Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1349

During daily calls team members share task progress. One team member does not usually communicate many details and has critical tasks to be completed. All team members are located in different countries and critical work is about to start.
Which two options will help the project manager in this situation? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Encourage all team members to use a virtual workspace
• B. Ask the team to send emails with detailed task progress
• C. Talk to the team member about their engagement and take appropriate action.
• D. Reassign the work to a resource who participates in the daily calls
• E. Report the team member's poor performance to the functional manager

Correct answer: A, C

Explanation

Encouraging the use of a virtual workspace (A) fosters collaboration and communication among team members, which is essential in a geographically dispersed team. Talking to the team member about their engagement (C) allows for understanding their challenges and can lead to improved performance. The other options, while they might address the issue, do not promote constructive team interaction or support for the underperforming member.