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As part of a company's planning effort for team capacity building, the project manager was asked to provide management with a list of required trainings for the project team.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Review the gaps found during project execution, prepare a list of recommended trainings, and discuss it during a team meeting.
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Review the gaps found during project execution, prepare a list of recommended trainings, and discuss it during a team meeting.
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B.
Review the project schedule and the team members' performance, and decide on soft skills and related trainings needed for the team.
B.
Review the project schedule and the team members' performance, and decide on soft skills and related trainings needed for the team.
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C.
Review the project pipeline, identify gaps in competencies for execution, and decide on the needed trainings.
C.
Review the project pipeline, identify gaps in competencies for execution, and decide on the needed trainings.
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D.
Review the team members' latest performance, identify gaps in competencies, and decide on the needed trainings.
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Review the team members' latest performance, identify gaps in competencies, and decide on the needed trainings.
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager decided to use a highly adaptive approach to manage a large-scale project. In this project, there are many iterative tasks that utilize highly specialized experts. The project manager would like to create practical plans with high levels of buy-in from the team members.

What should the project manager do next?

A.
Assign critical tasks to the most experienced team members.
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Assign critical tasks to the most experienced team members.
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B.
Explain the higher-level objectives to be assigned to the team.
B.
Explain the higher-level objectives to be assigned to the team.
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C.
Review the budget with the team for the needed resources.
C.
Review the budget with the team for the needed resources.
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D.
Review lessons learned from similar projects with the team.
D.
Review lessons learned from similar projects with the team.
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Suggested answer: B

In a software development project, some of the deliverables do not meet specific performance requirements.

What action should the project manager take?

A.
Review the issues with the project team to address the issues.
A.
Review the issues with the project team to address the issues.
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B.
Review the requirements traceability matrix at the next meeting.
B.
Review the requirements traceability matrix at the next meeting.
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C.
Report issues to key stakeholders and discuss follow up actions.
C.
Report issues to key stakeholders and discuss follow up actions.
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D.
Ensure compliance with the quality management plan.
D.
Ensure compliance with the quality management plan.
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Suggested answer: A

An experienced, high-performing team has two new team members. After several iterations with the new team members, the project manager noticed that the team's performance has decreased.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Evaluate the two new team members.
A.
Evaluate the two new team members.
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B.
Replace the two new team members.
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Replace the two new team members.
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C.
Provide the team with a coaching session.
C.
Provide the team with a coaching session.
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D.
Allow the teams to organize themselves.
D.
Allow the teams to organize themselves.
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Suggested answer: C

Explanation:

It could also be beneficial for the manager to provide a coaching session for the entire team to help them work together more effectively and address any issues that may be impacting team performance.

Explanation:

During a product demo with key stakeholders, the team identifies that one of the functionalities failed to perform as expected.

What should the project manager have the project team do first to address the issue?

A.
Update the issue log and document the change
A.
Update the issue log and document the change
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B.
Review the product specification requirements.
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Review the product specification requirements.
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C.
Perform a root cause analysis
C.
Perform a root cause analysis
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D.
Submit a change request for corrective action.
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Submit a change request for corrective action.
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Suggested answer: C

An agile project manager has just been given a sizeable software development project to implement. Early in the initiation stage, the project sponsor requests an indication of time lines for delivery of the initial release.

What tools should the agile project manager use to do these estimates?

A.
Product backlog, budget, resource management plan
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Product backlog, budget, resource management plan
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B.
Budget, minimum viable product (MVP), retrospective notes
B.
Budget, minimum viable product (MVP), retrospective notes
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C.
Resource management plan, retrospective notes, backlog grooming
C.
Resource management plan, retrospective notes, backlog grooming
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D.
Backlog grooming, product backlog, minimum viable product (MVP)
D.
Backlog grooming, product backlog, minimum viable product (MVP)
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Suggested answer: A

A project manager has experience working with a specific provider that has been requested for an upcoming project. This provider often fails to meet deliverable dates; however, it is the only company with the specific experience required for the project.

What should the project manager do during the planning phase?

A.
Hire resources to obtain knowledge about the provider's specific capabilities.
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Hire resources to obtain knowledge about the provider's specific capabilities.
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B.
Add penalty clauses to the contract and update the risk register.
B.
Add penalty clauses to the contract and update the risk register.
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C.
Encourage the provider to work overtime with no additional costs to the project.
C.
Encourage the provider to work overtime with no additional costs to the project.
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D.
Contract another provider with less experience and give them a chance to provide the deliverables.
D.
Contract another provider with less experience and give them a chance to provide the deliverables.
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Suggested answer: B

An agile leader notices that one team member consistently fails to complete the deliverables on time. The agile leader suspects that this team member does not have the proper training.

What should the agile leader do?

A.
Reassign the task to another team member and require the team member to complete training
A.
Reassign the task to another team member and require the team member to complete training
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B.
Use the retrospective meeting to remind the entire team that they must complete all deliverables in each sprint
B.
Use the retrospective meeting to remind the entire team that they must complete all deliverables in each sprint
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C.
Review the definition of done (DoD) with the team so that everyone understands what the team must deliver in this sprint.
C.
Review the definition of done (DoD) with the team so that everyone understands what the team must deliver in this sprint.
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D.
Speak directly with the team member about improvements and commit to an agreed-upon time frame.
D.
Speak directly with the team member about improvements and commit to an agreed-upon time frame.
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Suggested answer: A

A company has assigned a project manager to the initial task of determining the resources required for a new project.

What should the project manager consult?

A.
Company's historical organizational project artifacts
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Company's historical organizational project artifacts
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B.
Company's project responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
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Company's project responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
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C.
Company's resource management plan
C.
Company's resource management plan
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D.
Company's resource calendars
D.
Company's resource calendars
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager has been assigned with initiating a large project to deliver complex equipment.

Part of the project will be the result of a long research process, but once this is completed, the other part of the project must be incrementally delivered to the customer.

Which approach should the project manager choose for this project?

A.
Agile
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Agile
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B.
Waterfall
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Waterfall
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C.
Hybrid
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Hybrid
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D.
Predictive
D.
Predictive
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Suggested answer: C
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