A business stakeholder for a project is reluctant to accept an agile approach due to a previous bad experience, and is pushing for a predictive approach.What strategy should the project manager use to persuade the stakeholder to use an agile approach?

Propose a phased project approach with multiple small interactions and build trust with the stakeholder through frequent value delivery.

Agree on a predictive approach, but apply agile concepts under the project management umbrella.

Ensure the stakeholder that an agile approach will deliver all of the expected results in a shorter period of time.

Document the request and escalate to upper management to consider a modification of the project charter.

Propose a phased project approach with multiple small interactions and build trust with the stakeholder through frequent value delivery.

A project engineer in country A is complaining about the sample received from the supplier in country B because the sample is not the correct length. During a telephone conference, the supplier checked the drawings and insisted that the measurement was accurate.What should the project manager do next?

Evaluate the procurement contract to determine the agreed-upon specifications

Hire a company in country B to perform a quality check before shipment

Evaluate the procurement contract to determine the agreed-upon specifications

Escalate the issue to the purchasing department for review

Add an additional task to cut the received part according to the specifications

A project manager has team members around the world in many different time zones. Project work frequently stalls because people in one office need to wait until another office is awake to have questions answered.What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Planned and scheduled tasks and work packages to overcome geographical and time zone challenges

Ensured that the project would be the highest priority for all team members

Planned and scheduled tasks and work packages to overcome geographical and time zone challenges

Learned more about how each team member prefers to communicate before assigning project work

Used communication tools, such as video conferencing, so different offices could communicate

The project manager is reviewing a project's progress and notices that one of the risks has become an issue.What should the project manager do to address the situation?

Meet with the project team and customer to brainstorm about potential solutions

Initiate a change request to obtain additional funds from the management reserve

Meet with the project team and customer to brainstorm about potential solutions

Schedule a high-priority meeting with the project stakeholders to discuss the issue

Collaborate with the relevant stakeholders on implementing the risk response plan

A project manager has begun a complex oil refinery project. Although the project is in the initiation phase, the sponsor keeps asking for concrete dates for the most important project milestones.When will the project manager be able to provide the requested information?

During the planning phase, when processes for scope definition and activity duration and sequencing will be performed

Close to the end of the project, as the forecasts will be more accurate and most risks will already be mitigated

In the initiation process, as it happens concurrently with the project contract and project charter creation

As soon as possible, as project delays can be significantly avoided when a schedule is developed early

After conducting a performance assessment, the project manager identified that some gaps still exist.What should the project manager ensure?

Performance improvement programs are organized for all team members who were assessed.

Awards are given to all team members for playing a role in the project and undertaking the assessment.

Performance improvement programs are organized for all team members who were assessed.

All team members rotate their job schedules immediately to make them versatile.

Assessment results are kept private and not shared among team members.

A project is in the execution phase. The client was actively involved in the early stages but has been less engaged lately. A number of changes to the requirements have recently been requested.What should the project manager do next?

Discuss the changes with the client and jointly make the decision on how to proceed.

Reject the changes and stay the original course as initially agreed with the client.

Review the risk register to see if mitigations have already been outlined for this scenario.

Review the changes and make the decision based on the project team's recommendations.

A technician is scheduled to install internet service at the homes of three remote call center agents who have different working schedules. Their functional managers arranged time off to allow time for installation and testing. The carrier sends an email to the project manager stating that one appointment is delayed for 2 days.What does the project manager need to do now?

Inform the relevant stakeholders

A team member in an agile project informs the project manager they might not be able to finish an assigned task on time, which could generate an obstacle for the rest of the team.What should the project manager do?

Ask the team member to bring up the concern in the next daily meeting

Send an email explaining the issue to all team members

Reassign the task to another team member

Move the task to the next sprint

A project manager has been assigned to manage multiple agile project teams. The project manager wants to empower the teams and make them self-organizing.What should the project manager do to create a positive environment?

Help the teams in establishing and adhering to their ground rules and revisit after regular intervals

Copy the ground rules established by another project and provide them to the teams

Establish the team ground rules and share them with the team for strict adherence

Extract the organization's policies and processes, customize them, and give them to the teams to adhere to

An agile coach and technical writer for a globally distributed agile team are in a country with a 9- hour time zone difference from the agile team. The agile coach and project lead disagree on the timing for the daily standup. The project lead thinks the standup should be at 10:00 am local time, but the agile coach and technical writer feel that is an inconvenient time for them.How does the project lead ensure adherence to agile practices?

