PMI PMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 142

A project manager is facilitating a project steering committee meeting where the prioritization of work items in the backlog is being discussed. The engineering executive wants to prioritize features based on level of effort, completing the smallest items first. The quality executive wants to complete the most complex tasks first to have adequate time to ensure a quality product is delivered. The compliance officer wants to complete items with associated regulatory components as they are essential items.

How should the project manager prioritize the work items?

One of the team members is consistently absent in team meetings, but always completes their assigned tasks on time. Other team members think this member should attend the meetings.

What should the project manager do?

A project manager is working on a product development project. When the product is delivered, there are major issues that require rework and delay new feature development.

Which action should the project manager take to resolve the quality issues?

A project sponsor asks the project manager to explore a hybrid approach for a new project. The product manager for this project has already prepared a detailed specification for the product.

What should the project manager do to proceed with the project management plan?

A global company is executing a strategic project to upgrade a legacy enterprise system. The company uses a hybrid approach to project management and has just completed the first sprint.

A team member provided ideas to improve the testing process during the sprint retrospective.

What is the next step for the project manager?

A project manager brings in a new team member from an agile environment to work in a predictive environment. The project manager expects to leverage the new team member's agile experience with the existing team members.

What should the project manager do to integrate the new team member effectively?

Upon analyzing the report requirements to create a functional design, the project team finds that the information source is not correct and needs to be adjusted. What should the project manager do?

The project sponsor requested technical specifications for a project-related component. The project sponsor does not have the authorization to see the specifications, but insists on seeing them.

What should the project manager do first in this situation?

A key stakeholder who is frustrated by the lack of transparency of IT projects declines an invitation to participate in the new project meetings. What should the agile project manager do to engage the stakeholder in the project?