From the course: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Tips

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Situational question

Situational question

From the course: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Tips

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Situational question

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- You'll really be ready to sit for the exam when you've mastered situational questions. What is a situational question? Basically, it's a question where you must determine the best course of action based on a given scenario. In order to get these questions right, you have to really know the project management fundamentals and be able to apply them to specific situations. It's best if we look at an example so you can get a better understanding. Rob, the project manager for the digital marketing campaign, realizes his project is behind schedule. The constraints of this project do not allow him to pull in additional human resources. What is the best way for him to get the project back on track? A, fast track, B, request a schedule extension, C, crash, D, reduce the scope. Let's break this question down. First, we need to recognize that this is a situational question. We can tell this because the project manager is…

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