PMP Question #785: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A project manager is appointed to simultaneously deploy a new solution to branches located in different countries. Deployment teams in each country will integrate and deploy the solution. The project manager discovers that the deployment teams each encounter similar issues. However, each team addresses the issues separately. What should the project manager do to help ensure more collaboration between the teams?

Options

• AAsk the project sponsor to appoint new managers for the deployment teams.
• BPropose that some of the teams delay deployments in their countries.
• CAsk each deployment team to provide a very detailed schedule and action plan.
• DOrganize regular meetings with all of the deployment teams to share issues and solutions.

Explanation

To foster collaboration among globally distributed teams facing similar issues, the project manager should organize regular meetings where all teams can share problems and solutions.

Common mistakes.

• A. Replacing managers is a drastic and disruptive action that does not directly address the need for collaboration or knowledge sharing among the teams themselves.
• B. Proposing delays does not resolve the issue of teams independently addressing similar problems; instead, it prolongs the project timeline and adds unnecessary costs.
• C. Requiring detailed schedules and action plans focuses on individual team accountability rather than fostering cross-team communication and shared learning to resolve common issues.

Concept tested. Distributed team collaboration and knowledge sharing

Reference. https://www.pmi.org/disciplined-agile/blog/improving-distributed-agile-team-collaboration

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