A Project Consists of Four Consecutive Tasks That Have Average

question 32

Multiple Choice

A project consists of four consecutive tasks that have average duration and worst-case duration estimates (in days) as shown in the table. Use Goldratt's model to determine the aggregated buffer for this project.

• A) 8.5 days
• B) 15.9 days
• C) 7.9 days
• D) 15.5 days

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