Test 3 – [Q 401-600]-PMP Exam – Project Management Professional

A project manager has been asked to participate in the procurement process for a software application that allows customers to buy online e-learning courses. The project manager will take over the project once the supplier has been sourced. What should the project manager do before the project starts?

One of the service providers on a complex project has been facing resource availability problems over the last six months. However, the service provider has assured the project manager that the deliverables will be on time. How should the project manager address this situation?

A product owner has provided the team with a prioritized backlog for the initial launch of a new product. After analysis, the team concludes that some work is missing to support the initial launch and provides this information to the product owner. The product owner acknowledges the missing work and adds it to the bottom of the backlog. The team is not happy with the prioritization that the missing work received. What should the project manager do in this situation?

In the past, the project manager and the project team performed well using predictive methodology. However, the organization recently decided to adopt agile approaches, and the project sponsor wants to use an agile approach in an upcoming project. Before initiating the project, what should the project manager do?

A company has agreed to run a transformation project using agile approaches. During the implementation, there is pushback from the functional groups that the project is moving too fast. What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project to prevent this from happening?

A project manager is meeting with the project sponsor regarding a new project. The project manager tells the sponsor that, as part of the communications management plan, a weekly email will be sent with the status of the project, so the sponsor can be informed of the progress. The sponsor indicates that the email is not necessary because they will ask for a status update whenever it is needed. What should the project manager do next?

An agile project has just started, and the backlog is being prioritized. The customer wants to prioritize business value over identified risks. How should the customer’s request be managed?

A large organization decided to adopt an agile methodology based on the trends seen in the industry. The organization invested a large amount of money in adopting it, but after a few months, the implementation failed. What should the project manager have done differently to avoid the implementation failure?

In a project management team meeting, one of the team members always argues with the project manager about the objective, timeline, and deliverable of any assigned task. What should the project manager do to manage this conflict?

A project manager is working on a large project with a very difficult client. During the course of the project, the project manager realizes that if the project team had a little more time and funding to make some minor changes, the client could realize the benefits of 25% of the project outcomes early. How should the project manager approach this?

An agile project team is building a new product. The stakeholders require ongoing illustration of project business value. How should the project manager proceed?

A project manager receives a request for proposal (RFP) from a client. The client is very clear about the requirements. A requirements analysis must be done in the first month of the project, and the client wants to see a demo of the work completed every two weeks. What project approach should the project manager use?

A project management team received news that a competitor has released the latest version of a program. What should the team do next?

A company is planning a digitization project. Which action should the project manager take first when defining the project scope?

A project using a hybrid approach to migrate from a current system to a new and enhanced system is underway. The plan is to migrate the system in stages. However, the operations team is complaining that they are not ready to start supporting the new system. How should the project manager effectively approach this situation?

On a transformational project, the project manager is confronted with resistance from the stakeholders. To overcome this and gain acceptance of the change, what should the project manager do first?

A project manager is leading a virtual team that is geographically dispersed. What should the project manager do to avoid uncertainty in the project due to different cultures?

A project manager is assigned to a strategic communication project that involves subject matter experts (SMEs), interns, and new recruits. The project manager discovers that the project is not gaining much traction due to knowledge gaps from the interns. The budget for training is exhausted and the project needs to be delivered without delay. Which two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

A project manager is managing a project for a government owned company using an iterative approach. The first useful release to production consisted of three iterations. Each iteration was successfully checked by the client's representatives in the test environment. However, when the team started deploying to the production environment, the security team declined it. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

A supplier was supposed to mobilize a government-issued, licensed piece of equipment two days ago, but did not. The procurement manager was informed that the supplier failed to check the validity of the license, which expired last week. The supplier had already submitted an application to the authorities, but it generally takes one to three weeks to process the application, which will affect the critical path. Which action should the project manager take?

A project manager prepared the base budget model to deliver a highly customizable software solution. The solution will be delivered in multiple countries with significantly different cultures and will be staged over phases. What should the project manager do next?

A newly hired team member just joined the project team and reports directly to the project manager. In the first week, this new member tells the project manager that there is a task priority conflict with hard, dependent tasks on the critical path. What should the project manager do to handle the conflict?

A project team member complained to the project manager that they are not sure f on the latest requirements document because it was emailed to them about one week ago. They mentioned that, in the past they worked on a document tor more than 20 hours only to find out later that another team member had already updated that same document but did not send them the latest revisions. What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?

An agile project is starting and the assigned team is new to agile During the first daily meetings, the project manager observes that the team is having problems meeting goals What should the project manager do?