Have a discussion with the team on the approach and come to a decision on when the daily standups should be

Inform the agile coach that the daily standup will be at 10:00 am local time and ensure all parties can attend

Escalate to management that the agile process is not going to work and ask them to speak to the agile coach

Have a discussion with the team on the approach and come to a decision on when the daily standups should be

Have two separate daily standups, one for the agile coach and technical writer and one for the agile development team

A project manager receives a suggestion from a team member for improving the product attributes without impacting the schedule or cost. This will add value to the project and the customer.What should the project manager do?

Ask the team member to submit a formal change request

Reject the suggestion and ask the team member to focus on executing the plan

Ask the team member to submit a formal change request

Accept the suggestion as it has no impact on the project

Ask another team member to validate the impacts of the suggestion

During the third iteration of a project, the main sponsor retired from the company, and a new sponsor was appointed. The new sponsor is not familiar with the agile approach for project delivery, which leads them to request more control over the project team.What should the project manager do?

Schedule a meeting with the new sponsor in order to explain the agile approach and how teams are supposed to be self-organized

Review the sponsor's request with the project team during the next daily review meeting in order to provide the requested control

Schedule an emergency meeting with the project team so they fulfill every request that comes from the sponsor

Review the sponsor's request with the project team during the next iteration review meeting in order to obtain a team decision

A medium-sized company has been exploring new marketing tactics with regard to launching a new product. New product creation is no small task. In the end, it was too big of an expenditure for the company to undertake.What should the project manager do in the future when working on new product projects?

Train the team to first find the minimum viable product (MVP) that will deliver value to the customer

Make use of kanban boards so all stakeholders have a clear view of the project and provide their help accordingly

Train the team to first find the minimum viable product (MVP) that will deliver value to the customer

Increase the contingency reserve and prepare the team for applying fast-failing techniques when the estimates veer from the initial plan

Adopt a chain management approach, developing products based on the same platform and infrastructure

A project manager is managing a few innovation projects with a high level of uncertainty. The project manager is experiencing challenges with the large number of change requests issued due to the nature of the project.What should the project manager do?

Initiate the number of iterations to reduce the number of change requests

Reduce the number of approvers required to implement a change request

Request sponsor approval for all change requests to reduce the number of changes

Initiate the number of iterations to reduce the number of change requests

Add a fixed number of change requests allowed by the client on the project baseline

A project manager is starting a new project, and the project team is located in different countries.The team was going to use a specific tool to hold virtual meetings. However, that tool is not available in one team member's country.How should the project manager deal with this situation?

Investigate alternative tools for virtual meetings that are available to all team members

Contact the project sponsor to have the team member removed from the project

Ask the team member to move to another location where the tool is available

Investigate alternative tools for virtual meetings that are available to all team members

Start the project and use email to communicate with the team member until the tool is available

Halfway through a project, the project sponsor is replaced by another peer who was not previously engaged in the project. The new project sponsor has rejected most of the project artifacts, and the team did not get the latest increment approved on the current iteration.Stakeholders are not feeling confident about the project outcome.What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?

Performed a stakeholder analysis when the sponsor joined the project

Held a governance meeting to review the project increment

Escalated the issue to ensure the increment would be approved

Conducted a product iteration review with the new project sponsor

A regulatory branch of an environmental government agency has recently placed a ban on the manufacturing of a specified thickness of plastic packaging products. This ban will take effect in 12 months. The project manager for a startup firm working in alternative packaging has been monitoring the progress of this law for a while and, as part of the risk management, has identified new products that can support a growing customer base.What should the project manager do next?

Inform management of the new law as an opportunity to expand market share and share the proposed products

Begin a marketing campaign to sell alternative packaging after the 12-month period ends

Organize a meeting with all stakeholders and review the stakeholder engagement plan

Continue production processes and plan to discuss changes at the next annual target review meeting

Inform management of the new law as an opportunity to expand market share and share the proposed products

A project manager is part of a balanced matrix project organization. The project manager will receive all work performance updates directly from the new sourcing department head who has no time to spare to give the project manager the information.What should the project manager do?

Work out a resolution in consultation with the sourcing department head

Discuss the situation with the company project sponsor for advice

Request information directly from the sourcing department team members

Work out a resolution in consultation with the sourcing department head

Present the situation to the manager of the sourcing department head

A project manager has just been hired by a company without a project management governance structure. During the kick-off meeting, a key stakeholder emphasizes the importance of the project meeting the company's strategy, investment, and compliance requirements.What should the project manager do?

