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?
AnswerB
ExplanationIf a resource leveling heuristic, such as 45 hours maximum per time period, is enforced on the
project, then the project schedule will take
longer to complete.
What is resource leveling heuristics?
Resource leveling heuristics is a prioritization method that allocates inadequate resources to critical
path activities first. It is
a schedule network analysis technique useful to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the
critical path method. It
is used when shared or critical essential resources are only available at certain times, in limited
quantities, or to keep
resource usage at a constant level. It is a technique that resolves resource conflicts by delaying tasks
within their slack
allowances. Resource leveling is the process in which project teams come across problems when
developing their project
schedules. If a company has multiple projects running simultaneously that require the same
resources, then problems can
arise. It can often cause the critical path method to change.
Answer option A is incorrect. The 45-hour limit is a restriction on the project.
Answer option C is incorrect. The project will not take less time to complete because the project
team members won't be able to complete as
much work in the same amount of time.
Answer option D is incorrect. The project may require more resources if the project manager and
management want the project to finish by a
particular date. In this question, however, the focus is on what will happen to the project schedule,
not the project staffing.