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Questions # 351:

During a scope validation exercise toward the end of a project, a project manager realizes that some operational project requirements were not captured in the project scope of work. Although completing these Items will have an Impact on the project's completion date. It will Increase the likelihood of customer acceptance.

What should the project manager do to address the issue?

Options:

A.

Issue a change request to remove items from the scope of work and keep the project on schedule.

B.

Issue a change request to include the additional scope, and track the completion of the work items.

C.

Document the issue in the lessons learned document, and discuss this with the project sponsor.

D.

Arrange to pass the cost to the operational area since the customer will benefit.

Questions # 352:

A hybrid project team is working on an upgraded version of software for their

product owner. The team is also responsible for supporting the existing product and

customers. For the last three sprints, the team had to stop their project work and focus on

major support items for the product owner. The testers are struggling to cope with the

constant changes to the plan, which has resulted in a number of emotional outbursts.

How should the project manager proceed?

Options:

A.

Request a replacement for those team members who are unhappy with this way ofworking.

B.

Schedule a session with the product owner to explain that no support items can betaken into the sprints going forward.

C.

Ask human resources (HR) to send the team members to a change managementworkshop.

D.

Schedule a session with the team to discuss the issues and work with them to define aplan to manage the sprints going forward.

Questions # 353:

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)

Options:

A.

Organizational process assets (OPAs)

B.

Lesson learned registers from past projects

C.

Historical issue logs

D.

Project scope statement

E.

Project management plan

Questions # 354:

A project manager has noticed that a critical team member is consistently arguing

with a client. This has started to have a negative effect on the meetings.

How should the project manager address this?

Options:

A.

Explain the impact of the scenario to the project team member.

B.

Remove the project team member from all future meetings.

C.

Talk to the client privately to highlight the situation.

D.

Recommend a performance improvement plan to the project team member.

Questions # 355:

A project manager is managing a government project that targets the development of

small businesses in remote towns. The project team is having difficulty conducting

entrepreneurship training in some of the targeted towns because the local municipal

governments will not authorize the training. As a result of the delay, project implementation is at risk.

What is a probable reason for this?

Options:

A.

The project should have constructed training centers in the remote towns.

B.

The project did not identify and engage the correct stakeholders.

C.

The project should have representatives in all the remote towns.

D.

The project did not fully engage the project sponsor.

Questions # 356:

During the planning for a long project, the project manager recognized that several

members of the team are new to their roles. How should the project manager incorporate this

into planning?

Options:

A.

Increase the overall project duration to account for the inexperienced team memberson the project.

B.

Ensure planning has accounted for replacing team members in new project roles whodo not deliver on project goals.

C.

Assess the training requirements and ensure time for professional developmenttraining by senior members.

D.

Revisit the project resource allocation to remove the inexperienced team membersassigned to the project.

Questions # 357:

A project manager acquired information from the market that would reduce the business value being delivered by an ongoing protect Based on that information, the project manager believes the project should be stopped

How should the project manager handle the situation?

Options:

A.

Remove the items no longer applicable from the backlog and present the backlog to the project team

B.

Continue working on the defined scope and review the risk matrix

C.

Have a discussion with the project sponsor and cancel the project

D.

Have a discussion with the sponsor and recommend the project business value be reassessed

Questions # 358:

The main project stakeholder was fired and replaced by another stakeholder. The

new stakeholder reviewed the project scope and requested numerous changes, arguing that

the stakeholder's team is unhappy with the results to date.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Put the new requirements in the backlog with high priority and implement therequested changes.

B.

Put the new requirements in the backlog and submit a formal change request forapproval.

C.

Put the new requirements in the backlog and let the product owner check their valueand priority.

D.

Put the new requirements in the backlog with low priority and implement the requestedchanges.

Questions # 359:

A project manager is working on a critical path activity and notices a delay in product delivery due to an anticipated event What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.

Follow the risk response plan

B.

Use the contingency fund

C.

Prepare a change request

D.

Update the risk register

Questions # 360:

During a retrospective review, many project team members say they are not completing tasks during the iterations because of interruptions and requests for help from other teams. As a team facilitator, what should the project manager do to avoid this?

Options:

A.

