PMI PMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 121

An agile team has completed 9 out of 10 stories for the sprint. During the retrospective, a few team members pointed out that they finished all of their stories. However, one team member failed to finish a story.

What should the agile leader do?

A newly assigned project manager is reviewing the project management plan and realizes that the project is running behind schedule. What should the new project manager do to address this situation?

A key business stakeholder sent emails to the developers with complaints based on the last few sprints. The developers forwarded the emails to the project manager but have not yet responded to the stakeholder.

What should the project manager recommend to the developers?

An organization is transitioning to agile. The project manager is discussing how to manage risks with the development team in light of the transition for a particular project. The team estimates the risk level as low.

What should the project manager do?

A new marketing vice president just joined a software startup and is concerned that the agile model does not provide the needed accountability for their role. What should the responsible project manager do to ensure the vice president is comfortable with the project meeting its agreements?

A project manager is acting as a servant leader and is struggling to make deadlines on a critical roadway construction project that is falling behind schedule due to a low-performing team. In order to get the project back on track, what should the project manager do first?

An IT company's office is closed abruptly due to a new government restriction. All employees are now working remotely. Project team A has a critical project delivery due in 2 weeks. The project manager, apprehensive about this sudden change, instantly emails the customer explaining that the project delivery will be delayed. The customer is unhappy with this and has escalated the issue to senior management.

What should the project manager have done differently?

A project manager is made aware that there are defects in the parts provided by a supplier, which are causing delays in the testing phase. The supplier claims that all parts have been delivered as per the contract. If the defects are not fixed by the supplier within one week, the product release will be impacted.

What should the project manager do?

A project manager is leading the development of a mobile banking application using a hybrid approach. The team has been holding daily standup meetings each workday morning. Due to an unexpected issue, 50% of the team has to work from home. The bank's management directed the team not to have in-person daily standups. Various team members are complaining about this, slating that there is a lack of information sharing among the team.

What should the project manager do?