PMP Practice Question 151 - People
A team has individual daily start times for each team member. Sometimes the overlap between team member working hours is short. During those times, the interactions and work as a team are reduced and ineffective. What should the project manager do?
- ✓ Correct A.Ask the team to define a team charter and agree on core working hours.
- B.Allocate the overlap time for each team member and ask them to adhere to the schedule.
- C.Ask the team to start at the same time to obtain the maximum number of team working hours.
- D.Inform the team members who are joining late to join early and work together.
Correct answer: A
Explanation
When team members have varying start times with short overlap periods, the project manager should ask the team to define a team charter and agree on core working hours. A team charter establishes shared norms and a specific window when all members are available, maximizing collaboration. Allocating overlap time per individual (B) is top-down. Asking everyone to start at the same time (C) ignores individual constraints. Informing late joiners to join early (D) is one-sided.
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