Identify the problem's root causes and define the ground rules with all project team members to minimize interferences.

B.

Recommend to the project team members that they should improve their planning and make their stories smaller.

C.

Reunite with the project team members affected and tell them not to reduce the team's capacity.

D.

Hire a coach to help all project teams to improve their abilities to solve problems on their own.

Questions # 361:

A new project manager has been assigned to an environmental project. After

reviewing the project plan, the project manager notices that health and safety requirements have not been properly addressed. This is a serious concern, and the project manager wants to fix this issue immediately.

Why is this situation problematic?

Options:

A.

Injury or loss incidents could delay project deliverables.

B.

It is imperative that established performance metrics are met.

C.

The project manager is obligated to comply with the project location's regulatoryrequirements.

D.

The project manager must follow their employer's organizational process assets(OPAs).

Questions # 362:

A project stakeholder has expressed concern that the established success criteria for

the project are not being met. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Review the established project benefits tracking metrics.

B.

Update the project business case document.

C.

Document the agreed-upon ownership of benefits realization.

D.

Create a project benefits management plan.

Questions # 363:

A business improvement opportunity to reduce energy usage has been identified.

The project manager has assembled a team that includes site engineers to deliver this project.

However, due to production imperatives, the site engineers may not be fully focused on the

project.

How should the project manager manage the team?

Options:

A.

Develop an approved responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) to confirm internal andexternal resource requirements.

B.

Commit each team member's time and deliverables and aim for overall projectcompletion.

C.

Continue the project implementation without the site engineers to ensure the scheduleis maintained.

D.

Contract external resources to fulfill the role of the site engineers who cannot support the project.

Questions # 364:

A project manager is working with a team that is new to agile. One of the more

influential stakeholders struggles with the nature of agile. The project manager knows that this

stakeholder is needed as an advocate and wants to do everything possible to make the

stakeholder comfortable with the project.

What should the project manager include in the status report to illustrate the project's

performance?

Options:

A.

Results of the MoSCoW assessment

B.

Cost-benefit analysis

C.

Return on investment (ROI) analysis

D.

Earned value analysis (EVA)

Questions # 365:

An agile project is 25% complete when the product owner changes The new product owner does not show interest in the project s success, and one of the sprints 901 delayed as the deliverable was not approved on time

What should the project manager have done to avoid this delay?

Options:

A.

Updated the stakeholder engagement plan to reflect a change in the product owner

B.

Communicated the status of the project more frequently with the product owner

C.

Updated the communications management plan to reflect a change in the communication needs

D.

Reevaluated the new product owner's needs for better engagement

Questions # 366:

A project manager must manage a virtual application control software team that is culturally and geographically diverse. The project manager wants to promote open collaboration in a Realtime manner.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Provide a software for instant messaging.

B.

Document all information on the team wiki.

C.

Promote the use of remote site syndication.

D.

Facilitate regular conference calls.

Questions # 367:

In an ongoing project, stakeholders have been approaching team members for status

reports and changes without consulting the project manager. What should the project

manager do to ensure a successful project?

Options:

A.

Send the project charter to all stakeholders for information.

B.

Send an email to all stakeholders directing them to approach the project managerdirectly.

C.

Review the stakeholder engagement plan and inform the stakeholders.

D.

Review the change management plan and ask the change control board (CCB) to beinvolved.

Questions # 368:

A company's board of directors announced that a major layoff will occur at the end of the month. When evaluating the impact the protect manager found that 25°© of the project team members are part of the layoff

What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.

Request a meeting with the project sponsor to discuss the viability of the project and determine the next actions

B.

Request a meeting with the customer and discuss trade-offs to reduce the scope and product quality as a result of the lack of personnel

C.

Request a meeting with the finance department to increase the budget of the project to hire temporary personnel to perform the affected activities

D.

Request a meeting with the human resources (HR) department and demand they find a solution to retain the project team members

Questions # 369:

A project manager is working on a cost-reimbursable contract from the client's side. During project execution the project manager notices a major deliverable is missing. The project manager raises this with the seller but the seller advises the project manager that the subject deliverable is not part of the contract. The project manager remembers negotiating and agreeing to this deliverable during the tender process but cannot find it in the contract

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Request a change in the contract in order to add the deliverable

B.

