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PMI-SP Exam - Topic 4 Question 7 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-SP exam
Question #: 7
Topic #: 4
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You are the project manager of the GHY Project. This project is scheduled to last for one year and has a BAC of $4,500,000. You are currently 45 percent complete with this project, though you are supposed to be at your second milestone, which accounts for half of the project completion. There have been some errors in the project, which has caused you to spend $2,073,654. What is this project's planned value?

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Suggested Answer: D

The planned value is the worth of the project if it were on time. In this instance, the

project should be 50 percent complete, so the planned

value is half of the project budget - $2,250,000.

Planned value (PV) is the authorized budget assigned to the schedule work to be accomplished for a

schedule activity or work breakdown

structure component. It serves as a baseline against which actual performance is measured. The

theory of planned value is of vital importance

to the project management team and it is important to keep careful track of this. The term planned

value can also be in some situations

referred to by the project management team and the project management team leader as the

budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS).

Answer option C is incorrect. This is the budget at completion.

Answer option A is incorrect. This is the earned value for the project.

Answer option B is incorrect. There is enough information to know.


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Reiko
4 months ago
I thought it would be higher since it's a big project.
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Karon
4 months ago
Definitely $2,250,000, easy math!
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Tatum
4 months ago
Wait, how can we be sure about that?
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Merilyn
4 months ago
I agree, that makes sense with the 50% completion.
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Trinidad
4 months ago
Planned value is $2,250,000 based on the milestones.
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Denny
5 months ago
If I recall correctly, the planned value for this project should be $2,250,000 since that’s half of the BAC.
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Beata
5 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I think the planned value at 45% completion would be less than half of the BAC, right?
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Fausto
5 months ago
I remember that planned value is calculated based on the percentage of work that should have been completed by now.
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Weldon
5 months ago
I thought we needed more information about the milestones to calculate the planned value accurately.
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Aliza
5 months ago
I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. Since the customer has unique requirements, I'd go with option D and build a rule to automatically assign the right resource. That way, I can make sure the customer's needs are met without having to manually book everything.
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Bonita
5 months ago
Okay, let's think this through. The issue is related to disk performance, so I'm guessing the answer is either Memory Management or I/O Management. Those seem like the most likely WEM optimizations to help with this problem.
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Valentin
5 months ago
I've got this! Receivables are recorded when the transaction occurs, not necessarily when payment is due. So the answer must be True.
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Mary
5 months ago
Government bonds are usually traded on an exchange, not OTC, right? I'm pretty confident about that one.
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Sheridan
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but B seems a bit risky since knowing the individual doesn't guarantee the certificate isn't counterfeit.
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Nieves
5 months ago
Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the options and think through the troubleshooting steps.
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