PMI PMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 48

A team has been working on a project for several months, but the completion date is unclear because the scope is changing frequently as new knowledge is gained. Some deliverables have already been completed, but when new stakeholders join the team, they complain that project outcomes are not meeting business goals.

How can the project manager prevent this situation from happening in the future?

A company recently used desktop research for a feasibility study, which showed that the project is behind schedule. The project team also has concerns about the impact of scope changes on the project schedule.

What should the project manager do to keep the project on schedule while still meeting project objectives?

A project manager has been using predictive methodology for more than 10 years and is switching to an agile project. The team members have not previously worked together. After two sprints of work, the team has not achieved any outcome and there is a lot of pressure to get work done.

What kind of leadership style should the project manager use at this stage?

A project manager has been assigned to lead a project to deploy a new system. The stakeholders disagree on the project objectives and approach.

What should the project manager do?

The project manager started a new project and must ensure that the team members and stakeholders are adequately trained. After an interview with the team, the project manager discovers that all resources have experience in different agile methodologies.

What should the project manager do?

A project manager invites the company CEO, sponsor, team members, and an external client representative to a meeting to review the project management plan.

The project manager starts to present the budget but the CEO suddenly asks to end the meeting.

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

A project manager is assigned to a new project to deliver a product at the end of the year. The project manager was informed by the vendor that a core component could not be shipped on time, which will impact the schedule.

What should project manager to do next to minimize the impact on the project?

In a hybrid project, the customer decided on a major change for the project design. This change was approved and the impact on schedule and budget is known.

The software team leader, who is supposed to develop the software, refuses to commit to delivery dates claiming that they work using an agile approach and cannot commit to a final delivery date. The hardware team depends on this software to develop their part of the product.

What should the project manager do?

A project manager is having difficulty acquiring final acceptance of some deliverables from a stakeholder for reasons that seem to be outside of the project acceptance criteria.

What should the project manager do?