Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 669

A project manager is assigned to an automotive product development project in the middle of the pilot phase. According to the test lab, a durability test was completed with good results six weeks ago, but there were no reports left behind by the test engineer who left the organization the previous month.

What should the previous project manager have done to prevent this issue?

Answer options

• A. Built a pair-engineering environment so that experienced engineers always work with junior engineers to assist in knowledge transfer.
• B. Led a technical benchmark workshop every month to share state-of-the-art technology trends and ask all team members to attend the workshop.
• C. Contracted with a third-party test lab to outsource all testing processes and required that they produce all test reports.
• D. Built shared repository for the project in the internal server and asked the team to create, record, and save all project deliverables to the server.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, highlights the importance of a centralized location for all project deliverables, which would ensure that critical information is not lost when team members leave. Options A and B, while beneficial for knowledge sharing, do not directly address documentation retention. Option C could lead to external dependencies and does not resolve the issue of missing internal reports.