PgMP Program Life Cycle Management Practice Question
A project manager reports a conflict between their project's quality standards and the program's quality standards. As a program manager, how should you resolve this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Enforce the program's quality standards.
Program standards override project-level standards to ensure consistency and integrated quality.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Escalate to the quality assurance department.
Why it's wrong here
The program manager has the authority to make this decision.
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Let the project manager choose whichever standard is easier.
Why it's wrong here
Standards must be consistent across the program.
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Negotiate a middle ground between the two.
Why it's wrong here
Standards should not be negotiated; they are defined at the program level.
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Enforce the program's quality standards.
Why this is correct
The program level must define and enforce standards for the whole.
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