Put into place a project governance model in line with the requirements

Replicate the organizational governance to the project governance

Create an organizational project management governance

Ask the organization to create a project portfolio governance

A third-party supplier demands payment for the services provided for a project. The agreement was that payment would be made after the organization receives payment from the client. The third-party supplier lacks the capital to meet their payroll and has informed the project manager that if they do not receive payment quickly, they will withdraw team members from the project.What should the project manager do?

Explain the third-party supplier situation to the client and request payment.

Inform the client that the project must be delayed until payment is received.

Reassign resources from other projects to pay the third-party supplier.

Process a bank loan to pay the payroll of the third-party supplier.

A project manager is developing the stakeholder register and is having trouble understanding the motivation of some of the stakeholders.What should the project manager do to get this information?

Organize a one-on-one conversation with each stakeholder.

Identify each stakeholder's motivations from the business case.

Request stakeholders articulate their motivations at the kick-off meeting.

Email project objectives to all stakeholders and ask for endorsement.

Organize a one-on-one conversation with each stakeholder.

During a project's initiation phase, a lessons learned sharing session was held with the team from another project. Low construction productivity was discussed as a potential delay to project completion.What should the project manager do next?

Add construction productivity to the risk register and develop a mitigation strategy for site execution

Discuss this issue with the project sponsor to request additional funding to implement mitigation

Prequalify contractors with proven track records to eliminate productivity concerns

Add construction productivity to the risk register and develop a mitigation strategy for site execution

Hire a construction management consultant to develop a comprehensive site execution plan

A project manager is managing a mobile application development project when one of the experienced team members starts missing deadlines. The delays will impact project implementation.What should the project manager do next?

Meet with the team member to understand their concerns and/or issues

Assign an additional resource to help the team member with the tasks

Ask the team member's functional manager if there are any known issues

Convene a team meeting to encourage and motivate the entire team

Meet with the team member to understand their concerns and/or issues

A project manager is leading a hybrid project. The only available resources that have experience with agile are not at the project manager's location. The project has a strict schedule and budget, and the project manager is concerned about their ability to deliver it.What should the project manager do?

Engage the agile resources through video conferencing on a daily basis

Advise the sponsor that the project will be delayed as agile training will be required

Request a budget extension to get local resources experienced in agile

Plan to have the agile resources temporarily relocate to the project manager's location

An agile facilitator has gathered a team for a new project. This team and facilitator have not yet worked on a project together.How should the facilitator proceed?

Hold a team charter discussion.

Set up a lessons learned session from a similar project.

Hold a team charter discussion.

Schedule a release planning session.

Conduct a product roadmap session with the team.

A project manager has been assigned to lead a software project to generate savings at an important financial institution. Initially, the duration of the project was 13 months, but due to various issues during execution, the project was extended to 16 months. By month 11, the expected savings were exceeded but not all of the functionalities planned for that date were fulfilled.How should the project manager inform the stakeholders of the project's progress?

Communicate the benefit expectations and the action plan for the pending functionalities

Complete the outstanding functionalities before informing the sponsor of the project progress

Communicate the benefit expectations and the action plan for the pending functionalities

Send an email with the monthly project progress to all relevant stakeholders

Report that the project has not fulfilled all the expected functionalities

A project manager is working on the delivery of a solution that needs to be deployed to the public quickly. The project team is experienced, the stakeholders are supporting the delivery, and the customer is cooperating.What strategy should the project manager use to ensure on-time delivery of the solution?

Have a high-level plan for incremental deliveries and get the customer's feedback as early as possible

Meet with the customer to agree on the components of the solution and the priorities

Ask the sponsor for support regarding the allocation of additional resources to finish on time

Have a high-level plan for incremental deliveries and get the customer's feedback as early as possible

Have a detailed plan of all milestones, deliverables, functionalities, and allocation of resources

There is frequent conflict between two project team members working on a project. This has caused a negative impact on the project.How should the project manager handle this situation?

Help cultivate self-awareness between the two team members through emotional intelligence (EI).

Counsel both team members and caution them with a final warning.

Relocate the two project team members into different project teams.

Escalate the issue to the human resources (HR) manager before a larger problem develops.

Help cultivate self-awareness between the two team members through emotional intelligence (EI).

A few virtual team members are located in a region that generally has good internet connectivity.However, they frequently experience connectivity issues joining team calls during the day.What should the project manager do?

