PGMP · Question #126
Wan is the program manager for his organization. He has been hearing reports that some project team members are complaining about the number of hours they're required to work on the program's…
The correct answer is A. The schedule to complete the work will take longer. This question tests the impact of resource leveling on a program schedule. Capping resource work hours constrains availability, which forces activities to be spread over a longer duration.
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Wan is the program manager for his organization. He has been hearing reports that some project team members are complaining about the number of hours they're required to work on the program's projects and that some scheduling of team assignments are conflicting with their regular operational duties. You investigate the problem and agree that many team members are being assigned too much work within a given time period. You decide to enforce resource leveling heuristics to thirty hours of project work per week maximum. What will likely happen to the program and projects?
Options
- AThe schedule to complete the work will take longer.
- BThe cost of the program and project will increase.
- CThe risks of failure will increase.
- DThe morale of the project managers will decline.
How the community answered
(18 responses)- A72% (13)
- B11% (2)
- C6% (1)
- D11% (2)
Why each option
This question tests the impact of resource leveling on a program schedule. Capping resource work hours constrains availability, which forces activities to be spread over a longer duration.
Resource leveling adjusts the schedule to resolve resource conflicts by limiting the amount of work a resource can do in a given period. When a cap of 30 hours per week is enforced on project work, tasks that previously may have been assigned to more hours per week must be spread out over additional weeks, directly extending the overall schedule duration of the program and its projects.
Resource leveling does not inherently increase cost; capping hours at 30 per week may actually reduce overtime costs, not increase them.
Reducing overallocation and scheduling conflicts through leveling typically decreases burnout and team-related risks, not increases the risk of failure.
Project managers' morale is not directly tied to resource leveling decisions affecting team members; this is not a standard or predictable outcome.
Concept tested: Impact of resource leveling on program schedule
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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