CAPM Exam Prep 34, Sequence Activities — Dependencies and PDM

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) uses four dependency types: Finish-to-Start (FS), Start-to-Start (SS), Finish-to-Finish (FF), and the rarely used Start-to-Finish (SF). - Finish-to-Start (FS) is the most common and default logical relationship on the CAPM exam. - Dependencies are categorized into four attributes: Mandatory (hard logic), Discretionary (soft logic), External (outside project control), and Internal (within project control). - A key exam trap is distinguishing between inflexible mandatory dependencies and flexible discretionary dependencies, which can be altered to compress the schedule. - The Start-to-Finish (SF) dependency is counter-intuitive and almost always an incorrect answer choice on the exam due to its rarity. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep