A project manager is forming a team for a complex integration project that requires expertise in legacy systems, cloud technologies, data analytics, and user experience design. The organization has limited resources with these specific skills. What should the project manager do FIRST?

Answer options:

Request additional budget to hire external consultants for all required skills

Form the team with available resources and plan to train them in missing skills

Map required skills to available internal resources and identify specific gaps that need to be filled

Reduce project scope to match available internal capabilities

How to approach this question

Look for systematic approaches that optimize use of available resources while identifying specific gaps that need to be addressed.

Full Answer

C.Map required skills to available internal resources and identify specific gaps that need to be filled✓ Correct

Effective team building requires systematic analysis of required skills versus available resources to optimize internal capabilities and identify specific external needs.

Common mistakes

Immediately seeking external resources without assessing internal capabilities, or compromising project objectives without exploring resource options.

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