Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 583

A project manager is leading a project in an organization that has a functional structure. The project manager has been informed by the team that the tasks related to the purchase of services are taking too long, as the purchasing department has other priorities.

What should the project manager do?

Answer options

• A. Ask the project team to keep developing other tasks that do not depend on the purchase of services.
• B. Meet with the purchasing manager to find the source of the delays and agree on a purchasing schedule.
• C. Request that the purchasing tasks be outsourced through an existing purchasing vendor.
• D. Modify the project schedule to accommodate the delays in the purchase of services.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because meeting with the purchasing manager allows the project manager to understand the reasons for the delays and collaboratively create a plan to expedite the purchasing process. Option A does not address the issue, option C may not be feasible without prior agreement, and option D merely shifts the schedule without resolving the underlying problem.