On what is project baseline development established?

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• AApproved product requirements
• BEstimated project cost and schedule
• CActual project cost and schedule
• DRevised project cost and schedule

• A
  5% (3)
• B
  81% (47)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  10% (6)

Explanation

Project baseline development is established on estimated project cost and schedule (B) because a baseline represents the approved plan against which actual performance will be measured - it must be set before work begins, using forward-looking estimates, not actuals or revisions.

• A (Approved product requirements) is wrong because requirements define scope, not the baseline itself; the baseline encompasses the cost and schedule plan built around that scope.
• C (Actual cost and schedule) is wrong because actuals are recorded during execution - you can't baseline something that hasn't been planned yet.
• D (Revised cost and schedule) is wrong because revisions create a re-baseline, which is a corrective action, not the initial baseline establishment.

Memory tip: Think of a baseline as a "snapshot before you press play" - it's your estimate of what the project should cost and when it should finish, locked in so you can measure variance later.

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