PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) — Question 7

Holly is the project manager for her organization. In her project, she has worked with the project team to define when the project team will be utilized in the project, the duration of the project activities, and the sequence in which the project work must be completed. During several phases of her project, the project team will need to work more than fifty hours per week. The project team members have agreed this is necessary and they're willing to do the work to complete the project.
Management, however, has not approved Holly's schedule based on the overtime the scheduling will require. They have set a limit on the project schedule of 45 hours per week. What is this limit technically called? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Answer options

• A. Constraint
• B. Assumption
• C. Execution variance analysis
• D. Resource leveling heuristic

Correct answer: A, D

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as a constraint refers to any factor that limits the project team's options, including time limitations set by management. Option D is also correct because resource leveling heuristics are methods used to manage resources efficiently to stay within set limits. Options B and C do not accurately describe the management's time limitation.