Question 1

A project has the following activity durations and dependencies:
- Activity A: 4 days (no predecessors)
- Activity B: 6 days (predecessor: A)
- Activity C: 3 days (predecessor: A)
- Activity D: 5 days (predecessors: B, C)
- Activity E: 2 days (predecessor: D)

What is the total project duration in days? (Enter numbers only)

Accepted Answer

Calculate the critical path by finding the longest path through the network. Add up the durations of activities on the critical path.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this PMP question?

Accepted Answer

Students often add all activity durations (20 days) or calculate the A-C-D-E path (14 days) instead of finding the critical path A-B-D-E (17 days).

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