Today’s Question – Q0202
You are in the middle of managing a project and two of the engineers assigned seem to be having frequent disagreements. You ask them to resolve their differences through a discussion, but this does not yield any results. You decided to meet with them and suggest some changes in the way they work with each other. This still does not resolve the issue, and you find that the project schedule is beginning to suffer. What is your next course of action?
A) Don’t do anything. Differences of opinion amongst the team members is a healthy situation
B) Take disciplinary action since the needs of the project are not being satisfied
C) Speak to the two team members and ask them to resolve their conflict amicably
D) Ensure that they work in different shifts so that they don’t clash with each other
Q0201 – Below is the answer to yesterday’s question:
During the execution of your project, you decide that you would like to have charts of your project status cost and schedule, display certain key project data on the wall, and hold your daily project meetings in a specific conference room. Such a place would be called a:
Answer: War Room
Explanation: A centralized and dedicated team meeting room is also called a war room. PMBOK® Guide 5th edition, Page 277