Add this deliverable to the requirements traceability matrix

C.

Terminate the contract and commence the closeout process

D.

Look to see if the deliverable is described in the statement of work (SOW)

Questions # 370:

An agile project manager is evaluating the method that will be used to display the

value of the work performed to date. Which method will they select to display to the project stakeholder?

Question # 370

Options:

Questions # 371:

A hybrid project is experiencing several issues with both the agile delivery of the

product as well as the predictive development of a marketing strategy. What should the project manager do to receive feedback from stakeholders located in different time zones?

Options:

A.

Refer to the stakeholder engagement plan.

B.

Set up a conference call for all stakeholders.

C.

Refer to the communications management plan.

D.

Send an email to all stakeholders.

Questions # 372:

A new privacy law will go into effect at the beginning of the next calendar year. The project manager realizes the project needs to be compliant with the new law. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Inform the project steering committee of this constraint.

B.

Inform the project team and create a spike for the next Iteration.

C.

Inform the legal department that the project scope will be updated.

D.

Inform the product owner that the project will continue as planned.

Questions # 373:

A project manager has been working with the same group of stakeholders for 3 years using a predictive approach. The stakeholders have invested in many projects and are familiar with the approach Recently the organization has strongly encouraged all project managers to adopt an agile approach. This was announced 2 weeks before the project manager planned to kick off a large complex project with the same group of stakeholders.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Use the agile approach in the new project and schedule agile training for those stakeholders who are new to this approach

B.

Continue to use the predictive approach m the new project since it is the approach the stakeholders are familiar with using

C.

Share the pros and cons of adopting an agile approach for the new project only with the team and ask them to decide which approach to use

D.

Share and discuss the pros and cons of adopting agile with the stakeholders and choose the approach they prefer for the new project

Questions # 374:

A project manager is assigned to develop a wire bending machine midway through the design phase. The project manager discovered that the team did not have any test cases or acceptance criteria tor the equipment. The project manager started communication with the team to move the project forward

What should the project manager do first at this pomp

Options:

A.

Meet with the quality planning manager to identify the reason why the quality plan was not created yet

B.

Meet with the hardware design engineers to identify the minimum performance required to establish a market for the machine

C.

Meet with the sales and marketing teams to identify the requirements that were collected during the interview sessions with potential customers

D.

Meet with the key stakeholders to identify the proper product concept for the development team

Questions # 375:

The Scrum team working with the quality department has been shifting away from the Business unit due to unclear product requirements. It is now the third sprint and both teams have been at a standstill for a few days.

What should the project leader do to solve this situation?

Options:

A.

Analyze the problem with both teams to figure out If pan of the work must be redone.

B.

Select new team members in an effort to obtain fresh ideas to solve the impasse.

C.

Demand that the business team stop wasting time and define final requirements for the product.

D.

Tell the business team and Scrum team to continue following the initial plan.

Questions # 376:

A project manager is using a hybrid approach to comply with a regulatory requirement. The planning and closing phases will use a predictive approach, and the execution phase will use an iterative approach. During the second sprint review, the project sponsor requested a change in priority tor some of the product backlog items

What should the project manager do as a servant leader?

Options:

A.

Ask the sponsor to submit a change request to the change control board (CCB)

B.

Support the product owners decision to change the priority of the product backlog items

C.

Accept the request and include the product backlog items in the next sprint

D.

Review the impact of the change on the schedule management plan baseline

Questions # 377:

During project execution, an important stakeholder threatens to withdraw support

for the project, citing a lack of transparency and accountability in the way the project is being

executed. What should the project manager do to handle this situation?

Options:

A.

Approach the stakeholder to address the concerns.

B.

Consult the risk management plan.

C.

Escalate the issue to the project management office (PMO).

D.

Refer the stakeholder to the project sponsor.

Questions # 378:

During the execution of a construction project, the project sponsor asks to make

changes to the floor plan by adding a minimal storage room. The sponsor insists on making

this last-minute change, but they would like to avoid delays to the project.

Which document should the project manager refer to first?

Options:

A.

Change management plan

B.

Schedule management plan

C.

Scope management plan

D.

