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PK0-004 · Question #417

A project manager is scheduling activities and determines one activity cannot be completed until another activity is completed. Which of the following dependency relationships is represented?

The correct answer is A. FF. This describes a Finish-to-Finish (FF) dependency. FF means Activity B cannot FINISH until Activity A has FINISHED. The four dependency types are: FS (Finish-to-Start) - B cannot START until A finishes; SS (Start-to-Start) - B cannot START until A starts; FF (Finish-to-Finish)…

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A project manager is scheduling activities and determines one activity cannot be completed until another activity is completed. Which of the following dependency relationships is represented?

Options

  • AFF
  • BSS
  • CSF
  • DFS

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    88% (36)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (3)

Explanation

This describes a Finish-to-Finish (FF) dependency. FF means Activity B cannot FINISH until Activity A has FINISHED. The four dependency types are: FS (Finish-to-Start) - B cannot START until A finishes; SS (Start-to-Start) - B cannot START until A starts; FF (Finish-to-Finish) - B cannot FINISH until A finishes; SF (Start-to-Finish) - B cannot FINISH until A starts (rare). Since the question states 'cannot be completed (finished) until another activity is completed (finished),' this is precisely the FF relationship.

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#finish-to-finish dependency#activity relationships#precedence diagramming#scheduling

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