PK0-003 · Question #390
Several managers are sharing a project team member, which is impacting the progress of both projects. Which of the following BEST describes the situation?
The correct answer is D. Competing resource demands. The situation where a single team member is needed by multiple managers for different projects, leading to an impact on progress, is best described as competing resource demands.
Question
Several managers are sharing a project team member, which is impacting the progress of both projects. Which of the following BEST describes the situation?
Options
- AVarying work styles
- BSchedule variance
- CScope creep
- DCompeting resource demands
How the community answered
(38 responses)- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D95% (36)
Why each option
The situation where a single team member is needed by multiple managers for different projects, leading to an impact on progress, is best described as competing resource demands.
Varying work styles refer to differences in how individuals approach their tasks, not the allocation conflict of a shared resource.
Schedule variance is a measure of schedule performance and an output of project monitoring, not the underlying cause of resource conflict.
Scope creep refers to uncontrolled changes or continuous growth in a project's scope, which is not the issue described here.
Competing resource demands occur when multiple projects or managers require the same limited resource at the same time, leading to conflicts and impacting the progress of the involved projects. In this scenario, the shared team member is the limited resource with competing demands from various managers.
Concept tested: Project resource management challenges
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