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PK0-005 Practice Question: During project monitoring and controlling, the…
During project monitoring and controlling, the project manager calculates the cost performance index (CPI) as 0.8. What does this indicate?
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Why each option matters
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The project is over budget
A CPI below 1 signifies that the project is over budget.
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The project is behind schedule
Why it's wrong here
This is indicated by SPI less than 1, not CPI.
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The project is ahead of schedule
Why it's wrong here
CPI measures cost efficiency, not schedule performance. Schedule performance is measured by SPI.
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The project is over budget
Why this is correct
CPI = EV/AC = 0.8 means for every dollar spent, only $0.80 of value is earned, indicating over budget.
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The project is under budget
Why it's wrong here
A CPI less than 1 indicates over budget, not under.
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