PMP Formula of the Week: Risky Task

PMPFormulaOTW475166460You are in the Executing phase of your project. As project manager, you receive weekly status reports on work progress from team members. In reviewing their input, you are particularly interested in two tasks:

  • Task 89 has an EST (estimated start time) of 45 and a LST (late start time) of 58.
  • Task 101 has an EST of 64 and a LST of 51.

Which of these tasks is riskiest?

A. Task 89 is the riskiest.
B. Task 101 is the riskiest.
C. Risk cannot be determined based on the given information.
D. Both tasks are equally risky.

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