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You are the project manager for GGY Project. You are working with your project team to record the
actual durations for the activities they have
completed in the project schedule. Mary, one of your project team members, wants to know why
you need to know how long it actually took
the project team to complete their assignments as long as the project work is completed. Which of
the following is the best response for
Mary's query?
The best answer is to track actual durations to measure the actual progress of the
project.
Actual duration is the time, in the calendar units, between the actual start date of the schedule
activity and either the data date of the project
schedule if the schedule activity is in development or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is
complete.
Answer option B is incorrect. The schedule baseline is not created based on actual durations.
Answer option A is incorrect. Process improvement is part of the quality management knowledge
area, but it is not a reason to track actual
durations.
Answer option D is incorrect. Quality control is the inspection of the project deliverables. It is not
concerned with the actual durations of
project work. The improvement of the project processes is defined in the Process Improvement Plan.