PMP Questions ID 2360 as a project manager you are leading a software development project where the developers are col

As a project manager, you are leading a software development project where the developers are colocated within rented office space. Writing the code is taking longer than anticipated, and you have contacted the office facility to ensure the office will be available for another week. Unfortunately, the office is already booked, so you need to find another solution. After capturing the problem in the project documents, what should you do next?

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Update the schedule baseline

Record the issue in the issue log

Request additional funds

Revise the resource management plan

Up until now, your project team has allowed the use of flextime where project team members may take time off during regular business hours and make up the time during the evening hours or weekends. Recently, excessive use of flextime has become a roadblock as some team members are not available when needed. The team feels they should set a standard that flextime is only to be used for personal emergencies. How should you handle this situation?

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Contact the human resources department to update the corporate policies to prohibit flextime

Submit a change request to update the team charter based on the team's inputs

Discuss the issue with the team and update the team charter accordingly

Do nothing as the team has already agreed to use flextime for personal emergencies only

Recently, you promoted your star programmer, Sam, to lead the development team. Sam was a fantastic software coder, and you thought the promotion would mean that he could now share his expertise with the other development team members. However, you are surprised to learn that the performance of Sam in his new role is not meeting your expectations. Which empirical rule did you forget while considering the promotion of Sam?

While conducting a brainstorming session to identify stakeholders, a process manager disagrees with you on a decision you made regarding the influence and impact of each stakeholder on the project. He even makes some comments against you in front of other stakeholders. As a senior project manager, what should be your immediate response?

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Do nothing in the meeting but later escalate this issue to the sponsor

Take the help of other stakeholders and present your argument

Propose an immediate meeting between the two of you to resolve the differences

Remove the process manager from the project

One of your team leaders informs you that a team member criticizes him constantly about the allocation of tasks. The team leader also asserts that this team member is also responsible for the delay of many tasks, leading to delays in the project schedule. What action should you take as a project manager?

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