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Question # 351

A new team member on a self-organizing team is finding it difficult to deliver due to the new technology being used in the project. What should the project manager do in this situation?

Options:

A.  

Request the team member to move to another team.

B.  

Delegate other team members to complete this team member ' s tasks.

C.  

Mentor the team member and provide the necessary training.

D.  

Include this team member in an improvement program through a human resources request.

Discussion 0
Question # 352

A new relevant project stakeholder suggested a change to some of the project parameters midway through execution What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Accept the change and use contingency funds to implement this change with minimal schedule impacts

B.  

Reject the change because it is contrary to what was agreed to during earlier phases of the project

C.  

Transfer the change to the steering committee for them to evaluate and decide the appropriate next steps

D.  

Evaluate the proposed change with integrated change controls and discuss the change with the project sponsor

Discussion 0
Question # 353

A project manager is working with an agile team. A key stakeholder who does not

join the sprint planning session is very unhappy, as the delivery date for the final product has

been pushed back three times. What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Meet with the stakeholder to understand the concern and business impact, reprioritize as necessary, and invite them to join the sprint planning session.

B.  

Direct the product owner to drop other work in progress and work on this stakeholder’s requirement as the top-priority item.

C.  

Share the prioritized items that the team is working on with the stakeholder and invite them to join the sprint planning session.

D.  

Secure some additional funding to recruit more resources to the project team to enable faster delivery.

Discussion 0
Question # 354

A stakeholder is requesting that the project manager share project status updates

on a regular basis. This stakeholder is not included in the regular distribution list.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Start sending status updates to this stakeholder based on the request.

B.  

Ask the stakeholder ' s manager if the stakeholder can be added to the list.

C.  

Review the stakeholder engagement and communications management plans.

D.  

Escalate the stakeholder’s request to the project sponsor.

Discussion 0
Question # 355

In a weak matrix environment, two key team members are falling behind with their tasks, which will affect the success of the project.

Further investigation by the project manager reveals that they have unresolved issues with each other. The project manager asks them to find a way to resolve the issues, but this is unsuccessful. The project manager then holds a meeting with them to work outa permanent solution to the issues, but this is also unsuccessful.

What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Escalate the issue to a higher authority.

B.  

Suspend the two key team members immediately.

C.  

Put the issue on the agenda for the next team meeting.

D.  

Reassign one of the key team members to a different task.

Discussion 0
Question # 356

When reviewing the project team ' s performance the project manager realizes that the team velocity is not fast enough to meet the next review gate goal What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Increase the sprint duration to allow the team more time

B.  

Prioritize the contents of the backlog and remove some stories

C.  

Create a change request to modify the gate review goals

D.  

Use the standup meeting to assess impediments and problems

Discussion 0
Question # 357

A project manager Is transitioning from a predictive We cycle project to a new agile project How should the project manager manage and control the scope for the new project?

Options:

A.  

Create a scope baseline and put the rest as backlog activities.

B.  

Estimate the work the team can complete and define story sizes to keep the project under control.

C.  

Develop a plan to complete more work In less time.

D.  

Spend a short amount of time defining the scope and building prototypes to refine the requirements.

Discussion 0
Question # 358

A project manager is managing two agile teams and reviewing their metrics to find out which team is performing better. Which approach should be taken?

Options:

A.  

The team with the higher velocity is performing better and should be rewarded.

B.  

The issue should be addressed as part of a retrospective in the next iteration.

C.  

The velocity should not be compared as teams can size items differently.

D.  

The velocity of both teams should be compared at the end of every iteration.

Discussion 0
Question # 359

A project manager has been assigned to a long-term project. The project manager came across a government debate over a new law that may affect the project.

What are the first two actions the project manager should perform? (Choose two)

Options:

A.  

Create a change request to discuss with the change control board (CCB).

B.  

Request additional budget for contingency.

C.  

Perform a risk identification process with the project team.

D.  

Consult with the project stakeholders.

E.  

Discuss the possible impacts with subject matter experts (SMEs).

Discussion 0
Question # 360

A subcontracting company is presenting its feature release A key stakeholder is asking to add a new feature to the product How should the project manager deal with the new requirement?

Options:

A.  

Follow the change management process and work with procurement if needed

B.  

Engage an arbitrator to resolve any conflict while handling the new requirement

C.  

Add the change to the next sprint to meet the customer ' s needs

D.  

Allocate resources to work on the new feature immediately to complete the request

Discussion 0
Question # 361

A project manager is leading an agile project in an organization that has not executed this type of project before. In order to ensure the project is following the compliance requirements, what should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Follow the organization ' s process and deliverables for predictive projects, even ifthey compromise the agility and performance of the project.

