CAPM Predictive Plan-Based Methodologies Practice Question
A project manager is reviewing the project schedule and notices that a task has a lead time of 2 days. What does this indicate?
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Correct answer & explanation
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The task can start 2 days before its predecessor finishes
Lead time allows a successor activity to start before its predecessor finishes. A lead of 2 days means the successor can start 2 days before the predecessor finishes. Lag is the opposite (wait time). Float is not directly related.
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The task has 2 days of float
Why it's wrong here
Float is schedule flexibility, not lead.
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The task duration is 2 days
Why it's wrong here
Lead is not duration; it's a relationship modifier.
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The task cannot start until 2 days after its predecessor finishes
Why it's wrong here
This describes lag, not lead.
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The task can start 2 days before its predecessor finishes
Why this is correct
Lead enables overlapping of activities; the successor starts before the predecessor completes.
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