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A team is working on implementing a communications system when the client says that they are considering closing the project. The project manager schedules an urgent meeting with the client to understand why the project is at risk.

Which two tools or techniques can the project manager use to influence the client's decision to keep the project active? (Choose two.)

A.
Alternatives analysis
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Alternatives analysis
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B.
Voting
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Voting
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C.
Cost-benefit analysis
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Cost-benefit analysis
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D.
Multi-criteria decision making
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Multi-criteria decision making
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E.
Autocratic decision making
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Autocratic decision making
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Suggested answer: C, D

A project manager has two projects that are being executed at the same time. The duration of the critical project must be reduced, but the project manager does not have enough resources to achieve this goal. In addition, the schedule does not have activities that can be overlapped.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Analyze both projects to determine the most effective use of common resources
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Analyze both projects to determine the most effective use of common resources
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B.
Use resource optimization to justify requesting more resources for the critical project
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Use resource optimization to justify requesting more resources for the critical project
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C.
Provide schedule optimization training to the project teams to improve their skills
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Provide schedule optimization training to the project teams to improve their skills
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D.
Apply fast-tracking techniques to compress the schedule of the critical project
D.
Apply fast-tracking techniques to compress the schedule of the critical project
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Suggested answer: A

A project manager for a maintenance project has a contract that is renewed annually. The project started 6 years ago. After contract renewal this year the auditors reported that this version of the contract violates a new law that was passed last year.

What has happened in this situation?

A.
The contract has not been appropriately reviewed by the project team
A.
The contract has not been appropriately reviewed by the project team
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B.
The stakeholder engagement plan has not been correctly implemented
B.
The stakeholder engagement plan has not been correctly implemented
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C.
The legal department has not disseminated the law correctly to all staff
C.
The legal department has not disseminated the law correctly to all staff
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D.
The project manager does not have enough knowledge on this legal matter
D.
The project manager does not have enough knowledge on this legal matter
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager realizes that a project is becoming delayed because some key decisions are affected by contradicting views between the organization's senior management and external stakeholders.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Review the stakeholder register and ensure that communications are being followed in line with the communications management plan.
A.
Review the stakeholder register and ensure that communications are being followed in line with the communications management plan.
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B.
Isolate the project team from external factors such as senior management and stakeholders so that decisions can be made more quickly
B.
Isolate the project team from external factors such as senior management and stakeholders so that decisions can be made more quickly
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C.
Review the remaining scope and rebaseline the project's schedule to take into account delays in decision making
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Review the remaining scope and rebaseline the project's schedule to take into account delays in decision making
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D.
Review the adequacy of the project's governance and ensure that an appropriate structure is in place
D.
Review the adequacy of the project's governance and ensure that an appropriate structure is in place
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Suggested answer: D

A team member shares with their functional manager some negative details about the performance of another team member that was discussed during the retrospective. The project manager finds out about this discussion.

What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.)

A.
Contact the team member's functional manager and invite them to the next retrospective
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Contact the team member's functional manager and invite them to the next retrospective
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B.
Meet with the entire team to review the ground rules about safe environments
B.
Meet with the entire team to review the ground rules about safe environments
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C.
Meet with the product owner to talk about the situation
C.
Meet with the product owner to talk about the situation
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D.
Contact the team member to explain what information can be shared outside the team
D.
Contact the team member to explain what information can be shared outside the team
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E.
Meet with the sponsor to review the situation
E.
Meet with the sponsor to review the situation
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Suggested answer: B, D

A project just kicked off and management's expectation is to ensure that the deliverable of the first iteration helps the marketing team present the product prototype to potential customers.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Increase the details of the work breakdown structure (WBS) to minimize errors and delays
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Increase the details of the work breakdown structure (WBS) to minimize errors and delays
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B.
Split the backlog into phases to ensure that the key features are delivered first
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Split the backlog into phases to ensure that the key features are delivered first
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C.
Ask the sponsor to prioritize some functionalities of the product
C.
Ask the sponsor to prioritize some functionalities of the product
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D.
Identify the minimum functionality required for the product
D.
Identify the minimum functionality required for the product
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Suggested answer: D

A project manager is in rapid development mode on a joint application development module. The company wants delivery to occur in two weeks. The module needs to be integrated with other modules on a similar timeline, but release management has a three-week backlog.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Push the team to deliver more so that the modules are developed and rolled out according to management's request
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Push the team to deliver more so that the modules are developed and rolled out according to management's request
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B.
Speak to the stakeholders to resolve the bottleneck and see how the entire process can be streamlined
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Speak to the stakeholders to resolve the bottleneck and see how the entire process can be streamlined
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C.
Have the team work toward the tighter deadline so that integration will be easier
C.
Have the team work toward the tighter deadline so that integration will be easier
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D.
Speak to the team and slow the current pace to ensure the team is in alignment with the release date
D.
Speak to the team and slow the current pace to ensure the team is in alignment with the release date
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Suggested answer: B

An organization is introducing agile to its projects. During an informal discussion the project manager learned that team members who are currently working on different teams are discussing how they would like to be together on the same team.

What should the project manager do?

A.
The project manager should not allow resources to choose teams because the project manager assigns the resources based upon project needs
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The project manager should not allow resources to choose teams because the project manager assigns the resources based upon project needs
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B.
The project manager should not allow resources to choose on which team they would like to work because they will always choose their favorite team
B.
The project manager should not allow resources to choose on which team they would like to work because they will always choose their favorite team
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C.
The project manager should allow the resources to periodically choose on which team they would like to work
C.
The project manager should allow the resources to periodically choose on which team they would like to work
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D.
The project manager should indicate that the team members have already been assigned to a team through workforce optimization
D.
The project manager should indicate that the team members have already been assigned to a team through workforce optimization
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Suggested answer: D

During a retrospective meeting a project manager hears that stakeholders have been constantly complaining at iteration demos about product features not being delivered as requested.

What advice should the project manager give to the Product owner to ensure that product features are always delivered as requested?

A.
Include stakeholders during daily standup meetings to monitor progress
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Include stakeholders during daily standup meetings to monitor progress
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B.
Validate acceptance criteria with stakeholders prior to backlog refinement
B.
Validate acceptance criteria with stakeholders prior to backlog refinement
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C.
Avoid including stakeholders in iteration reviews
C.
Avoid including stakeholders in iteration reviews
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D.
Create a requirements traceability matrix and distribute it accordingly
D.
Create a requirements traceability matrix and distribute it accordingly
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Suggested answer: B

A project for a new product launch is in a very initial stage and the requirements are evolving.

Due to stiff competition in the market, the customer would like to launch the product keeping the scope flexible. The project team intends to start the work based on the forecast of a similar project delivered last year.

Which project approach suits the scenario?

A.
Execute it as a Scrum project
A.
Execute it as a Scrum project
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B.
Execute it as a predictive project
B.
Execute it as a predictive project
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C.
Execute it using the same approach as the reference project
C.
Execute it using the same approach as the reference project
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D.
Execute it as a project with stage gates
D.
Execute it as a project with stage gates
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Suggested answer: A
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