PMP Practice Question: Process — Predictive, Medium
You are managing a construction project with a fixed budget of $2.5 million and a 12-month timeline. After six months, the project has completed 40% of the planned work and spent $1.3 million. The project sponsor is concerned about cost performance and asks you to provide an analysis. Based on earned value metrics, you calculate that CPI is 0.77 and SPI is 0.80. The sponsor wants to know if the project can be completed within the original budget if current performance continues. What should you recommend?
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