Exam PMP topic 1 question 26 discussion

Actual exam question from PMI's PMP

Question #: 26
Topic #: 1

A project manager works in a hierarchical organization. The project team members are used to being told what to do, and the performance reviews include the percentage of completion of the allocated tasks. After a conversation with the sponsor, the project manager realizes that they need to reassign a couple of tasks to meet the next milestone. This change can be perceived as poor performance by the current assignees.
What should the project manager do?

A. Organize a team meeting and inform the team members that, as the person accountable for delivery, they decided to change the task allocation
B. Ask the more experienced team member privately to take the task and inform the other team members that work has been reassigned
C. Ask the less experienced team member privately to stop working on the task and inform another team member that the work has been reassigned
D. Organize a team meeting to inform team members about a change in direction and work with them to change the task allocation

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by Ganzee at Dec. 15, 2022, 3:42 p.m.

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Ganzee

Highly Voted 2 years, 8 months ago

D. Organize a team meeting to inform team members about a change in direction and work with them to change the task allocation

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gspace

Highly Voted 2 years, 5 months ago

Option A might be worth exploring here. In the question, it says the team members are used to being told what to do + they are under a hierarchical system. Sounds like a plan driven environment.

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Nayla87

Most Recent 3 months, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: D

Is the best and logical answer

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ductrinh

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: D

D is the best, PM always support team

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Deepakuc

9 months, 1 week ago

D is the right answer

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kazu91

1 year, 1 month ago

This change can be perceived as poor performance by the current assignees. => Current process is facing problem. We need to change, firstly is Task Allocation, and asking them support to define it.

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