Formula To Know in Preparing For PMP Exam ?

Project Management experts Association , 2010

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Based on PMPBOOK® 4th Edition
Version 4.0
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Title Formula Knowledge area Note

P + 4M + O
PERT PERT = Time Management
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Give number of days that the activity can delay without delaying project.
Total Float LS – ES ( OR ) LF - EF Time Management

SV > 0 , Project is ahead of the plan

Schedule Variance ( SV ) SV= EV-PV Cost Management

SV < 0 , Project is behind plan

CV > 0 , Project is under budget

Cost Variance (CV) CV = EV – AC Cost Management

CV < 0 , Project is over budget

CPI > 1 , Efficiency in utilizing the resources allocated to the project is good.

Cost Performance Index ( CPI ) EV

Cost Management CPI < 1 , Efficiency in utilizing the resources allocated to the project is bad.
CPI =
𝐴𝐶
SPI > 1 Mean more work was completed than was planned.
EV
Schedule Performance Index (SPI) SPI = Cost Management
𝐴𝐶 SPI < 1 Mean more work was completed than was planned.

BAC − EV
To Complete Performance Index TCPI = Cost Management
𝐵𝐴𝐶 −
The result is the amount of money you need to invest today (PV) for n years at r % interest
𝐹𝑉 in order to end up with the target sum (FV). The higher the PV the better.
Present Value ( PV ) 𝑃𝑉 = Cost Management
(1 + 𝑟)𝑛
𝑁 (𝑁 − 1) Total amount of channel among n people in group.
𝐶𝐶 =
Communication Channels (CC ) 2 Communication

k
P : Pessimistic O : Optimistic M : Most likely EV: Earned Value AC : Actual Cost BAC : Budget At Completion LS: Late Start ES: Early Start

LF: Late Finish EF: Early Finish FV: Future Value r : Annual Interest Rate. n : number of years N : is the number of project members

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