PMP_481_540

The project velocity has recently slipped, and a decision was made to skip testing to increase the momentum and bong the project back on track. What will the project manager need to focus on as a result of this decision?. A. Increased bum rate. B. Increased cost. C. Increased technical debt. D. Decreased eciency.

During project execution, the project manager notices that the work performance reports have deteriorated drastically in less than two weeks. The project team in country A is complaining about delays resulting from holidays occurring in country B that have impacted their project team. How should the project manager handle this situation?. A. Implement crashing to compress the schedule and improve the schedule performance index (SRI). B. Implement fast-tracking to compress the schedule and improve the SPI. C. Perform conict management using the project's resource management plan. D. Review the risk management plan to evaluate the probability and impact of these delays.

During daily calls team members share task progress. One team member does not usually communicate many details and has critical tasks to be completed. All team members are located in different countries and critical work is about to start. Which two options will help the project manager in this situation? (Choose two.). A. Encourage all team members to use a virtual workspace. B. Ask the team to send emails with detailed task progress. C. Talk to the team member about their engagement and take appropriate action. D. Reassign the work to a resource who participates in the daily calls. E. Report the team member's poor performance to the functional manager.

A project manager is implementing a new software system. Some department staff members are questioning the necessity of the change and feel the new system will impede their current processes. What should the project manager have done at the start of the project to prevent this resistance'?. A. Created a communications management plan that outlined the method of communicating to stakeholders. B. Ensured that the company culture encourages changes before accepting the project. C. Encouraged leadership to discuss the change with departments that are typically resistant to change. D. Involved stakeholders from all levels of the company so everyone understands the change.

One of a project manager's team members is continuously improving. This team member has been a role model and mentor to others in the organization. How should the project manager acknowledge this team member's commitment?. A. Send this person to a meeting to negotiate the scope with the client. B. Appreciate this team member's performance throughout the project life cycle. C. Promote this team member to a coaching role after this project is completed. D. Document it in the team member's end of year performance review.

During the planning stage of a project the project manager realizes that a standard stakeholder engagement approach will not suce. One of the client representatives, who is not a key decision maker, is extremely opinionated. This client representative could become a roadblock to progress due to their perceived level of authority during meetings. How should the project manager handle this moving forward?. A. Ask that only key decision makers attend the project meetings. B. Update the project schedule to cater to this particular stakeholder. C. Allocate time to gain buy-in from the stakeholder prior to key decision meetings. D. Update the risk register to consider the possible project impacts.

The city has decided to build a new tram station. The project will include various approaches. The construction and infrastructure work will be accomplished using a predictive life cycle while software will be developed using an iterative life cycle. Some neighbors are resisting the project have been asking the mayor to stop the project, and are threatening legal action. What two actions should the project manager take'? (Choose two.). A. Discuss with the construction team alternatives on moving the new train station to another location. B. Publish information on the city's website about the benets that the new tram station will bring. C. Have a meeting with the mayor and explain the importance of the new train station to the city. D. Conduct regular meetings with the neighbors to get their buy-in for the project. E. Register this situation as a risk and develop a mitigation plan.

Which two actions should a project manager consider while launching a new virtual team? (Choose two.). A. Recruit the best resources within the organization to be part of the virtual team. B. Evaluate the project manager's own strengths and weaknesses as a virtual team leader to identify avoidable pitfalls. C. Identify the types and quantities of resources required for each work package or activity. D. Establish in the beginning, how progress will be monitored and the best means for communicating progress. E. Verify if team members are on more than one team and cannot devote enough time to this team.

Important projects in the portfolio backlog need to be delivered. Budget estimates are needed to prioritize the projects. How should the project budgets be estimated?. A. The project is decomposed into features and based on the feature value and the velocity of the team, the team provides the estimate. B. Budget estimates are provided based on the experience of the sponsor, product owner and team facilitator. C. The team facilitator uses historical data and arrives at an estimate based on the nature of the project. D. The product owner obtains all project details and based on the team's experience and velocity provides a budget estimate.

At the end of a project with multiple suppliers, the project manager is reviewing the closing process and nds that an unexpected nancial balance is remaining. What will help the project manager understand why this has occurred?. A. Project audit. B. Lessons learned. C. Organizational process assets. D. Procurement audit.

