PMI CAPM Exam - Topic 6 Question 79 Discussion

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Question #: 79
Topic #: 6

Using the three-point estimating technique, if the most likely duration is four months, the optimistic duration is two months, and the pessimistic duration is one year, how many months is the expected activity duration?

ATwo

BFour

CFive

DTwelve

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Suggested Answer: D

by Freeman at Aug 05, 2024, 03:19 PM

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Mila

10 months ago

The expected duration comes out to around 5 months.

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Dick

10 months ago

Totally agree, that pessimistic estimate skews everything!

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Annamaria

10 months ago

Wait, how can the pessimistic be a whole year? That seems off.

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Whitney

10 months ago

So it's definitely not just 4 months!

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Bong

11 months ago

Expected duration is calculated using the formula (O + 4M + P) / 6.

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Edda

11 months ago

If I remember correctly, the expected duration is calculated as (Optimistic + 4*Most Likely + Pessimistic) / 6, but I'm not confident about the numbers.

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Ira

11 months ago

I feel like the pessimistic duration really skews the average, but I can't recall the exact calculation method.

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Germaine

11 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question, and I think you average the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely durations somehow.

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Gertude

11 months ago

I think the three-point estimating technique uses a formula, but I'm not entirely sure how to apply it here.

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Stephanie

11 months ago

Wait, I think the formula is (Optimistic + 4 x Most Likely + Pessimistic) / 6. Let me double-check that and work it out.

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Yvonne

11 months ago

The most likely duration is 4 months, the optimistic is 2 months, and the pessimistic is 12 months. I'm pretty sure the expected duration is the average of these three values.

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Lucille

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about the formula for calculating the expected duration here. Let me think this through step-by-step.

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Marya

11 months ago

Okay, this looks like a classic three-point estimating problem. I think I can handle this one.

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Floyd

12 months ago

I've got this! The missing factor is definitely the material properties of the components. That makes perfect sense in the context of vibration-induced fatigue. I'm feeling good about this one.

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Lonny

12 months ago

This is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure what the "except" part means, but I'll give it my best shot and try to eliminate the odd one out.

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Maybelle

12 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by all the technical details in the images. I'll try to break it down step-by-step and see if I can figure out the correct answer.

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Franchesca

1 year ago

I don't know, man. I'm just here for the free donuts. What's this about three-point estimating? Can I use that to estimate how many donuts I can eat in one sitting?

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Lavina

1 year ago

This is easy! The expected duration is the average of the three estimates. So, (2 + 4 + 12) / 3 = 6 months. Wait, that's not one of the options. I guess I'll just go with C - five months.

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Nettie

1 year ago

Hold on, isn't the three-point estimating technique supposed to give us a more accurate estimate? I'm going to have to do some calculations on this one. Hmm, I'll go with option D - twelve months. Better safe than sorry, right?

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Lilli

1 year ago

I agree with you, the expected duration is five months.

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Chandra

1 year ago

I'm not sure about that, I believe it's four months.

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Yvonne

1 year ago

I think the expected duration is actually five months.

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Jesusita

1 year ago

Okay, let's think this through. The most likely duration is four months, the optimistic duration is two months, and the pessimistic duration is one year. I'm going to go with option C - five months. That sounds about right.

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Jenelle

1 year ago

Yes, five months makes sense based on the three-point estimating technique.

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Rosendo

1 year ago

I agree, option C - five months seems like the right choice.

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Rueben

1 year ago

I think the expected duration is five months.

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Natalie

1 year ago

This is a trick question! The expected duration is clearly not two months, four months, or even twelve months. Whoever came up with this needs to go back to school.

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