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DRAG DROP

A production team will soon begin their first agile project. No one in the team or management has agile knowledge. The training manager can only fund three enrollments.

Match the team role on the left to the correct training course on the right.


Question 541
Correct answer: Question 541

DRAG DROP

A project team has developed the initial schedule using a network diagramming method and has arrived at the overall project duration. Upon examining the schedule, the project manager finds that there are several activities that may require buffers to mitigate or eliminate potential scheduling conflicts.

Question 542
Correct answer: Question 542

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Project A is critical for the company and must be completed within nine months. The project charter has been signed but the project scope statement has not been prepared. Management asks the project manager to move forward with the project without an approved project scope statement.

What should the project manager do next?

A.
Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and add it to the risk register
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Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and add it to the risk register
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B.
Refuse to work on the project because management is not following standard project management practices
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Refuse to work on the project because management is not following standard project management practices
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C.
Meet with management to explain the potential problems with running a project without a project scope statement
C.
Meet with management to explain the potential problems with running a project without a project scope statement
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D.
Start the project with inputs from the project charter to save time
D.
Start the project with inputs from the project charter to save time
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager is starting a project using a hybrid approach and notices some team members only have knowledge of predictive approaches.

What does the project manager need to do first in order to have good project performance?

A.
Coach those team members lacking hybrid knowledge to learn on the job.
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Coach those team members lacking hybrid knowledge to learn on the job.
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B.
Change the team to include hybrid experts.
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Change the team to include hybrid experts.
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C.
Assess the required training per team member.
C.
Assess the required training per team member.
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D.
Deliver hybrid training to all team members.
D.
Deliver hybrid training to all team members.
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Suggested answer: C

While reviewing prototypes, the quality team found some deviations that do not affect the mam functionality but have the potential to be an issue in the future. To avoid major problems in the future, the team recommends corrective actions that will require additional funds. The project is already struggling to stay on budget and has even used some of the contingency reserves.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Ask the product designer why the deviation was not considered in the design phase
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Ask the product designer why the deviation was not considered in the design phase
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B.
Report to the project sponsor that the product is working and the project is struggling with the budget
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Report to the project sponsor that the product is working and the project is struggling with the budget
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C.
Evaluate and initiate the change request process with the stakeholders
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Evaluate and initiate the change request process with the stakeholders
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D.
Ask the quality team to discard the sample and test again with a new sample
D.
Ask the quality team to discard the sample and test again with a new sample
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Suggested answer: C

A team has been struggling with various issues during the course of an iteration. The project lead facilitates a discussion of the issues and the team forms new team agreements. During the next iteration, some of the same issues appear again.

What should the project lead do next?

A.
Notify senior management of the issues, and have them review the importance of agreements with the team
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Notify senior management of the issues, and have them review the importance of agreements with the team
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B.
Challenge the team to determine if the issues surfaced again because agreements were not followed
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Challenge the team to determine if the issues surfaced again because agreements were not followed
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C.
Post the agreements in a conspicuous place where all of the team members can see them
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Post the agreements in a conspicuous place where all of the team members can see them
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D.
Let the team self-organize and determine the best means to prevent the issues from occurring again
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Let the team self-organize and determine the best means to prevent the issues from occurring again
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Suggested answer: C

A technical subject matter expert (SME) identifies an occurrence that should be captured in the project's lessons learned. The SME asks the project manager to write, document and include it in the lessons learned register.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Assign the documenting task to a project team member.
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Assign the documenting task to a project team member.
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B.
Ask the SME to document and capture the occurrence.
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Ask the SME to document and capture the occurrence.
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C.
Request the SME to wait until the project closure phase.
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Request the SME to wait until the project closure phase.
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D.
Take ownership of documenting this information.
D.
Take ownership of documenting this information.
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Suggested answer: D

During the course of a project, the project manager wants to ensure that the work carried out and the product being created do not deviate from the prescribed business value.

What should the project manager pay special attention to in order to achieve this goal?

A.
Reviewing and updating the requirements management plan
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Reviewing and updating the requirements management plan
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B.
Carrying out quality audits and failure analyses
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Carrying out quality audits and failure analyses
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C.
Monitoring the work breakdown structure (WBS)
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Monitoring the work breakdown structure (WBS)
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D.
Monitoring and updating the benefits realization plan
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Monitoring and updating the benefits realization plan
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Suggested answer: D

The project manager has observed that two team members have been arguing with each other openly at meetings. To push their ideas through, each team member individually spoke with the sponsor directly and made decisions without informing the project manager or other team members.

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

A.
Ask the team members to work it out themselves
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Ask the team members to work it out themselves
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B.
Discuss this situation with other project managers and ask for advice
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Discuss this situation with other project managers and ask for advice
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C.
Reiterate ground rules at the next meeting and ensure that all team members are clear about these rules
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Reiterate ground rules at the next meeting and ensure that all team members are clear about these rules
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D.
Address the behavioral issue with each team member
D.
Address the behavioral issue with each team member
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E.
Discuss the behavior directly with their managers and request them to correct the behavior
E.
Discuss the behavior directly with their managers and request them to correct the behavior
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Suggested answer: C, D

The project sponsor on an agile project informed the project lead that an executive would like an update on the project's progress.

What should the project lead do?

A.
Provide a link to the project's shared drive for the executive to search through for any artifacts that are of interest
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Provide a link to the project's shared drive for the executive to search through for any artifacts that are of interest
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B.
Invite the executive to the project's meeting space to determine if the project information radiators meet their needs
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Invite the executive to the project's meeting space to determine if the project information radiators meet their needs
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C.
Reach out to the project management office (PMO) for status report templates and provide project updates in that format
C.
Reach out to the project management office (PMO) for status report templates and provide project updates in that format
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D.
Ask the project sponsor or product owner to provide an update since the project lead should be trying to keep the team free from impediments
D.
Ask the project sponsor or product owner to provide an update since the project lead should be trying to keep the team free from impediments
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Suggested answer: B
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