PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project has a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.8 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.1. What does this indicate about the project's performance?
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Over budget and ahead of schedule
CPI < 1 means over budget; SPI > 1 means ahead of schedule.
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Over budget and ahead of schedule
Why this is correct
CPI <1 over budget, SPI>1 ahead of schedule.
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Over budget and behind schedule
Why it's wrong here
SPI >1 indicates ahead of schedule.
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Under budget and ahead of schedule
Why it's wrong here
CPI <1 is over budget.
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Under budget and behind schedule
Why it's wrong here
CPI <1 is over budget.
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