A new project manager is assigned to a project midway through its implementation. During the rst risk review meeting, the project manager notices that the version of the risk register used by the project team members is different from the one the project manager is using. What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?. A. Referred to the communications management plan. B. Validated the issue log. C. Validated the project artifacts. D. Performed expert judgment.

During project execution, the project manager discovered that a key deliverable was missing from the scope of work. After investigation, the project manager and the team discovered that the missing deliverable will impact the critical path. What should the project manager do to avoid future delays?. A. Submit a change request. B. Add additional resources to the project. C. Update the scope of work. D. Review the risk management plan.

During the last sprint review, the mam stakeholder complained that the product was missing many features they had been expecting The project team argued that every increment met the acceptance criteria and was approved by the mam stakeholder The cost performance index (CPI) of the project is 1 15 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.43 What should the project manager do?. A. Ask the project team to perform the modications since the project budget and schedule can support them. B. Ask the stakeholder to submit a change request to increase the budget and time for the modications requested. C. Explain to the stakeholder that since the acceptance criteria for every increment were met the project can be closed. D. Analyze the reason for the gap in understanding with both sides and negotiate a solution.

Some members of a project team are frustrated by a new team member who previously worked in a Scrum setting. This new team member approaches members of the project team on a daily basis in what appears to be an attempt to engage in individual standup meetings. What should the project manager do?. A. Schedule a meeting for the project team to review the communications management plan. B. Tell the rest of the project team to continue discussions with the new team member. C. Send an email to the project team outlining the communications strategy. D. Mentor the new team member on the methodology the project team is using.

An organization is transitioning to agile and a project has been chosen as a pilot. The assigned project manager only has experience using predictive approaches, but the project manager is now required to use agile approaches with the help of an agile coach. During the retrospective of the fth sprint, the project team complains that many obstacles exist with the organization that are creating project delays and rework. What should the project manager do in this situation?. A. Include impediment resolutions during daily standup meetings. B. Perform a root cause analysis during the standup meetings. C. Create a dedicated sprint to solve the obstacles with the team. D. Promote collaboration to help remove the obstacles for the team.

An organization has historically executed most projects using a predictive approach. The organization now wants to change over to an agile approach. Which strategy will be useful to effectively help prepare the organization for this change?. A. Create a task force of executives who will monitor agile projects on a daily basis. B. Add multiple layers of managers who will be accountable for the agile execution. C. Improve organizational readiness by addressing impediments to agile in the organization. D. Take a big bang approach of moving the whole organization to agile at once.

An integrated project involves the interaction of both hardware and software and the sponsor has approved the schedule management plan. The project team evaluated the product's feasibility of functionality and accelerated testing. What should the project manager do as a servant leader?. A. Support the team as necessary to nd the minimum viable product (MVP). B. Amend the project budget to include MVP testing. C. Submit a change request to the project sponsor for accelerated testing. D. Develop the product as per the schedule to perform integration and testing.

The project charter was just approved and the project sponsor has given permission to proceed with the project. The program manager has conrmed that one of the requested key resources is also needed on another project at the same time. This will affect project delivery. What should the project manager do?. A. Pay overtime to key resource to get the work done outside of working hours. B. Have a meeting with project manager of the other project to nd a resource optimization solution that works for both projects. C. Speak with the client to see if the project delivery deadline can be delayed due to resource availability. D. Talk to the program manager and about prioritizing this project over other projects so the key resources are available.

The project manager has learned that the project sponsor is unhappy with the development of the project requirements. In order to realign the project with the sponsor's expectations, what should the project manager do?. A. Review the project goal diagram with the team. B. Perform a stakeholder evaluation. C. Conrm which templates the team should be using. D. Review the risk management plan.

During the retrospective ceremony, the agile team is talking about the product owner's expectations not being met. What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project?. A. Dened the expected agile team contribution in the creation of the backlog. B. Assessed the capabilities of the agile team and planned for the required training. C. Dened the team ground rules and shared project vision. D. Communicated project vision and sprint goals clearly to the team.

