One Method of Estimating Project Time Is to Use Industry

question 96

Multiple Choice

One method of estimating project time is to use industry standard factors for each project phase. With this method, if the planning phase typically takes 15% of total project time, and a particular project requires three months for planning, then the remainder of the project will require _____.

• A) 15 months
• B) 20 months
• C) 3.5 months
• D) 4.5 months
• E) 3 months

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