Discuss PMI PgMP Exam Topic 5 Question 24

After meeting with the program sponsor and stakeholders, the program manager is asked by the sponsor to accelerate the program to replace two legacy financial systems. The legacy systems are at risk of premature failure.

What should the program manager do next?

AAccelerate the projects and components of the program that replace the two legacy systems.

BAnalyze the impact of accelerating the program, and present the pros and cons to the program sponsor.

CIdentify the parts of the program that need to be accelerated and, if it is cost effective and increases benefits realization, implement the change.

DCreate several 'what-if' scenarios of alternatives to present to the program sponsor.

Suggested Answer: A

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14 comments · newest first

Dean 1 year ago

Surprised they want to rush it, those systems have been around forever!

Dorian 1 year ago

Wait, can we really speed things up without compromising quality?

Elza 1 year ago

Definitely agree with option C, it’s all about cost-effectiveness!

Darnell 1 year ago

I think analyzing the impact first is crucial.

Jeffrey 1 year ago

Accelerating the projects makes sense with the legacy systems at risk.

Skye 1 year ago

I’m a bit lost on this one. I feel like just jumping into acceleration might not be wise, but I can't recall the exact steps we covered.

Rikki 1 year ago

I practiced a similar question where we had to weigh options. I think creating 'what-if' scenarios could be useful, so maybe option D?

Ranee 1 year ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I feel like accelerating everything without a plan could lead to issues. Maybe option C is better since it focuses on cost-effectiveness?

Onita 1 year ago

I remember we discussed the importance of analyzing impacts before making changes. I think option B might be the right approach.

Aileen 1 year ago

Okay, I've got this. Transformations are methods that return a new DataFrame, while actions are methods that return a different data type. I think C. DataFrame.select() is the transformation method in this list.

Lai 1 year ago

I'm a little confused on this one. I know the data lifecycle has different phases, but I'm not totally clear on what each one entails. I'll have to think it through carefully before selecting an answer.

Elise 1 year ago

Ah, the "IP addresses from the header" and "hashes and/or file names found in the EML attachment" - those seem like they'd be important observables to capture as well. I'm feeling pretty confident about this one.

Annamae 1 year ago

I'm a bit confused on the differences between the security modes. I know WEP is outdated, but I'm not sure if WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal is the better choice here. I'll have to review my notes to make sure I understand the pros and cons of each.

Micaela 1 year ago

I'm not entirely sure about this one. The Scrum Master is supposed to facilitate the Scrum process, but does that mean they have management duties? I'll have to review my notes to see if I can figure this out.

PMI PgMP Exam - Topic 5 Question 24 Discussion