A project team member states that the tasks identified in the project schedule for the week greatly exceed the number of available hours for the week.
Which of the following activities would have allowed the project manager to identify and correct this issue in advance?
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A. B. C. D.D.
The correct answer to the question is D. Resource leveling.
Resource leveling is a project management technique that aims to adjust the project schedule to balance the workload of project team members and allocate resources optimally to prevent over or underutilization of resources. Resource leveling identifies and resolves overallocation of resources, which can lead to project delays, cost overruns, and quality issues.
By implementing resource leveling, the project manager can analyze the project schedule to identify the number of available hours for each week and allocate resources accordingly to prevent overallocation of resources. In this case, resource leveling could have identified that the tasks identified in the project schedule for the week greatly exceed the number of available hours for the week and prevented this issue from occurring.
Option A, risk identification, is a technique used to identify and manage project risks. While it is important to identify and manage risks, it may not have prevented the issue of overallocation of resources.
Option B, gate review, is a technique used to review and evaluate the progress of a project. It is not designed to identify and correct issues related to resource allocation.
Option C, resource allocation, is the process of assigning resources to tasks in a project. While important, it does not prevent overallocation of resources.
In conclusion, the project manager could have identified and corrected the issue of overallocation of resources in advance by implementing resource leveling.