Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1193

A project manager has a team of shared resources from other projects who are working on a client project. Three days before the project is due. The team informs the project manager that the project will be delayed because a component was not delivered on time. Competing priorities of the shared resources are delaying delivery of the component.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this delay from happening?

Answer options

• A. Updated the risk management plan and registered lessons learned for the project
• B. Reorganized the team for the project based on the work breakdown structure (WBS)
• C. Maintained constant communication with the stakeholders of the other projects
• D. Used the resource management plan to identify the impacts of the other projects

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because using the resource management plan allows the project manager to understand how other projects might impact resource availability, which is crucial for planning. The other options, while beneficial for project management, do not directly address the issue of resource conflicts that led to the delay.