PMP · Question #747
A project manager is assigned to a regulatory project for their country. The deadline for delivering results in compliance with the new laws is very tight, and the project team members have not yet be
The correct answer is B. Review organizational process assets (OPAs) and perform analogous estimating.. Given a tight deadline and unassigned team, the project manager should first leverage past similar projects to estimate and plan more effectively.
Question
Options
- ARegister a new risk in the risk management plan.
- BReview organizational process assets (OPAs) and perform analogous estimating.
- CAsk for additional resources and review the project estimate.
- DComplete a bottom-up estimation for the project activities.
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B83% (20)
- C4% (1)
- D8% (2)
Why each option
Given a tight deadline and unassigned team, the project manager should first leverage past similar projects to estimate and plan more effectively.
Registering a risk might be necessary later, but the immediate need is to gather information for planning, not just identify potential problems.
Reviewing organizational process assets (OPAs) involves looking at historical project data, lessons learned, and templates from similar past projects. Performing analogous estimating uses this historical data from a previous project of similar scope to estimate the duration or cost of the current project, which is particularly useful when detailed information is scarce or for initial, high-level estimates.
Asking for additional resources or reviewing the estimate is premature without an initial estimate or clear understanding of the project's demands based on historical data.
Completing a bottom-up estimation is a detailed, time-consuming process that requires a fully defined scope and assigned team, which are not available yet.
Concept tested: Project estimation techniques, leveraging historical data
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok/project-planning-process-group#process-10.2.3.2
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Community Discussion
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Carlos M.May 14, 2026B is the right call here. The peer just told you a similar project already exists, so your first move is checking OPAs for historical info and using analogous estimating to get a quick baseline. With a tight deadline and no team assigned yet, you don't have time for bottom-up estimating, and adding resources or logging risks is premature. Analogous estimating is literally designed for early stages when you need a fast estimate based on past projects, which is exactly this scenario.
Imani T.May 16, 2026B is correct but the real giveaway is early stage with limited info, which is analogous estimating in a nutshell - the peer pointing you to OPAs is just the delivery mechanism for getting there.
Imani T.May 21, 2026B is correct. OPAs plus analogous estimating fits the tight deadline and existing prior project.
Olusegun A.May 25, 2026B is the move here. Anyone know why analogous beats bottom-up with a tight deadline?
Imani T.May 25, 2026Analogous wins because you are pulling from a similar past project so you skip the granularity, but heads up, bottom-up is more accurate if your org actually has the historical data to back it.