Determine what the problem is and develop an action plan

Ask the team members to use chat tools as an alternative to calls

Procure tools that consume less bandwidth for internet calls

Record the meeting to share with the team members who were unable to join

A company's CEO complains about the frequency of project communications. The CEO receives five project reports each week by email but does not have enough time to review them. In addition, the information that the CEO receives is not relevant in that it does not explain the project status.What should the project manager do first?

Review the communications management plan

Meet with the team and decide the type and frequency of the reports to send to the CEO

Send the CEO one executive summary per week instead of five reports per week

Review the communications management plan

Review the stakeholder engagement plan.

A project manager finds it challenging to comply with standardized processes for knowledge transfer. The project teams and stakeholders are scattered around field sites, the office, and remote locations. In addition, some team members have limited access to the electronically shared files.How should the project manager manage this challenge?

Study the environment and the available resources to determine which approach to use.

Send the intended information through email since it is the primary communication tool.

Communicate a strong message to the team explaining the importance of knowledge transfer.

Request changes in the processes since it is not suitable for the company environment.

During iteration planning, team A identifies that an important deliverable is dependent upon a deliverable from team B.What should the project manager do?

Inform team B of the dependency and ensure that the deliverable is planned

Ask team B to focus on their backlog and deliver based on their priority

Inform team B of the dependency and ensure that the deliverable is planned

Make team A a part of team B and ensure that the deliverable is ready

Request team B to immediately start this activity and deliver to team A

A large construction project is progressing well as per the project objectives. The project manager would like to report the project's value to the project sponsor and seek the next phase of funding closure.What should the project manager do?

Ensure a measurement system is in place like earned value analysis (EVA) to track project value for the project sponsor

Create a detailed project report on successes and challenges for the project sponsor

Submit a detailed report on the cost budget vs. the cost actuals as the project sponsor will want to know more about finances

Arrange a site visit to show the project sponsor the construction progress in person

A project manager is planning a project with multiple work packages. Each work package has its own defined scope, but funding will be at the project level.How should the project manager determine if the allocated resource budget is sufficient to cover the resource costs of the project?

Estimate the costs at the work package level and add those costs to calculate the total cost of the project and compare it to the allocated budget.

Create a budget burndown and a scope burnup and then verify that the project scope is completed before the allocated budget is depleted.

Divide the allocated budget by the number of work packages and verify that each work package can be completed within the allocated budget.

Fund each work package in the order of its importance and shift any remaining scope from non- funded work packages to funded work packages.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

A project team's performance is being impacted by impeding internal procedures that are affecting the progress of activities and team autonomy.What should the project manager do first to address this situation?

Try to remove the barriers and empower team members

Discuss the issue in the next sprint review meeting

Train the team members on the organization's procedures

Ask the organization to improve the internal procedures

Try to remove the barriers and empower team members

A self-organizing team for a critical project is consistently delivering value according to their commitments. During a retrospective, the project manager observed that most of the team members were stressed due to over commitments.What should the project manager do?

Support the team during the planning phase to only commit to what they are able to deliver

Request additional resources to continue delivering value while reducing team stress

Ask individual team members to plan staggered leave to avoid becoming stressed

Help the team members by organizing regular stress-relieving and team- building sessions

A project manager received the project charter for a new product. The project is expected to have two main deliveries: the hardware part that has detailed specifications already defined, including a sample machine, and the user interface software that has only a basic specification and a requirement for a user experience design approach.Which project management approach should the project manager use?

A hybrid approach will work, using agile for software development and a predictive approach for the hardware deliveries.

The software development has a high uncertainty level, so an agile approach is recommended for the project.

A hybrid approach will work, using agile for software development and a predictive approach for the hardware deliveries.

The deliverables are significantly different, so the project should be split into two projects that are driven by a program.

The scope is well defined; therefore, a predictive approach is straightforward and the hardware and software can by synchronized on the gates.

PMI PMP Practice Test 2 - Free Online Exam Questions 41-80

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A project manager is working in a company that has several global offices. During resource planning for a new project, the project manager realizes that the company requires projects to include team members from different continents.

What should the project manager do to ensure a successful project execution?

Plan for a meeting with the project sponsor to discuss the possibility of utilizing only local colleagues.

Send emails with information about the project deliverables on the first day of the project.

Connect with every location and check their preferred methods of communication.

Invite all resources to the project manager's location to form a cohesive team until all deliverables are completed.

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