Project Management Professional (PMP) Practice Exam

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Post-mortem analysis after scheduled finish date of a project shows a CPI of 0.8 and an SPI of 1.25. What is a plausible explanation for that?

The project was terminated early. At that time, it was over budget and ahead of schedule.
The project has produced additional deliverables which were originally not required.
The project has evidently been finished under budget and behind of schedule.
The project has evidently been finished over budget and ahead of schedule.

The correct answer is: The project was terminated early. At that time, it was over budget and ahead of schedule.

This could be a plausible explanation because a CPI of 0.8 indicates that the project is over budget, while an SPI of 1.25 indicates that it is ahead of schedule. This suggests that the project was terminated early due to it being over budget, even though it was able to finish ahead of schedule. This could occur if the budget was not properly managed and more money was spent than originally planned, resulting in an early termination of the project. Option B, producing additional deliverables, would not affect the CPI or SPI. Option C, finishing under budget and behind schedule, would result in a CPI of less than 1 and an SPI of less than 1. Option D, finishing over budget and ahead of schedule, would result in a CPI greater than 1 and an SPI greater than 1. Therefore, option A is the most plausible explanation for the given CPI and SPI