PMI PMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 132

A company has decided to initiate a project to eliminate a sales channel that has been unprofitable for the past 3 years. Some members of the project team are pessimistic about the project.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A geographically distributed project team working on an iterative project adopts a new mode of communication following changes in health protocols. The colocated team members are finding themselves challenged with understanding verbal communication and collaboration methods.

What should the project manager do?

A project team is executing a large regulatory project comprised of a multitude of internal and external stakeholders. An initial impact analysis revealed several systems, including an enhancement to existing modules as well as new builds. After completion of the initial design workshop, the team conducted a brainstorming session to better understand the types of likely users.

Which technique will best serve this purpose?

A project with multiple teams recently transitioned from a predictive approach to agile as requested by the product owner. Midway through implementation, a team member noticed there was no technical capability to support the current business requirement; therefore, the project will need to be reworked and the issue needs to be communicated to all stakeholders.

What should the agile project lead have done to avoid this situation?

A company has been following a predictive approach and always waits for the preceding phase to be completed before evaluating the quality of their products. A new project manager with experience in hybrid approaches has been assigned to help increase the efficiency of the company's quality management process.

What should the new project manager do to address the process improvements?

A human resources (HR) cost report was disclosed, by error, to all members of the project team.

This situation generated a conflict between the team members about differences in their salaries.

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

A project manager is managing a project in the execution phase, which was agreed upon with the sponsor. However, the sponsor is constantly micromanaging and requesting iterations that are affecting the team's effectiveness. The sponsor indicates that as long as the project scope is not affected, these iterations are needed to simplify the project.

How should the project manager handle the situation?

A project team is experiencing conflict between two team members. Team member A feels that team member B is always talking over team member A and does not listen to any advice. Team member B is not willing to listen to feedback.

What should the project manager do to resolve the issue?

A project manager is nearing completion of an automation project. One of the key stakeholders requests a meeting to discuss some new ideas that would make the project even more appealing to end users. As a result, the stakeholder suggests that the project manager does not close the project.

What should the project manager do first?