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Question #: 36
Topic #: 1
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A company is executing a high-visibility project to develop mobile phone technology. The project sponsor is concerned that an overall high risk rating may undermine support for the project within the company. The sponsor has instructed the project manager to manipulate the data used for Monte Carlo simulation to artificially reduce the risk rating.
What should the project manager do?

  • A. Schedule a face-to-face meeting with the project sponsor.
  • B. Modify the data.
  • C. Ignore the request.
  • D. Email the project sponsor explaining why the data should not be modified.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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Lunk
7 months, 1 week ago
A is the "best" answer according to the PMI principles as RoyalWarrior observed.
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RoyalWarrior
1 year, 1 month ago
Face-to-face meetings are always better, especially if the sponsor asks for something unethical. However, I am still partial to sending an email to have some paper trail in case this situation gets out of hand, and you are penalized for not doctoring numbers
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