A key stakeholder has asked project team members to work overtime on special projects. This is undermining the success of a time-sensitive project because the project team is too tired to complete…

Question

Options

• AAsk the project sponsor for shared resources for the key stakeholder's project.
• BAsk the project sponsor for benched resources for the time-sensitive project.
• CAsk the key stakeholder for low-quality resources for the time-sensitive project.
• DAsk the project sponsor for dedicated resources for the time-sensitive project.

• A
  18% (6)
• B
  29% (10)
• C
  9% (3)
• D
  44% (15)

Explanation

The root cause of the problem is that team members are being split between two demands - the time-sensitive project and the key stakeholder's special projects - leaving them overworked. Dedicated resources are assigned exclusively to one project, which eliminates the conflict entirely and protects the time-sensitive project's deliverables. Shared resources perpetuate the split-attention problem. Benched resources (personnel on standby) are not a direct solution to overwork. Asking for low-quality resources would worsen deliverable quality. Escalating to the project sponsor for dedicated staffing is the correct corrective action because it addresses the resource allocation conflict at its source.

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