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DRAG DROP
A project team has developed the initial schedule using a network diagramming method and has arrived at the overall project duration. Upon examining the schedule, the project manager finds that there are several activities that may require buffers to mitigate or eliminate potential scheduling conflicts.
Match the following common terms with their explanations that evaluate the buffers or constraints.
A project manager works in a matrix organization and is managing an internal software development project that is intended to reduce conflicts in the company’s internal tracking system. During development, the project manager is informed that the software has to account for an unexpected change to government accounting requirements. The development team was able to make the change with no additional cost; however, the project manager notices that the testing costs are beginning to exceed the testing budget.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Update the basis of estimates and the cost management plan to track the additional funding required for testing.
- B . Ask the project sponsor to allocate funds from the contingency reserve to fund the additional testing.
- C . Submit a change request to the cost baseline through the governance process to fund the additional testing.
- D . Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine if the funds can be reallocated from the development team.
DRAG DROP
Drag the items on left side to the matching term within the correct project approach on the right side.
A team working on a close deployment waits to receive critical information from the customer. The customer keeps postponing sending the information which is delaying the deployment.
What should the project manager have done to prevent the delay?
- A . Obtained all critical information ahead of time
- B . Involved upper management in the process
- C . Involved the customer in the deployment process
- D . Used the sample data already in place
Travel restrictions are suddenly imposed during a project’s execution. The team members reside in different geographic locations.
What should the project manager do next to address this issue?
- A . Halt all processes until procurement and implementation of solutions are completed.
- B . Place a hold on activities until the team can resume the work on-site.
- C . Ask the team members to proceed independently while examining needs and alternatives.
- D . Obtain and implement the sponsor’s recommendations for a solution.
A team is preparing the closing phase and building a plan for the next phase. One of the project sponsors is complaining that the last phase had some quality deliverable issues. However, the quality acceptance document was signed.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Reopen the quality acceptance documentation to add the sponsor’s complaints.
- B . Schedule a quality review meeting and include the sponsor’s complaints.
- C . Review best practices and lessons learned and apply them to the project plan.
- D . Postpone the next project phase until the impact of the quality issues is assessed.
A project team’s performance is being impacted by impeding internal procedures that are affecting the progress of activities and team autonomy.
What should the project manager do first to address this situation?
- A . Try to remove the barriers and empower team members.
- B . Ask the organization to improve the internal procedures.
- C . Train the team members on the organization’s procedures.
- D . Discuss the issue in the next sprint review meeting.
A project manager is leading a product feature rollout that will gain more subscribers for a video-streaming application. During the backlog grooming phase, the business stakeholders were unable to understand the feature integration with the product and raised concerns.
What can the project manager do to demonstrate the feature integration?
- A . Involve business stakeholders in the iteration retrospective.
- B . Include the business stakeholders in the iteration review.
- C . Review the backlog in detail with the business stakeholders.
- D . Create a task for the iteration review and add it to the backlog.
In the daily check-in meeting, a team member informs the project team that the licenses for one of the components that will be used will expire in a couple of months. The licensing cost is significant.
What should the project manager do next?
- A . Evaluate the impact of nonrenewal of the license.
- B . Escalate the licensing issue to the product owner.
- C . Add a spike to the backlog for an alternative design.
- D . Raise a change request to secure the renewal.
During the execution stage, the project manager discovered that one team member is not able to complete their work on time and is running later than expected. This delay may potentially impact a project milestone.
What should the project manager do first?
- A . Discuss with the team and assess the reasons that led to the delay.
- B . Discuss with senior management and seek their guidance.
- C . Request the team member’s manager to find a solution.
- D . Assign more resources form other teams on the late work.