B.  

Use the risk register to document all of the compliance vulnerabilities generated bythe project so that all decisions are well documented and approved by stakeholders.

C.  

Meet with the project management office (PMO)/compliance entity to work onprocess tailoring to ensure that the agile deliverables support the compliance requirements of the organization.

D.  

Coach upper management on agile practices, explaining that an agile project is concerned with value delivery, and negotiate a way out of the compliance requirements.

Discussion 0
Question # 362

In a project management team meeting, one of the team members always argues with the project manager about the objective, timeline, and deliverable of any assigned task.

What should the project manager do to manage this conflict?

Options:

A.  

Schedule a meeting with the team member and their manager to discuss the issue.

B.  

Talk to the project sponsor about the team member ' s attitude.

C.  

Schedule a one-on-one meeting with the team member to talk about it and get theircooperation.

D.  

Find another person to replace this team member.

Discussion 0
Question # 363

A project manager brings in a new team member from an agile environment to work in a predictive environment The project manager expects to leverage the new team member ' s agile experience with the existing team members.

What should the project manager do to integrate the new team member effectively?

Options:

A.  

Train the new team member in the predictive project management approach.

B.  

Acknowledge that hiring this new employee is a risk to the existing team

C.  

Set expectations with the new team member and explain what is needed

D.  

Meet with all team members and explain the new employee ' s position.

Discussion 0
Question # 364

A project manager is meeting with the project sponsor regarding a new project.

The project manager tells the sponsor that, as part of the communications management

plan, a weekly email will be sent with the status of the project, so the sponsor can be

informed of the progress. The sponsor indicates that the email is not necessary because

they will ask for a status update whenever it is needed.

What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Advise the project sponsor to request a 15-minute meeting, whenever necessary, with prior notification.

B.  

Agree to the project sponsor ' s request, but continue to copy them on the weekly email so they can be informed of progress in case it is needed.

C.  

Tell the project sponsor that if they prefer to not receive the communication, there is no problem in removing them from the email distribution.

D.  

Ask the project sponsor what sort of information is needed and agree on a frequency for the communication.

Discussion 0
Question # 365

A project in aerospace design has run into a substantial technical issue, and the project team is uncertain on how to proceed. With whom should the project manager call a meeting to discuss the issue?

Options:

A.  

Project stakeholders and the team

B.  

External subject matter experts (SMEs) and the team

C.  

Project sponsor and the team

D.  

Project sponsor and the external SMEs

Discussion 0
Question # 366

A product owner has provided the team with a prioritized backlog for the initial

launch of a new product. After analysis, the team concludes that some work is missing to

support the initial launch and provides this information to the product owner. The product

owner acknowledges the missing work and adds it to the bottom of the backlog. The team is

not happy with the prioritization that the missing work received.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

Options:

A.  

Let the project team pull the recommended work from the bottom of the backlog tomaximize value creation.

B.  

Analyze and reprioritize the backlog and provide the decision to the product ownerand team.

C.  

Recommend the product owner prioritize the missing work higher because it isneeded for the minimum viable product (MVP).

D.  

Empower the product owner by supporting the decision and instructing the team to follow the prioritization as provided.

Discussion 0
Question # 367

A project manager receives a request for proposal (RFP) from a client. The client

is very clear about the requirements. A requirements analysis must be done in the first

month of the project, and the client wants to see a demo of the work completed every two

weeks.

What project approach should the project manager use?

Options:

A.  

Iterative for the requirements analysis and delivery phases of the project

B.  

Agile for all of the phases of the project, including the requirements analysis and delivery

C.  

Predictive for the requirements analysis and agile for delivery of the project

D.  

Predictive for the requirements analysis and delivery phases of the project

Discussion 0
Question # 368

A project is delayed due to multiple problems discovered during the quality review. Every time the team addresses one problem, additional problems are encountered. This is

frustrating for both the project team and the project sponsor, who are driven to meet the dates and results expected by the organization.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Request that the team identifies, documents, and registers the issues to locate the source of the problems.

B.  

Evaluate the cost and schedule variance in order to determine how much the project is off track.

C.  

Ask the team to commit to a new date to fix all the problems and proceed with a change request to adjust the baseline.

D.  

Request that a senior subject matter expert (SME) be hired to analyze and solve the problems.

Discussion 0
Question # 369

A key agile project team member takes a leave of absence in the middle of an iteration and will not return to work for a while What should the project manager do next regarding the feature on which the team member was working?

Options:

A.  

Assign the feature to another team member, and have them try to complete the feature by the end of this iteration

B.  

