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A company is launching a new product that has to be ready before the summer season begins.

After the discovery process, the team realizes that the requirements are very uncertain.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Ask to include some business subject matter experts (SMEs) in the team.
A.
Ask to include some business subject matter experts (SMEs) in the team.
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B.
Register a risk and define a contingency plan to finish the project on time.
B.
Register a risk and define a contingency plan to finish the project on time.
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C.
Assist the team in proposing a minimum viable product (MVP).
C.
Assist the team in proposing a minimum viable product (MVP).
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D.
Invite stakeholders to discuss project requirements prioritization.
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Invite stakeholders to discuss project requirements prioritization.
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Suggested answer: C

A project team has finished its first iteration out of six. The iteration's delivery performance (velocity) was 50%. During the iteration retrospective, the team realizes that the complexity of the work was underestimated.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Update the issue log and escalate it to the project sponsor.
A.
Update the issue log and escalate it to the project sponsor.
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B.
Ask the technical manager to help the team with the issue.
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Ask the technical manager to help the team with the issue.
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C.
Meet with the team to review internal actions to resolve the situation.
C.
Meet with the team to review internal actions to resolve the situation.
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D.
Ask to replace some team members with more experienced ones.
D.
Ask to replace some team members with more experienced ones.
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager is reviewing a draft of the project charter with key stakeholders. During the meeting, a conflict occurs between the sponsor and the product owner.

How should the project manager deal with the situation?

A.
Continue the meeting and ask the project sponsor and product owner to take their discussion offline.
A.
Continue the meeting and ask the project sponsor and product owner to take their discussion offline.
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B.
Continue the meeting and use facilitation techniques to improve communication within the team.
B.
Continue the meeting and use facilitation techniques to improve communication within the team.
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C.
Postpone the meeting and invite a subject matter expert (SME) to join the next meeting.
C.
Postpone the meeting and invite a subject matter expert (SME) to join the next meeting.
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D.
Postpone the meeting and ask the project sponsor and product owner to take their discussion offline.
D.
Postpone the meeting and ask the project sponsor and product owner to take their discussion offline.
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Suggested answer: B

In a daily standup meeting, a developer indicates that a backlog item will not be delivered because they need to take an unexpected leave for the next couple of days. The backlog item is a prerequisite for a feature expected by users in the next sprint review.

What should the project lead do?

A.
Work with the product owner to change the priorities in the sprint backlog.
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Work with the product owner to change the priorities in the sprint backlog.
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B.
Work with the product owner to inform the users that the feature is delayed.
B.
Work with the product owner to inform the users that the feature is delayed.
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C.
Ask the development manager to provide a replacement for a couple of days.
C.
Ask the development manager to provide a replacement for a couple of days.
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D.
Ask the developer to postpone the leave until the backlog item is delivered.
D.
Ask the developer to postpone the leave until the backlog item is delivered.
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Suggested answer: A

An organization is transitioning to agile delivery, and a new team has been assembled. A project is not going well because the variation of the team velocity is very high and every sprint delivers less than committed. A new project lead with a strong technical background has been assigned to the project.

What should the project lead do?

A.
Ask that estimations be provided only by senior developers.
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Ask that estimations be provided only by senior developers.
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B.
Recommend a different estimation method in the retrospective.
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Recommend a different estimation method in the retrospective.
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C.
Allocate more time for estimation in the sprint planning.
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Allocate more time for estimation in the sprint planning.
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D.
Review and update the estimations in the daily standup.
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Review and update the estimations in the daily standup.
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Suggested answer: B

A project team member just informed the project manager that the license for the software that the team uses to perform calculations has just expired. As a result, the team cannot continue with their project tasks.

What should the project manager do first?

A.
Issue a formal complaint to the project sponsor claiming a lack of proper tools.
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Issue a formal complaint to the project sponsor claiming a lack of proper tools.
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B.
Ask the team members to find an alternative way to perform calculations.
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Ask the team members to find an alternative way to perform calculations.
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C.
Ask the team to fast-track the project and perform tasks that do not require calculations.
C.
Ask the team to fast-track the project and perform tasks that do not require calculations.
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D.
Meet with the IT team to evaluate how fast the software license can be renewed.
D.
Meet with the IT team to evaluate how fast the software license can be renewed.
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Suggested answer: C

During a monthly review meeting, a high-performing team member raised a concern about the quality feedback mechanism. The team member expressed that they are not able to deliver high- quality output.

What should the project manager do first?

A.
Request feedback from stakeholders about the quality delivery.
A.
Request feedback from stakeholders about the quality delivery.
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B.
Assign the work in consultation with the functional manager.
B.
Assign the work in consultation with the functional manager.
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C.
Discuss this with the team and review the quality process.
C.
Discuss this with the team and review the quality process.
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D.
Assign the work based on the skill sets of team members.
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Assign the work based on the skill sets of team members.
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Suggested answer: D

A member of the project team always extends discussion topics, taking more time than necessary during project team meetings. Other team members feel this member is not being considerate of their time.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Explain to the team that open discussions are needed but remind the team to follow the ground rules.
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Explain to the team that open discussions are needed but remind the team to follow the ground rules.
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B.
Ask this member to only discuss the current topic to achieve team efficiency.
B.
Ask this member to only discuss the current topic to achieve team efficiency.
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C.
Ask the team to accept the input from this particular member as their input may be useful.
C.
Ask the team to accept the input from this particular member as their input may be useful.
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D.
Allow the self-organized team to discuss the situation among themselves and come to a resolution.
D.
Allow the self-organized team to discuss the situation among themselves and come to a resolution.
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Suggested answer: A

A project manager is working on a software development project for an oil and gas client using an agile approach. The project manager is having difficulty preparing the schedule because the project has various unknowns.

Which scheduling method should the project manager use to develop the schedule?

A.
Analogous scheduling
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Analogous scheduling
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B.
Three-point scheduling
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Three-point scheduling
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C.
Iterative scheduling
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Iterative scheduling
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D.
Parametric scheduling
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Parametric scheduling
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Suggested answer: C

A company recently adopted agile to develop innovation projects. The project manager is experiencing problems with some team members who consider some agile ceremonies to be unnecessary.

What should the project manager have done before the beginning of the project?

A.
Prepared an inception deck and clearly explained the purpose of agile ceremonies and their benefits to the project.
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Prepared an inception deck and clearly explained the purpose of agile ceremonies and their benefits to the project.
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B.
Discussed with the project sponsor about convincing the team to adopt the agile ceremonies as part of their routine.
B.
Discussed with the project sponsor about convincing the team to adopt the agile ceremonies as part of their routine.
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C.
Discussed with the product owner and requested assistance by requiring the adoption of agile ceremonies.
C.
Discussed with the product owner and requested assistance by requiring the adoption of agile ceremonies.
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D.
Conducted a survey to determine if the team was willing to adopt agile ceremonies on the current project.
D.
Conducted a survey to determine if the team was willing to adopt agile ceremonies on the current project.
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Suggested answer: A
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