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CAPM · Question #15

After defining activities in project schedule management, which processes should a project manager follow?

The correct answer is A. Sequence Activities and Estimate Activity Durations. The PMBOK schedule management process flow requires that after Define Activities, the project manager must Sequence Activities first and then Estimate Activity Durations before developing the schedule.

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Question

After defining activities in project schedule management, which processes should a project manager follow?

Options

  • ASequence Activities and Estimate Activity Durations
  • BEstimate Activity Durations and Control Schedule
  • CDevelop Schedule and Control Schedule
  • DReview Activities and Develop Schedule

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    90% (35)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The PMBOK schedule management process flow requires that after Define Activities, the project manager must Sequence Activities first and then Estimate Activity Durations before developing the schedule.

ASequence Activities and Estimate Activity DurationsCorrect

Per PMBOK's Project Schedule Management knowledge area, the process sequence is: Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule, and Control Schedule. Sequencing must occur before estimating durations because the activity relationships and dependencies identified in sequencing inform how durations are estimated and constrained. Skipping or reordering these steps would result in an inaccurate or incomplete schedule model.

BEstimate Activity Durations and Control Schedule

Estimate Activity Durations and Control Schedule skips the required Sequence Activities step and jumps directly to controlling, bypassing the Develop Schedule process entirely.

CDevelop Schedule and Control Schedule

Develop Schedule and Control Schedule are later processes in the sequence and cannot occur before activities have been sequenced and their durations estimated.

DReview Activities and Develop Schedule

'Review Activities' is not a recognized PMBOK process in the Schedule Management knowledge area, making this option invalid.

Concept tested: Project Schedule Management process sequence

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok

Topics

#Project Schedule Management#PMBOK Processes#Process Flow#Activity Management

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