CBAP · Question #102
You are the business analyst for a new project. Part of this project is for the project team to manually install new workstations through the company's campus. Based on your research you have…
The correct answer is C. Timeboxing. The 25 workstations per hour throughput rate represents timeboxing, where a fixed time constraint drives prioritization of what work can be completed within that window.
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You are the business analyst for a new project. Part of this project is for the project team to manually install new workstations through the company's campus. Based on your research you have determined that the project team can install 25 new workstations per hour. Since there is a fixed amount of time that these workstations need to be installed you are considering adding additional labor for the implementation. You are also considering to adjust the prioritization of the project requirements based on the amount of workstations the project team can install per hour. What does the 25 workstations per hour represent in this scenario?
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- AReport project
- BParametric estimate
- CTimeboxing
- DPlanning
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(32 responses)- A13% (4)
- B6% (2)
- C75% (24)
- D6% (2)
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The 25 workstations per hour throughput rate represents timeboxing, where a fixed time constraint drives prioritization of what work can be completed within that window.
A project report is a status communication artifact, not a performance rate metric used to drive scope prioritization.
A parametric estimate uses a unit rate to project total cost or duration, but this scenario specifically describes adjusting requirement prioritization within a fixed time constraint, which is timeboxing rather than estimation.
Timeboxing is a technique that fixes the available time and uses a known throughput rate - in this case 25 workstations per hour - to determine what can realistically be accomplished. Because the installation window is fixed, the team must prioritize requirements based on that capacity, which is the defining characteristic of timeboxing.
Planning is a broad project management activity and not the specific technique represented by a fixed-time throughput rate used to adjust scope.
Concept tested: Timeboxing with throughput to prioritize requirements
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/framework/agile-practice-guide
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