Free PMI PgMP Actual Exam Questions - Question 8 Discussion
completion of one of its major phases and there are several resources that should be released at this
time. What program management plan will guide you to release of the program resources and
transfer the resources and benefits to operations within the organization?
B. The transition plan is the one that really focuses on the handoff process, including releasing resources and transferring benefits to operations. While the resource management plan (A) deals more with how resources are used during the program, it doesn’t cover the formal release and transfer part as clearly as the transition plan does. The communications (C) and benefits management (D) plans don’t cover releasing resources either, so B fits best here.
B imo. The transition plan specifically handles how resources are released and transferred along with benefits to operations. The resource management plan (A) is more about how you assign and manage resources during the project, not the formal release and handoff. Communications and benefits plans focus on other parts, so B fits best for wrapping up a major phase and moving resources out.
Option B also covers the formal handoff of resources and benefits, not just communication.
Good point about the resource management plan focusing on allocation. I’d back B as well because the transition plan is specifically meant to handle closing steps like releasing resources and moving benefits to operations. The benefits management plan (D) tracks if benefits are realized but doesn’t deal with releasing resources. So it makes sense that B covers both sides of this handoff.
Could it be A instead? The resource management plan might detail how and when resources are released, while the transition plan focuses more on moving benefits to operations. Maybe it’s a combo?
B. The transition plan is designed to handle both releasing resources and transferring benefits, making it the most fitting choice for closing out this phase and moving to operations.
B, the transition plan specifically handles transferring resources and benefits to operations.
Makes sense that the resource management plan (A) would cover releasing resources since it handles who does what and when. So I’d go with A here.
B imo, since the transition plan deals specifically with handing over resources and benefits to operations, not just managing or tracking them like option A suggests.
A imo, because the Resource management plan should outline when and how resources are released. It’s more focused on managing resources than just the transition part.
It’s B, the Transition plan.