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A project manager is managing an internal project that was poorly defined. Recently, the project manager received several change requests raised by the organization's upper management.

What should the project manager do first?

A.
Assess the time overrun, and start implementation to avoid additional delays
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Assess the time overrun, and start implementation to avoid additional delays
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B.
Motivate the team to avoid the frustration of working on a prolonged project
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Motivate the team to avoid the frustration of working on a prolonged project
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C.
Request a provisional budget increase to avoid any budget overruns
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Request a provisional budget increase to avoid any budget overruns
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D.
Review the benefits of the proposed changes in relation to the business case
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Review the benefits of the proposed changes in relation to the business case
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Suggested answer: D

A project's customer is furious. When the customer arrived at the project site, they discovered that one of their requirements was not met.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Discuss and agree with the customer to implement the missing requirement
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Discuss and agree with the customer to implement the missing requirement
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B.
Refer to the requirements traceability matrix and analyze the requirement
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Refer to the requirements traceability matrix and analyze the requirement
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C.
Consult the scope management plan with the customer to understand the gap
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Consult the scope management plan with the customer to understand the gap
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D.
Analyze the benefits management plan and implement the needed change
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Analyze the benefits management plan and implement the needed change
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Suggested answer: B

A project manager is evaluating a project and realizes that its earned value (EV) shows the cost spent is higher than the value delivered. The project manager then discovers that the team has been adding small features that are not part of the requirements.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Request additional budget because additional features are being added
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Request additional budget because additional features are being added
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B.
Ask the product owner to add the additional features to the requirements
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Ask the product owner to add the additional features to the requirements
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C.
Encourage the team to continue, as this will eventually help the customer
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Encourage the team to continue, as this will eventually help the customer
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D.
Ask the team to focus on and deliver only the agreed-upon features
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Ask the team to focus on and deliver only the agreed-upon features
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Suggested answer: D

A new law was published about zoning permits for telecom towers. This may cause cost and schedule overruns for the new network rollout.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Meet the sponsor to ask for additional time and budget increase
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Meet the sponsor to ask for additional time and budget increase
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B.
Minimize the scope to catch the cost and schedule baseline
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Minimize the scope to catch the cost and schedule baseline
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C.
Update the project plan because the law is an obligation for the project
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Update the project plan because the law is an obligation for the project
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D.
Assess and prioritize the impact of the new law on the project plan
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Assess and prioritize the impact of the new law on the project plan
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Suggested answer: D

A controller proposed a budget reduction for projects because the majority of implemented solutions resulted in little returns on investment (ROI) or operational improvements. The project manager objected and presented project assets showing all solutions having been demonstrated, accepted, and delivered within the relevant framework constraints. The project manager suggested that the issues may stem from the project evaluation and selection processes.

What was the project manager demonstrating?

A.
Multiple stages of development that members may go through toward working formations
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Multiple stages of development that members may go through toward working formations
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B.
Cause-and-effect identification in root cause analysis toward achieving project value
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Cause-and-effect identification in root cause analysis toward achieving project value
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C.
Strategic negotiation techniques in determining budget priorities in future sessions
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Strategic negotiation techniques in determining budget priorities in future sessions
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D.
Risk management in addressing impediments, obstacles, and blockers to project success
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Risk management in addressing impediments, obstacles, and blockers to project success
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Suggested answer: B

An agile team has been struggling to keep up with the planned pace, which is frequently resulting in sprint failures.

What should the project manager do to help avoid this situation in the future?

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Switch to a Kanban approach, implementing features on a first-come, first-serve basis, fostering a sustainable pace.
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Switch to a Kanban approach, implementing features on a first-come, first-serve basis, fostering a sustainable pace.
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B.
Replace junior team members with more experienced ones, and negotiate the project scope to compensate for the budget gap.
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Replace junior team members with more experienced ones, and negotiate the project scope to compensate for the budget gap.
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C.
Ask the project sponsor to approve overtime to compensate for the lack of performance while adjusting the plan.
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Ask the project sponsor to approve overtime to compensate for the lack of performance while adjusting the plan.
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D.
Review the velocity of the team over the last several sprints and adjust the plan accordingly.
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Review the velocity of the team over the last several sprints and adjust the plan accordingly.
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Suggested answer: D

A project manager is managing a complex research project with a high level of uncertainty. A request is made to implement a mechanism to measure the quality of the deliverables.

Using a hybrid approach, what techniques can be used to achieve this goal?

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Scrum master reviews and the quality Kanban method.
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Scrum master reviews and the quality Kanban method.
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B.
Daily Scrum and product owner quality assessments.
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Daily Scrum and product owner quality assessments.
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C.
Paired work and the customer role method.
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Paired work and the customer role method.
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D.
Time-boxed iterations and standup review meetings.
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Time-boxed iterations and standup review meetings.
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Suggested answer: D

Explanation:

Paired Work will improve quality, and the question is asking about a method to measure the quality.

Explanation:

The project team follows a hybrid framework for its delivery. During the execution of a project, the team learns of a new compliance requirement that has to be delivered before any other requirements.

How should the project manager address this situation?

A.
Collaborate with the compliance team member to review and prioritize the requirement's delivery.
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Collaborate with the compliance team member to review and prioritize the requirement's delivery.
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B.
Add the new compliance requirement to the backlog as the technical team does not have any capacity.
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Add the new compliance requirement to the backlog as the technical team does not have any capacity.
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C.
Include the compliance lead in the stakeholders list and wait for the next status meeting.
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Include the compliance lead in the stakeholders list and wait for the next status meeting.
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D.
Ask the team to include the compliance requirement in the current sprint and deliver it.
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Ask the team to include the compliance requirement in the current sprint and deliver it.
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Suggested answer: A

A new project manager learns the work assigned to the team has already been decomposed to its lowest level. The project manager reviews the work and feels some additional, useful information is missing.

What should the project manager review?

A.
The WBS dictionary
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The WBS dictionary
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B.
The requirements traceability matrix
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The requirements traceability matrix
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C.
The project charter and scope statement
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The project charter and scope statement
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D.
The business requirement documents (BRD)
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The business requirement documents (BRD)
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Suggested answer: A

Explanation:

A WBS dictionary is where the details of the tasks, activities, and deliverables of the work breakdown structure are located. The content includes whatever milestones are related, the project scope and in some instances dates, resources, cost and quantity.

Explanation:

The programming activities of a project were planned to last 35 days per module, but the programming of the first module has taken 45 days.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Evaluate the situation and identify ways to compress the schedule without impacting baselines.
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Evaluate the situation and identify ways to compress the schedule without impacting baselines.
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B.
Ask the team to work overtime to complete the deliverable on time.
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Ask the team to work overtime to complete the deliverable on time.
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C.
Submit a change request to the project sponsor to change the schedule.
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Submit a change request to the project sponsor to change the schedule.
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D.
Check the scope to verify if there is scope creep and get the project on schedule.
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Check the scope to verify if there is scope creep and get the project on schedule.
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Suggested answer: A
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