Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 568

A project manager is working on a software development project. A team member complains that since the project tasks are very simple, there is no reason to perform quality control. The project manager understands that removing the quality management plan from the project will also help to save money, which is important to the customer.
What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Register starting the project without a quality management plan as a risk, and allocate the budget savings to the management reserve
• B. Develop the quality management plan, as quality is as equally important as cost and schedule management
• C. Get confirmation from management that the team member has enough experience to build software without quality control
• D. Ask the customer to order an external quality audit after accepting the project deliverable, and decrease the budget of the project

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because maintaining a quality management plan is essential to ensure the software meets the necessary standards, regardless of task simplicity. Options A and D suggest circumventing quality processes, which could lead to subpar deliverables. Option C does not address the importance of quality management, relying solely on the team member's experience.