Cost management plan

Questions # 379:

During a meeting with a customer, it was determined that participants of the meeting

had different draft versions of an important design document. What should the project

manager do first to ensure that this does not happen again?

Options:

A.

Revisit the communication process control.

B.

Ensure only the approved version is shared.

C.

Investigate how draft versions were shared.

D.

Ensure only the latest version is shared.

Questions # 380:

One of the team members is consistently absent in team meetings, but always completes their assigned tasks on time. Other team members think this member should attend the meetings.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Assign this member to facilitate the next meeting to ensure project team collaboration.

B.

Allow each team member to submit their required tasks on time and reduce the number of scheduled meetings.

C.

Review and update the project ground rules to make meeting attendance mandatory.

D.

Understand the reason for the team member's absence and encourage them to attend future meetings.

Questions # 381:

A new project manager is managing a hybrid project. The project manager wants to be

a servant leader to support the team by removing impediments but is not receiving feedback

from the team about the issues and risks they are facing.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Implement daily standups where the team can share their impediments, risks, andissues.

B.

Review the communications management plan and implement changes.

C.

Schedule weekly risk review meetings with the team to review project risks andconcerns.

D.

Distribute a copy of the communications management plan to the scrum master.

Questions # 382:

A project manager is assigned to deliver an innovative solution that is part of a

brand new offering. The project manager reviews the request for proposal (RFP) and realizes that key terms are restricted to technical resource assignments. There is also a gap in addressing compliance.

How should the project manager bridge the gap and ensure the project delivers the expected

business value?

Options:

A.

Determine the critical requirements.

B.

Document the risks and mitigations.

C.

Define the project schedule.

D.

Create a project scope statement.

Questions # 383:

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?

Options:

A.

Request to meet with the team member and ask that any issues be escalated separately.

B.

Reprimand the team member and provide immediate coaching on goal alignment.

C.

Proceed with defining the goals with the team members given the majority approval from the team.

D.

Approach the team member with empathy and obtain agreement through collaboration.

Questions # 384:

A project has recently Kicked off. The project manager observes that thete are different expectations among the project team members. These growing misunderstandings are affecting team productivity.

Which document should the project managefve?

Options:

A.

Project charter

B.

Stakeholder register

C.

Team charter

D.

Project organization charts

Questions # 385:

During project completion, a project manager receives a request from the customer for a reduced cost of goods. The customer's request will affect the sales department's budget and forecast.

In order to reach a consensus and have a successful project completion, what should the

project manager do first?

Options:

A.

Analyze the bounds of the negotiation for agreement with both parties.

B.

Identify and satisfy both parties' underlying wants.

C.

Comply with the customer's request to achieve the project mandate.

D.

Initiate a change request to accommodate the revised cost of goods

Questions # 386:

A project manager has been assigned to a project that is in progress. The project

manager is looking for information regarding why the project is being completed.

What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.

Evaluate the project exit criteria in the project charter.

B.

Reach out to the senior executive sponsor for the project.

C.

Understand the project success criteria and objectives.

D.

Review the project status reporting for the latest information.

Questions # 387:

Eight people have been working on a project for an extended period of time. The

scope has changed significantly and the product owner has been replaced multiple times. The

team members are feeling disassociated from the project.

What should the project manager do to ensure team alignment with the goals?

Options:

A.

Ask the new product owner to explain the importance of the project.

B.

Email the team a detailed outline of the business requirements.

C.

Review the project charter with the team.

D.

Facilitate a discussion of the vision for the project.

Questions # 388:

The start of a 12-month project has been delayed by 2 months The project has a fixed budget, deadline and product specifications. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Schedule a time to negotiate a trade-off regarding the quality of the product with the customer

B.

Meet with the risk manager to identify potential threats related to the schedule delay.

C.

Set up a meeting with the project sponsor and submit a change request to the scope of the product

D.

Start the project plan for the scope and quality and identify options to deliver and meet stakeholders expectations

Questions # 389:

During a project kick-off meeting the project manager tells team members that they can attend a weekly progress meeting either from home or the office. Which intangible stakeholder engagement quality is the project manager embracing to manage relationships?

Options:

A.

Asking and listening

B.

Being collaborative

C.

Managing expectations

D.

