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A team has just adopted an agile approach. During daily standup meetings, the team expressed concerns about task delays. The project leader worked with the product owner to get clarity on the features. The project leader asked the team to fast-track all product features to ensure delivery. Sprints are being completed but with either fewer features or low quality.
What should the project leader have done to ensure success?
- A . Directed teams to possible solutions that help in removing the impediments and contribute to a timely delivery
- B . Suggested to the team to add impediments as work items in the product backlog to be fixed in the next sprints
- C . Asked the team to create an impediment log and keep it updated for use in the next sprint planning
- D . Empowered the team to improve their processes, tools, and interactions to be more effective in delivery and removing impediments
A vendor has manufactured a complex product. During a factory acceptance test, several deficiencies were identified. Product delivery is on the critical path, and any delay would impact project completion.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Initiate regular conference calls with the vendor for status updates to keep this item in focus.
- B . Hold the shipment until the rework is completed at the vendor’s facility to eliminate extra work on-site.
- C . Assess the schedule impact and evaluate the most feasible solution to keep the project on track.
- D . Ship the package as is, complete carryover work on-site, and back charge the vendor for the rework.
A member of a testing team in an agile project works well with the project team. However, in the previous two iterations, this team member’s performance was poor, and the team had difficulty meeting the iteration goals.
How should the project manager handle this situation?
- A . Inform the human resource (HR) department about the issue.
- B . Allow the project team to discuss the problem with this team member.
- C . Discuss the issue with the team member’s functional manager.
- D . Speak to the team member regarding the need to improve performance.
A project manager is managing a project with team members who are working all over the globe. The project manager notices that each team member’s deliverables do not meet the requirements.
What should the project manager do first?
- A . Assemble the project team via conference call to tell them that disciplinary action will be taken if any more noncompliant deliverables are submitted.
- B . Discuss the process used to create the noncompliant deliverables with the project team to see if there was a potential misunderstanding.
- C . Schedule time with the project sponsor to inform them that the project schedule is slipping due to the time it will take to rework the deliverables.
- D . Meet with the project team to explain that noncompliant deliverables must be reworked and submitted immediately to avoid project delays.
A project team is completing a design, while another team in a different country is performing implementation.
How should the project manager communicate the design to the implementation team?
- A . Send a detailed email with the completed design document.
- B . Conduct a workshop with all of the stakeholders.
- C . Conduct a workshop with both of the teams.
- D . Upload the design documents into the project repository.
During a regular project progress meeting, the CEO informed the project manager that a major stakeholder has been unaware of recent developments on the project. The project manager is sure that the stakeholder was duly identified and classified in the stakeholder register.
Which project document should the project manager review in order to determine the reason for this issue?
- A . Requirements traceability matrix
- B . Stakeholder register
- C . Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
- D . Issue log
A project is about to start with a global project team. Travel is not a viable option for project team members, so most will participate virtually.
What should the project manager do to engage the team?
- A . Have one-on-one meetings with team members to improve communication.
- B . Ask human resources (HR) for team-building recommendations.
- C . Schedule weekly team meetings to encourage collaboration.
- D . Invest in a virtual collaboration/colocation environment.
An organization is about to start a multiphased project. Due to strict regulations, some of the phases must be completely planned in advan ce.
However, other phases allow for more flexibility and experimentation on scope and schedule. The sponsor wants to pursue the project objectives as planned, but also wants to accommodate new information and changes as the project progresses.
Which project management approach should the project manager select for this project?
- A . Hybridx
- B . Incremental
- C . Agile
- D . Phased
A highly critical project is in jeopardy due to missing professional resources.
What should the newly assigned project manager do first?
- A . Find available professionals within the organization to fill the gaps.
- B . Allocate funding for seeking external professionals to fill the gaps.
- C . Determine the possibility for team members to split up the required tasks.
- D . Request additional budget for team training for the missing expertise.
A customer has provided excellent feedback on the project. However, a key project resource is leaving the company.
Which measure should mitigate the impact of this key resource’s departure?
- A . Offer a new contract to the resource who is leaving.
- B . Establish a proactive knowledge-sharing plan.
- C . Update the risk register and inform the customer.
- D . Develop a contingency budget to replace the key resource.