  • Identify tasks that can be done in parallel.

  • Request more resources, such as an additional team member.

  • Eliminate any unnecessary tasks.

✅ Correct Answer: Parallel tasks; More resources; Eliminate unnecessary tasks

🔹 Explanation:
Strategies to recover time include parallelizing work, adding resources, and cutting nonessential tasks — but changes must involve stakeholders.

Question 8

As a project manager, how realistic should you be when planning tasks for a project?

  • Pessimistically

  • Creatively

  • Overly

  • Optimistically

✅ Correct Answer: Optimistically

🔹 Explanation:
Plans should be realistic but optimistic — aiming for success while accounting for risks, not overly pessimistic or imaginative.

Question 9

You are a project manager creating a critical path. Your stakeholders request the earliest and latest start dates for each task. What is a strategy to make this time estimate?

  • Review the project goals.

  • Use the forward pass or backward pass method.

  • Develop a RACI chart.

  • Create a list of dependencies.

✅ Correct Answer: Use the forward pass or backward pass method

🔹 Explanation:
Critical path analysis uses forward and backward pass techniques to calculate earliest and latest task start/finish dates.

Question 10

Which of the following is a visual tool a project manager can use to manage tasks and workflows?

  • Stakeholder power grid

  • RACI chart

  • Kanban board

  • Project charter

✅ Correct Answer: Kanban board

🔹 Explanation:
Kanban boards visually show tasks in stages (To Do, In Progress, Done), helping manage workflows and workloads.