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Question #: 537
Topic #: 1

A project manager has two projects that are being executed at the same time. The duration of the critical project must be reduced, but the project manager does not have enough resources to achieve this goal. In addition, the schedule does not have activities that can be overlapped.
What should the project manager do?

A. Analyze both projects to determine the most effective use of common resources
B. Use resource optimization to justify requesting more resources for the critical project
C. Provide schedule optimization training to the project teams to improve their skills
D. Apply fast-tracking techniques to compress the schedule of the critical project

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

by SuHo2610 at Sept. 19, 2022, 9:08 a.m.

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DavidTri

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: A

Not B - because project manager does not have enough resources to achieve this goal. Not C - because member do not lacking skills Not D - because the schedule does not have activities that can be overlapped

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victory108

1 year, 8 months ago

Selected Answer: A

A. Analyze both projects to determine the most effective use of common resources

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miggykurkova

1 year, 8 months ago

PMs are always analyze :)

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SteAle

1 year, 10 months ago

Selected Answer: A

One project can borrow some resources from another project if possible.

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RevZig67

2 years ago

Selected Answer: D

If the project manager needs to reduce the duration of the critical project but does not have enough resources and activities that can be overlapped, the most appropriate option is D - apply fast-tracking techniques to compress the schedule of the critical project.

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adingmaki

1 year, 7 months ago

Your name is noted. I've seen you answer questions wrong a lot. The project is critical. Fast tracking increases risk.

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PMPStudent

2 years, 5 months ago

Selected Answer: A

A is correct

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SuHo2610

2 years, 8 months ago

Am I allowed to simply switch resources between projects (just because I'm the PM of 2 projects in parallel)?

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2 years, 7 months ago

With resources they have in common, which is what I think they mean by "common resources" in the answer, then yes. This could also open up new means of fast tracking, depending on the resource, which could be anything from tools you could use (i.e. both projects need a jackhammer, but one project doesn't get it until later, however if they got it at an ealier time it would allow them to begin quicker) I think thats what they're going for here.

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