A project has a very tight delivery schedule. The project is approaching the delivery date and the project sponsor often sends the project manager alerts to avoid any schedule slippage. The project team has performed at an acceptable level until now but the project manager wants to ensure the team's performance level is maintained until the end. What action should the project manager take to motivate the project team's performance?. A. Send a formal notice to team members instructing them to maintain performance. B. Hire a few temporary team members to help with the additional work. C. Award certicates of appreciation to encourage the team. D. Inform the team about the delivery pressure from the project sponsor.

The project schedule is falling behind and the project manager observes that the project team seems to be spending the majority of their time writing documentation instead of performing project tasks. What should the project manager do to help ensure that the team focuses on project tasks?. A. Assign a team member to handle the documentation activities. B. Coach the project team to complete the project documentation activities. C. Review and adapt the appropriate project artifacts. D. Save all documentation activities until tire end of the project.

A high-performing team member's performance has been consistently increasing over the past year, leaving other peers behind. The project manager has been reluctant to publicly recognize the team member's contributions for fear of discouraging others. The project manager is also concerned that the team member may leave if not rewarded for the contributions made. What should the project manager do?. A. Promote the higher performing team member to a higher position. B. Request the high-performing team member to mentor the other team members. C. Remind the high-performing team member to focus on shared rewards rather than individual rewards. D. Reward the high-performing team member privately to avoid team disruption.

A large project is affecting the neighborhood in which it is located. The neighbors are not satised with the project and their resistance to the project may affect the project deadline. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.). A. Send letters to the neighbors and ask them kindly not to disturb the project. B. Set up a meeting with neighborhood representatives to win their cooperation. C. Analyze the situation and nd out what is causing the neighborhood's negative attitude. D. Ask the customer to extend the project deadline to allow time for conict resolution. E. Ask the mayor of the city to use their authority to stop neighborhood resistance.

A company has decided to implement a new archiving system. A data breach occurred during the implementation of the project. What should the project manager do rst?. A. Implement the planned risk response to handle the issue. B. Review possible alternative documentation methods with team. C. Update the risk register with the risk and proposed impact. D. Ask the team to x the system to resolve the issue.

After gathering all the requirements for a project with dependencies on external stakeholders, the project team is nishing the second iteration. At this point, the project manager learns about a possible change in regulations that would prevent the product launch. What should the project manager do to realize benets?. A. Add an entry in the risk log. B. Implement the changes. C. Review target benets. D. Improve the team's velocity.

After a couple of iterations, the project manager decides to present the product to a key stakeholder. The stakeholder's feedback is that the team missed the mark on many features. What should the project manager do to avoid this in the future?. A. Set up requirements-gathering sessions with all key stakeholders to evaluate the scope once again and reprioritize the backlog based on the sessions. B. Schedule adequate sprint demos to gather early feedback from the stakeholders and adapt the plan accordingly. C. Incorporate design thinking practices into the project life cycle to better understand the product's personas and be more effective to match their needs. D. Evaluate the team's skills to look for someone with experience in product design and assign that person the task of rebuilding the product interface.

A new team member is added to a self-organizing team. The new team member is reluctant to speak and take part in team discussions or decisions. Which two actions should the team take to engage this new team member? (Choose two.). A. Revisit the team's discussion on team behaviors and norms. B. Report to the project manager about the new team member's behavior. C. Coach the new team member to improve engagement with the team. D. Force the new team member to participate in activities that are considered easy. E. Facilitate an open discussion on all ideas and perspectives.

A company wants to increase the commercial value of one of its products in a highly competitive market. In order to do this, the company commissions a project to create a prototype. The team constructs the prototype incrementally. Which action should the project manager take as a priority?. A. Emphasize the use of Kanban methodology. B. Ensure the project sponsor is aware of the go-to market date. C. Deliver business value as soon as possible. D. Implement a plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle.

During the daily meetings with the team the project manager notices that a new team member is not making the expected progress on an assigned task. What should the project manager do?. A. Ask the new team member to follow the team ground rules. B. Ask an experienced team member to identify a replacement. C. Ask the new team member to reassess their own capabilities. D. Ask an experienced team member to coach the new team member.

