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Question #: 136
Topic #: 1
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A project manager is part of a global project team and is in charge of managing the scope defined by their country. There is a clear division regarding which pieces of the scope should be treated by global and local teams. During the last sprints, the project manager has been receiving requests that the global team should handle.
What should the project manager do in this situation?

  • A. Assess the team's capacity to absorb the workload
  • B. Evaluate and understand the cause of the conflict
  • C. Escalate the situation to the project sponsor
  • D. Reject the workload back to the global team
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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Hashi1_snr
Highly Voted 1 year ago
Selected Answer: A
Firstly there is no conflict in this scenario. Secondly, the PM received request on workload that the team should handle to complete the project. So the PM's best cause of action to determine whether the team has capacity to perform the requested workload to complete the project. Which is why option A is the best answer for the scenario given. People are misconstruing the question as having conflict when it states that "there is a clear division regarding which pieces of the scope should be treated by global and local teams." This is not a conflict but concern about workload allocation to the team being that the teams is not collocated but diversified. Option A is my ride and die choice.
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Zubair1
Most Recent 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Selected Answer: A
Option A is best. Scop is clearly divided into global and local teams so if the global team has handled their work so PM should assess the team's capacity to understand whether the global team can handle the local teams work or not.
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vlxx
1 month, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
B. it's essential to understand why the requests that should be handled by the global team are being directed to the local team.
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prklg1
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
B evaluate
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ezzaariyouness
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Evaluate and understand the cause of the conflict Before taking any action, it's important for the project manager to understand why these requests are being made and what is causing the conflict between the global and local teams.
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nobuuu
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why not D? I received a request outside of my area of responsibility, so wouldn't it be a good idea to escalate it to the global team?
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Only12go
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Evaluate and understand the cause of the conflict: It's essential to first understand why these requests are coming from the global team, even though there is a clear division of scope responsibilities between global and local teams. This step involves conducting a thorough analysis of the situation to determine the root causes of the conflict.
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Lucky_Cindy
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Evaluate and understand the cause of the conflict
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Asakthi
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Evaluate the conflict
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psvexam
1 year, 3 months ago
Ans B. I dont know why people are confused about this. The Project Manager DOES NOT belong to the Global Team but part of the Local Country Team. When the Local team is receiving requests that should be handled by the Global team, why should the PM asses his/her team capacity and manage and absorb the workload. So answer clearly is B. There is a conflict here.
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KhoiCX
6 months ago
I don't know why you think obviously leader belongs to the local team. From my point of view, leader is above the team and the requests should come to leader before coming to teams. Based on your assumption, your choice is correct, but I doubt the assumption.
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NA1234567
3 months, 3 weeks ago
it says PM is part of global project and responsible for scope in his country. there cud b several PMs in diff countries and this one is responsible for scope of his country only not for the entire global project scope.
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SteAle
1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
There is no conflict. The PM is part of the global team and has been receiving requests that his team is supposed to handle. Nothing about the local team responsibility. Answer A.
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victory108
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Evaluate and understand the cause of the conflict
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AP2023S
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Sorry but I don't understand where is the conflict. The text does not say that a local team is trying to offload work to the global team. "The project manager has been receiving requests that the global team SHOULD handle"...so it's global team job ti do it...no conflict...
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PushkarRode
1 year, 4 months ago
It says (part of a global project team) and not the manager of the global team and further it is also cleared that "is in charge of managing the scope defined by their country" (Means local) hence i think it is B
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ANAS3796
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Evaluate and understand the cause of the conflict. When faced with conflicting requests and responsibilities, it is essential for the project manager to assess the cause of the conflict. Understanding the underlying reasons can help identify potential solutions and address the situation effectively.
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snagile
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: B
It is B
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GhibliTester
1 year, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Should be B. If there is clear division, they should not absorb.
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Hung3102
1 year, 8 months ago
I think B is answer. Capacity is conflict with scope workload. It is one type of conflict.
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