Which of the following schedule network analysis techniques is applied when a critical path method calculation has been completed and resources availability is critical?

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Options

• AApplying calendars
• BResource Leveling
• CResource Planning
• DResource Conflict Management

• A
  12% (4)
• B
  76% (26)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  9% (3)

Explanation

Resource Leveling is applied after a Critical Path Method (CPM) calculation when resource availability is constrained - it adjusts start and finish dates to balance resource demand against supply, often extending the project schedule to avoid over-allocation.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Applying calendars - Calendars define working/non-working time and are inputs to the schedule model, not a post-CPM optimization technique for resource constraints.
• C. Resource Planning - This is a broader planning process (identifying what resources are needed), not a network analysis technique applied after CPM.
• D. Resource Conflict Management - Not a defined PMI schedule network analysis technique; it's a general concept, not a named method in the PMBOK framework.

Memory tip: Think of Resource Leveling as "smoothing the hill" - after CPM identifies your critical path, leveling flattens resource peaks and valleys so no resource is overloaded, even if it means pushing the schedule out. CPM first, then Level - the sequence is your cue.

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