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    PracticePMI PMP®PMI PMP Mini Practice ExamQuestion 018
    Hard1 markShort Answer
    Task 6: Plan and manage scheduleProcessScheduleCalculation

    PMP · Question 018 · Task 6: Plan and manage schedule

    A project has the following activity duration estimates: Activity A (Optimistic: 3, Most Likely: 5, Pessimistic: 13). Using the Beta (PERT) distribution, what is the expected duration for Activity A? (Enter the number only).

    How to approach this question

    Use the PERT formula: (O + 4M + P) / 6.

    Full Answer

    6
    (3 + 4*5 + 13) / 6 = (3 + 20 + 13) / 6 = 36 / 6 = 6.

    Common mistakes

    Using the triangular distribution (O+M+P)/3.
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