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Always use the PMBOK Guides's approach
There is a bit of a disconnect that PMP Exam takers report as they are preparing for the exam. You must be an experienced project manager to take the exam, and so you bring years of experience in managing projects and using tools & techniques with you. Often, this is all based on company internal project management best practices and tactics that you found working for you. However, the PMP Exam requires that you know and
apply the concepts from the PMBOK Guide to real-life situations as presented in the exam questions. If the methodology that you are experienced in using is not aligned with the PMBOK Guide, then you may pick the wrong answers in your test...
You are managing a software development project. One month ago your Software Development Team Lead resigned and you promoted your star programmer to lead the development team. This person was a fantastic software coder and you thought the promotion would mean that he could share his expertise across the development team. However, you are surprised to learn that the performance of your new team lead in his new role is not
meeting your expectations.
Which empirical rule did you forget while considering the promotion of this person?
A. Peter Principle B. Murphy Principle C. Pareto Principle D. Cornelius Principle
Hint: The promotion in this case is a classic example of the 'Peter Principle' or 'Halo Effect'.
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