Holly is the project manager for her organization. She is creating the activity list and would like to
tag those activities that are comprised of discrete effort. What is discrete effort?

A.
It is a term used to describe activities whose effort cannot be directly measured to the project
objectives.

B.
It is a term used to describe activities whose effort can be directly measured and linked to the
project objectives.

C.
It is a term used to describe activities that are supportive of the project work, but not linked to
the project deliverables.

D.
It is a term used to describe activities that are core project management processes, but not
core project activities.

Explanation:
Discrete effort is a term used to describe the work that can be measured and traced to the
components in the work packages. It is the actual work to create the project deliverables. Discrete
effort refers to the particular work effort that can be identified and traced as having a direct tie to
the final completion of the project- related work breakdown structure components and the
deliverables. It is necessary that all the efforts have a specific measurable end product or end
result.
Answer options A, D, and C are incorrect. These are not valid definitions of discrete effort.