Exam PMI-SP topic 2 question 77 discussion

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Question #: 77
Topic #: 2

You're a project manager and you've completed your project schedule. The schedule will take 18 months to complete the project work. Throughout the schedule there are instances that the project work will require the project team members to work more than fifty hours per week. If you must adhere to a maximum of 45 hours of project work per team member, per week, what will likely happen to your project schedule as it stands right now?

A. Nothing, the 45 hours limit is a guideline.
B. The project will take longer to complete.
C. The project will take less time to complete.
D. The project will require more resources.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
If a resource leveling heuristic, such as 45 hours maximum per time period, is enforced on the project, then the project schedule will take longer to complete. What is resource leveling heuristics? Resource leveling heuristics is a prioritization method that allocates inadequate resources to critical path activities first. It is a schedule network analysis technique useful to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It is used when shared or critical essential resources are only available at certain times, in limited quantities, or to keep resource usage at a constant level. It is a technique that resolves resource conflicts by delaying tasks within their slack allowances. Resource leveling is the process in which project teams come across problems when developing their project schedules. If a company has multiple projects running simultaneously that require the same resources, then problems can arise. It can often cause the critical path method to change.
Incorrect Answers:
A: The 45-hour limit is a restriction on the project.
C: The project will not take less time to complete because the project team members won't be able to complete as much work in the same amount of time.
D: The project may require more resources if the project manager and management want the project to finish by a particular date. In this question, however, the focus is on what will happen to the project schedule, not the project staffing.

by jalaljaafarsalman at May 10, 2020, 11:04 p.m.

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jalaljaafarsalman

11 months, 3 weeks ago

The focus in the question is to complete the project work in 18 months, hence additional resources are required.

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Mopar

7 months, 3 weeks ago

That is not the focus of the question. "What will likely happen to your project schedule as it stands right now?" is the focus, since there is a hours work constraint the schedule will increase, therefore the project will be late.

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