Exam PMP topic 1 question 245 discussion

Actual exam question from PMI's PMP

Question #: 245
Topic #: 1

An enthusiastic, newly hired vice-president has been assigned as the product owner for a digital transformation project. The project manager advises the product owner that some of the functional requirements are not aligned with the chief information technology officer's (CTO) strategy. The product owner tells the project manager that the CTO is not part of the project and should not be engaged at this moment.
What should the project manager do?

A. Advise the CTO about the possible impacts caused by the project.
B. Influence the product owner to review the engagement needed from other stakeholders.
C. Continue building the backlog since they are functional requirements.
D. Review the organizational process assets (OPAs) for historical information from similar projects.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by SteAle at July 1, 2023, 11:02 a.m.

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Only12go

Highly Voted 1 year, 7 months ago

Selected Answer: B

B. Influence the product owner to review the engagement needed from other stakeholders. In this situation, it's important for the project manager to encourage the product owner to review the engagement of relevant stakeholders, including the CTO, as necessary. While the CTO may not be directly involved in the project, their strategy and alignment with the project's functional requirements can have a significant impact on the project's success. The project manager should advocate for a more inclusive approach to stakeholder engagement to ensure that the project is aligned with the broader organizational strategy and goals.

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kavikris

Most Recent 6 months ago

Selected Answer: D

Here the option D talks about reviewing OPA to check how previous projects were done and for lessons learned, the answer cant be B as it refers to 'OTHER' stakeholders and doesnt talk anything about the conflict of whether to include CTO or not and completes ignores the topic relevant here

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