Which of the following is an output of the Estimate Activity Resources process?

Question

Options

• AAlternative analysis
• BBottom-up estimating
• CResource breakdown structure
• DEnterprise environmental factors

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  15% (7)
• C
  74% (35)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Resource Breakdown Structure (C) is an output of the Estimate Activity Resources process because it is a hierarchical chart showing the types and categories of resources identified during the estimation process - it is produced as a result of the process, not used as an input or tool.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Alternative analysis is a tool and technique of this process (used to evaluate different resource options), not an output.
• B. Bottom-up estimating is also a tool and technique - a method for estimating by rolling up detailed-level estimates, not something the process produces.
• D. Enterprise environmental factors are inputs to many processes, including this one; they represent organizational context that exists before the process begins.

Memory tip: Think of the acronym RIOT - if it's a Result of doing the work, it's an Output. The Resource Breakdown Structure is a document you create by doing the estimating, while analysis methods and environmental factors are things you use or consult going in. Any time you see a tangible structured document (breakdown structure, register, plan), it's almost always an output.

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