PGMP · Question #568
A program manager is responsible for constructing a US$50 million building. Management suggests it will take three years to complete. The program manager can select a design-build option to optimize t
The correct answer is B. 1.50 years. The expected delivery time is 1.50 years-the design-build option-because it represents the best currently approved and executable program plan. The 3-year management estimate is the baseline without optimization. The steel-delay scenario of 4.5 years is a risk event, not the plan
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A program manager is responsible for constructing a US$50 million building. Management suggests it will take three years to complete. The program manager can select a design-build option to optimize the construction schedule to 1.5 years. However, heavy demand for steel is causing price increases and delivery delays. If this trend continues, it could take as long as 4.5 years to complete construction. You learn that a new technology can yield a definitive delivery schedule of 1.25 years. What is the expected time of delivery?
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- A1.25 years
- B1.50 years
- C1.75 years
- D1.00 years
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A8% (3)
- B69% (27)
- C5% (2)
- D18% (7)
Explanation
The expected delivery time is 1.50 years-the design-build option-because it represents the best currently approved and executable program plan. The 3-year management estimate is the baseline without optimization. The steel-delay scenario of 4.5 years is a risk event, not the plan. The new technology delivering 1.25 years, while promising, represents an unapproved scope or technology change that has not been formally integrated into the program. The program manager commits to the design-build schedule of 1.5 years as the expected delivery, while managing the steel-delay risk separately.
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