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A project manager is managing a project that has a new sponsor who is cutting the budget.

As a servant leader, how should the project manager handle the budget cuts with the team?

A.
Notify the project sponsor that the budget reduction will require a schedule slip and scope reduction.
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Notify the project sponsor that the budget reduction will require a schedule slip and scope reduction.
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B.
Collaborate with the team to assess the impact of the change on the project and recommend an updated project plan.
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Collaborate with the team to assess the impact of the change on the project and recommend an updated project plan.
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C.
Inform each team member that they must release a portion of their budget but must remain on schedule with no change to the scope.
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Inform each team member that they must release a portion of their budget but must remain on schedule with no change to the scope.
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D.
Meet with the schedule coordinator and financial analyst to tell them which budget lines to reduce and where to release slack.
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Meet with the schedule coordinator and financial analyst to tell them which budget lines to reduce and where to release slack.
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager has completed an assessment of the project team's performance. Some team members have performed poorly on their assigned tasks.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Create a new standard performance measure based on project requirements
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Create a new standard performance measure based on project requirements
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B.
Develop different approaches based on team members' motivation and ability
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Develop different approaches based on team members' motivation and ability
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C.
Develop a standard approach to provide feedback to all team members
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Develop a standard approach to provide feedback to all team members
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D.
Provide intensive oversight to the team members who performed poorly
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Provide intensive oversight to the team members who performed poorly
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Suggested answer: B

An agile team has released the second version of its product, but the feedback is that the software has many bugs that compromise the user experience.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Hire an external consultancy firm to focus on testing and quality control to avoid the issue in the future
A.
Hire an external consultancy firm to focus on testing and quality control to avoid the issue in the future
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B.
Propose an internal program that offers incentives for the team members who find and fix bugs
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Propose an internal program that offers incentives for the team members who find and fix bugs
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C.
Closely evaluate the skill set of the team, looking for technical gaps that need to be filed in order to improve quality
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Closely evaluate the skill set of the team, looking for technical gaps that need to be filed in order to improve quality
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D.
Facilitate the next retrospective meeting, focusing the team on analyzing root causes and proposing solutions
D.
Facilitate the next retrospective meeting, focusing the team on analyzing root causes and proposing solutions
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Suggested answer: D

A new sales software development project is underway. The customer is still finalizing the requirements for the system when a new CEO is introduced. The new CEO is expected to make changes to the organization, which most likely will impact development. However, the most important criterion for the project is that the software must provide correct sales results. No intermediate results are required.

Which project approach should the project manager take?

A.
Incremental
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Incremental
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B.
Predictive
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Predictive
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C.
Hybrid
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Hybrid
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D.
iterative
D.
iterative
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Suggested answer: D

During the setup of an agile project, the product owner expressed clear interest in having features released during product development over having the product completed in one year. What should the project manager do?

A.
Design a set of metrics including velocity, which is a good measure of value delivered.
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Design a set of metrics including velocity, which is a good measure of value delivered.
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B.
Facilitate sprint planning sessions with a focus on defining the minimum viable product (MVP)
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Facilitate sprint planning sessions with a focus on defining the minimum viable product (MVP)
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C.
Promote a productive environment where everybody can work without interruptions from the rest of the team members
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Promote a productive environment where everybody can work without interruptions from the rest of the team members
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D.
Create a reward system recognizing group contributions to get people motivated and improve performance
D.
Create a reward system recognizing group contributions to get people motivated and improve performance
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager is leading a progress review meeting when some stakeholders who are new to the project express concerns about not having access to previously shared deliverables. What should the project manager do?

A.
Document the new stakeholders' concerns in the meeting minutes.
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Document the new stakeholders' concerns in the meeting minutes.
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B.
Schedule an ad hoc meeting with the new stakeholders to discuss concerns.
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Schedule an ad hoc meeting with the new stakeholders to discuss concerns.
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C.
Use social media environments to share the project information
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Use social media environments to share the project information
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D.
Use the project management information system (PMIS) to share information.
D.
Use the project management information system (PMIS) to share information.
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Suggested answer: A

A project team is identifying project risks for a bridge to be built across a river. The team needs to send out invitations for a risk workshop to better understand the risks involved. Which distribution list should the project manager use when sending out invitations?

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Functional managers, team members, and external consultants with experience in the field
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Functional managers, team members, and external consultants with experience in the field
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B.
Team members, engineers, and weather experts
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Team members, engineers, and weather experts
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C.
Team members, consultants from outside the project with experience in the field, and the customer
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Team members, consultants from outside the project with experience in the field, and the customer
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D.
Weather experts, functional managers, and team members
D.
Weather experts, functional managers, and team members
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Suggested answer: B

A junior project manager is excited to start working on their first project with a telecommunications company. A senior project manager has decided to educate the junior project manager on the challenges of project management and how to achieve success.

Which three artifacts should the senior project manager tell the junior project manager to utilize to ensure project success? (Choose three)

A.
Organizational process assets (OPAs)
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Organizational process assets (OPAs)
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B.
Lesson learned registers from past projects
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Lesson learned registers from past projects
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C.
Historical issue logs
C.
Historical issue logs
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D.
Project scope statement
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Project scope statement
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E.
Project management plan
E.
Project management plan
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Suggested answer: B, C, D

A project manager is defining the sprint goals with the team. A team member who is responsible for acceptance testing starts criticizing the goals and cannot come to an agreement with the other team members.

How should the project manager handle this situation?

A.
Request to meet with the team member and ask that any issues be escalated separately.
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Request to meet with the team member and ask that any issues be escalated separately.
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B.
Reprimand the team member and provide immediate coaching on goal alignment.
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Reprimand the team member and provide immediate coaching on goal alignment.
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C.
Proceed with defining the goals with the team members given the majority approval from the team.
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Proceed with defining the goals with the team members given the majority approval from the team.
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D.
Approach the team member with empathy and obtain agreement through collaboration.
D.
Approach the team member with empathy and obtain agreement through collaboration.
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Suggested answer: A

A new building project is in the middle of its life cycle. The municipality informs the project manager that due to new regulations, the parking lot around the project has to accommodate twice the number of cars than was initially planned.

What should the project manager do next?

A.
Request the project sponsor to fund this change as it is a new regulation, then order the materials in order to start working.
A.
Request the project sponsor to fund this change as it is a new regulation, then order the materials in order to start working.
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B.
Assess the impact of the required change and consult with the executive sponsors to determine the best course of action.
B.
Assess the impact of the required change and consult with the executive sponsors to determine the best course of action.
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C.
Ask the designers to start designing a solution for this new requirement while the project is running and determine the funding for this change.
C.
Ask the designers to start designing a solution for this new requirement while the project is running and determine the funding for this change.
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D.
Have the company's lawyers write to the municipality and reject the change as it was not part of the scope approved by the municipality.
D.
Have the company's lawyers write to the municipality and reject the change as it was not part of the scope approved by the municipality.
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Suggested answer: B
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