PMI-SP Exam - Topic 3 Question 99 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-SP exam

Question #: 99
Topic #: 3

You have created the project network diagram for your project. Management is reviewing the network diagram and they are curious as to why you have included levels of effort activities as start- to-start and finish-to-finish successor activities for work that uses particular manufacturing equipment. You explained that the levels of effort activities are maintained for the equipment. This relationship and scheduling scenario is also known as what term?

AProject management overhead

BHammock activity

CSubproject

DFinish-to-Start

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Suggested Answer: B

The limit on each work is an organizational policy for each project. Policies, rules, and

organizational requirements are the enterprise

environmental factors.

Answer option D is incorrect. Organizational process assets are things that have been created for the

project manager, such as software,

templates, guidelines, and other resources that will assist the project manager in completing the

project.

Answer option C is incorrect. While this could be a resource limitation, it is not a valid project

management term. Resource leveling heuristics

or a project constraint would have been acceptable answers.

Answer option A is incorrect. Expert judgment happens, when the project manager relies on

someone with more knowledge on a topic to help

the project manager make the best project decision.

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Myra

4 months ago

Are you sure it's not just project management overhead?

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Tamekia

4 months ago

Totally agree, hammock activities are essential for resource management.

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Herschel

4 months ago

It's called a hammock activity!

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Ciara

5 months ago

Yeah, but they really help with scheduling too!

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Lang

5 months ago

Wait, I thought those were just for tracking?

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Mila

5 months ago

I’m confused about the difference between a subproject and a hammock activity. I should have reviewed that section more thoroughly.

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Selene

5 months ago

I feel like "finish-to-start" is a common term, but it doesn't seem to fit this scenario with levels of effort.

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Alpha

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about scheduling and equipment usage, and I think "hammock activity" was mentioned there too.

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Maddie

6 months ago

I think the term we're looking for might be "hammock activity," but I'm not entirely sure how it relates to levels of effort.

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Alva

6 months ago

The key here is understanding how the levels of effort activities are being used to maintain the equipment scheduling. I think if I can wrap my head around that, the answer will become clearer.

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Pauline

6 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the wording of the question. Can the levels of effort activities really be both start-to-start and finish-to-finish successors? I'll need to review my notes to make sure I understand that concept.

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Malcom

6 months ago

I'm pretty confident this is a hammock activity. The way the question describes the relationship between the work and the equipment makes me think that's the right answer.

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Floyd

6 months ago

Okay, let's see. I remember learning about hammock activities in class, so that's the first option that comes to mind. But I'll need to double-check the definition to make sure it fits the scenario.

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Alberto

7 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the different scheduling relationships and how they apply to the levels of effort activities.

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Scarlet

12 months ago

I dunno, maybe C) Subproject? If the manufacturing equipment is a separate part of the overall project, that could fit the description.

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Noah

12 months ago

B) Hammock activity has got to be the right answer. Gotta love those cozy little hammock activities, am I right?

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Julianna

10 months ago

C) Subproject

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Wynell

11 months ago

B) Hammock activity

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Kimberely

11 months ago

A) Project management overhead

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Kallie

12 months ago

I'm going with A) Project management overhead. Maintaining those levels of effort activities sounds like an administrative task rather than a technical one.

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Sommer

10 months ago

User 3: I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) Subproject. It sounds like a separate project within the main project.

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Stevie

10 months ago

User 2: I agree with Stevie. Hammock activity is the term used for such relationship and scheduling scenarios.

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Sarah

11 months ago

User 1: I think it's B) Hammock activity. It makes sense to have those levels of effort activities as a way to manage the equipment.

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Pamela

12 months ago

D) Finish-to-Start seems like the most logical choice here. The levels of effort activities are being used as successors, which is a finish-to-start relationship.

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Gianna

10 months ago

D) Finish-to-Start

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Lou

11 months ago

C) Subproject

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Dana

11 months ago

B) Hammock activity

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Jacquline

11 months ago

A) Project management overhead

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Jules

1 year ago

I'm not sure about Hammock activity. Could it be Project management overhead?

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Britt

1 year ago

I think the correct answer is B) Hammock activity. The description about the levels of effort activities for the manufacturing equipment sounds like a hammock activity to me.

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Ernest

11 months ago

That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation!

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Venita

11 months ago

A Hammock activity is a group of related activities that are planned and managed together. It helps in organizing and tracking work that spans across multiple tasks.

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Franklyn

11 months ago

I've never heard of a Hammock activity before. Can you explain it further?

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Buck

11 months ago

Yes, you are correct. It is indeed a Hammock activity.

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Theresia

11 months ago

That makes sense. Thanks for the explanation!

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Noah

11 months ago

A Hammock activity is a group of related activities that are planned and managed together. It helps in organizing and tracking work that spans across multiple tasks.

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