http://www.alsenosy.com | http://www.professionalengineers.usEACforecastforETCworkperformedatthepresentCPI.Thismethodassumesthatwhattheproject
hasexperiencedtodatecanbeexpectedtocontinueinthefuture.TheETCworkisassumedtobe
performedatthesamecumulativecostperformanceindex(CPI)asthatincurredbytheprojectto
date.Equation:EAC=BAC/CPI
113.Answer: D.
PMBOK® Guide, page 265 , Section7.4.2.2
Forecasting
Theprojectmanager'smanualEACisquicklycomparedwitharangeofcalculatedEACsrepresenting
variousriskscenarios.WhencalculatingEACvalues,thecumulativeCPIandSPIvaluesaretypically
used. While EVMdata quickly provide many statistical EACs, only three of the more common
methodsaredescribedasfollows:
EACforecastforETCworkconsideringbothSPIandCPIfactors.Inthisforecast,theETCworkwillbe
performedatanefficiencyratethatconsidersboththecostandscheduleperformanceindices.This
methodismostusefulwhentheprojectscheduleisafactorimpactingtheETCeffort.Variationsof
thismethodweighttheCPIandSPIatdifferentvalues(e.g., 80 / 20 , 50 / 50 ,orsomeotherratio)
accordingtotheprojectmanager'sjudgment.Equation:EAC=AC+[(BAC–EV)/(CPI×SPI)]
114.Answer: B.
PMBOK® Guide, page 265 , Section 7.4.2.2; and page 267 , Table 7 – 1
Forecasting
Theprojectmanager'smanualEACisquicklycomparedwitharangeofcalculatedEACsrepresenting
variousriskscenarios.WhencalculatingEACvalues,thecumulativeCPIandSPIvaluesaretypically
used. While EVMdata quickly provide many statistical EACs, only three of the more common
methodsaredescribedasfollows:
EACforecastforETCworkperformedatthepresentCPI.Thismethodassumeswhattheprojecthas
experiencedtodatecanbeexpectedtocontinueinthefuture.TheETCworkis assumedtobe
performedatthesamecumulativecostperformanceindex(CPI)asthatincurredbytheprojectto
date.Equation:EAC=BAC/CPI
Equation:VAC=BAC–EAC
115.Answer: A.
PMBOK® Guide, page 265 , Section 7. 4. 2. 2 ; and page 267 , Table 7 – 1
Forecasting
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116.Answer:C.
PMBOK® Guide, page 266 , Section 7. 4. 2. 3 ; page 268 , Figure 7 – 13 ; and page 267 , Table 7 – 1
To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)
The to-complete performance index (TCPI) is a measure of the cost performance that is required to
beachievedwiththeremainingresourcesinordertomeetaspecifiedmanagementgoal,expressed