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In the middle of an iteration, the product owner tells the agile team that the government has updated legal requirements. This will result in some changes in the product definition.
How should the project manager handle this situation?
Continue work and ask the product owner to assess the changes and add/remove the stories as needed in the backlog.
Ask the product owner to add new changes to the bottom of the backlog in order to handle the modifications as a change request.
Review the iteration backlog because the product definition has changed and needs to be reassessed before continuing the project.
Ask a business analyst to assess the changes and then add/remove the stories in the backlog and prioritize them by business value.
A project manager has just taken over a project that is in the requirements gathering phase. A stakeholder indicates that they have not received any progress updates even though reports have been sent on a weekly basis.
What should the project manager do to ensure all stakeholders are receiving proper information about the project?
Hold a steering committee meeting with all stakeholders to provide a comprehensive update on the project progress.
Create daily progress reports and send them to all stakeholders.
Assess all of the project stakeholders and document their preferred communication method and frequency.
Include stakeholders in the weekly status meetings with the team.
A project manager is managing a new development program to automate some technical functions. During project kickoff, the project manager expresses the need for a technical architect to support the project for a moderate amount of time. The project sponsor informs the project manager about an existing technical architect who possesses valuable knowledge but is already assigned at the portfolio level.
What engagement model should the project manager use for the technical architect role to ensure project success?
Share the existing technical architect so they can be allocated to the current project and other projects.
Hire a new technical architect who would be solely dedicated to the current project.
Hire a new technical architect who would be shared between the current project and other projects.
Assign the existing technical architect to solely be dedicated to the current project.
A project manager has recently joined a small company. The company's chief operating officer (COO) asked the team to skip some steps in the process in order to work more quickly. The project manager wants to ensure that these steps are not skipped in the future.
What should the project manager do?
Redesign the process so the team can move more quickly.
Notify all team members that all steps in the process must be completed.
Schedule a review of the process steps with the team and the COO.
Escalate the issue to the other executive leadership members.
A project manager is assigned to deliver a development project with subcontracted resources from a sister company. What should the project manager do to ensure a smooth inclusion of the new subcontracted resources?
Share the project team ground rules with the subcontractors.
Schedule a formal meeting to cover the mission and vision.
Organize a team-bonding exercise with the subcontractors.
Facilitate a working session to review the ground rules.
According to the project contract, the delivery date is approaching. However, one important material is still not on site. The construction work will have to stop and wait for this special material, delaying the project.
What should the project manager do?
Engage the project team to look for alternatives to find a solution.
Record it in the risk register.
Ask the client to help solve the problem.
Start procuring this material from another supplier.
A project manager is reviewing the lessons learned for an historical project. The review identifies that the client's engineer was adamant that they review all changes, even those not identified in the contract.
How should the project manager deal with this when planning the project?
Update the project charter with this information regarding change management.
Talk with the client to ensure they are aware of the change management procedure.
Ensure the change management plan highlights this requirement to prevent future issues.
Update the project risk register to identify this risk and describe how to mitigate the issue.
A project manager is assigned to a large construction project with more than 100 project team members. The project manager is having a hard time keeping the project on track and deriving the planned benefits. The project manager wants to make sure that each requirement is linked to the business and project objective.
What should the project manager do?
Understand the project management plan.
Review the requirements on a weekly basis.
Implement a requirements traceability matrix.
Add the requirements to the project charter.
While managing a project using a hybrid approach, the project manager realizes that there is a high level of rework due to quality issues. Because of that, each feature is taking longer than initially estimated.
What should the project manager do to address the issue?
Address the issue during the next sprint planning meeting.
Extend the dates for future project milestones.
Initiate a change request to extend the project end date.
Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
A project manager has been authorized to begin a project and realizes that an effective highperforming team is needed to finish the project successfully. What should the project manager do next?
Set performance standards and direction.
Hold early kick-off meetings and regular weekly meetings.
Select members for their skill or potential.
Establish the project scope and set clear team objectives.
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