A project is behind schedule and over budget, resulting in a problem for the next deliverable. The project manager informs the stakeholders, who are very concerned about the project. What should the project manager do to alleviate the stakeholders' concerns?

During a project review meeting, several project team members expressed that they did not have an understanding of the benefits of certain features for the project What should the project manager do next?

During a project review meeting, the project sponsor is worried that the protect may not be delivering results as planned Based on that the project manager is evaluating the project status. What information should the project manager use as an indicator that the project is actually delivering value?

In a construction project for a new building, the project manager decides to apply agile principles for the building foundation phase While evaluating the project schedule with the team, the project manager believes that the estimates are inaccurate. How should the project manager address this issue?

A project manager has recently been assigned to an agile project and discovers that a contractor for the project does not have any experience with agile. What should the project manager do?

A Scrum team working in an aircraft manufacturing company has completed Its first iteration for a critical project. It is very Important for the project sponsor to complete the project on time and under budget A burndown chart indicates that the project is behind schedule Which two actions should the project manager take to manage Impediments and improve the team's velocity? (Choose two)

A project is ending and the final deliverables have been accepted by the customer. The project team is pleased that the project was a success: however, some groups within the customer's organization believe the objective of the project was not met. What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?

During an iteration demo, a customer noticed an enhancement they would like to make to the product. What should the team do next?

A project manager is managing the scope of the project and creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) with the team members. How should the project manager organize the WBS?

In an agile project, the project manager notices that one team member rarely reports blockers during daily check-ins. Additionally, the team member is too shy to participate in team activities and prefers to provide status updates individually to the project manager. How should the project manager rectify this situation?

A new agile team is having trouble completing tasks. There are many disputes occurring in the team. What should the agile leader do in this situation?

A project manager has just taken over a project that is halfway through its schedule. In a brief meeting with the client’s key project team, the project manager receives several requests from a specific client team member who was not at the project team meeting. The requests for information seem to be for trivial information that was previously submitted in project documents. What should the project manager do first?

A project manager for an agile project wants to have a highly engaged team. How should the project manager achieve this objective?

A project manager is managing an internal project that was poorly defined. Recently, the project manager received several change requests raised by the organization's upper management. What should the project manager do first?

Two team members were recently released from a project because the customer reduced the budget. However, the agile team is still receiving the same, if not more, work requirements as before. How should the agile project leader resolve this situation?

A project is being initiated, and almost every resource available on the project team is a recent university graduate. What should the project manager do to ensure their engagement with the project?

During a regular review, the project manager of an agile project realizes that a key stakeholder is missing critical information about some features being developed. In order to improve communications and reduce the risk of deploying the wrong features, what should the project manager do?

At the daily project meeting, team members are complaining about receiving emails from their functional managers to support other nonproject-related tasks. This is having a negative impact on the team's productivity. What should the project manager do next?

During the execution of a financial project, a project manager met with the project team weekly to evaluate the project's progress. However, the sponsor requests that project performance be checked daily. The key team members disagree with this requirement and argue that they do not have enough time to go to daily meetings because they are at an executive level. What should the project manager do first?

A project manager is managing two agile teams and reviewing their metrics to find out which team is performing better. Which approach should be taken?

An organization is transitioning to an agile environment. The project manager finds that most of the team members are not familiar with an agile environment. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

A project manager was recently appointed to an agile project. The project will have a lot of visibility and impact for the company, so the project management office (PMO) manager wants to ensure that the project manager manages the risks correctly. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is leading a product development project that requires high involvement from several stakeholders. What should the project manager do to ensure this involvement?

A project manager has been assigned to complete a worksite project that was started by a different project manager. The project is now in the execution stage. Upon careful review, the project manager realizes that the local community was not included in the stakeholder register, which has resulted in extreme opposition from the community. How should the project manager handle this issue?

A team has been consistently delivering outcomes. However, based on their current performance, it was discovered that their velocity has decreased by 30%. What should the project manager do to ensure the velocity is under control?

During a project status update by the project management office (PMO), the CEO is concerned that the status of all projects suddenly changed from green to red, without warning. Upper management is used to reading traditional reports related to progress and cost, and they want to continue viewing this information. How should the PMO implement a better way to report the project's health?

During project execution, a project manager discovers that the budget at completion has shifted significantly and is higher than expected. What should the project manager do?

A business stakeholder for a project is reluctant to accept an agile approach due to a previous bad experience, and is pushing for a predictive approach. What strategy should the project manager use to persuade the stakeholder to use an agile approach?

