GIAC GCPM Exam - Topic 7 Question 83 Discussion

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Question #: 83
Topic #: 7

You are the project manager for company Inc. Your project has a budget at completion of $950,000 and is 45 percent complete, though the project should be 50 percent complete. The project has spent $450,897 to reach the 45 percent complete milestone. What is the project's cost performance index?

A0.84

B0.86

C0.98

D0.95

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Suggested Answer: D

by Luisa at May 04, 2026, 11:07 AM

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Louis

2 days ago

45% complete but should be 50%? That's not great.

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Derick

7 days ago

The budget at completion is $950,000.

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Reynalda

12 days ago

I’m leaning towards option B, but I’m not confident. I think I need to double-check my calculations for the CPI before I finalize my answer.

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Annabelle

2 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen a similar question before, but I can’t recall if we should be concerned about the percentage completion when calculating CPI. Does it affect the earned value?

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Jesse

2 months ago

I think the earned value here would be 50% of the budget, which is $475,000, right? So, if we divide that by the actual cost, we should get the CPI.

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Rodrigo

2 months ago

I remember we practiced calculating the cost performance index, but I’m not entirely sure about the formula. Is it just earned value divided by actual cost?

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