A project manager is leading a project to update a company's HR policy. The project has high stakeholder resistance. The PM decides to use a 'Consultative' decision-making style. What does this mean?

Answer options:

The PM makes the decision alone and announces it.

The team votes and the majority wins.

The PM gathers input from all stakeholders but retains the final decision-making authority.

The PM delegates the decision to the team completely.

How to approach this question

Match Style to Definition. Consultative = 'I listen, then I decide'.

Full Answer

C.The PM gathers input from all stakeholders but retains the final decision-making authority.✓ Correct

Task 2 (Lead a team). Different styles suit different situations. Consultative is useful when you need expertise/buy-in but accountability rests with the leader.

Common mistakes

Confusing Consultative with Democratic (Voting).

Question 50 All questions Question 52

Practice the full PMI PMP Practice Exam

114 questions · hints · full answers · grading

More questions from this exam

Q01During a daily standup in a hybrid project, two senior developers begin arguing about the archite...Hard Q02A project manager takes over a project where the team is demoralized. The previous PM was authori...Hard Q03A key stakeholder is unhappy with the product increment delivered in the last sprint, claiming it...Hard Q04A project team in a matrix organization is struggling. The functional manager keeps pulling key r...Hard Q05A project manager is leading a virtual team spread across four time zones. Team members report fe...Hard

View all 114 questions →