PK0-004 · Question #306
A senior developer abruptly resigned without notice. Because of the senior developer's expertise, the active task workload was substantial. This would likely impact the project's: (Select two.)
The correct answer is B. scheduling D. quality. Losing a senior developer mid-project directly threatens the project schedule due to resource loss and degrades quality because specialized expertise is no longer available.
Question
A senior developer abruptly resigned without notice. Because of the senior developer's expertise, the active task workload was substantial. This would likely impact the project's: (Select two.)
Options
- Aenvironment
- Bscheduling
- Crequirements
- Dquality
- Escope
- Fbudget
How the community answered
(57 responses)- A2% (1)
- B79% (45)
- C2% (1)
- E7% (4)
- F11% (6)
Why each option
Losing a senior developer mid-project directly threatens the project schedule due to resource loss and degrades quality because specialized expertise is no longer available.
The physical or technical environment of the project is not affected by a team member's departure.
Scheduling is impacted because the work assigned to the senior developer must be redistributed or delayed, and finding or onboarding a replacement takes time, extending the timeline. Quality is impacted because the deep expertise the senior developer held cannot be immediately replicated, increasing the risk of defects or suboptimal implementation.
Requirements are defined by stakeholders and business needs, not by the composition of the development team.
Scope defines what the project must deliver and is not changed by losing a team member.
While budget could theoretically be affected by replacement hiring costs, the most immediate and certain impacts of lost expertise are on scheduling and quality, not the approved project budget.
Concept tested: Impact of resource loss on project constraints
Source: https://www.comptia.org/certifications/project
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