Your Next Project Consists of 8 Consecutive 8-Day Activities,each Estimated

question 50

Multiple Choice

Your next project consists of 8 consecutive 8-day activities,each estimated by a different worker in your organization.Your organizational culture dictates that you add your own safety margin of 3 days into your estimates.Unbeknownst to you,the project manager has recently converted to a critical chain project management view.The project manager knows perfectly well what sorts of games are played with activity estimates and she knows exactly how much activity padding takes place.What will the overall project safety margin be once the project manager reviews your estimates and makes the project schedule?

• A)12 days
• B)6 days
• C)18 days
• D)9 days

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