You are managing a project to put on an event. You are about to start the execution phase of the
project and have an approved project plan. As the project progresses, you want to compare the
actual progress to the original project plan. In order to track course corrections, you also want to
compare the actual progress to the plan as it stood at the beginning of each phase. Which of the
following enables you to make these comparisons?
A.
Before you start the execution of the project, save the current values by setting the first
baseline, which is called Baseline. At the end of each project phase, set Baseline again to save
the current values.
B.
Before you start the execution of the project, save the current values by setting both Baseline
and Baseline 1. At the end of each project phase, reset Baseline and set another baseline for
the phase, such as Baseline 2, Baseline 3, and so on.
C.
Before you start the execution of the project, save the current values by setting the first
baseline, which is called Baseline. At the end of each phase, set an interim plan.
D.
Before you start the execution of the project, save the current values by setting the first
baseline, which is called Baseline.
Explanation:
Project calculates variance by comparing the values in the first baseline, called Baseline, to
scheduled values, so you want to set Baseline at the beginning of execution. However, to save this
original baseline when you set new baselines, you must also set Baseline 1 at the beginning of
execution. Then, at the end of each phase, you set Baseline 2, Baseline 3, and so on to save another
set of values as of the end of each phase. You must reset Baseline as well so that variances compare
the scheduled values to the most recent baseline.
Answer option A is incorrect. Resetting baseline at the end of each phase overwrites the values
previously stored in that baseline, so you can compare your current schedule only to what you saved
at the end of the last phase.
Answer option D is incorrect. This step does not save the values as of the end of each phase.
Answer option C is incorrect. Variance fields do not compare current values to interim plan values.