Review team capacity and reassign the functionality to additional iterations as required

C.  

Determine if the team member can work from home to complete the functionality.

D.  

Review the work in progress with the product owner to determine the next step

Discussion 0
Question # 370

Two key team members suggest different options to prevent time overruns and delays. There is a conflict between these two team members because of their divergent views.

What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Schedule a meeting between the team members to find a solution.

B.  

Refer the team members to the project charter to resolve the conflict.

C.  

Issue a new change request to evaluate this situation and communicate the result.

D.  

Document the facts explained by the team members in the issue log.

Discussion 0
Question # 371

A project manager is assigned to a new project. Many of the project deliverables need to be outsourced.

What should the project manager use to document the project deliverables?

Options:

A.  

Service level agreement (SLA)

B.  

Statement of work (SOW)

C.  

Scope management plan

D.  

Memorandum of understanding (MOU)

Discussion 0
Question # 372

A company has made multiple staff and operational changes over the last several years, significantly improving the company culture. A project manager was recently assigned to report to a new project supervisor. The project manager notices the supervisor ' s style of leadership is about getting the job done in the shortest possible time regardless of operational and worker impacts. This is causing some complaints from workers.

How should the project manager handle this situation?

Options:

A.  

Discuss the company culture with the supervisor to clarify expectations.

B.  

Review the overall organizational culture of the company again.

C.  

Request that the new supervisor be assigned to another project.

D.  

Explain to the workers that they need to listen to the supervisor.

Discussion 0
Question # 373

A company is moving its headquarters to another city. The project manager responsible for the assignment has been using a predictive approach during the transition. However, the information systems will be migrated using an agile approach. The project manager needs to decide which kind of control to sign with the vendor responsible for migrating the systems.

How should the project manager address this situation?

Options:

A.  

Negotiate payment after all project migration is completed

B.  

Sign a single agreement for the whole project

C.  

Use fixed-price increments as user stories are completed.

D.  

Confirm payment after each project retrospective

Discussion 0
Question # 374

A project manager is assigned to oversee the deployment of a new product that

will be used by the entire organization. A key success factor for the project is the timely

and successful adoption of the new solution by all entities.

What should the project manager do to ensure the success of this critical project?

Options:

A.  

Considering the project scope and the multiple entities impacted by the solution,communicate with the stakeholders and ask them to adhere to the date.

B.  

Ask the project sponsor to issue a directive requesting all business entities toaccept the date set for the new solution launch.

C.  

Given the size of the organization and the multiple parties involved, discuss thelaunch date with the CEO and then communicate it to all entities.

D.  

Engage in creative and iterative negotiations with the leaders of each entity toagree on the launch date.

Discussion 0
Question # 375

A project manager has joined a company m an unfamiliar industry and has been given a strategically important project Being new, and not fully understanding the interdependences of the various departmental work items, the project manager is unsure of how to plan the project

How should the project manager proceed?

Options:

A.  

Consult the project sponsor and request their feedback

B.  

Consult the product owner and request a complete prioritization session

C.  

Consult a senior project manager within the organization and request their expert judgement

D.  

Consult a senior developer within the organization and request their input.

Discussion 0
Question # 376

A project team was established for a community impacted by oil and gas exploration activities. The team is required to interact with several external stakeholders. The local council authority has requested a meeting with the project team to discuss the impact of the project on the community. The project manager was not available at the time of the meeting, and the team was in disagreement regarding who should attend the meeting.

What should the project manager have done to prevent this conflict?

Options:

A.  

Provided copies of the stakeholder engagement plan to all team members.

B.  

Defined the roles and responsibilities of the team members.

C.  

Updated the communications management plan.

D.  

Established ground rules for the team

Discussion 0
Question # 377

A project manager is managing a project that is halfway through its execution phase and the quality standards of the deliverables were formally accepted However, a government agency has recently Introduced new standards that may significantly impact the project The deliverables must be changed to align with the new quality standards

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Set up a structured, independent processes to determine if project activities followed the standards.

B.  

Schedule training for the project team on the new regulations introduced by the government agency

C.  

Evaluate the impact the new regulations will have on the project and submit a change request

D.  

Update the lessons learned register and inform senior management of the new standards

Discussion 0
Question # 378

A project manager has just been assigned to a project to build new software for a client. All the requirements have been gathered.

What should the project manager tell the team members to focus on?

Options:

A.  

Reducing cost for the customer

B.  

Delivering value to the customer

C.  

Working together as a team

D.  

