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A project manager is managing a project that requires specialized architecture services. This project was identified as a high risk for the organization. The project manager works with an external architect who is highly specialized. However, the architect will soon resign because they accepted an offer from another firm.
What should the project manager do next?
- A . Discuss this with the project team, assess the impact, and decide on the appropriate actions to follow.
- B . Ask the architect for the contact details for their new employer and call their account manager.
- C . Call the account manager and ask them to retain the expert by offering them an incentive.
- D . Escalate the issue to the procurement department and ask them to discuss this with the vendor firm.
Project progress meetings occur via virtual conference calls. In every project progress meeting, one team member continuously interrupts others during discussions. Other team members often have no opportunity to talk or complete their explanations.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Speak individually with the team members who do not participate in conversations.
- B . Manage time efficiently using the agenda and ask each participant to contribute.
- C . Speak individually with the team member who always disrupts the conversations.
- D . Start the meeting with a review of the ground rules, meeting objectives, and the agenda.
Contract terms used during the tender phase for a new power-generation facility must be revised before signing with the successful bidder because the terms of the tender have been amended to accommodate the new financial regulations on company tax.
Which approach should the project manager take to implement this amendment?
- A . Sign the contract as per the original terms but allow the successful bidder to submit a new coniract price.
- B . Amend the contract terms and sign a revised contract with the successful bidder.
- C . Retender the entire scope because the terms of the contract have changed significantly.
- D . Discuss the new terms with the successful bidder to assess its impact on the contract price.
A company just started managing a project using an agile approach Due to this change, the general manager is worried about the scope definition process for upcoming projects.
What should the project manager do to ensure the project scope is completely defined?
- A . Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations
- B . Meet with the general manager and convince them to return to using predictive approaches to avoid any risk
- C . Ask for a budget increase to implement a double-check process to ensure every business need is included in the requirements
- D . Ask the general manager to review every requirement to ensure an projects will deliver the requested products
A key stakeholder is refusing to participate in a crucial project stage and disagrees with the project team’s approach. This situation is affecting the project team’s morale.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Ask the project team to meet and document why the stakeholder’s approach is incorrect.
- B . Schedule a meeting with the project team and the key stakeholder as soon as possible to discuss and agree on an approach.
- C . Discuss the issue with the project team during a project status meeting and request that they change the approach.
- D . Ask the project sponsor to meet with the project team and key stakeholder to discuss the approach.
A customer initiated a minor scope change and expects this to be completed without delays or additional costs. The project manager believes that they have adequate authorization to make the decision themselves but is not quite sure.
What should the project manager do next?
- A . Use the project contingency and implement the change without charging the customer, since the customer’s satisfaction is top priority.
- B . Exploit this change opportunity and calculate the cost, risk, and time, then add a reasonable margin and submit to the customer.
- C . Use the Perform Integrated Change Control process and submit this to the change control board (CCB) for approval.
- D . Keep the change pending and decide to take this up as part of final settlement at the
end of the project.
A town wants to build a community center and has appointed a project manager. A site was found, and all of the necessary approvals and governance were completed. When the project kick-off was held, it was discovered that a local farmers’ group was not consulted, and they use the site for a monthly market.
What should the project manager do to move forward with the project?
- A . Continue building the center as the farmers’ group does not need to be consulted.
- B . Document a risk related to the impact that the farmers’ group could bring to the project.
- C . Request that the project sponsor discuss compensation with the farmers’ group for the lost business.
- D . Discuss the project objectives with all stakeholders, including the farmers’ group, and review their requirements. :
A project manager is working on a large IT project. During a review for one of the deliverables, a stakeholder raised a concern about the final product.
What should the project manager do first?
- A . Set up a meeting with the product owner to discuss the stakeholder’s concern.
- B . Discuss this with the team and review the project requirements documentation.
- C . Set up a meeting with the sponsor to discuss the details of the deliverable.
- D . Discuss this with the team and put the stakeholder’s concern in the issue log.
A project manager has been assigned to lead a software project to generate savings at an important financial institution. Initially, the duration of the project was 13 months, but due to various issues during execution, the project was extended to 16 months. By month 11, the expected savings were exceeded but not all of the functionalities planned for that date were fulfilled.
How should the project manager inform the stakeholders of the project’s progress?
- A . Report that the project has not fulfilled all the expected functionalities.
- B . Complete the outstanding functionalities before informing the sponsor of the project
progress. - C . Communicate the benefit expectations and the action plan for the pending functionalities.
- D . Send an email with the monthly project progress to all relevant stakeholders.
A project manager is working on a financial system implementation project for a government company. One of the key stakeholders, who uses predictive approaches, does not like virtual tools such as chats, task trackers, and so forth. They prefer email, telephone calls, and face-to-face meetings.
How should the project manager approach this situation?
- A . Use regular screen-sharing sessions to show the progress to the stakeholder.
- B . Align and agree with the stakeholder on the communication approach.
- C . Ask the manager to use virtual communication tools and online dashboards.
- D . Create a digital dashboard to meet the manager’s information needs.