PMI PMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 45

Stakeholders in some industries prefer to deal with programmers and system analysts directly, bypassing project managers. This complicates managing resources on projects.

How should a project manager solve this issue?

During an inspection, the production phase was stopped because the inspector claimed that regulatory labels were missing.

What should the project manager do?

A project team is having difficulties understanding technical details regarding requirements. The information was not initially provided by the customer, but the information is critical in the current iteration for clarification on how tasks need to be accomplished.

How should the project manager approach this situation?

A project manager has received an updated earned value analysis report. The following are the key findings from the report:

*Budget at completion = US$1 million

*Earned value = US$0,7 million

*Actual cost = US$0,75 million

*Cost performance index = 0,933

Based on this information, what should the project manager conclude about project performance?

A project manager has been appointed to a multimillion-dollar project. The project is considered to be high risk since no similar projects have been undertaken before and there is no historical data. Some external stakeholders are reluctant to provide support.

What approach should the project manager take?

A project manager is assigned to a project in a company that is transitioning to agile. Not all stakeholders believe in the project, and some stakeholders would like the entire project defined and planned out early in the project. However, the project sponsor needs a quick win to ensure the continuation of the project.

What approach should the project manager use?

A team is currently working on a mobile app solution. During sprint execution, one of the developers requires clarification about the acceptance criteria for a particular task.

What should the project manager do to obtain the information required by the developer?

A project manager works with a global virtual team. The team is facing difficulty in communicating with each other and often misses important messages. This difficulty leads to missed deadlines.

What should the project manager do to enhance project team effectiveness?

A team member misses a project meeting without it being approved and has been penalized as defined in the ground rules. This team member, as well as other team members, insist that it is the first time they have seen this rule regarding the project and they do not agree with the penalty.

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