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PMBOK Section: Estimate Activity Durations Process Group: Planning Process Group
Question Type: Calculation Knowledge Area: Time Management
Difficulty Level: Moderate

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You are managing a construction project. You have just finished defining your activities and are now estimating their
durations. Obtain government permits is one of your project activities that is very critical for the success of your project.
You obtain expert opinion regarding time requirements for this activity and you have come to the conclusion that its most
likely duration will be fifteen days. It will be very optimistic to obtain the permits in ten days. However keeping the current
environmental factors into consideration, it may take up to thirty days to obtain the permits. What estimate should you
take for this activity if you want to put more weight on the most likely duration with a ten percent contingency reserve?
(Round to the nearest day)

A. 17 days
B. 18 days
C. 20 days
D. 33 days

Hint : Use PERT formula to estimate your initial estimate.

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Correct : B
Reference: PMBOK4 - pg:150

Explanation Since you want to put more weight on the most likely estimate, you should use the PERT formula for your
initial estimate rather than taking a simple average of the three values. Your PERT estimate will be (10 + 4*15 + 30) / 6 =
16.67 days. Adding a ten percent contingency reserve to it will give 16.67*1.1 = 18.33 days. Rounding your estimate to
the nearest day will give 18 days. Choice B is the correct answer to this question.

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