Finishing the project on schedule

Discussion 0
Question # 379

A Scrum team working in an aircraft manufacturing company has completed Its first iteration for a critical project. It is very Important for the project sponsor to complete the project on time and under budget A burndown chart indicates that the project is behind schedule

Which two actions should the project manager take to manage Impediments and improve the team ' s velocity? (Choose two)

Options:

A.  

Look for processes that cause bottlenecks and slow down the team ' s agility

B.  

Assign the items with high complexity lo senior developers

C.  

Empower the learn to make decisions to remove impediments

D.  

Work with the team to remove impediments as quickly as possible

E.  

Move the items with high complexity to the last iterations

Discussion 0
Question # 380

A team member is hosting an event and invites several colleagues through their work calendars Another team member, who was not invited to the event, is noticeably distracted during several standup meetings

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Ask the individual who is hosting the event to use private communication methods.

B.  

Set up a meeting with the distracted team member to discuss any issues

C.  

Add a social events section to the charter to handle these situations

D.  

Ask the individual who is hosting the event to mark it as private

Discussion 0
Question # 381

A project manager is leading a product development project that requires high involvement from several stakeholders. What should the project manager do to ensure this involvement?

Options:

A.  

Evaluate the engagement needs of stakeholders.

B.  

Distribute weekly status emails to stakeholders.

C.  

Engage the sponsor on the behavior of stakeholders.

D.  

Conduct weekly update meetings with stakeholders.

Discussion 0
Question # 382

A project manager is new to hybrid project management and is worried about the project because it has a high level of requirements uncertainty. The team has experience with hybrid projects, performs daily standups, and is committed to the project. The project manager is concerned about losing control of the project and would like to have a more central role.

How should the project manager address this issue?

Options:

A.  

Modify the daily standup meetings to include project status reporting.

B.  

Escalate the issue to the change control board (CCB) and ask for advice.

C.  

Adopt the role of supporting and empowering the project team to do the work.

D.  

Change the approach for the project to a predictive approach.

Discussion 0
Question # 383

A newly hired team member just joined the project team and reports directly to the

project manager. In the first week, this new member tells the project manager that there is a

task priority conflict with hard, dependent tasks on the critical path.

What should the project manager do to handle the conflict?

Options:

A.  

Guide the team member on how to resolve the conflict.

B.  

Analyze the project schedule and look for alternatives.

C.  

Perform crashing and/or fast tracking of the schedule.

D.  

Meet the team member and try to plan a course of action together.

Discussion 0
Question # 384

Drag the technical practices on the left to the scenario on the right.

Question # 384

Options:

Discussion 0
Question # 385

A project scope was developed with numerous assumptions. During the execution phase, the assumptions changed, which has jeopardized the planned business value of the project.

% What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Update the assumptions log and change log, and implement the change control process.

B.  

Report on the changed assumptions to the project sponsor and seek support to prioritize the change requests.

C.  

Inform the client that the project cannot meet the project timeline and additional costs will be incurred.

D.  

Deliver what was planned in the project management document according to the specifications.

Discussion 0
Question # 386

A project team member complained to the project manager that they are not sure f on the latest requirements document because it was emailed to them about one week ago. They mentioned that, in the past they worked on a document tor more than 20 hours only to find out later that another team member had already updated that same document but did not send them the latest revisions.

What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?

Options:

A.  

Encourage better team communication by positioning team members closer together.

B.  

Implement a project management information system (PMIS)

C.  

Update the communications management plan to ensure correct delivery of the latest version

D.  

Restrict team members from sending the requirements documents via email

Discussion 0
Question # 387

During a meeting to define project scope a stakeholder tells the project manager that the main requested feature in the contract is not applicable, and this is documented m the lessons learned. What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Check with the team to learn what can be done, and consult an expert

B.  

Ask the sponsor to close the project and pay the contracted penalty.

C.  

Check that this information was documented correctly

D.  

Meet with the sponsor to ask for their support

Discussion 0
Question # 388

For an ongoing project, match the key performance indicators (KPIs) on the left to the correct categories on the right.

Question # 388

Options:

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Question # 389

A project manager is appointed for the deployment of a new solution. The solution will be integrated into the environment by a third-party vendor. This vendor just announced a delay in delivering a key component, which will impact the project schedule.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Ensure that relevant stakeholders and expectations are identified and assess the component delay.

B.  

Perform a detailed analysis of the release content for each component of the solution.

C.  

Propose a new design of the solution to replace the external component with an internal one.

D.  

Ask for expedited delivery of the component to mitigate the risk of schedule delays.

Discussion 0
Question # 390

The project manager has finished all the tasks of the project and immediately starts on a new project. A few months after beginning the new project, the accounting manager asks for confirmation of previous projects because the budget is still open with no further cash flows.

What should the project manager have done?

