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Question #: 234
Topic #: 1

A project manager agreed to a team member's request to have an alternative working schedule whereby they begin working at 12:00 p.m. each day. This arrangement has worked well for the project, but has recently been scrutinized by members from other project teams because the company's core working hours begin at 9:00 a.m.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?

A. Broken down the situation to identify the root cause
B. Determined communication methods and channels
C. Analyzed the boundaries of the negotiations for agreement
D. Managed and rectified the ground rule violations

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by Balaraju at Oct. 18, 2022, 7:15 a.m.

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Tydp

Highly Voted 2 years, 2 months ago

I know it is C because nothing else makes sense… but the English in C, is so tough to understand…

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8a6d137

3 months ago

Think about an Enterprise agreement between a large firm and union. An agreement that is governed by national work standards of a country. Then think about agreement that PM made with team and how it is encroaching on 9 AM start time. then this answer C will make sense.

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Suldan

Most Recent 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: D

This is a violation of the working hours. By approving a schedule that deviates from company-wide norms without proper coordination, the PM violated implicit or explicit ground rules.

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Androfred

7 months ago

Selected Answer: C

C: Before agreeing to an alternative working schedule, the project manager should have analyzed the boundaries of the agreement to ensure it aligns with the organization’s policies, core working hours, and expectations from other teams. Proper analysis and consideration during negotiations would have prevented the scrutiny and ensured that the arrangement was clearly justified and communicated.

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mdkhassan

10 months, 3 weeks ago

This is a break in communication...he should have informed the stakeholders about the 12:00 pm start time decision

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Loan

1 year, 5 months ago

why not D?

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victory108

1 year, 7 months ago

Selected Answer: C

C. Analyzed the boundaries of the negotiations for agreement

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TomGrey

1 year, 7 months ago

Selected Answer: C

Clearly all other answers make less sense than C. Even C makes no sense.

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arnibert

2 years, 2 months ago

Apparently my language skills do not allow me to understand (C) even after having it translated in my mother language :-(

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Balaraju

2 years, 3 months ago

I do not understand why C?

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rajeshtk

2 years, 3 months ago

Organization may have core working hours as a policy for their employees. Everyone needs to be available for working in the core hour duration. Any exception is needed, that needs to be discussed/negotiated with concerned department or function.

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Sumit182

2 years, 2 months ago

Very clearly explained

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