Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1109

During the executing phase, a project manager is reviewing the issue log and finds there are outstanding high-priority issues that are still open. Most of the open issues require effort from external domain experts who are not on the project team.

What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Request that the project team members learn the required domain knowledge and resolve the open issues in a short time.
• B. Review the open issues with the issue reporter and issue a change request to hire an external domain expert.
• C. Ask the issue reporter to close the issues, because there are no project team members who have the required domain knowledge.
• D. Reduce the project scope to ensure that the project team has the knowledge to deliver the system on schedule.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because it addresses the need for specialized knowledge by proposing to hire external experts, which is essential for resolving high-priority issues. Option A is impractical as it assumes the team can quickly learn complex domain knowledge. Option C is incorrect as simply closing issues does not resolve them. Option D does not address the actual issues and unnecessarily limits the project scope.