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PFMP · Question #485

You are managing a highly technical portfolio and are already mid-way through the implementation. You know that the communication is key to success as all the involved parties and stakeholders have a

The correct answer is D. Polling input from a team as a consensus or majority vote. In PMI's portfolio management framework, collaboration techniques are specifically those that involve working together with stakeholders to reach shared decisions or resolve conflicts. Polling for consensus or majority vote is a direct collaboration technique because it actively

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Question

You are managing a highly technical portfolio and are already mid-way through the implementation. You know that the communication is key to success as all the involved parties and stakeholders have a high technical exposure and you should maintain their buy-in along the lifecycle. Part of your activities is to collaborate with stakeholders to reach a common ground and to resolve conflicts. Which of the following is considered a collaboration technique?

Options

  • AInterview and observation survey techniques
  • BAll of the options
  • CFocus groups and brainstorming activities
  • DPolling input from a team as a consensus or majority vote

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    19% (5)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    70% (19)

Explanation

In PMI's portfolio management framework, collaboration techniques are specifically those that involve working together with stakeholders to reach shared decisions or resolve conflicts. Polling for consensus or majority vote is a direct collaboration technique because it actively involves all parties in reaching a joint decision. Interview and observation survey techniques (A) are information-gathering or elicitation techniques. Focus groups and brainstorming (C) are facilitation or ideation techniques. Because A and C are categorized under different technique types rather than collaboration specifically, 'All of the options' (B) is incorrect. Only D fits the PMI definition of a collaboration technique.

Topics

#Collaboration Techniques#Stakeholder Engagement#Conflict Resolution#Group Decision-Making

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