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Microsoft 74-343 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013 |
| Exam Number: | 74-343 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 (scaled score) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 (typical Microsoft exam length estimate) |
| Related Certifications: | Microsoft Certified Professional (Historical) |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Pre Condition: | Experience using Microsoft Project 2013 and core project management concepts recommended |
Microsoft 74-343 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Manage Resources and Assignments | - Manage resource allocations and assignments - Enter and edit resource information |
| Topic 2: Communicate Project Information | - Customize views and reports - Share data with other applications and SharePoint |
| Topic 3: Initialize a Project | - Create a new project and templates - Set up calendars and custom fields |
| Topic 4: Track and Analyze a Project | - Set and maintain baselines - Update and compare project progress |
| Topic 5: Create a Task-Based Schedule | - Define project information and task structures - Build logical schedule with dependencies |
Microsoft 74-343 Exam: Your Questions Answered
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The official Microsoft Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013 blueprint breaks the content into 5 domains, starting with these three:
- Communicate Project Information
- Manage Resources and Assignments
- Initialize a Project
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Microsoft Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2013 Sample Questions:
You are tracking a project schedule by using Microsoft Project. The project schedule contains a baseline.
You need to display a view that displays the slippage of the current plan as compared to the baseline for the schedule.
Which two actions will achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
- A. Display the Leveling Gantt and format the chart to display the current plan schedule.
- B. Display any Gantt chart view and configure the view to display slippage.
- C. Display the Detail Gantt view.
- D. Display the Tracking Gantt view with the Usage table.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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You are a project manager who uses Project Professional 2013.
A senior stakeholder asks you to update your project to reflect your organization's scheduled two-week closure.
You need to reflect the closure within your schedule.
What should you do?
- A. Open the Project Calendar and modify the default work week by setting the dates as non-working time.
- B. Open the Project Calendar and enter the planned closure in the Exceptions tab.
- C. Create a resource and specify non-working days for the resource which reflect the closure. Assign this resource to each task.
- D. Create a new calendar and assign this to the tasks that are scheduled over the period of closure.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Your company uses Project Professional 2013.
An organization with project managers of varying expertise wants a simple, standard view that displays overall project status.
You need an out-of-box function that provides the ability to assess current, baseline, and actual work for the project.
Which view should you use?
- A. Work Overview dashboard
- B. Project Overview dashboard
- C. Relationship Diagram view
- D. Resource Allocation view
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You manage a project by using Project Professional 2013.
The work variance for a task is 48 hours. The remaining work is 25 hours. The work for this task has been completed.
You need the work variance to be adjusted to reflect what has occurred during the performance of the task.
What should you do?
- A. Adjust the value in the Work Variance column.
- B. Adjust the value in the Baseline Work column.
- C. Enter a 0 in the remaining Duration column.
- D. Mark the task inactive.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are a project manager who uses Project Professional 2013.
Your organization migrates all project plans from Microsoft Excel to Project Professional
2013. One of the directors of the company has several years of experience using Excel Pivot Tables to analyze and make decisions about projects.
You need to enable project managers to view relevant project information in Excel Pivot Tables.
What should you do?
- A. Create a Report view by using the new Built-in Dashboards and Reports feature and export to Excel.
- B. Create a report by using the Visual Reports feature. Select Microsoft Excel and choose relevant data to view in the report.
- C. Use the Excel Data From Other Sources feature to access your project file.
- D. Download and install the Microsoft Project to Pivot Table Tool and generate a new Excel Pivot Table by selecting the current project.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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