PMI-ACP Exam - Topic 7 Question 8 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-ACP exam

Question #: 8
Topic #: 7

A team member has spent 5 days on a spike and the first set of experiments has not been successful The issue is the development team member has determined a short-term rather than a long-term solution.

What should the project leader do?

AAssign the spike to another resource to continue research for the long-term solution

BRe-establish the spike, encourage experimentation and collaborate with the team.

CStop experimentation and negotiate the short-term solution with the customer.

DSchedule a root-cause analysis with the development team on the mam issues with the spike

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Suggested Answer: B

by Christiane at May 07, 2022, 10:22 AM

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Shelba

4 months ago

How did they spend 5 days and not find anything useful? That's surprising!

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Abel

4 months ago

Definitely not C, we can't just settle for a short-term solution!

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Graham

4 months ago

Wait, why would we keep experimenting if it's not working?

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Dana

4 months ago

I think option B is the way to go! Collaboration is key.

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Karan

4 months ago

Sounds like a classic case of needing a long-term fix!

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Ryan

5 months ago

Root-cause analysis sounds good, but I worry it might delay progress. I feel like we should keep experimenting while figuring out the issues.

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Rebeca

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question where we had to balance short-term and long-term solutions. I think stopping experimentation might not be wise, so I lean towards option B or D.

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Chandra

5 months ago

I remember we discussed the importance of collaboration in our last study group. Option B seems like it could foster that, but I'm not sure if it's the best choice.

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Santos

5 months ago

I think assigning the spike to another resource could be risky. What if they face the same issues? I feel like we need to dig deeper first.

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Michael

5 months ago

This is a good opportunity to demonstrate my knowledge of enterprise-level encryption and key management. I feel confident I can analyze the options and select the right solution.

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Lavonna

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know ISO 9001 and 14001 are more general quality and environmental standards, but I'm not confident which one is specifically for IT service management.

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Margarita

5 months ago

I agree, option C seems like the most relevant advantage of shaping over policing. The question is asking specifically about the advantages, so I think that's the clearest answer.

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Bambi

5 months ago

This seems like a straightforward question about the contents of an ROE (Rules of Engagement) document. I'll need to review my notes on the key elements that should be included.

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Chandra

5 months ago

Okay, let's see. The question is asking what should be included as an attribute of a managed CI. I'm pretty sure incidents, known errors, and RFCs are not attributes of the CI itself, so I'll eliminate those. Licenses seem like they could be an attribute, so I'll go with that.

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