PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) — Question 16

You're a project manager and you've completed your project schedule. The schedule will take 18 months to complete the project work. Throughout the schedule there are instances that the project work will require the project team members to work more than fifty hours per week. If you must adhere to a maximum of 45 hours of project work per team member, per week, what will likely happen to your project schedule as it stands right now?

Answer options

• A. Nothing, the 45 hours limit is a guideline.
• B. The project will take longer to complete.
• C. The project will take less time to complete.
• D. The project will require more resources.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because adhering to the 45-hour work limit means that the project team will not be able to work as many hours as initially planned, which will extend the overall timeline. Options A and C are incorrect as they either dismiss the impact of the hour limit or incorrectly suggest that the project will be completed faster. Option D is also incorrect since it implies adding resources rather than addressing the hour limit issue.