Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 651

A project manager is working with an agile team to enhance a product. Due to a tight deadline, the team is trying to crash the schedule by engaging multiple resources to work on the project simultaneously. However, the technical environment is configured to allow only one resource to work on a feature at a time.
The team plans to upgrade the technical environment but is unable to agree on a way forward.

What should the project manager do first?

Answer options

• A. Add this conflict to the agenda for discussion at the next daily standup meeting.
• B. Conduct a consensus-building session to decide how to approach the next set of work.
• C. Conduct a planning session to decide how to approach the next set of work.
• D. Escalate the issue to the product owner for resolution.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because conducting a consensus-building session allows the team to collaboratively decide on the best approach to resolve the conflict regarding resource allocation. Options A and C do not prioritize team collaboration for resolution, and D may delay the process by escalating the issue rather than addressing it within the team.