Which activity is an input to the select sellers process?

The correct answer is A. Organizational process assets. Organizational Process Assets (OPA) is a recognized input to the Select Sellers process in the PMBOK framework, providing historical information such as qualified seller lists, prior contracts, lessons learned from past procurements, and organizational policies that guide how…

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AOrganizational process assets
BResource availability
CChange control process
DTeam performance assessment

How the community answered

(36 responses)

A
81% (29)
B
3% (1)
C
11% (4)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

Organizational Process Assets (OPA) is a recognized input to the Select Sellers process in the PMBOK framework, providing historical information such as qualified seller lists, prior contracts, lessons learned from past procurements, and organizational policies that guide how proposals are evaluated and sellers are chosen.

Resource availability (B) is not an input here - it's relevant during resource planning and scheduling, not during seller selection. Change control process (C) belongs to the Perform Integrated Change Control process and governs how changes are approved, not how sellers are evaluated. Team performance assessment (D) is an output of the Manage Team process, unrelated to procurement decisions.

Memory tip: Think of OPA as the organization's "institutional memory" - any time a PMBOK process involves applying historical data, established policies, or lessons learned, OPA is almost certainly an input. Select Sellers relies on that accumulated procurement wisdom to make sound vendor decisions.

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