Project Management Professional PMP · Free Practice Question Easy
Question 105
- A Multiple vendors will audition for the larger role on the project team.
- B Emily will save money on the project costs as the vendors will complete the smaller portions of the project work at no cost to the organization.
- C The organization can test the vendor before buying more from the vendor.
- D Progress will be made on the project while testing the vendors’ performance.
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is B. The organization can test the vendor before buying more from the vendor.
Emily is using a trial engagement (sometimes called a pilot or trial contract) approach:
The key benefit is that the organization gets to evaluate vendor performance, quality, and reliability before committing to a larger, riskier, and more expensive contract.
This reduces procurement risk and helps ensure the selected vendor is the right fit for the bigger scope of work.
Why not the others?
A. Save money... → Not guaranteed. Vendors aren’t expected to work for free.
C. Progress will be made... → True, but it’s a secondary benefit, not the primary advantage.
D. Multiple vendors will audition... → Sounds like what’s happening, but the real benefit is risk reduction via testing before committing.
Discussion
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