Personality or Cost as the least cause of conflict?

Submitted by sanonuevo on Sat, 09/07/2013 - 05:32

 Hi,

I'm new here in this group and I'm preparing for my PMP exam scheduled on the 20th.  I am using Rita Mulcahy materials.  Yesterday, I took the PM study mock exam and I was confused with one question.  The question asked which is the least cause of conflict.  Having studied Rita Mulcahy book, it emphasized that Personality should be the choice.  However, PM study justified in the exam's answer that it should be Cost.  So which one should be the right answer?

 

Thanks!

Sharon

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projmanpro

Sun, 09/08/2013 - 05:46

Rita is right. Every conflict in fact, points to individual's personality regardless of the main subject of the conflict. Why personality? If only anybody involve in the conflict --- from the very start they were able to manage their personality surely there will be no conflict.

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ravikumarthota

Sun, 09/08/2013 - 08:55

Hi Sharon,

As per the RITA 8th Edition, Page number#362, it says "Personality" is the last source of conflict.

Sequence as below.

1.Schedules

2.Project Priorities

3.Resource

4.Technical Opinions

5.Administrative procedures

6.Cost

7.Personlity

Regards

Ravi 

 

sanonuevo

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 02:35

 Yes, i saw that and that is why I am asking this.  I took PMstudy mockup exam 1 and this question popped up.  I answered Personality as the least cause of conflict, but PM study answered it should be Cost.  It also showed the list but put Cost as the last one. 

arjun_kumar

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 04:55

Hi,


To the best of my knowledge, personality occupies the bottom of the table (when arranged in descending order) for sources of conflict.


Regards,


Kumar

sanonuevo

Wed, 09/11/2013 - 02:07

 Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate this.