Process and Delivery Practice Question
Question
A test item asks for the most accurate explanation for the PMP Project Management Professional involving procurement decisions in Process and Delivery. Which answer is best? (Item 90)
Answer choices
- A. Choose the option that sounds familiar even if it does not fit the scenario.
- B. The best answer is to select the response that protects project value, uses appropriate tailoring, engages stakeholders, and follows ethical project management practice for the procurement decisions scenario.
- C. Use the most complex option even when a simpler compliant action directly solves the problem.
- D. Apply a rule from a different domain even though the exam objective is different.
Correct Answer
B. The best answer is to select the response that protects project value, uses appropriate tailoring, engages stakeholders, and follows ethical project management practice for the procurement decisions scenario.
Explanation
The correct answer is B because procurement decisions is tested by asking candidates to select the response that protects project value, uses appropriate tailoring, engages stakeholders, and follows ethical project management practice. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.
Question details
- Difficulty: medium
- Domain: Process and Delivery
- Objective: procurement decisions