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A project manager is managing a project in a fast-paced environment. The project manager needs to empower the team to collaborate toward an expected outcome and enable high-team performance. The CEO has suggested that the project manager apply a servant leadership style.

What should the project manager do to demonstrate the capabilities of a servant leader?

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Create an environment where all team members compete to achieve the desired results.
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Create an environment where all team members compete to achieve the desired results.
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Encourage all team members to develop the perfect plan to achieve the desired results.
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Encourage all team members to develop the perfect plan to achieve the desired results.
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C.
Assess the business case and define the project priorities to motivate all team members.
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Assess the business case and define the project priorities to motivate all team members.
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D.
Define the project's objectives and create an environment where all team members can succeed in achieving them.
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Define the project's objectives and create an environment where all team members can succeed in achieving them.
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Suggested answer: D

There is an upcoming merger between a functional organization and an agile organization. The merger has necessitated that team members from both organizations brainstorm the effect this merger will have on critical compliance standards and the previous regulations for a project.

What should the project manager do in order to achieve this objective?

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Hold a joint meeting with both organizations, determine an engagement method, and then brainstorm.
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Hold a joint meeting with both organizations, determine an engagement method, and then brainstorm.
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B.
Schedule separate breakaway sessions for each organization to brainstorm and share ideas.
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Schedule separate breakaway sessions for each organization to brainstorm and share ideas.
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Hold separate meetings for each organization, determine an engagement method, and then brainstorm.
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Hold separate meetings for each organization, determine an engagement method, and then brainstorm.
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D.
Bring a team of experts to brainstorm and agree on the next course of action for the organizations.
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Bring a team of experts to brainstorm and agree on the next course of action for the organizations.
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Suggested answer: A

A project manager is leading a project in which the product requirements have not been fully met due to several uncertainties about customer acceptance. What should the project manager do?

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Gather a reduced number of approved requirements and add some extra features to fulfill the product specifications.
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Gather a reduced number of approved requirements and add some extra features to fulfill the product specifications.
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B.
Gather enough requirements to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) with which to evaluate customer acceptance.
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Gather enough requirements to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) with which to evaluate customer acceptance.
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C.
Stop all project activities until all requirements are set up front by the project sponsor and the key stakeholders.
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Stop all project activities until all requirements are set up front by the project sponsor and the key stakeholders.
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D.
Ask team members to research and collect data about the best features offered by similar products in the market.
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Ask team members to research and collect data about the best features offered by similar products in the market.
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Suggested answer: B

An organization is using a hybrid delivery approach for a complex project. In the iteration review, a subject matter expert (SME) informed the team that new legislation will be published in a few months.

What should the project manager do?

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Ask the SME to provide details after the retrospective.
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Ask the SME to provide details after the retrospective.
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B.
Discuss the change in the next sprint planning.
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Discuss the change in the next sprint planning.
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Discuss the change in the next release planning.
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Discuss the change in the next release planning.
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Ask the SME to provide details in the next daily standup.
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Ask the SME to provide details in the next daily standup.
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Suggested answer: B

During a risk management meeting, most of the project team members use a computer to iterate the quantitative risk analysis model numerous times. There will be a cumulative probability distribution (S-curve) representing the probability of achieving any particular outcome.

Which method should the project manager use to assess and manage project risks?

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Influence diagrams
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Influence diagrams
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B.
Sensitivity analysis
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Sensitivity analysis
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C.
Decision tree analysis
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Decision tree analysis
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D.
Monte Carlo analysis
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Monte Carlo analysis
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Suggested answer: D

A key project team member had an accident and will be in the hospital for at least two months.

The backlog items the team member was working on have been delayed since the team member was the only person who knew how to complete them.

What could the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

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Identified this risk and defined a risk response plan
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Identified this risk and defined a risk response plan
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B.
Assigned the backlog items to at least two of the team members
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Assigned the backlog items to at least two of the team members
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C.
Developed a knowledge transfer plan
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Developed a knowledge transfer plan
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D.
Reserved a contingency budget for external consultants
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Reserved a contingency budget for external consultants
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Suggested answer: C

A development team member learned that one of the product features delivered in the last sprint would have greater business value if a small enhancement was made to the feature.

What should the project manager do next?

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Conduct another sprint planning meeting and add the necessary story.
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Conduct another sprint planning meeting and add the necessary story.
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B.
Discuss this feature in the next sprint planning meeting.
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Discuss this feature in the next sprint planning meeting.
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C.
Discuss this feature during the upcoming retrospective meeting.
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Discuss this feature during the upcoming retrospective meeting.
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D.
Advise the team member to better prepare before sprint planning.
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Advise the team member to better prepare before sprint planning.
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Suggested answer: B

Based on a new company policy, an aviation software project has been structured to use an agile approach. The project is subject to industry regulations, which require detailed tracking and archival of product changes.

What should the project manager use to understand the impact of compliance on this project?

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User stories and release plan
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User stories and release plan
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B.
Product backlog and definition of done (DoD)
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Product backlog and definition of done (DoD)
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C.
Scope of work and product backlog
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Scope of work and product backlog
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D.
Sprint retrospective and release plan
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Sprint retrospective and release plan
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager is leading a program execution and has challenges, because a project team waits for every decision to be made by the project manager. The progress of the team is slow because the project manager is the bottleneck. Upon assessing the situation, the project manager realized that the team members can handle the work on their own.

What should the project manager do?

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Raise a resource request to get complimentary training for the project manager and team members.
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Raise a resource request to get complimentary training for the project manager and team members.
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B.
Escalate the situation to the resource manager to ensure the team makes their own decisions.
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Escalate the situation to the resource manager to ensure the team makes their own decisions.
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C.
Gather feedback from all team members and define a process to handle the team requests.
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Gather feedback from all team members and define a process to handle the team requests.
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D.
Revise the roles and responsibilities and empower the team to make their own decisions.
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Revise the roles and responsibilities and empower the team to make their own decisions.
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Suggested answer: D

A company is going through a large cost-cutting initiative. Senior management requests a report on the work remaining for outstanding projects.

Which tool should the project manager use for this purpose?

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Forecast estimation
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Forecast estimation
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B.
Earned value (EV)
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Earned value (EV)
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C.
Cumulative flow diagram
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Cumulative flow diagram
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D.
Burndown chart
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Burndown chart
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Suggested answer: D
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