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PMI-SP · Question #159

You are the project manager of a software development project. Your project team will be creating a web-based software application that will allow your company's customers to browse your website…

The correct answer is C. Level of effort. The level of effort term describes the ongoing maintenance associated with the project work, but not a contribution to the deliverables of the project work. Level of Effort (LOE) is a project activity which must be done to support other work activities or the entire project…

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You are the project manager of a software development project. Your project team will be creating a web-based software application that will allow your company's customers to browse your website, search inventory, and place orders among other things. Your project team will, on a regular basis, need to update their computer virus prevention software, update their operating systems, and perform other maintenance on their computers in order to complete the project. This maintenance work is not directly tied to the project deliverables, but it is needed in order for the project to be completed. What term best describes this maintenance work?

Options

  • AProject management overhead
  • BDiscrete effort
  • CLevel of effort
  • DCost of conformance to quality

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    95% (37)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

The level of effort term describes the ongoing maintenance associated with the project work, but not a contribution to the deliverables of the project work. Level of Effort (LOE) is a project activity which must be done to support other work activities or the entire project effort. It usually consists of short amounts of work which must be repeated periodically. LOE is used to define the amount of work performance within a period of time and is measured in man days or man hours per Answer option B is incorrect. Discrete effort describes the activities that can be linked directly to the project work packages. Answer option A is incorrect. Project management overhead is an example of apportioned effort. Answer option D is incorrect. The cost of conformance to quality describes the dues, such as the subscription for the anti-virus software that must be spent, so the project can reach its objectives.

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#level of effort#discrete effort#work categorization#project overhead

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