A company is initiating a project to decommission inefficient sales channels. Several stakeholders argue that one channel that indicates a downturn in generating value is still more efficient than some of the channels that are planned to remain. What should the project manager do?

A project manager works for a large software development company that has multiple strategic business groups. The project manager has been assigned to develop maintenance planning software for a power plant. The project manager heard that a similar project that was executed by another business group in the company recently failed. The project manager is concerned about the project's performance and wants to take steps to help the project succeed. What should the project manager do

During project execution, a key team member has to be moved to another critical project for the company. Currently, there is no other team member who can fill that role. What should the project manager do first?

A Scrum team is analyzing the burndown chart on day four of a 15-day sprint. The burndown chart is
shown below. What should the team do next?

A project manager is hired by a global company. The project manager is an agile specialist and is tasked with supporting the project team to reduce rework and dissatisfaction. How should the project manager address these objectives?

An organization uses a predictive approach but is open to using some agile practices. The project manager was asked to recommend an agile practice to provide business value throughout the project. What should the project manager recommend?

A project manager has been assigned to a long-term project. The project manager came across a government debate over a new law that may affect the project. What are the first two actions the project manager should perform? (Choose two)

An organization uses a hybrid approach to project management. A project manager has been assigned to an external project, project A, where two of the three modules in the project require machine learning skills. The only machine learning expert in the project manager's organization is engaged in an internal project, project B, that is about to end. What should the project manager do?

A project leader of an agile team realizes that one team member is unmotivated, which is affecting the whole team. What should the project leader do to improve the situation?

A project manager receives a call from the customer's account manager requesting support for a critical operational issue. Although the issue is unrelated to the project, the customer believes that one of the project team members has the technical expertise to recommend a solution. What should the project manager do first?

An organization has recently decided to switch from a predictive to an agile delivery approach. The one ongoing project will still be led by a project manager. The agile teams for that project have not produced any documentation. What should the project manager of the ongoing project do?

A project is successfully delivering its product outcomes, and the customer satisfaction rating is high. However, during an internal audit, it is discovered that certain essential process documents and approvals are missing, and the project is evaluated as being noncompliant. What should the project manager do next?

A project in aerospace design has run into a substantial technical issue, and the project team is uncertain on how to proceed. With whom should the project manager call a meeting to discuss the issue?

A project manager is leading a council's project that aims to ensure full compliance with health, ecological, and environmental standards. At the same time, the project's goal is to remain fully adherent to the council's values, policies, and procedures. How should the project manager ensure project success?

A project manager is assigned to a new project. Many of the project deliverables need to be outsourced. What should the project manager use to document the project deliverables?

During a sprint planning meeting, a stakeholder is told that their requirement is in progress and on track for the final product to be ready in the next two sprints. The stakeholder is very satisfied with the timeline and gives their full support to the agile team. After the meeting, the project sponsor calls the project manager about a large requirement they want the team to work on right away as it has significant business value. What should the project manager do?

In the middle of a project, a business unit manager who regularly interacts with the project manager's team is promoted to a higher management position. The replacement manager is from the same unit and is somewhat familiar with the project. After getting more information about the new manager, what is the project manager's next step?

A project scope was developed with numerous assumptions. During the execution phase, the assumptions changed, which has jeopardized the planned business value of the project. % What should the project manager do next?

The vendor for a new IT data center project failed to follow the required cabling standards as stated in the requirements specification. The infrastructure manager and vendor were involved in an argument about the issue. What should the project manager do to resolve and prevent additional arguments?

An agile project is running its second of six iterations. One new team member who does not have agile experience has just joined the team. In the daily meetings, the project manager observes that the team is having problems meeting their goals. What should the project manager do?

A company is involved in a mining project. There are some external stakeholders with no knowledge of the mining industry. How should the project manager communicate the organizational culture and project goal to these stakeholders?

A project manager is tasked with managing a customer relationship management (CRM) implementation project. The project charter is approved, and the project is now in the planning phase. The project manager meets with the stakeholders several times to gather the initial requirements. However, each time they meet, the stakeholders provide additional information that is different from what they provided earlier. The stakeholders are becoming frustrated, and the sponsor is now unresponsive. What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

A project manager is tasked with managing a customer relationship management (CRM) implementation project. The project charter is approved, and the project is now in the planning phase. The project manager meets with the stakeholders several times to gather the initial requirements. However, each time they meet, the stakeholders provide additional information that is different from what they provided earlier. The stakeholders are becoming frustrated, and the sponsor is now unresponsive. What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

A key team member shared confidential information about another team member with management, a practice that is against ethical standards. During a team meeting, some of the team members requested that the key team member be removed from the team. What should the project manager do next?

