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A project is being delayed due to a large amount of rework caused by a quality problem that is impacting the critical path.

What should the project manager do?

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Report the delay with rectifying actions to the project management office (PMO).
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Report the delay with rectifying actions to the project management office (PMO).
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B.
Rebaseline the project schedule to absorb the delay.
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Rebaseline the project schedule to absorb the delay.
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C.
Notify the project steering committee about the cause of the delay.
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Notify the project steering committee about the cause of the delay.
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D.
Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.
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Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.
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Suggested answer: D

An experienced project manager is managing a multi-million dollar agile project. The project manager communicates the ground rules to the team, but after 12 iterations, the project manager starts noticing that some team members are not following the ground rules.

What should the project manager do first to ensure team adherence to the ground rules?

A.
Ask the functional manager to replace team members not following the ground rules.
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Ask the functional manager to replace team members not following the ground rules.
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B.
Schedule a meeting with the project team to reinforce the ground rules.
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Schedule a meeting with the project team to reinforce the ground rules.
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C.
Notify the project sponsor about this behavior and ask the sponsor to take disciplinary action.
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Notify the project sponsor about this behavior and ask the sponsor to take disciplinary action.
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D.
Contact human resources to request a written warning letter be sent to team members not following the ground rules.
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Contact human resources to request a written warning letter be sent to team members not following the ground rules.
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager has been assigned a low-priority project that includes new team members with no previous formal project experience. The project team has requested deadline extensions for the first development increment twice already.

What should the project manager do to support the team?

A.
Provide feedback to the team using project performance evaluations.
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Provide feedback to the team using project performance evaluations.
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B.
Include buffer time in the schedule to absorb future delays.
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Include buffer time in the schedule to absorb future delays.
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C.
Escalate the impact on the schedule to the project sponsor.
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Escalate the impact on the schedule to the project sponsor.
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D.
Create a change request to extend the project's duration and costs.
D.
Create a change request to extend the project's duration and costs.
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Suggested answer: A

A customer has provided excellent feedback on the project. However, a key project resource is leaving the company.

Which measure should mitigate the impact of this key resource's departure?

A.
Establish a proactive knowledge-sharing plan
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Establish a proactive knowledge-sharing plan
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B.
Offer a new contract to the resource who is leaving
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Offer a new contract to the resource who is leaving
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C.
Develop a contingency budget to replace the key resource
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Develop a contingency budget to replace the key resource
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D.
Update the risk register and inform the customer
D.
Update the risk register and inform the customer
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Suggested answer: A

A project manager is working on an enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiative that contains stakeholders spanning numerous business lines. The project manager begins to identify, evaluate, and categorize the stakeholder relationships to the program.

What is the purpose of this process?

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Identify all stakeholders who can positively affect the project
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Identify all stakeholders who can positively affect the project
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B.
Identify all stakeholders who can negatively affect the project.
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Identify all stakeholders who can negatively affect the project.
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C.
Incorporate the needs of all stakeholders into the communications management plan
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Incorporate the needs of all stakeholders into the communications management plan
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D.
Incorporate only primary stakeholders into the communications management plan
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Incorporate only primary stakeholders into the communications management plan
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Suggested answer: C

A company just started managing a project using an agile approach. Due to this change, the general manager is worried about the scope definition process for upcoming projects.

What should the project manager do to ensure the project scope is completely defined?

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Meet with the general manager and convince them to return to using predictive approaches to avoid any risk
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Meet with the general manager and convince them to return to using predictive approaches to avoid any risk
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B.
Ask the general manager to review every requirement to ensure all projects will deliver the requested products
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Ask the general manager to review every requirement to ensure all projects will deliver the requested products
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C.
Ask for a budget increase to implement a double-check process to ensure every business need is included in the requirements
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Ask for a budget increase to implement a double-check process to ensure every business need is included in the requirements
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D.
Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations
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Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations
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Suggested answer: D

A project manager is asked to develop maintenance planning software for a power plant. A similar project was executed by another department in the organization that was later closed due to low performance. The project manager is concerned about the project's performance and wants to take action in advance to ensure the project succeeds.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Continue executing the project as planned and add more resources if they are required.
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Continue executing the project as planned and add more resources if they are required.
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B.
Evaluate the project risk and add external experts to address the potential risks.
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Evaluate the project risk and add external experts to address the potential risks.
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C.
Review the lessons learned on similar projects so that they do not fall back into the same pattern.
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Review the lessons learned on similar projects so that they do not fall back into the same pattern.
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D.
Inform the project sponsor about the risk and try to convince them to withdraw from the project.
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Inform the project sponsor about the risk and try to convince them to withdraw from the project.
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Suggested answer: C

A newly formed project team includes team members who have been working in the company for a long time as well as team members who are new to the company. The project team members discovered that there is a gap in communication between these two groups, and they are finding it hard to collaborate with one another.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Ask the experienced members to lead the junior members to facilitate skill transfer
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Ask the experienced members to lead the junior members to facilitate skill transfer
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B.
Organize networking sessions to allow the team members to get to know one another
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Organize networking sessions to allow the team members to get to know one another
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C.
Encourage team members to focus on delivering results with their specialized skills
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Encourage team members to focus on delivering results with their specialized skills
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D.
Ask the team to self-organize and escalate any issues to the project manager
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Ask the team to self-organize and escalate any issues to the project manager
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager is working for an organization in country A and has been tasked with opening the first brick-and-mortar store in country B. The sponsor has identified the city for the store and wants to minimize any potential issues with the local government.

Which action should the project manager take to address the sponsor's request?

A.
Work with the organization's legal department to identify local regulations to ensure project compliance
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Work with the organization's legal department to identify local regulations to ensure project compliance
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B.
Work with the organization's project management office (PMO) to build a project team of residents located in the city
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Work with the organization's project management office (PMO) to build a project team of residents located in the city
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C.
Work with the organization's real estate department and reach out to the local government to identify the best location for the store
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Work with the organization's real estate department and reach out to the local government to identify the best location for the store
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D.
Work with the local government to build the profiles of employees that will be working in the store
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Work with the local government to build the profiles of employees that will be working in the store
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Suggested answer: A

An equipment vendor will implement a new production line for a client company. The year-long project will include 2- to 4-month long iterations; however, the client's project manager has no agile experience.

How should the project manager ensure that the client is effectively represented in the daily meetings?

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Recommend agile training programs that best suit the client project manager's schedule.
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Recommend agile training programs that best suit the client project manager's schedule.
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B.
Propose a session for essential agile knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals.
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Propose a session for essential agile knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals.
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C.
Realign the project to a predictive approach to ensure optimal collaboration between the teams.
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Realign the project to a predictive approach to ensure optimal collaboration between the teams.
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D.
Provide the client project manager with agile best practice documents and web resources.
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Provide the client project manager with agile best practice documents and web resources.
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Suggested answer: B
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