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A project team has been formed, and the tasks have been assigned to each team member. All team members have agreed to follow a hybrid project approach.

What should the project manager do to ensure the team performs as an organized unit?

A.
Call a team meeting to discuss team members' strengths and weaknesses.
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Call a team meeting to discuss team members' strengths and weaknesses.
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B.
Advise the team to adjust their work habits and behaviors to allow for better conflict resolution.
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Advise the team to adjust their work habits and behaviors to allow for better conflict resolution.
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C.
Establish rules and regulations for team members with consequences if the goals are not reached.
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Establish rules and regulations for team members with consequences if the goals are not reached.
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D.
Establish team behavior and develop an understanding of how to work together.
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Establish team behavior and develop an understanding of how to work together.
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager is launching an agile project with team members located in multiple countries.

In order to connect the team and improve the overall productivity, what should the project manager do?

A.
Consider bringing the team members together periodically to work on critical tasks and bond together.
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Consider bringing the team members together periodically to work on critical tasks and bond together.
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B.
Schedule a different meeting with each of the regions, being the primary point of contact for all team members worldwide.
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Schedule a different meeting with each of the regions, being the primary point of contact for all team members worldwide.
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C.
Schedule weekly meetings with a key contact for each region who will be responsible for disseminating information back to the team.
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Schedule weekly meetings with a key contact for each region who will be responsible for disseminating information back to the team.
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D.
Keep all meetings at the same time, using the time zone for the company's headquarters as a reference.
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Keep all meetings at the same time, using the time zone for the company's headquarters as a reference.
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager has been working with the same group of stakeholders for 3 years using a predictive approach. The stakeholders have invested in many projects and are familiar with the approach. Recently, the organization has strongly encouraged all project managers to adopt an agile approach. This was announced 2 weeks before the project manager planned to kick off a large, complex project with the same group of stakeholders.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Continue to use the predictive approach in the new project since it is the approach the stakeholders are familiar with using.
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Continue to use the predictive approach in the new project since it is the approach the stakeholders are familiar with using.
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B.
Share the pros and cons of adopting an agile approach for the new project only with the team and ask them to decide which approach to use.
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Share the pros and cons of adopting an agile approach for the new project only with the team and ask them to decide which approach to use.
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C.
Use the agile approach in the new project and schedule agile training for those stakeholders who are new to this approach.
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Use the agile approach in the new project and schedule agile training for those stakeholders who are new to this approach.
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D.
Share and discuss the pros and cons of adopting agile with the stakeholders and choose the approach they prefer for the new project.
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Share and discuss the pros and cons of adopting agile with the stakeholders and choose the approach they prefer for the new project.
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Suggested answer: C

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?

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Inform the scrum master so that the change can be discussed directly with the stakeholder.
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Inform the scrum master so that the change can be discussed directly with the stakeholder.
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Inform the scrum master regarding the stakeholder's request for a change and the impact this has had on productivity
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Inform the scrum master regarding the stakeholder's request for a change and the impact this has had on productivity
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C.
Inform the stakeholder that the correct procedure for new requirements is to provide it directly to the project manager.
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Inform the stakeholder that the correct procedure for new requirements is to provide it directly to the project manager.
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Inform the stakeholder that the correct procedure for new requirements is to provide it directly to the change control board (CCB).
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Inform the stakeholder that the correct procedure for new requirements is to provide it directly to the change control board (CCB).
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Suggested answer: C

A company has always acquired very specialized services from local companies for its projects. During the planning stage for a regulatory project, the project manager is informed that local vendors would not be able to operate due to an unexpected major event. There is an option to hire the same services from companies in other countries.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A.
Review organizational process assets (OPAs) for similar projects.
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Review organizational process assets (OPAs) for similar projects.
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B.
Create a change request to extend the duration of the project.
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Create a change request to extend the duration of the project.
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C.
Plan to execute the procurement tasks in a virtual environment.
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Plan to execute the procurement tasks in a virtual environment.
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D.
Ask the project sponsor to put the project on hold.
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Ask the project sponsor to put the project on hold.
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Suggested answer: C

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?

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Deliver what was planned in the project management document according to the specifications
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Deliver what was planned in the project management document according to the specifications
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B.
Update the assumptions log and change log, and implement the change control process
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Update the assumptions log and change log, and implement the change control process
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C.
Inform the client that the project cannot meet the project timeline and additional costs will be incurred
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Inform the client that the project cannot meet the project timeline and additional costs will be incurred
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D.
Report on the changed assumptions to the project sponsor and seek support to prioritize the change requests
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Report on the changed assumptions to the project sponsor and seek support to prioritize the change requests
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Suggested answer: B

A project is scheduled to end in 2 weeks. The team is expected to continue working long hours and is showing signs of weariness and fatigue.

What should the project manager do lo encourage the team?

A.
Schedule training courses to enhance team performance.
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Schedule training courses to enhance team performance.
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B.
Schedule working lunch meetings until the project is complete.
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Schedule working lunch meetings until the project is complete.
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C.
Add new team members to help the project finalization.
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Add new team members to help the project finalization.
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D.
Initiate rewards and incentives according to assessment results.
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Initiate rewards and incentives according to assessment results.
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Suggested answer: D

A project team member complained to the project manager that they are not sure if they are working 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 for more than 20 hours only to find out later that another learn 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?

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Encourage better team communication by positioning team members closer together.
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Encourage better team communication by positioning team members closer together.
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B.
Implement a project management information system (PMIS).
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Implement a project management information system (PMIS).
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C.
Update the communications management plan to ensure correct delivery of the latest version.
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Update the communications management plan to ensure correct delivery of the latest version.
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D.
Restrict team members from sending the requirements documents via email.
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Restrict team members from sending the requirements documents via email.
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager is preparing the business case for a project in a not for profit organization. The project manager justifies the cost of the project to a group of sponsors.

Which benefits realization metric should the project manager use?

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Budget at Completion (BAC)
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Budget at Completion (BAC)
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B.
Payback period
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Payback period
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C.
Total value of ownership
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Total value of ownership
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D.
Return of investment (ROI)
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Return of investment (ROI)
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Suggested answer: C

A company is transitioning from a predictive to an agile approach. During the last two sprint reviews, the product owner complained about the development team, indicating that the increments do not meet the acceptance criteria defined in the user stories. The development team complained about the product owner, who is defining sprint backlog items, because the backlog items cannot be delivered during the 2-week sprints agreed to at the beginning of the project.

How should the project manager resolve this situation in their new role as servant leader?

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Encourage the whole team to be empowered and accountable for the decisions made according to their roles.
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Encourage the whole team to be empowered and accountable for the decisions made according to their roles.
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B.
Extend the sprints to 3 weeks to allow the work requested by the product owner to be completed.
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Extend the sprints to 3 weeks to allow the work requested by the product owner to be completed.
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C.
Request that the team use the next sprint to complete all technical debt remaining from the previous sprints.
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Request that the team use the next sprint to complete all technical debt remaining from the previous sprints.
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D.
Review the organizational process assets (OPAs) to find similar situations and review the resolution actions taken.
D.
Review the organizational process assets (OPAs) to find similar situations and review the resolution actions taken.
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Suggested answer: A
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