Eight highly qualified experts have been assembled to work for a 6-month period on a specific aspect of an organization's product development process.How should the project manager support this team to succeed?

Work with the team members to define the overall objective and support them to engage around the goal.

Define roles and targets for all team members and regularly follow up with one-to-one meetings to review progress.

Hand over control of specific aspects of their roles as experts and let them agree on their own timelines and targets.

Work with the team members to define the overall objective and support them to engage around the goal.

Bring in a senior colleague who is also an expert to ensure the team is on track to achieve the goals and objectives.

A project manager wants to assign a junior engineer to a new project. In past projects, the engineer showed initiative to take on complex tasks and solve problems in innovative ways without any need for encouragement. However, the engineer declines the project manager's invitation to join the new project.What is the most likely reason for the engineer's refusal to work on the project?

The project manager did not sufficiently support and recognize the engineer's professional growth

The project manager did not follow the normal hiring process with the engineer's functional manager

The engineer has "project burnout" from working long hours and solving difficult problems

The engineer did not feel welcome or enjoy working with the other project team members

The project manager did not sufficiently support and recognize the engineer's professional growth

During the execution of a project, a company decides that everybody will need to take vacation time before the end of the year. This may cause a change in the project time line.How should the project manager address the situation?

Agree with functional management and team members on a vacation schedule that would minimally impact the project schedule

Submit a formal request to senior management asking them not to proceed with this decision based on the impact it will have on the project

Push out the project timeline according to the vacation plan in place based on the recent company policy

Discuss the vacation plan and include scheduling changes in the change log database

A project manager identifies an issue between two team members that is affecting the development of one of the deliverables during the second iteration of a project.How should the project manager address this issue to avoid any impact to the project?

Schedule a meeting with both team members to understand the issue and facilitate a solution that satisfies both parties

Send a warning to both team members indicating that if the issue continues, both will be removed from the project

Escalate both team members to their respective functional managers and let them take the appropriate actions

Contact the functional managers to request substitutes for the conflicting team members

Schedule a meeting with both team members to understand the issue and facilitate a solution that satisfies both parties

A project team is implementing a hosted system for a third party. Just before going live, the customer asks the project team to include additional functionality. The project team identified risks to the delivery date and informed the project manager that some of the requested functions are in conflict with the agreed scope.What should the project manager do?

Discuss with the customer the risks identified and team's concerns

Discuss with the team, estimate the effort, and raise a change request

Ask the customer to go live and add the new functionality in the backlog

Ask the team to deliver the functionality on the agreed go-live date

A state-of-the-art product was delivered at the end of a project life cycle. However, the customer claims the product was not designed to specifications.What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?

The customer's requirements should have been captured in order to meet the customer's standards.

The customer's requirements should have been captured and modified to meet the supplier's standards.

The iteration review planning meeting should have been planned accordingly.

The customer's requirements should have been captured in order to meet the customer's standards.

The sprint retrospective meeting should have included necessary stakeholders.

A project manager has been asked for performance feedback regarding one of the team members. The project manager would like to gather additional input from the project team because there are no metrics in place for evaluating employee performance.What should the project manager do next?

Determine the appropriate approach

Identify levels of decision-making authority

Evaluate demonstrated task accountability

Determine the appropriate approach

A new major road project is starting, and the contractor has contractually committed to submitting regular status reports and participating in integration meetings.Halfway through the project life cycle, the contractor stops participating in meetings and submitting reports, stating these items consume too much time.What should the project manager do first?

Remind the contractor that they committed to attending meetings and submitting reports per the contract

Assess the risk of the contractor not attending meetings and submitting reports for the rest of the project and escalate it to the project sponsor

Remind the contractor that they committed to attending meetings and submitting reports per the contract

Submit a claim for not fulfilling the contract terms and handle the claim in accordance with the alternative dispute resolution

Speak with the company's lawyer and request that they demand the contractor fulfill their contractual commitments

While finalizing project management plans, a customer provides the project manager with a new set of quality standards to which the final product must adhere.What should the project manager do to ensure a smooth delivery of the product?

Involve the client in a performance gap analysis

Involve the client in risk identification

Agree with the client on a new project charter

Involve the client in a performance gap analysis

Agree with the client on acceptance criteria

A project manager has been given a critical, 5-day window and is allocated a maximum of US$100,000 as a contingency reserve. Subsequently, the project manager drafted a course of action based upon the best available information.Overall, five actions were required to be completed at a cost of US$20,000 and a duration of 1 day each. After 3 days of work, the project manager completed two actions and spent US$80,000.What should the project manager do next?

Complete all actions and then inform the client of the additional cost and schedule overrun needed to complete the project

Stop the work and raise a project change request to the change control board (CCB) for additional funds and a project schedule extension

As the CPI and SPI are greater than 1.0, reevaluate and prioritize the remaining actions

As the cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI) are less than 1.0, reevaluate and prioritize the remaining actions

A project manager wants to make sure that similar projects in the future use the project's performance data as a reference. However, the project manager is not sure how to accomplish this.What should the project manager do?