Options:

A.  

Conveyed task completion information to accounting

B.  

Closed the procurement process properly

C.  

Completed the transition process

D.  

Performed administrative closure of the project

Discussion 0
Question # 391

A few developers have submitted their resignation after completing their annual review and receiving their annual bonus. The project manager cannot find replacements for all of the developers in time to meet the project ' s deadline.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Request additional budget to recruit more developers.

B.  

Lower the recruitment criteria.

C.  

Log the issue in the issue log.

D.  

Analyze the impact and inform the stakeholders.

Discussion 0
Question # 392

A company that is introducing a new product into the market by the end of the year requires a storage and distribution facility to be built. During the monthly stakeholder meeting, it is discovered that the location for implementation is a government-owned area

What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.  

Identify an alternative site.

B.  

Update the issue log

C.  

Issue a change request

D.  

Update the risk register.

Discussion 0
Question # 393

A project manager is working to create a product that can be released to the market as soon as it passes rigorous quality standards.

Historically, the company has used a predictive methodology, but the company is exploring the implementation of agile methodologies.

The company asked the project manager to explain the value gained by using an agile process.

How should the project manager respond?

Options:

A.  

Early value cannot be achieved until the product is fully released.

B.  

Early value can be gained by testing the most important features in the initial stages to fix deviations.

C.  

Early value will be gained only if beta products can be released to the market.

D.  

Early value will be gained only if the speed can be increased to release the product to the market.

Discussion 0
Question # 394

A team has been working together for several months and has successfully

delivered work. A new team member has joined the team but is having difficulty

contributing.

What should the project manager do to help the new team member integrate effectively?

Options:

A.  

Give the new team member time to contribute until they ask for help and support.

B.  

Assign the new team member tasks so that the team member knows on what to focus.

C.  

Approach the team member to identify any issues and then plan a resolution accordingly.

D.  

Review the project with the team member to ensure the project scope is understood

Discussion 0
Question # 395

In a project using a hybrid approach, the performance of the team was consistently excellent during the predictive stages. When the iterations began, however, the team members started to show signs of low commitment, conflicts, and confusion, resulting in low morale.

What should the project manager do to handle this situation?

Options:

A.  

Give team members more authority to make decisions.

B.  

Perform team-building activities and enhance collaboration.

C.  

Identify the team members who are impacting low morale.

D.  

Coach the team members on agile processes and knowledge.

Discussion 0
Question # 396

A specialized team member has just received news that they must leave the office for several weeks They have approximately two workdays until they will leave and then they will become unavailable through any communication channels. There is a key deadline approaching

What should the agile project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Ask the team member to complete as much as they can now.

B.  

Ask the team member to work with their peers to knowledge share

C.  

Ask the team member to identify their specialist tasks

D.  

Ask the team member to host a special team meeting.

Discussion 0
Question # 397

A company is planning a digitization project. Which action should the project

manager take first when defining the project scope?

Options:

A.  

Assess the current state process to define the scope of the digitization.

B.  

Digitize the current state process exactly as defined.

C.  

Redefine the current state process to scope the supporting software.

D.  

Develop the software that will support the current state process.

Discussion 0
Question # 398

During project execution, a project manager discovers that the budget at completion has shifted significantly and is higher than expected.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Adjust the original budget estimates with the current cost variance.

B.  

Negotiate the project changes and adjust stakeholder expectations.

C.  

Perform a root cause analysis of the project performance.

D.  

Review the activity duration to reforecast the project completion date.

Discussion 0
Question # 399

A global company is executing a strategic project to upgrade a legacy enterprise system. The company uses a hybrid approach to project management and has just completed the first sprint A team member provided ideas to improve the testing process during the sprint retrospective.

What is the next step for the project manager?

Options:

A.  

Document the lessons learned and implement improvements in the next sprint

B.  

Facilitate a daily standup with the team to track the implementation of changes

C.  

Organize a demonstration of the changes in the enterprise system

D.  

Request that all team members think of ideas to improve processes.

Discussion 0
Question # 400

A project manager is managing a hybrid project A stakeholder has directly contacted a team member and has requested a change Due to the request, the team member was distracted from their work, which caused a loss in productivity.

What should the team member do?

Options:

A.  

Inform the stakeholder that the correct procedure for new requirements is to provide it directly to the project manager.

B.  

Inform the scrum master regarding the stakeholder ' s request for a change and the impact this has had on productivity.

C.  

Inform the stakeholder that the correct procedure for new requirements is to provide it directly to the change control board (CCB).

D.  

Inform the scrum master so that the change can be discussed directly with the stakeholder.

Discussion 0
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