GSLC · Question #474
You are the project manager of a large project that will span several time zones. You'll be utilizing project team members from across several departments. Project team members won't be working on…
The correct answer is A. Staffing management plan. The staffing management plan is the specific subsidiary plan that defines when and how project team members are acquired and released throughout the project lifecycle.
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You are the project manager of a large project that will span several time zones. You'll be utilizing project team members from across several departments. Project team members won't be working on the project full-time and will join and leave the project based on assignments in the project schedule. What project management plan can you create to help you manage when project times will be brought onto and released from the project team?
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- AStaffing management plan
- BTeam management plan
- CProject management plan
- DHuman resources management plan
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(38 responses)- A89% (34)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
The staffing management plan is the specific subsidiary plan that defines when and how project team members are acquired and released throughout the project lifecycle.
The staffing management plan is a formal component of the human resource management plan and directly addresses staff acquisition timelines, resource calendars, and staff release schedules. It is the appropriate plan for managing when part-time, multi-department contributors join and leave a project based on schedule-driven assignments. This precisely matches the scenario described of team members cycling on and off based on project schedule assignments.
Team management plan is not a recognized standard subsidiary plan in the PMBOK Guide and is a distractor with no formal definition in project management frameworks.
The project management plan is the overarching umbrella document that consolidates all subsidiary plans and is too broad to specifically address staff scheduling and release timelines.
The human resource management plan is the parent document that contains the staffing management plan as a component, making it less precise than the staffing management plan for this specific need.
Concept tested: Staffing management plan for resource scheduling
Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/staffing-management-plan-human-resources-9252
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