PMI-SP Exam - Topic 6 Question 4 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-SP exam

Question #: 4
Topic #: 6

You are the project manager of the BHG Project. You are creating a network diagram as shown in the figure:

Mary, a project team member, reports that an identified risk is likely to happen in the project that will affect the completion date of Activity D . She reports that the risk event will likely cause the duration of the activity to increase by six days. If this happens what is the earliest the project can complete?

A32 days

B29 days

C27 days

D26 days

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Suggested Answer: D

If Activity D increases by six days, the duration of the project will not change. There is 11 days of float available for Activity D so it may delay by six days without affecting the project end date. What is float? Float or total float (TF) is the total amount of time that a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date, or violating a schedule constraint. It is calculated by using the critical path method technique and determining the difference between the early finish dates and late finish dates. Answer options A, B, and C are incorrect. These are not valid answers for the question.

by Merilyn at May 06, 2022, 06:14 PM

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Raymon

4 months ago

I agree, 32 days sounds about right with that delay.

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Lamar

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure it's just 6 days? Seems like it could be more.

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Fletcher

4 months ago

Definitely not 26 days, that's way too optimistic!

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Idella

4 months ago

I think the earliest completion is still 29 days.

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Cletus

4 months ago

The risk adds 6 days to Activity D, so we need to adjust the timeline.

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Tammara

5 months ago

I recall that we discussed how critical path analysis works. If Activity D is on the critical path, then the project completion date will definitely be affected by that six-day increase.

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Chun

5 months ago

I think the answer might be 29 days, but I’m a bit confused about how to calculate the total duration with the risk included.

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Dominque

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure how the network diagram affects the overall project duration. Does the delay in Activity D push back the entire project timeline?

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Charolette

5 months ago

I remember we practiced a similar question about adjusting activity durations in our study group. I think we need to add the six days to the current duration of Activity D.

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Cheryll

5 months ago

This is a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about how the Item Master application handles updates to rotating item specifications.

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Gladys

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the different SSJS functions and which one would be best for converting a JSON string to a JavaScript object.

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Geoffrey

5 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this one. The question is clearly asking about the type of cryptography defined in FIPS 185 that is accepted by the NSA for protecting sensitive, unclassified information. The answer is Type I cryptography.

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