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A project manager who takes over halfway through a project determines that the cost performance index (CPI) is 0.65. A detailed audit identifies that the project cost was analogously estimated, and th

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Submitted by ngozi_ng· Apr 18, 2026Process

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A project manager who takes over halfway through a project determines that the cost performance index (CPI) is 0.65. A detailed audit identifies that the project cost was analogously estimated, and the audit team thinks that something was missing in the way the estimates were done. What should have been done to avoid this problem?

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  • AUtilized three-point estimates
  • BValidated the schedule performance index (SPI) to evaluate deviation
  • CIncluded lessons learned from past projects
  • DUsed bottom-up estimating

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#Cost Estimation#Bottom-Up Estimating#Project Planning#Estimation Techniques
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