Exam PMP topic 1 question 37 discussion

The specific language used in the scenario, "declines the project manager's invitation to join the new project," suggests that the junior engineer is declining the opportunity to work on the new project that the project manager is offering. This language implies that the junior engineer has made a decision not to take on additional work, which may indicate that the engineer is experiencing "project burnout." Also, the scenario states that the engineer "takes on complex tasks and solve problems in innovative ways" which can indicate that the is suffering from "project burnout from working long hours and solving difficult problems". I do not believe that A is the correct answer as they have worked together before which would suggest that the project engineer knows the proper hiring route. I do not believe that D is the correct answer as well as the scenario does not indicate anything to support that.

My thoughts

Answer is D. Cannot BE B. Because the question does not say anything about working long hours

Answer CANNOT be B, because nowhere in the question it says that engineer had to work long hours. You cannot make assumptions. D) IS the correct answer. Part of the servant leadership is to support and encourage and reward team members

The engineer has "project burnout" from working long hours and solving difficult problems

D - the engineer wasnt motivated inspite of his innovative way of working on complex problems, it cant be B as no where the question mentions he was burn out or worked long hours beyond normal etc, the question only tells us he worked on complex tasks and innovatively doesnt mean burnout or long hours, infact innovation leads to making teh task simple

D is correct

voting for D

I think D as its mentioned in question done without encouraging. which might lead to disappointment although it is not reflected by engineer but that can be the reason

voting for D

Answer should be A as every step should go trough defined process and hierarchy

The engineer has been working the past without any encouragement. Now the Project Manager wants to "assign" the engineer also without any discussion, recognition or motivation, hence "using" the engineer to his project's benefits. The engineer would decline even before meeting his functional manager, or even for any new projects as he never received any encouragement in his past works.

Option D:

How come A can be the right answer? refusal to a job is always a personal choice. If the engineer refused it whether PM formally or informally wanted to hire this engineer, the decision is solely based on the engineer's will to either accept or reject the job offer. B cant be right answer because there were no mention about the engineer's issues with work and same goes with C. The only option left is D as it mentions that the engineer was brilliant on his job for which PM recommended him for the next job but the engineer refuses it. This shows/hints that something happened that made him refuse the job offer.

Very little information about the feeling of the engineer. B - a very pessimistic guess about the capacity of the engineer C - He has not joined, so it is hard to judge about the others in the team D - Actually, with a junior, the judgement is fair and enough So, I think A is correct

I think D is the correct answer. Regarding to D, there's explicit mention of the junior engineer working long hours in the question context. Only I can see the hint in the question is " In past projects, the engineer showed initiative to take on complex tasks and solve problems in innovative ways without any need for encouragement" which means the PM doesn't really encourage the engineer before, that's why the engineer doesn't feel that his manager is caring or supporting him.

he is not junior don't treat him as junior