Share project documentation in a repository with exclusive access

Keep project artifacts up-to-date and accessible to all stakeholders

Share project documentation in a repository with exclusive access

Schedule weekly knowledge-sharing sessions with key stakeholders

Send periodic emails to senior management with the latest project updates

During a system demo, a project stakeholder rejects the features completed from the most recent user stories. According to the stakeholder, the product does not meet the quality standards required by regulations.What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Ensured the stakeholder concerns were properly addressed in the iteration to avoid future setbacks

Ensured that the project sponsor understood the scope of the project to avoid any future complaints

Ensured the stakeholder concerns were properly addressed in the iteration to avoid future setbacks

Reviewed with the product owner that all acceptance criteria were met for the stories worked on in the iteration

Reviewed with the product owner that all the stories worked on in the iteration were in the project backlog

A project is 70% complete when the project sponsor requests an additional deliverable.What should the project manager do first?

Determine the possible impact of this change on all aspects of the project

Negotiate with the project sponsor on the possible alternatives

Determine the possible impact of this change on all aspects of the project

Reject the request as being too late and leading to major scope creep

Submit the request to the change control board (CCB) for a decision

A company initiated a departmental transformation project improving the processes for the organization using a predictive approach. This is a critical project for the organization and, in the middle of the project, the project manager noticed that one of the deliverables cannot be produced due to a missing technical skill.What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Identified all required skills during the planning of the project

Asked the sponsor to identify all required skills during the planning of the project

Identified all required skills after the kick-off of the project

Planned all required training for the team during the onboarding process

Identified all required skills during the planning of the project

A project manager is beginning a new project with very diverse team members. The project manager chose to use consensus building so the team can agree on and be engaged in how the project will be executed.How should the project manager proceed?

Create an environment where the agreement is reached through discussion

Create an environment where the agreement is reached by a majority vote

Create an environment where the agreement is reached through discussion

Establish recurring brainstorming sessions to discuss project issues

Allow team members to contribute ideas in a stream-of-consciousness mode

A project manager for a software technology project works in a matrixed organization with virtual teams. Unfortunately, the functional manager informs the project manager that there may not be any resources available to test the software.What should the project manager do next?

Engage with the functional manager to discuss details to obtain the required support

Request a teleconference meeting with the sponsor to submit a change request to allow the development team to conduct testing

Engage with the functional manager to discuss details to obtain the required support

Discuss testing requirements at the weekly project meeting to negotiate the best approach to test software

Send an email to the procurement specialist to negotiate with a company that specializes in software testing

A project manager is leading a team of diverse individuals of all ages. The working hours for the project were set at the beginning of the project, and all team members agreed to the hours.However, later in the project, one of the team members informed the project manager that the previously agreed upon hours no longer work due to the team member's personal commitments.What should the project manager do?

Reassess the team's hours collaboratively so that the team is not impeded by the issue

Discuss the lack of dedication with the team member and their functional manager

Allow the most senior team members to decide the time that works for the team

Remove the team member from the project team to be fair to the other members

Reassess the team's hours collaboratively so that the team is not impeded by the issue

A key project stakeholder has started to escalate all issues and main requirements to the project sponsor. The project manager is concerned about the team not receiving direct communications from this stakeholder.Which two actions should the project manager take to improve the relationship with the stakeholder? (Choose two.)

Promote an adaptive and transparent environment where the team can easily communicate with the stakeholders

Schedule regular meetings with the key stakeholder to provide updates and receive feedback

Provide training to the team on emotional intelligence and status reporting techniques

Promote an adaptive and transparent environment where the team can easily communicate with the stakeholders

Share weekly status reports with detailed information about the project and team performance

Submit performance reports and task assignments to keep the stakeholder informed

Schedule regular meetings with the key stakeholder to provide updates and receive feedback

A project manager is leading a multiyear project that involves internal and external stakeholders.As the project manager begins to gather requirements, additional business stakeholders express interest in being involved.Which three actions should the project manager take to ensure proper stakeholder involvement?(Choose three.)

Prioritize stakeholders based on the project phase and need

Perform a stakeholder assessment to align with the project objectives

Develop a stakeholder impact/influence matrix to determine the level of engagement

Prioritize stakeholders based on the project phase and need

Perform a stakeholder assessment to align with the project objectives

Classify and rank stakeholders based on their positions in the organization

Include all stakeholders in the stakeholder engagement plan and provide the same level of communication

Develop a stakeholder impact/influence matrix to determine the level of engagement

In the initiating phase of a project, the project manager and team members are prioritizing the product backlog along with the product owner.What should the project manager do next?

