Discuss GAQM PPM-001 Exam Topic 1 Question 5

A project team member tells you that she went to her project manager with a good idea for a useful change to the project. Instead of giving her approval to make the change, the project manager asked her to write a report describing the benefits of the change. What is

the MOST appropriate advice for the situation?

AThe project manager is being unreasonable and should do that kind of work herself.

BRemind the project manager that the benefit cost analysis for the project was done during project planning.

CA project manager must be able to weigh the benefits of the change versus the costs and compare them to other possible changes. The team member should do what was asked.

DThe team member should do what was asked because this sort of information must be given to the project sponsor to make the change.

Suggested Answer: C

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12 comments · newest first

Alesia 12 months ago

Isn't this what the project planning phase was for?

Lang 12 months ago

The PM is right to ask for a report; it helps in decision-making.

Ailene 1 year ago

Wait, why does she have to do all that work? Seems unfair.

Shawna 1 year ago

Totally agree, the team member should just write the report.

Kenda 1 year ago

Sounds like the PM just wants to cover all bases.

Cristy 1 year ago

I think option B is a bit dismissive of the project manager's role. They need to assess changes, so I lean towards C or D, but I can't remember which one is more appropriate.

Albina 1 year ago

I'm not sure if the project manager is being unreasonable. It seems like asking for a report could be a normal part of the process, but I don't know if that's the best approach.

Gayla 1 year ago

I feel like I saw a similar question about project approvals in our practice tests. I think the team member should definitely provide the report, but I'm torn between C and D.

Geraldine 1 year ago

I remember discussing how project managers need to evaluate changes carefully, so I think option C makes sense, but I'm not entirely sure.

Stacey 1 year ago

Okay, let me think this through. The `generate_n` function is filling the vector with values from the `Sequence` object, and then `remove` is removing the value 10. I think the output will show the remaining values.

Lindsey 1 year ago

There was a practice question similar to this one, and I chose “All of the above” because it seems like all those consequences could apply, right?

Dierdre 1 year ago

I'm a little confused by the options here. Ensuring the entire data set is tested seems like overkill, but I'm not sure if that's the right call. Maybe I should stick with the random sampling and root cause analysis approach.

GAQM PPM-001 Exam - Topic 1 Question 5 Discussion