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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager is in the process of developing…
A project manager is in the process of developing the project schedule. Which activity most directly determines the project's finish date?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Critical path analysis
The critical path is the sequence of tasks that dictates the project's minimum duration.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Cost estimation
Why it's wrong here
Cost estimation produces monetary figures for resources, not the schedule network logic that sets the finish date; duration estimation and critical path analysis do that. It tempts because cost and schedule are both planning baselines, but cost data does not determine when the last activity ends.
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Critical path analysis
Why this is correct
Critical path analysis identifies the longest sequence of dependent activities, whose total duration equals the shortest possible project completion time. Any delay on that path directly delays the finish date, so it is the activity that determines the schedule's end.
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Quality planning
Why it's wrong here
Quality planning defines standards, metrics and acceptance criteria, not activity durations or dependencies; the critical path determines the finish date. It tempts because quality activities consume schedule time, but planning them does not itself establish when the project completes.
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Resource estimation
Why it's wrong here
Resource estimation identifies the types and quantities of resources needed per activity, not their durations or sequencing; duration estimation plus critical path analysis fixes the finish date. It tempts because resource availability can extend durations, but estimation alone does not compute the completion date.
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