IPA IP 2025 Question 55

Topic: Project Management

A question IPA Japan published in 令和7年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問55, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.

At the start of a system development project, it was decided to prepare a plan concerning human resources. In this plan, which of the following lists all and only the appropriate items that should be considered in order to assign personnel appropriately and obtain better performance?

AWhen the personnel lack the skills required for the project, training is planned.BPlanning is made so that securing personnel is always given priority over the skills required for the project.CIn order to assign personnel flexibly, the roles and responsibilities of personnel are not clarified in the planning stage of the project, and are determined after the start of the project.

Explanation

Item A only — a human resource plan matches the skills the project needs, fills the gaps with training, and sets roles and responsibilities in advance.

  • •A, appropriate: comparing the skills the project requires with those of the members shows the gaps, and planning training closes them before they hold the work up
  • •B, not appropriate: filling headcount without regard to skills puts people on tasks they cannot do, which lowers performance; the required skills come first
  • •C, not appropriate: roles and responsibilities are defined in the plan (for example in a responsibility assignment matrix), so that everyone knows who does and decides what; leaving them open causes gaps, overlaps and confusion. Flexibility comes from revising the plan as needed, not from leaving it blank

Answer (a)

Why not others:

  • •(b) — includes B and C, both of which work against appropriate assignment
  • •(c) — includes C; roles and responsibilities must be clear at the planning stage
  • •(d) — leaves out A, the one appropriate item, and keeps C

Key rule: A project’s human resource plan defines the required skills, the roles and responsibilities, and the training to close skill gaps, all before the work starts.

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