A company's project management oce (PMO) has started to implement iterative tools. A project manager is starting a new project and has identied an opportunity to use the iterative tools. One of the senior managers is concerned about this modied framework as it is fairly new to the company. What should the project manager do rst?. A. Organize individual sessions with the stakeholders to build awareness and trust in the new framework. B. Look for external training on the new framework to eliminate the risk of low engagement from stakeholders. C. Send documentation to the senior manager about the advantages of the new framework. D. Escalate the senior manager's concern to the project sponsor and distribute the status to the team.

A project in the execution phase is behind schedule and is missing some materials. The contractor submits an offer to supply the missing materials and reimburse the cost since the internal procurement process will cause more delay. The project manager does not agree with the costs submitted by the contractor for the missing materials. What should the project manager do next?. A. Ask the project sponsor to allocate more budget to cover the costs. B. Update the procurement management plan and negotiate with the contractor. C. Ask the contractor to review the offer and reduce the costs. D. Update the procurement strategy and negotiate with the contractor.

A project manager presented the project schedule to the mam stakeholders. They have requested that the project be completed two months earlier than the scheduled date. What should the project manager do?. A. Hold a stakeholder meeting to align timelines and scope expectations. B. Crash the schedule to shorten the timeline while keeping the scope unchanged. C. Update the cost management plan to allocate more resources to the project to nish the scope earlier. D. Reduce the scope of the project by removing activities and shortening the timeline.

During the execution of a project the project manager notices that only one team member has one of the technical skills needed to build the product. The project manager is afraid this might have a future impact on the quality and schedule, because most of the upcoming activities will require at least three people with this specic skill. What two actions should the project manager take to prevent the team from being unqualied? (Choose two.). A. Exclude the activities from the roadmap. B. Encourage working in pairs and knowledge sharing. C. Teach the entire team the new skill. D. Facilitate a training event with an external tracer. E. Increase the time estimates on the activities that require such abilities.

The team is working on a critical project deliverable and the project manager is concerned about meeting the deadline. There have been complaints from some stakeholders about some of the team members' performance. The project manager wants to understand the situation and provide feedback to the team as soon as possible. What three actions should the project manager take to address this situation? (Choose three.). A. Dene team ground rules. B. Perform a retrospective session. C. Implement daily team meetings. D. Request a manager performance review. E. Conduct an annual review.

An organization is embarking on the deployment of a new digital solution that will revolutionize purchasing services. The project manager has created all the necessary plans and activities to ensure a successful integration and solution launch. There is a risk of a partner's system being unavailable which could impact the project negatively. What key activity is needed to ensure the project's success?. A. Communicate to the project stakeholders that full integration may not be possible and that the project will potentially be delayed as a result. B. Eliminate the risk by mandating the partner to change the system settings to facilitate an easier integration with the new solution. C. Continuously monitor the risk of the partner system's unavailability, and put the proper resolution plans in place in case the risk materializes into an actual issue. D. Mitigate the risk by developing alternative plans to make the solution ready and available without full integration capabilities.

The CEO has authorized the development of a complex nancial product for a company to provide greater future benets. The budget has been acquired through nancing with global investors who expect all risks to be identied as soon as possible. What should the project manager use to identify the risks?. A. An analysis of shared risks between parties. B. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. C. Expert judgment. D. A risk value assessment.

The sponsor is supportive in leveraging agile approaches. The project manager is contemplating how to roll out the agile approach and gam buy-in from both project team members and stakeholders. What should the project manager do rst?. A. Determine which agile software tools will be required to support agile delivery within the organization. B. Select a current predictive project, dene the approach, and provide agile training to execute the remainder of the project. C. Start with a pilot project of appropriate complexity, and provide agile training to those who are impacted. D. Determine how to transform the organization using agile techniques, including organizational training and communications.

A technical manager newly appointed by the client, visits the project site to verify the project deliverables. The technical manager feels that the project manager has not been providing enough information. What should the project manager do rst to resolve this situation?. A. Update the issue log and escalate to the project sponsor. B. Identify the lack of information as a risk and update the risk register. C. Schedule more frequent meetings with the technical manager. D. Review and update the stakeholder engagement plan.

