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PK0-003 · Question #334

Additional company employees have been assigned to the project. Which of the following will be affected?

The correct answer is A. The timeline may be positively affected at the expense of the project cost.. Assigning additional employees to a project can positively affect the project timeline by potentially accelerating completion, but this usually comes at the expense of increased project cost due to additional labor expenses.

Project management concepts

Question

Additional company employees have been assigned to the project. Which of the following will be affected?

Options

  • AThe timeline may be positively affected at the expense of the project cost.
  • BThis change does not affect the triple constraint because the additional employees are already on
  • CThe quality of the product will improve but it will add more time to the project to train the new
  • DTotal project cost will be reduced because the project can now be completed sooner.

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    73% (24)
  • B
    15% (5)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Assigning additional employees to a project can positively affect the project timeline by potentially accelerating completion, but this usually comes at the expense of increased project cost due to additional labor expenses.

AThe timeline may be positively affected at the expense of the project cost.Correct

Adding resources often allows tasks to be completed faster, positively affecting the timeline, but it directly increases labor costs, making the project more expensive. This illustrates the trade-offs within the triple constraint.

BThis change does not affect the triple constraint because the additional employees are already on

Any significant change, such as adding resources, directly impacts at least one aspect of the triple constraint (scope, time, cost, quality), making this statement incorrect.

CThe quality of the product will improve but it will add more time to the project to train the new

While quality might improve, adding new team members often requires onboarding and training, which initially adds time and can temporarily slow down productivity rather than instantly improving quality.

DTotal project cost will be reduced because the project can now be completed sooner.

While the project may be completed sooner, total project cost will almost certainly increase due to the additional labor hours, rather than decrease.

Concept tested: Triple constraint and resource allocation impact

Source: https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/what-is-the-triple-constraint-in-project-management

Topics

#Triple constraint#Resource allocation#Project cost#Project schedule

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