PMI-SP Exam - Topic 5 Question 113 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-SP exam

Question #: 113
Topic #: 5

Mary is the project manager of the H1QZ Project. This project is a subproject of the HQZ Project and the project schedule is fixed and cannot vary. Stephen, a project team member, reports that he's having trouble completing his project assignment and will likely be at least two days late. Examine the figure given below:

If Stephen's assignment is Activity B, what impact will his two days of lateness have on the project end date?

AThe project will complete on time.

BThe project will be late by one day.

CThe project will be late by two days.

DThe project will be early by two days.

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Suggested Answer: A

by Sherell at Apr 06, 2026, 03:32 AM

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Clorinda

8 days ago

I thought I recalled something about buffers in fixed schedules, but if there’s no buffer, then the lateness should directly affect the end date. I’m leaning towards C as well.

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Alishia

13 days ago

This seems similar to a practice question we did where a delay in a critical task pushed the end date. I feel like the answer is C, but I’m not 100% confident.

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Galen

18 days ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think if Stephen is two days late and it’s on the critical path, the project could be late by those two days.

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Lou

23 days ago

I remember we discussed how fixed schedules can really complicate things. If Activity B is critical, then I think the project might be late.

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