ISEB-PM1 · Question #5
A project manager has finished the project. He knows that the project scope has been completed ISEB ISEB-PM1 Exam and is within cost and time objectives set by management. Management, however, says…
The correct answer is B. It was completed within the baseline. Option B is correct because a project baseline is the approved, official plan against which project performance is measured - if the baseline was set at 33 weeks and the project finished in 33 weeks, it met its baseline by definition, making it a success regardless of earlier…
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A project manager has finished the project. He knows that the project scope has been completed ISEB ISEB-PM1 Exam and is within cost and time objectives set by management. Management, however, says that the project is a failure, because the original schedule was for 27 weeks and the project was completed in 33 weeks. If the project baseline was 33 weeks, the project is a success because:
Options
- AIt only had six weeks of changes.
- BIt was completed within the baseline.
- CThere were so few changes.
- DThere was good communication control.
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A10% (3)
- B79% (23)
- C7% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
Option B is correct because a project baseline is the approved, official plan against which project performance is measured - if the baseline was set at 33 weeks and the project finished in 33 weeks, it met its baseline by definition, making it a success regardless of earlier estimates.
Why the distractors fail:
- A is wrong because "six weeks of changes" is a fabricated detail - the question never mentions change volume, and quantity of changes doesn't determine success.
- C is wrong for the same reason; the number of changes is irrelevant and not discussed in the scenario.
- D is wrong because communication control is not what's being evaluated here - baseline adherence, not communication quality, is the success criterion in question.
Memory tip: Think of the baseline as the project's "official contract with management." Once approved, the original estimate (27 weeks) becomes history - the baseline (33 weeks) is the new target. If you hit the baseline, you win; if you beat a pre-baseline estimate, that's irrelevant.
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