PMI-SP Exam - Topic 6 Question 3 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-SP exam

Question #: 3
Topic #: 6

Mark is the project manager of the GHQ Project. He is happily reporting that his project has a schedule performance index of 2.12. Management, however, does not think this is good news. What is the most likely reason why management does not like an SPI of 2.12?

AIt is not good news because a larger number means the schedule duration estimates were likely to be wrong to begin with.

BThey likely do not understand the SPI formula.

CIt is not good news, as the number should be closer to 100 than 0.

DIt is good news, but Mark may have large cost variances to achieve this value.

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Suggested Answer: A

Cost and schedule performance indexes should be as close to 1 as possible. A larger value, such as 2.12, means that the schedule duration estimates were likely bloated or incorrect to begin with. Answer option B is incorrect. This is not the best choice for this question. Answer option C is incorrect. The number should not be close to 100; it should be close to 1. Answer option D is incorrect. While Mark may have crashed the schedule and driven up costs to achieve the SPI value, a more likely reason is that the time estimates were bloated.

by Junita at May 06, 2022, 08:27 AM

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Brittni

4 months ago

I thought SPI was good news, this is surprising!

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Nana

4 months ago

Management probably thinks the estimates were unrealistic.

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Johana

4 months ago

Wait, is it really bad? I thought higher was better?

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Carmen

4 months ago

Totally agree, that number is way too high!

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Madonna

4 months ago

A SPI of 2.12 usually means something's off with the estimates.

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Rex

5 months ago

I thought SPI should be close to 1 for good performance, so C seems like it could be relevant too.

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Emeline

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question where a high SPI was a red flag for cost overruns, which makes me lean towards D.

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Arminda

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think management might just not get how SPI works, so B could also be a possibility.

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Alyce

5 months ago

I remember reading that a high SPI can indicate issues with initial estimates, so A might be the right choice.

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Tashia

5 months ago

I'm leaning towards B. Using VPC Service Controls to mark the load balancer as a restricted service feels like it would provide a good level of control and security. Plus, I'm more comfortable with VPC Service Controls than Access Context Manager.

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Michell

5 months ago

Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. I need to merge the EMPLOYEES and DONATIONS data sets, then filter for employees who have no donations. I think option C might be the way to go.

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