Ace the PMP Challenge 2025 – Project Management Mastery Awaits! Flash Cards

Together with your team, you applied three-point estimation on a critical path which consists of two activities. The following duration uncertainties are all calculated assuming a ±3sigma confidence interval. The duration uncertainty—defined as pessimistic minus optimistic estimate—of the first activity is 18 days; the second estimate has an uncertainty of 24 days. Applying the PERT formula for paths (beta distribution), what is the duration uncertainty of the entire path?