Program Management Professional (PgMP) — Question 220

You are the program manager of the GHY Program in your organization. It has come to your attention that some of the project managers in your program are adding time to each project activity in an effort to pad their durations in case some event happens in their project that will cause delays. What principle should you share with these project managers that counterattack the concept of padding activities with additional time?

Answer options

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion, which means if project managers pad their schedules, tasks will likely take longer than necessary. The other options do not specifically address the issue of time padding in project management, making them less relevant in this context.