Building trust

Questions # 390:

A project requires testing of the final product to be done at another department's

testing facility, which is known for having low availability. This situation could potentially

impact the project schedule.

What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Update the risk register.

B.

Update the issue log.

C.

Update the lessons learned register.

D.

Update the project schedule.

Questions # 391:

A project manager realizes that the team members are new to the hybrid approach and do not value standup meetings. Team members often arrive late. Digress into solutioning. or skip the meetings altogether.

How should the project manager improve this situation with the project team?

Options:

A.

Engage the project team In implementing and Improving key aspects of the standup meetings.

B.

Ask the product owner to remove team members who do not comply with standup meeting rules.

C.

Send a daily retrospective report to all team members instead of holding standup meetings.

D.

Include a daily brainstorming session In the standup meetings to resolve pending Issues.

Questions # 392:

An agile team was hired to work on a public service project. The team received a

list of vague ideas about the business and now needs to understand, develop, and prioritize a

list of functionalities.

Who will be responsible for this task?

Options:

A.

Project owner

B.

Agile leader

C.

Agile team

D.

Product owner

Questions # 393:

A project team is facing challenges understanding how to deliver a project's scope.

A senior subject matter expert (SME) from the organization's global office is in town for 1 week.

What should the project manager do to benefit from the SME's presence?

Options:

A.

Ask the SME to review the scope for alignment with the project charter.

B.

Organize a mentoring session with the team and the SME.

C.

Meet with the SME to discuss the current challenges the team is facing.

D.

Review the project scope statement with the SME.

Questions # 394:

A sponsor and project manager found out that a vendor in a different time zone has delayed the delivery of its products and needs close supervision until the project gets back on track. The only option is to relocate three key members of the project team to spend 6 months abroad

What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Communicate to the whole team the decision to relocate team members abroad and the implications of doing so in the next project status meeting

B.

Communicate individually with the affected team members to negotiate the decision and confirm their willingness to relocate

C.

Communicate the decision to the human resources (HR) department so they can direct the project team members to be sent abroad

D.

Communicate to the affected team members' manager and schedule a meeting to discuss the details of this assignment

Questions # 395:

In an agile team, some of the team members are coming forward to ask for more

autonomy on the project. What should the project manager do in this situation?

Options:

A.

Encourage the team members to make decisions.

B.

Discourage them as conflicts may be created.

C.

Encourage the team lead to make decisions.

D.

Discourage this request, as it is for the management team.

Questions # 396:

A project leader is assigned to a new project and is asked to assemble an effective

five-member agile team. If the project leader has no restrictions, which team should they

choose?

Options:

A.

A team whose members work independently and are the best subject matter experts(SMES)

B.

A team whose members have more general aptitudes but like to work individually

C.

A team whose members have different skill sets and are spread out geographically

D.

A team whose members have more general aptitudes and can collaborate on different tasks

Questions # 397:

After 1 year Into the life cycle of an ongoing residential project, an announcement was received from the municipality regarding a new regulation that will greatly impact the project's schedule and budget. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Perform a qualitative risk analysis and update the risk register.

B.

Submit a change request through the Integrated change control process.

C.

Update the issue log and discuss It in the next steering committee meeting.

D.

Estimate the associated costs and increase the project budget accordingly.

Questions # 398:

A project team consists of members based in country A and subject matter experts

(SMEs) based in country B with a 12-hour time difference. What can the project manager do

to improve interactions between the team members in both countries?

Options:

A.

Ensure full participation of both the product owner and business SMEs in scopeplanning sessions.

B.

Identify virtual communication methods and arrange for regular team meetingsaccordingly.

C.

Explore the opportunity to have both teams colocated.

D.

Plan for frequent face-to-face meetings.

Questions # 399:

A protect manager is struggling to obtain participation from key stakeholders who do not usually attend project meetings What should the project manager do1?

Options:

A.

Distribute the communications management plan

B.

Reschedule meetings lo align with the stakeholders' availability

C.

Escalate the issue to senior management

D.

Set clear meeting expectations by sharing agendas in advance

Questions # 400:

A project is on its sixth iteration out of seven. Select the two points where the team is

performing better than expected. (Choose two.)

Question # 400

Options:

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