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PM Hub now offers you the benefit of daily guidance to help you stay on
the road to success with the project management exam or to sharpen and
exercise the project management skills you already possess. Each
edition of the PM Hub/Crosswind Tip of the Day will give you a question
of the day, daily terminology booster, and links to other helpful tools
that will prepare you for exam success.
Question of the Day
In the original Network diagram question, if Task D increases from five
to eight days, what is the Critical Path, and what is the length?
A) ACFH, 16 days
B) BCFH, 18 days
C) BDFH, 20 days
D) BDGH, 21 days
Terminology of the Day
Dummy Activities
A zero duration activity used in the arrow diagramming method
(ADM) to show a logical relationship; represented graphically with an
arrow having a dashed line
Answer and Explanation to Yesterday's Question
Project A is four months long, has four Stakeholders, and has completed
planning. Project B is 12 months long, has 10 Stakeholders, and is in
execution. Project C is 12 months long, has four Stakeholders, and is
in planning. Which project is most likely to experience Scope creep?
A) Project A
B) Project B (Correct)
C) Project C
D) Not enough Information
Explanation: Explanation: Project B is tied for the longest
project but has the most Stakeholders. The longer the project and
greater the number of Stakeholders involved, the more an environment is
prone to Scope creep.
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