During initiation of a new product improvement project, a project manager nds historical data showing that a similar project resulted in customers complaining of an even worse user experience compared to the previous product version. How can the project manager prevent this outcome in the new project?. A. Hire a team of external users to perform acceptance testing on the product. B. Dene a user focus group as external stakeholders with a high inuence on outcomes. C. Hire a consultant to perform a benet analysis as an input to the project charter. D. Dene a high-level risk and plan mitigation after completing the work breakdown structure (WBS).

In analyzing a project for monthly status reporting, the project manager notices that the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0,75 and the cost performance index (CPI) is 1,25. The project manager must provide the rst project status review soon and wants to emphasize that the project is under control. How should the project manager report the project status to key stakeholders?. A. Prepare a detailed presentation for stakeholders on earned value including how it is calculated and the project's current earned value results. B. Report that the project is behind schedule but that an additional experienced resource can be added to stay within schedule and maintain the budget. C. Perform a detailed root cause analysis utilizing a pareto chart and shbone diagram to demonstrate that the project is under control. D. Report that the project is not tracking as expected, but is still under control since the next project milestone is over a month away.

After a meeting with the customer, the project manager receives special recognition because the project is always on schedule. Later that day, the project manager attends a regular project team meeting to follow up on the status of the deliverables. What should the project manager do in the project team meeting?. A. Share the customer feedback with the project team. B. Follow the meeting agenda and make a list of the next deliverables. C. Document this feedback in the meeting minutes. D. Start planning how to improve the dates of next deliverables.

Team members are having a discussion with the project manager. In the last retrospective meeting, the team realized that the obsolete equipment could affect the next iteration of the project. The team recommends buying new equipment because it is critical to the success of the nal deliverable. What should the project manager do next?. A. Check the project budget to verify if there is enough contingency reserve. B. Review the cost management plan to determine how to address this issue. C. Tell the team members that more equipment is not part of the project's scope. D. Submit a change request to increase the budget and buy new equipment.

A company's CEO has just returned from a conference on the use of articial intelligence (AI) and would like the project manager to implement this technology in the organization. What should the project manager do rst?. A. Start developing a business case. B. Start a strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). C. Engage stakeholders and allocate resources. D. Gather requirements from stakeholders.

A project manager is leading a project with several stakeholders in other functional areas of the company. One of these stakeholders has just been promoted to lead another functional area, and remains a stakeholder for this project. What should the project manager have the project team update to ensure proper communications to stakeholders?. A. Project management plan. B. Stakeholder engagement plan. C. Stakeholder register. D. Communications management plan.

A verbal announcement is made that the new team member joining the Scrum team has limited mobility. The scrum master is aware that some team members are unsure how the dynamics of the team will change. What should the scrum master do?. A. Create a stakeholder engagement plan. B. Design a communications management plan. C. Update the team charter accordingly. D. Set up a meeting to discuss accommodations the team will have to make.

Stakeholders in some industries prefer to deal with programmers and system analysts directly, bypassing project managers. This complicates managing resources on projects. How should a project manager solve this issue?. A. Propose implementing a new project management information system (PMIS). B. Request a meeting with senior management to escalate the situation. C. Promote adoption of the communications management plan with the project team. D. Host a team-building event to develop team cohesion and improve communication.

During an inspection, the production phase was stopped because the inspector claimed that regulatory labels were missing. What should the project manager do?. A. Conduct an expert judgment evaluation. B. Review the quality management plan. C. Update the lessons learned register. D. Review the risk management plan.

A project team is having diculties understanding technical details regarding requirements. The information was not initially provided by the customer, but the information is critical in the current iteration for clarication on how tasks need to be accomplished. How should the project manager approach this situation?. A. Request that the customer reviews and claries feature denitions for the current sprint. B. Send a burndown chart of the current sprint to the customer and seek clarications. C. Educate the customer and have them participate in daily standup meetings. D. Schedule weekly meetings and product reviews with the customer to clarify requirements.

A project manager has received an updated earned value analysis report. The following are the key ndings from the report: * Budget at completion = US$1 million * Earned value = US$0,7 million * Actual cost = US$0,75 million * Cost performance index = 0,933 Based on this information, what should the project manager conclude about project performance?. A. The project will be completed exactly as planned. B. The project will be easier to complete than planned. C. The project will be dicult to complete as planned. D. The project will not be completed as planned.

