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A project manager has recently been asked to take over an existing project that is halfway through execution. The project sponsor asked the project manager to ensure that the work carried out and the product being created do not deviate from the prescribed business value.

What should the project manager do to achieve this goal?

A.
Review the requirements management plan.
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Review the requirements management plan.
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B.
Monitor the work breakdown structure (WBS).
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Monitor the work breakdown structure (WBS).
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C.
Carry out quality audits and failure analyses.
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Carry out quality audits and failure analyses.
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D.
Review the benefits realization plan.
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Review the benefits realization plan.
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Suggested answer: D

A project team is working together on a computer relocation project, and all of the team members are experienced with relocation. There are many ideas being shared during the team meeting, and too many ideas result in the team being unable to conclude the relocation approach.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Employ a consulting company to offer best practice solutions.
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Employ a consulting company to offer best practice solutions.
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B.
Seek management's decision for the best relocation approach.
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Seek management's decision for the best relocation approach.
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C.
Empower the team members to make decision themselves.
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Empower the team members to make decision themselves.
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D.
Help the project team create consensus around the solutions.
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Help the project team create consensus around the solutions.
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Suggested answer: D

An organization is going through a transformation, migrating most of its projects from a predictive to an agile approach. The marketing VP, who is also a key stakeholder, expressed a concern about losing control of the features that will be implemented in the product lines.

What should the project manager responsible for this project do?

A.
Email the marketing VP with a cost-benefit analysis of the new model, detailing how the company will improve its products.
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Email the marketing VP with a cost-benefit analysis of the new model, detailing how the company will improve its products.
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B.
Schedule a meeting with the marketing VP to discuss and clarify the benefits of using an agile approach.
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Schedule a meeting with the marketing VP to discuss and clarify the benefits of using an agile approach.
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C.
Apply influence with other key stakeholders to mitigate risks that may be generated by the marketing VP.
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Apply influence with other key stakeholders to mitigate risks that may be generated by the marketing VP.
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D.
Review the issue with the marketing VP and request additional project funding for team training.
D.
Review the issue with the marketing VP and request additional project funding for team training.
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Suggested answer: B

To limit the amount of time and cost of using a contract programming firm, a product manager announces that the developers will not be paid for unrequested embellishments to the product.

What can the development team and scrum master do to ensure they are paid for all their work?

A.
Convert the story points on user stories to hours to provide estimates of the potential costs to the product manager.
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Convert the story points on user stories to hours to provide estimates of the potential costs to the product manager.
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B.
Have the product manager work with the scrum master to assign specialists to user stories to meet the requirement.
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Have the product manager work with the scrum master to assign specialists to user stories to meet the requirement.
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C.
Ensure that the task board is used as an information radiator and all stories have enough detail to build the required feature or function.
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Ensure that the task board is used as an information radiator and all stories have enough detail to build the required feature or function.
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D.
Refine the definition of done (DoD) for user stories to ensure that part of the completion is a verification review of the code.
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Refine the definition of done (DoD) for user stories to ensure that part of the completion is a verification review of the code.
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Suggested answer: D

A project has completed the first phase. During the lessons learned meeting, the project manager reported that the project was successful because it was on time, on budget, and on scope. The sponsor objected and said that other project benefits, such as cost reduction of the product and system response time, were not achieved.

What may have caused this situation?

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The change control plan was not followed by the project manager.
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The change control plan was not followed by the project manager.
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B.
The acceptance criteria were not accurately defined.
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The acceptance criteria were not accurately defined.
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C.
The items did not appear in the project management plan.
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The items did not appear in the project management plan.
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D.
The benefits should have been managed at the organizational level.
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The benefits should have been managed at the organizational level.
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Suggested answer: D

Due to price inflation, an agile project manager has identified that the available project funding will not be enough to bring on an additional team member for the upcoming iterations as initially planned. The project budget and release deadlines are tight. The existing cross-functional team is experienced.

What is the first approach the project manager should take?

A.
Ask the business stakeholders to reduce the number of features required for the product.
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Ask the business stakeholders to reduce the number of features required for the product.
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B.
Delay the hiring of the additional resource until market conditions are favorable to work within project requirements.
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Delay the hiring of the additional resource until market conditions are favorable to work within project requirements.
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C.
Ask the functional managers to source a less experienced and less expensive team member for the project.
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Ask the functional managers to source a less experienced and less expensive team member for the project.
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D.
Request the current team to analyze the work planned for the additional resource.
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Request the current team to analyze the work planned for the additional resource.
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Suggested answer: D

A project team is transitioning to agile delivery. The team uses a Kanban board to track progress.

In the daily meetings, the team members have been reporting good progress. However, the cards on the board are not progressing toward "done." What should the project manager do?

A.
Ask each team member to include the completion date on their cards.
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Ask each team member to include the completion date on their cards.
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B.
Remind the team that self-organized teams are accountable for project progress.
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Remind the team that self-organized teams are accountable for project progress.
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C.
Cancel the daily meetings and organize weekly project team meetings.
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Cancel the daily meetings and organize weekly project team meetings.
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D.
Ask the development lead to indicate low performers after the daily meeting.
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Ask the development lead to indicate low performers after the daily meeting.
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Suggested answer: A

A sponsor requires that the established quality standards for the project be met. As a result, the sponsor asks the project manager for stable measures to ensure that the quality is met.

Which three actions should the project manager do? (Choose three.)

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Identify in the iteration planning the acceptance criteria that meet quality standards.
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Identify in the iteration planning the acceptance criteria that meet quality standards.
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B.
Identify the acceptance criteria during the retrospective that meet the quality standards.
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Identify the acceptance criteria during the retrospective that meet the quality standards.
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C.
Analyze the lessons learned to determine appropriate testing metrics in quality standards.
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Analyze the lessons learned to determine appropriate testing metrics in quality standards.
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D.
Incorporate performance metrics on the verified deliverables according to quality standards.
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Incorporate performance metrics on the verified deliverables according to quality standards.
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E.
Perform a risk analysis to determine the impact of not complying with quality standards.
E.
Perform a risk analysis to determine the impact of not complying with quality standards.
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Suggested answer: A, C, D

The project team has onboarded members from all over the world and will now work virtually to create project deliverables. There are both language and time zone challenges with this project team, but each team member is an expert in their trade.

What should the project manager do first to address the challenges?

A.
Schedule meetings at a time when all members can attend based on the time zones.
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Schedule meetings at a time when all members can attend based on the time zones.
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B.
Engage with human resources (HR) to determine if some team members may be relocated.
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Engage with human resources (HR) to determine if some team members may be relocated.
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C.
Review the communications management plan to assign resources for a facilitator.
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Review the communications management plan to assign resources for a facilitator.
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D.
Investigate alternatives for virtual meeting times and written communication methods.
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Investigate alternatives for virtual meeting times and written communication methods.
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Suggested answer: D

A project manager regularly sends out project progress reports. However, there have been a few complaints from stakeholders who expressed that the communication does not meet their needs.

What should the project manager do?

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Communicate the project details to the stakeholders.
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Communicate the project details to the stakeholders.
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B.
Introduce a separate stakeholder engagement meeting.
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Introduce a separate stakeholder engagement meeting.
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C.
Analyze the communication needs of the stakeholders.
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Analyze the communication needs of the stakeholders.
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D.
Communicate progress more frequently to the stakeholders.
D.
Communicate progress more frequently to the stakeholders.
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Suggested answer: C
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