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PK0-005 Practice Question: A project manager notices that a key team member…
A project manager notices that a key team member is frequently pulled away to work on another priority project, causing delays. This situation is an example of which type of constraint?
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Resource constraint
Resource constraints refer to limited availability of personnel, equipment, or materials. This scenario describes a resource constraint due to limited availability of a key person.
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Mandatory dependency
Why it's wrong here
Mandatory dependencies are contractually or legally required activity sequences, such as needing a foundation before framing. The delay stems from shared personnel availability, which is a resource constraint. Mandatory dependency would fit if the stem described a hard technical or contractual ordering.
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Resource constraint
Why this is correct
The team member's availability is limited by competing demands from another project, which is a resource constraint: a restriction on people, equipment, or materials. Scope, time, and cost constraints concern deliverables, schedule, and budget rather than shared staffing.
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Technical constraint
Why it's wrong here
A technical constraint concerns limitations of technology, tools or design standards, not staffing. The team member's competing allocation is a resource constraint. Technical constraints would be correct if, for example, a platform's capability restricted how work could proceed.
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Discretionary dependency
Why it's wrong here
A discretionary dependency is a choice-based scheduling relationship between activities, not a resourcing conflict. Resource contention across projects is a resource constraint. Discretionary dependencies would be correct when sequencing is optional, such as preferred ordering based on best practise rather than logic.
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