PMI PMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 36

In an industrial plant, the owner has decided to add more capacity to the plant by installing a new machine and updating the software used in production. This capacity enlargement will occur while the plant is still functioning and producing.

The software update will be accomplished using an agile approach in order to minimize risk. The machine procurement, installation, and integration will be accomplished using predictive approaches.

What types of communications will the project manager have to design into the schedule management plan to ensure the project will be on schedule?

During the review of a project's list of deliverables, one of the stakeholders expressed concern that one of the requirements will not be addressed.

What should the project manager do?

During project execution, a conflict occurs between the project manager and one of the team members at every project team meeting. The ongoing conflict is preventing tasks and deliverables from being completed. The project manager contemplates changing their leadership style.

What should the project manager do?

A newly formed team has become accustomed to agile practices. The project lead has noticed that while they are performing according to expectations, there is boredom with daily team practices among many of the team members.

What should the project lead do in this situation?

A company starts implementing Scrum. About halfway through the first sprint, communication issues develop. Some project team members are not in sync with other team members.

What is the cause for this communication gap?

During the course of a project, the project manager's immediate director is communicating directly with the client to approve changes without the project manager's knowledge. This is causing confusion in the project team where the scope is changing in the background, but only being mentioned in project meetings.

How should the project manager handle this?

A project sponsor commonly asks the project manager to skip project retrospectives due to time constraints. However, the project manager persists in running this critical ceremony by reducing the time for preparation and for discussion.

What are two issues that these actions by the project manager could cause? (Choose two.)

A client is structured as a matrix organization for an agile project. The project manager is working on-site with key stakeholders from different parts of the organization.

How should the project manager handle the different stakeholders?

A project manager is leading an in-house company project in its very early stages. This current project is similar to another project that ended a year ago.

What should the project manager do to analyze the involved stakeholders?