You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. You want to increase the overall duration of the
project. If the management elects to use resource leveling, then what will happen to the project
duration?

A.
The duration will increase, but the labor will stay the same.

B.
The duration will decrease as new team members are brought onto the project.

C.
Nothing, new resources will be incorporated into the project team.

D.
The duration will increase, but the labor will decrease.

Explanation:
Resource leveling usually increases the overall duration of the project because management
restricts the amount of labor which can be utilized in a given time period. Resource leveling
heuristics is a prioritization method that allocates inadequate resources to critical path activities
first. It is a schedule network analysis technique useful to a schedule that has already been
analyzed by the critical path method. It is used when shared or critical essential resources are only
available at certain times, in limited quantities, or to keep resource usage at a constant level. It is a
technique that resolves resource conflicts by delaying tasks within their slack allowances.
Resource leveling is the process in which project teams come across problems when developing
their project schedules. If a company has multiple projects running simultaneously that require the
same resources, then problems can arise. It can often cause the critical path method to change.
Answer option C is incorrect. New resources are not added as part of resource leveling.
Answer option D is incorrect. Labor remains the same in resource leveling, but their availability
decreases.

Answer option B is incorrect. New resources are not added as part of resource leveling.