You are the project manager for your organization. You need the oak cabinets for your project
delivered by December 1 in order to install the floors around the oak cabinets by December 15.
Your company’s procurement office generally takes 45 days to complete procurement orders.
Based on this information, how should you schedule the lead time for the cabinet delivery?

A.
Cabinet procurement December 1, plus 45 days lead time

B.
Cabinet procurement November 15

C.
Cabinet procurement December 1, minus 45 dayslead time

D.
Cabinet procurement December 15 minus 45 dayslead time

Explanation:
The cabinet procurement and delivery must be completed by December 1. By scheduling the
activity to finish on December 1 with minus 45 days lead time for procurement, the cabinets will
arrive by the needed date.
Answer option A is incorrect. Lead time is always negative time, lag time is positive time. This
choice would cause the cabinets to not arrive until 45 days after December 1.
Answer option D is incorrect. This choice would cause the cabinets to arrive on December 15
when the floors are to be installed.
Answer option B is incorrect. This choice is not the best answer because it does not necessarily
account for holidays, weekends, or other factors in the project calendar. By scheduling the cabinet
for December 1 and working backwards through lead time, the project’s PMIS will account for
these breaks in the project work.