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You are currently managing the development of a security system. This project involves the use of some brand new, state-of-the-art technology, which has not yet been adequately tested. You are currently decomposing your project work packages into activities. You are facing problems decomposing the 'Test the System' work package into the final activities required to complete the work package. Detailed testing plans and activities cannot be determined until the system is at least 50% developed and more details become available. The 'System Development' work package will take at least a couple of months to complete. What is the best way to resolve this problem?

A) Obtain expert judgment on the system testing work package and decompose it now before executing the system development work package   

B) Decompose the system development work package now and decompose the system testing work package later 

C) Break down the project into multiple phases so that the system testing work package goes into the second project phase. This will allow you to plan for the second phase after the end of the first phase
  
D) Consult your Project Management Plan to determine what to do in this situation

Hint: You should use Rolling Wave Planning.

This week's featured lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Gaurav Bansal.

In this lesson learned Gaurav Bansal shared with us his experiences and the preparations he did to passed the PMP exam:

Studied for 11 weeks and it was my first attempt.

 - I started with PM Prepcast Video sessions (since I couldn't follow PMBOK initially)

- I prepared the PMBOK Process-chart well. It helped me to connect various processes.

- I took 2 more Full-Length tests and was able to score more than 75% in both. This gave me confidence and continued to fill in my knowledge-gaps. At times, it was very tiring and I used to get exhausted.

But I did not leave it and I was hell-bent to clear the exam...

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