PMP · Question #1109
An agile senior project team member suddenly resigns from the organization. Following this departure, the remaining team members are having difficulty accessing information and are unable to complete
The correct answer is A. Ensured the project repository is up to date.. To avoid issues with information access and deliverable completion after a senior team member resigns, the project manager should have ensured the project repository was up to date.
Question
Options
- AEnsured the project repository is up to date.
- BMade an effort to reemploy the senior project team member.
- CUpdated the job descriptions for all team roles.
- DProvided specialist training for all team members.
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A81% (30)
- B3% (1)
- C11% (4)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
To avoid issues with information access and deliverable completion after a senior team member resigns, the project manager should have ensured the project repository was up to date.
In agile environments, cross-functional teams and shared knowledge are crucial. Ensuring that all project information, documentation, and work products are continuously updated and stored in a central, accessible project repository minimizes single points of failure. This practice allows remaining team members to access necessary information, reducing dependency on any single individual, especially when a key member departs unexpectedly.
Reemploying a departed team member is generally not a feasible or proactive measure to prevent information access issues.
Updating job descriptions is a human resources task that doesn't directly address the immediate problem of information access or prevent knowledge loss when someone leaves.
Providing specialist training for all team members can build redundancy but is often impractical and expensive for all knowledge areas; a centralized repository is a more foundational and efficient solution for information access.
Concept tested: Knowledge management and project documentation
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok/project-knowledge-management
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Community Discussion
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Viktor S.Jul 5, 2026A is the right call here. The question is really asking what preventive measure keeps a team functional when a key person walks out, and that is documentation and accessible artifacts, not scrambling after the fact. In an agile environment the team should be self-organizing and not dependent on one person's head for critical information, so keeping the repository current is the baseline practice that prevents exactly this scenario. B is reactive, C is irrelevant to the access problem, and D sounds nice but does not solve the immediate issue of people unable to find what they need to finish the deliverable.
Yusuf A.Jul 2, 2026I first leaned toward D because I figured cross-training would cover the knowledge gap, but one of the seniors on my team pointed out that the question specifically calls out the team being unable to access information, not lacking skills. That is a documentation and repository problem, so A is the clear answer.
Lena V.Jul 5, 2026A is the right call but the wording is softer than what the exam usually goes for, think "maintained documentation" or "knowledge transfer." D is the trap here since cross-training sounds agile-friendly, but the real issue is that tacit knowledge walked out the door with no repository to catch it.
Toby R.Jun 17, 2026Confirmed A on exam last week. The key phrase is "unable to complete a deliverable" which points directly to missing documentation or code not being accessible. Agile teams should maintain a shared, updated repository so knowledge isn't siloed with one person. B sounds tempting but reemploying a resigned member isn't realistic project management practice.
Imani T.Jul 5, 2026B is the move. Losing a senior dev mid-sprint, you pull them back however you can.
Viktor S.Jul 6, 2026A is correct here. Pulling someone back mid-sprint every time you hit a snag teaches the team you will always bail them out, which is exactly the anti-pattern the question is testing you on.