Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1249

A project manager is part of a team that is launching a series of features to comply with a new regulation. The team has only 6 weeks to release the features to the legacy applications. During the standup meeting, a software engineer indicated that the development of an important feature is on hold until the assigned designer completes a specific task. This delay is a serious road block to meeting the release date.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Meet with the design team manager to inform them of the current status and request an additional designer
• B. Ask the software engineer to move forward without completing the important feature
• C. Contact the design team manager and ask to reconsider the priority list based on the latest situation
• D. Meet with the designer to share the current status and develop a solution to complete the task

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because meeting with the designer directly allows the project manager to address the issue at its source and collaboratively find a solution to expedite the task completion. Option A may not solve the immediate problem, while B would lead to incomplete work and C might delay the resolution further by shifting priorities instead of addressing the current task.