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All five members of a project team add 20% to their individual serial activities as a safety margin and submit their time estimates to the project manager.The manager adds the activity length estimates together and adds 20% for his personal safety margin.Then,anticipating a cut by top management,he adds another 20% to his final project estimate.Much to his surprise,top management cuts only 10% off his time estimate.How much of a cushion is now built into the project?
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Units of time equivalent to 60 minutes, used to measure the duration of events or the length of time dedicated to activities.
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