PMP · Question #1306
A project manager is assigned to deliver a development project with subcontracted resources from a sister company. What should the project manager do to ensure a smooth inclusion of the new subcontrac
The correct answer is D. Facilitate a working session to review the ground rules.. To ensure smooth inclusion of subcontracted resources, the project manager should facilitate a working session to review the project team's ground rules.
Question
A project manager is assigned to deliver a development project with subcontracted resources from a sister company. What should the project manager do to ensure a smooth inclusion of the new subcontracted resources?
Options
- AShare the project team ground rules with the subcontractors.
- BSchedule a formal meeting to cover the mission and vision.
- COrganize a team-bonding exercise with the subcontractors.
- DFacilitate a working session to review the ground rules.
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A9% (4)
- B2% (1)
- C4% (2)
- D85% (39)
Why each option
To ensure smooth inclusion of subcontracted resources, the project manager should facilitate a working session to review the project team's ground rules.
Simply sharing the ground rules is passive and does not guarantee understanding, agreement, or buy-in from new subcontractors who may have different organizational cultures.
Scheduling a formal meeting for mission and vision is important for overall project alignment but does not directly address the day-to-day operational guidelines and behavioral expectations covered by ground rules.
Organizing a team-bonding exercise is beneficial for team morale and relationships, but it is not the primary mechanism for establishing clear operational expectations and integration through ground rules.
A working session is an interactive method for reviewing ground rules, allowing all team members, including subcontractors, to discuss, clarify, and agree upon expectations for collaboration, communication, and conduct. This active engagement fosters shared understanding and promotes early integration, which is crucial for new members from a different company.
Concept tested: Team integration and establishing norms
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundations/pmi-lexicon#project-team
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Community Discussion
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Brenda K.Jun 30, 2026D is correct because the keyword combo of "facilitate" and "working session" signals active collaboration rather than passive info sharing. Quick win in under 30 seconds: A is a trap since merely sharing rules is one-way, and D is the PMP-preferred way to build mutual buy-in, so flag B and C as fluff and move on.
Zlatan X.Jun 30, 2026Agree on D, though the deeper play here is that facilitating a working session is how you surface hidden assumptions across stakeholder groups, which is pure stakeholder engagement governance, not just a keyword trick.
Zlatan X.Jul 5, 2026Saw this on my exam last month, D is correct because facilitating beats just sharing rules.
Fatima Z.Jun 8, 2026D is the winner because "facilitate a working session" signals active collaboration, not just handing over a document. I sat next to a guy last spring who picked A because it sounded efficient, but he missed that sharing is a one-way push whereas facilitating is two-way. The magic word combo on the exam is "working session" plus "ground rules," which tells you the PM is co-creating norms with the subcontractors rather than dictating them. My trick for this one is FROG: Facilitate, Review, Organize norms, Ground rules, so you always jump
Ola B.Jun 20, 2026A is the trap here because just handing subcontractors a document is too passive, and D wins because facilitating a working session means you actually walk through the ground rules together and let people ask questions. Spin up a quick roleplay in your head: one option has you emailing a PDF, the other has you in a room talking it out. PMI always wants the active collaboration answer.