A project manager has been appointed to a multimillion-dollar project. The project is considered to be high risk since no similar projects have been undertaken before and there is no historical data. Some external stakeholders are reluctant to provide support. What approach should the project manager take?. A. Examine the plans, processes, policies, and knowledge that are specic to the organization undertaking the project. B. Establish dialogue with stakeholders on the project constraints, assumptions, and critical inputs. C. Convince senior management to close the project since the project lacks sponsorship and is considered to be high risk. D. Host a project team meeting, then update the risk register and the project management plan.

A project manager is assigned to a project in a company that is transitioning to agile. Not all stakeholders believe in the project, and some stakeholders would like the entire project dened and planned out early in the project. However, the project sponsor needs a quick win to ensure the continuation of the project. What approach should the project manager use?. A. An agile approach as this would provide working functionality earlier. B. A predictive approach as this would please the senior stakeholders. C. A hybrid project as this will mitigate stakeholders' concerns. D. A predictive approach as this will show benets for all stakeholders.

A team is currently working on a mobile app solution. During sprint execution, one of the developers requires clarication about the acceptance criteria for a particular task. What should the project manager do to obtain the information required by the developer?. A. Request direction from the project sponsor. B. Write an email to the client requesting clarication. C. Seek support from the development manager. D. Work with the product owner to clarify the requirement.

A project manager works with a global virtual team. The team is facing diculty in communicating with each other and often misses important messages. This diculty leads to missed deadlines. What should the project manager do to enhance project team effectiveness?. A. Implement team colocation to improve communication. B. Identify the root cause of communication issues. C. Initiate daily communication of project progress. D. Schedule a communications control board meeting.

A team member misses a project meeting without it being approved and has been penalized as dened in the ground rules. This team member, as well as other team members, insist that it is the rst time they have seen this rule regarding the project and they do not agree with the penalty. What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?. A. Ensured the team charter was developed by the team members. B. Ensured the team members are fully supportive of all decisions. C. Distributed the project charter to all team members. D. Used a charismatic leadership style.

A team is working on implementing a communications system when the client says that they are considering closing the project. The project manager schedules an urgent meeting with the client to understand why the project is at risk. Which two tools or techniques can the project manager use to inuence the client's decision to keep the project active? (Choose two.). A. Alternatives analysis. B. Voting. C. Cost-benet analysis. D. Multi-criteria decision making. E. Autocratic decision making.

A project manager has two projects that are being executed at the same time. The duration of the critical project must be reduced, but the project manager does not have enough resources to achieve this goal. In addition, the schedule does not have activities that can be overlapped. What should the project manager do?. A. Analyze both projects to determine the most effective use of common resources. B. Use resource optimization to justify requesting more resources for the critical project. C. Provide schedule optimization training to the project teams to improve their skills. D. Apply fast-tracking techniques to compress the schedule of the critical project.

A project manager for a maintenance project has a contract that is renewed annually. The project started 6 years ago. After contract renewal this year the auditors reported that this version of the contract violates a new law that was passed last year. What has happened in this situation?. A. The contract has not been appropriately reviewed by the project team. B. The stakeholder engagement plan has not been correctly implemented. C. The legal department has not disseminated the law correctly to all staff. D. The project manager does not have enough knowledge on this legal matter.

A project manager realizes that a project is becoming delayed because some key decisions are affected by contradicting views between the organization's senior management and external stakeholders. What should the project manager do?. A. Review the stakeholder register and ensure that communications are being followed in line with the communications management plan. B. Isolate the project team from external factors such as senior management and stakeholders so that decisions can be made more quickly. C. Review the remaining scope and rebaseline the project's schedule to take into account delays in decision making. D. Review the adequacy of the project's governance and ensure that an appropriate structure is in place.

A team member shares with their functional manager some negative details about the performance of another team member that was discussed during the retrospective. The project manager nds out about this discussion. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.). A. Contact the team member's functional manager and invite them to the next retrospective. B. Meet with the entire team to review the ground rules about safe environments. C. Meet with the product owner to talk about the situation. D. Contact the team member to explain what information can be shared outside the team. E. Meet with the sponsor to review the situation.