Produce a value-added product for the customer as continuously as possible.

Produce a value-added product for the customer in each phase of the project.

Produce a value-added product for the customer as continuously as possible.

Produce a value-added product for the customer in the beginning of the project.

Produce a value-added product along with the supporting documentation.

A project manager is overseeing a project as part of a program geared toward a major technology disruption. The team is comprised of brilliant young professionals who have worked on different projects for the organization in the past.However, the team complained that they previously experienced a lack of direction during project execution and are afraid of the same issue in this project.Which two actions should the project manager take to ensure that this issue does not occur in this project? (Choose two.)

Set a clear vision for the project and ensure it is visible to all stakeholders.

Keep the team engaged and focused on the project's direction.

Organize a team-bonding activity and invite an external manager to speak to the team.

Set a clear vision for the project and ensure it is visible to all stakeholders.

Focus on the resource management plan and track project progress.

Encourage the team to do a brainstorming session and provide a mitigation plan.

Keep the team engaged and focused on the project's direction.

Due to organizational changes, several key stakeholders are replaced by new ones in the middle of a project. As a result, numerous new requirements are raised.What should the project manager do to ensure success of the project?

Review and prioritize new requirements with stakeholders to determine which change requests are needed.

Seek immediate approval to amend the project timeline and budget in order to deliver all new requirements.

Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and seek support to keep the original requirements.

Emphasize to the new stakeholders that new requirements are not allowed at this stage of the project.

One phase of a project took much longer than initially anticipated. The key stakeholders expressed their concern regarding a potential project delay.What should the project manager do?

Organize a root cause analysis (RCA) workshop

Request additional contingency from the sponsor

Add more float to the overall project schedule

Expedite the next phase to reduce slippage

Organize a root cause analysis (RCA) workshop

An agile team is working on a project that will be launched in six countries. Each country has specific requirements in addition to the base offering. The estimates indicate it will take six months to develop the base offering and an additional month to finalize each country's unique requirements. The expected revenue for the product is the same for each country.Which release strategy should the project manager recommend?

An iterative-based strategy to maximize value by releasing the product to each country as it is finalized and ready for release in that country

A financial-based strategy to reduce the roll-out effort and costs by planning a single, bundled release to all countries at the same time

A risk-based strategy to maximize the perceived value of the product by launching it to the countries with the lowest technical complexity

A quality-based strategy to maximize post-market adoption by releasing the product to the countries with the lowest probability of reporting field issues

A primary stakeholder is unable to join the project status meetings consistently. The project manager has been communicating with this stakeholder informally and regularly to ensure that the stakeholder is up to date on the project.However, the project manager has recently resigned and will not be meeting with the new project manager prior to departure.How should the project manager ensure that the new project manager continues to update this particular stakeholder?

Update the stakeholder engagement plan with the specific communication needs for the stakeholder

Ensure that the project team has been provided guidance on the specific needs of this stakeholder

Update the stakeholder engagement plan with the specific communication needs for the stakeholder

Ensure that the project documents contain specific instructions regarding the stakeholder

Update the communications management plan with specific information on stakeholder engagement

A project team is implementing an enterprise notification tool with a vendor. The project manager noticed that this vendor's developer has been reporting the same status for several weeks in a row. A few days later, the vendor communicates that the deliverable will not be completed on time due to resource constraints within their company.What should the project manager do next?

Add the delay to the issue log and work with the vendor for a resolution that will bring the schedule back on track

Update the risk register to reflect the delay, communicate the impact to the schedule, and escalate to management for assistance

Conduct a project review with the project sponsor to explain the delay and add a developer to work with the vendor

Add the delay to the issue log and work with the vendor for a resolution that will bring the schedule back on track

Review the contract with the vendor to go over the financial penalty that is applicable to this situation

Atypically high-performing team member has started to demonstrate a performance drop as well as some aggressive behaviors toward other team members in meetings. The project manager has worked with this individual for many months on this project and has not seen this type of behavior before.What should the project manager do?

Discuss the project manager's observations with the individual to determine why they are behaving this way

Discuss the individual's behavior with the other team members to determine if they have noticed and know what is going on

Attend more team meetings to observe the team more closely to determine the root cause

Discuss the project manager's observations with the individual to determine why they are behaving this way

Discuss their performance with the team member's functional manager as well as human resources (HR) and discuss next steps

In a newly formed project team, one experienced team member is overwhelmed by the complexity of the tasks and is not happy with the project team.What should the project manager do?

Actively listen to the team member and identify ways to support their needs in completing the tasks

Explain that the tasks are unavoidable and ask the team member to find a solution to overcome the challenges

Set up team-building activities with the project team members to reduce tension

Ask the team member to enter this potential schedule delay in the risk register

Actively listen to the team member and identify ways to support their needs in completing the tasks

A project is being delayed due to a large amount of rework caused by a quality problem that is impacting the critical path.What should the project manager do?

Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.

Report the delay with rectifying actions to the project management office (PMO).

Rebaseline the project schedule to absorb the delay.

Notify the project steering committee about the cause of the delay.

Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.

An experienced project manager is managing a multi-million dollar agile project. The project manager communicates the ground rules to the team, but after 12 iterations, the project manager starts noticing that some team members are not following the ground rules.What should the project manager do first to ensure team adherence to the ground rules?

Schedule a meeting with the project team to reinforce the ground rules.

Ask the functional manager to replace team members not following the ground rules.

Schedule a meeting with the project team to reinforce the ground rules.

Notify the project sponsor about this behavior and ask the sponsor to take disciplinary action.

Contact human resources to request a written warning letter be sent to team members not following the ground rules.

A project manager has been assigned a low-priority project that includes new team members with no previous formal project experience. The project team has requested deadline extensions for the first development increment twice already.What should the project manager do to support the team?

Provide feedback to the team using project performance evaluations.

Include buffer time in the schedule to absorb future delays.

Escalate the impact on the schedule to the project sponsor.

Create a change request to extend the project's duration and costs.

A customer has provided excellent feedback on the project. However, a key project resource is leaving the company.Which measure should mitigate the impact of this key resource's departure?

Establish a proactive knowledge-sharing plan

Offer a new contract to the resource who is leaving

Develop a contingency budget to replace the key resource

Update the risk register and inform the customer

A project manager is working on an enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiative that contains stakeholders spanning numerous business lines. The project manager begins to identify, evaluate, and categorize the stakeholder relationships to the program.What is the purpose of this process?

Incorporate the needs of all stakeholders into the communications management plan

Identify all stakeholders who can positively affect the project

Identify all stakeholders who can negatively affect the project.

Incorporate the needs of all stakeholders into the communications management plan

Incorporate only primary stakeholders into the communications management plan

A company just started managing a project using an agile approach. Due to this change, the general manager is worried about the scope definition process for upcoming projects.What should the project manager do to ensure the project scope is completely defined?

Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations

Meet with the general manager and convince them to return to using predictive approaches to avoid any risk

Ask the general manager to review every requirement to ensure all projects will deliver the requested products

Ask for a budget increase to implement a double-check process to ensure every business need is included in the requirements

Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations

A project manager is asked to develop maintenance planning software for a power plant. A similar project was executed by another department in the organization that was later closed due to low performance. The project manager is concerned about the project's performance and wants to take action in advance to ensure the project succeeds.What should the project manager do?

Review the lessons learned on similar projects so that they do not fall back into the same pattern.

Continue executing the project as planned and add more resources if they are required.

Evaluate the project risk and add external experts to address the potential risks.

Review the lessons learned on similar projects so that they do not fall back into the same pattern.

Inform the project sponsor about the risk and try to convince them to withdraw from the project.

A newly formed project team includes team members who have been working in the company for a long time as well as team members who are new to the company. The project team members discovered that there is a gap in communication between these two groups, and they are finding it hard to collaborate with one another.What should the project manager do?

Organize networking sessions to allow the team members to get to know one another

Ask the experienced members to lead the junior members to facilitate skill transfer

Organize networking sessions to allow the team members to get to know one another

Encourage team members to focus on delivering results with their specialized skills

Ask the team to self-organize and escalate any issues to the project manager

A project manager is working for an organization in country A and has been tasked with opening the first brick-and-mortar store in country B. The sponsor has identified the city for the store and wants to minimize any potential issues with the local government.Which action should the project manager take to address the sponsor's request?

Work with the organization's legal department to identify local regulations to ensure project compliance

Work with the organization's project management office (PMO) to build a project team of residents located in the city

Work with the organization's real estate department and reach out to the local government to identify the best location for the store

Work with the local government to build the profiles of employees that will be working in the store

An equipment vendor will implement a new production line for a client company. The year-long project will include 2- to 4-month long iterations; however, the client's project manager has no agile experience.How should the project manager ensure that the client is effectively represented in the daily meetings?

Propose a session for essential agile knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals.

Recommend agile training programs that best suit the client project manager's schedule.

Propose a session for essential agile knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals.

Realign the project to a predictive approach to ensure optimal collaboration between the teams.

Provide the client project manager with agile best practice documents and web resources.

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A team member who is working on a critical project deliverable reported that their computer is not working. The IT department says that due to a high workload, they will not be able to provide assistance for 1 week.

How should the project manager address this situation?

Use project reserves to buy new equipment to avoid an impact to the critical path of the project

Schedule a meeting with the project sponsor to request a budget to buy or rent a new computer

Explore options with the IT department to expedite the necessary repairs based on criticality of the project

Ask the team member to find an innovative solution or workaround to overcome the issue and avoid project delays

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