PMP · Question #1220
In a functional organization, a product analyst is assigned to a short-duration application development effort. The analyst expresses concerns about the task and asks the project manager to provide…
The correct answer is D. Make sure the analyst has regular pairing meetings with the other team member throughout task. A product analyst in a functional organization is concerned about a short-duration task and requests peer support due to a lack of expertise.
Question
Options
- AEnroll the analyst in a capacity-building program, and keep this analyst assigned to the task.
- BRecognize the analyst's concerns and reassign the task to another team member.
- CAsk the analyst to use skills to develop the tool, then move development to another team
- DMake sure the analyst has regular pairing meetings with the other team member throughout task
How the community answered
(23 responses)- A4% (1)
- B13% (3)
- C4% (1)
- D78% (18)
Why each option
A product analyst in a functional organization is concerned about a short-duration task and requests peer support due to a lack of expertise.
Enrolling in a capacity-building program might be a long-term solution but doesn't immediately address the analyst's concern for the short-duration task at hand and the need for immediate support.
Reassigning the task without trying to support the current team member can be inefficient and might not foster skill development or team resilience.
Asking the analyst to develop a tool and then moving development elsewhere is an indirect and potentially inefficient solution, not directly addressing the immediate need for support on the current task.
Facilitating regular pairing meetings provides direct, on-the-job support and knowledge transfer from an experienced peer, effectively addressing the analyst's concern and building capability for the specific task. This approach ensures the task progresses while developing the analyst's skills in a supportive environment.
Concept tested: Team development and support in agile/hybrid projects
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Community Discussion
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Wesley A.May 1, 2026Failed this exact type of question my first time because I jumped straight to B, thinking a functional org lets you just swap people around easily. The trap is that reassigning work avoids the development need and ignores the analyst's actual request for peer support. D is correct because it directly addresses the concern by providing domain expertise through regular pairing, which gets the task done and builds the analyst's capacity at the same time. A sounds nice but takes too long for a short-duration effort, and C is just a weird handoff that wastes time.
Olusegun A.May 4, 2026D is the value play but watch the wording carefully because if the stem says functional org and short duration, some exam variants push B on the logic that you leverage existing staff flexibility rather than introducing a pairing arrangement that the functional manager has to approve.
Hiroshi T.Apr 22, 2026Saw this on my exam last month and picked D. PMBOK Guide 6th Edition, section 9.4.2.3 covers team skills and coaching, and pairing the analyst with a peer is the functional-org answer since the PM lacks direct authority to reassign staff.
Olusegun A.Apr 13, 2026C is the call. Build it, hand it off, knowledge transfers and the tool ships.
Hiroshi T.Apr 16, 2026D is correct here. The question is asking about the appropriate service for storing infrequently accessed data at lower cost, which points to Data Lake, not a build-and-handoff scenario.