Program Management Professional (PgMP) — Question 37

You are the program manager for your organization. You are examining the order of the activities in your program schedule and would like to change some of the ordering to alleviate scheduling conflicts, risks, and based on your experience with the discipline the program uses. Some of the activities you can rearrange while some of the activities must be completed in a particular order. What term describes the activities that can happen in any order?

Answer options

• A. Finish on constraints
• B. Discretionary dependencies
• C. Mandatory dependencies
• D. Benefits management dependencies

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as discretionary dependencies refer to tasks that can be completed in any order based on the project manager's preference. In contrast, mandatory dependencies (C) must be performed in a specific sequence due to inherent constraints, while finish on constraints (A) and benefits management dependencies (D) do not apply to the flexibility of task sequencing.