Question which process
You have put together a team of the best people you could find to get your project done, but they have never worked together before. Some of the team members do know each other, but others are entirely new to the group. You've given this a lot of thought, and have decided that the team and project would benefit from some organized team-building activities early in the project. This will not only acquaint them with each other, but you also have the objectives of their communicating clearly with each other from the very beginning of the project and for them to begin to trust each other as early as possible. As you consider these objectives, you are trying to decide whether to develop some team-building activities yourself or to bring in a company that specializes in team-building. In which process are you?
A. Develop Human Resource Plan
B. Acquire Project Team
C. Develop Project Team
D. Plan Procurements
Please also explain & with any clues to figure out the process. i missed this one.
Thank you all.
pkukilla
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 17:55
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Its Develop Project Team.--
Its Develop Project Team.-- which focuses on team building.
Develop Human Resource Plan== Developing HR plan in which it is planned how to staff, release,award etc
Acquire Project Team -- Its used for acquiring team which focuses on hiring staff.
ChandraR
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 18:22
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Answer is C
If you do not remeber, follow the process of elimination by understanding the summary of the info provided in the question. From the veery first sentence " You have put together a team' you know that you already went past the planning of team mebers and implemented your plans by putting together a Team. Choice A is ruled out as it explicitly states the word ' Plan'. This also eliminates Choice D which is a 'plan' activity and the word 'plan' is explicit. (Further the whole para is not focussing on any 'procurement' related activities other than an optional mentioning of hiring a company to do tem building) You already acquired the Team you wanted ( and already know strengths and weaknesses of the team) so you went past Choice B. So Choice B is eliminated. The whole para focusses on team building by some means of training. This leaves Choice C. Bingo!
Chandra
cplusplus
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 19:49
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It is Plan procurement choice D
The whole concept is make or buy analysis, i am lost too.
Here is the question with explanation:
You have put together a team of the best people you could find to get your project done, but they have never worked together before. Some of the team members do know each other, but others are entirely new to the group. You've given this a lot of thought, and have decided that the team and project would benefit from some organized team-building activities early in the project. This will not only acquaint them with each other, but you also have the objectives of their communicating clearly with each other from the very beginning of the project and for them to begin to trust each other as early as possible. As you consider these objectives, you are trying to decide whether to develop some team-building activities yourself or to bring in a company that specializes in team-building. In which process are you?
A. Develop Human Resource Plan
B. Acquire Project Team
C. Develop Project Team
D. Plan Procurements
Did this answer surprise you? All of these processes interact in this example, but the best answer is Plan Procurements. In that process, we use make-or-buy analysis to determine such decisions, which is what you are doing - trying to decide whether to make your team-building exercises (i.e. do it yourself) or buy them (bring in someone else to do it).
ChandraR
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 20:34
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C++, Your posted
C++,
Your posted questions always stump me and by and large I disagree with the final answer/explanation you post. Make or buy analysis requires more information in terms of time, cost, expertise availability, Payback period etc. The whole, lengthy para does not provide any such details. If you are serious about Make or Buy decision, you ponder over all these facts and figures. Again the author is more interested in distracting by providing too much extraneous and irrelevant information. I guess he/she is successful in that effort. As I read from many posts, PMI's questions are not this lengthy
ChandraR
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 20:34
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C++, Your posted
C++,
Your posted questions always stump me and by and large I disagree with the final answer/explanation you post. Make or buy analysis requires more information in terms of time, cost, expertise availability, Payback period etc. The whole, lengthy para does not provide any such details. If you are serious about Make or Buy decision, you ponder over all these facts and figures. Again the author is more interested in distracting by providing too much extraneous and irrelevant information. I guess he/she is successful in that effort. As I read from many posts, PMI's questions are not this lengthy
Chandra
cplusplus
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 20:50
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Chandra
This question is from Andy crowe,
As well me selected: C. Develop Project Team
I got 85% passmark in these simulated tests but some questions are so confusing, i post them on pmzilla to see is it just me.
I read your other post responses - your's and Preetham's responses are always the best.
ChandraR
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 22:21
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C++, I guess you should
C++,
I guess you should also post these Q's at www.velociteach.com - author, CEO & Founder Andy Crowe's website to get a feedback on better way of fine tuning our thinking process so we don't fall into the traps. Also this gives the author some feedback whether such a lengthy scenario description is realistic and relevant from PMI exam point of view. In general, I heard great about this author's book and in my previous company it was purchased enmasse, though I did not buy/look at it so far
Chandra
pkukilla
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 05:22
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I also got stumped Not sure
I also got stumped
Not sure this is a too good question or poorly worded question. Normal tip I see in sites regarding answering lengthy question is to read last lines; so as per this questions last line it leads to plan procurement. Anyway i did not understood the trap until you posted the answer