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Your program exists within a matrix structure. Your program has eight projects that all share resources from around the organization. You are concerned that some of the project team members may be ove

The correct answer is C. Resource histogram. A resource histogram is a bar chart that displays the amount of time resources are scheduled to work over a series of time periods, making over-allocation visible.

Resource Management

Question

Your program exists within a matrix structure. Your program has eight projects that all share resources from around the organization. You are concerned that some of the project team members may be over allocated and want to create a chart that will reflect the utilization of resources. What kind of chart can show the utilization of project team members used in your program?

Options

  • AResource network diagram
  • BResource breakdown structure
  • CResource histogram
  • DPareto chart

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    79% (15)
  • D
    11% (2)

Why each option

A resource histogram is a bar chart that displays the amount of time resources are scheduled to work over a series of time periods, making over-allocation visible.

AResource network diagram

A resource network diagram is not a standard project management tool - network diagrams show task dependencies, not resource utilization.

BResource breakdown structure

A resource breakdown structure (RBS) is a hierarchical decomposition of resource categories and types, not a chart showing utilization or allocation over time.

CResource histogramCorrect

A resource histogram visually represents resource utilization across time, typically showing hours or percentage of allocation per time period. It is the standard tool for identifying resource over-allocation or under-utilization across multiple projects in a program, making it the correct choice for the scenario described.

DPareto chart

A Pareto chart is a quality management tool used to identify the most frequent causes of defects and has no direct relation to resource utilization tracking.

Concept tested: Resource histogram for tracking team member utilization

Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/resource-management-program-9045

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#Resource Management#Resource Allocation#Resource Histogram#Program Planning

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