PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) — Question 84

A company is executing a high-visibility project to develop mobile phone technology. The project sponsor is concerned that an overall high risk rating may undermine support for the project within the company. The sponsor has instructed the project manager to manipulate the data used for Monte Carlo simulation to artificially reduce the risk rating.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Schedule a face-to-face meeting with the project sponsor.
• B. Modify the data.
• C. Ignore the request.
• D. Email the project sponsor explaining why the data should not be modified.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because scheduling a face-to-face meeting allows the project manager to discuss the ethical implications of manipulating data and the potential consequences for the project. Options B and D are inappropriate as modifying data undermines integrity, while ignoring the request (option C) does not address the sponsor's concerns directly.