A project manager for a large project's agile team is developing new workflows to meet changing business needs. As the second sprint is running, the product owner and agile team begin to receive more details that impact the scope change of running items. The agile team requests a change in the sprint goals and sprint backlog items. What should the project manager do?

A project manager and a stakeholder have different opinions on the budget estimates for a project that is being initiated based on a new consumer privacy law. What would be a reason for this difference in opinion?

An agile team is working on a product deliverable in an organization that is transforming itself to quickly respond to change. The finance team is requesting a project budget for the new product. What should the team do to address this request?

A project manager is managing a megaproject. The project stakeholders are from different geographical areas and have diverse cultural and social backgrounds. The project manager wants to improve team productivity to realize more effective and efficient results. Which action should the project manager take?

A project manager is managing a project aimed at providing incremental deliveries to the market every three months. The team has been assigned, and the product backlog was created and prioritized by the product owner. After four iterations, the product owner escalates complaints to the CEO because the product does not meet the product owner's expectations. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation from happening?

In a project using a hybrid approach, the performance of the team was consistently excellent during the predictive stages. When the iterations began, however, the team members started to show signs of low commitment, conflicts, and confusion, resulting in low morale. What should the project manager do to handle this situation?

A key stakeholder is upset because the final product delivery has been postponed for the third time. The project manager meets with the stakeholder and discovers that there is a risk of revenue impact if a new feature is not released in 1 month. What should the project manager do?

An agile team is working on a project that will be launched in six countries. Each country has specific requirements in addition to the base offering. The estimates indicate it will take six months to develop the base offering and an additional month to finalize each country’s unique requirements. The expected revenue for the product is the same for each country. Which release strategy should the project manager recommend?

While preparing an earned value analysis (EVA) for the sponsor, the project manager provided this information in the latest project report:
Approved Work Package Cost Estimates: US$9,500
Contingency reserves: $500 %
Management reserves: 10% of contingency reserves
Percent complete of the project: 50%
Planned percent of the project: 40%
Actual costs of the project: US$4,500
What is accurate about the project status?

In an attempt to streamline project communications, a project manager established a shared portal for all stakeholders to get project information. The sponsor complained about this system and says that it is ineffective. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation from occurring?

In a weak matrix environment, two key team members are falling behind with their tasks, which will affect the success of the project.
Further investigation by the project manager reveals that they have unresolved issues with each
other. The project manager asks them to find a way to resolve the issues, but this is unsuccessful. The project manager then holds a meeting with them to work outa permanent solution to the issues, but this is also unsuccessful.
What should the project manager do next?

An important email from a project sponsor states that a backlog item should be immediately prioritized. What should the project manager do with many tasks still open on the Kanban board?

Early in a project, a team member failed to effectively communicate the reason for their absence from three team meetings. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A company is leading a project to develop a new product using an agile approach. A supplier was contracted to provide a solution for one of the product features based on mandatory scope, stable requirements, and fixed-price contract. During a meeting with the supplier, the project manager was informed that the company's business analyst also asked the supplier to add a solution for another feature as part of their deliverable.

What should the project manager do?

A new project manager is assigned to a project in the execution stage. A few key stakeholders inform the new project manager that the project has some serious issues. What should the newly assigned project manager do first to understand the issues?

Two key team members suggest different options to prevent time overruns and delays. There is a conflict between these two team members because of their divergent views. What should the project manager do next?

A major project is unable to access the US$12 million funding allocated for the project. This prevents the start of the procurement process and is already leading to costly delays. What should the project manager do?

In a global project, the project manager has to plan and manage communication between the team members and stakeholders in order to ensure the project will remain on track and achieve its goals. What should the project manager do?

During the third iteration of a project, the main sponsor retired from the company, and a new sponsor was appointed. The new sponsor is not familiar with the agile approach for project delivery, which leads them to request more control over the project team. What should the project manager do?

A project manager has received a new request to integrate more features to a product. The team is fully allocated, and there is no budget to acquire new resources. What strategy should the project manager implement to deal with this situation?

A new team member inquires about how much they need to learn about the organizational process assets (OPAs) residing on the company intranet. Another team member states they only need to know the basics. However, the project manager believes the team member should know everything regarding the OPAs. What should the project manager do?

A project manager recently joined the company. At the interview, the project manager demonstrated experience with agile delivery, and the project management office (PMO) manager asked for assistance in implementing agile. What should the project manager do to initiate the adoption of agile within the company?

A new agile project manager is trying to determine how the team is performing against the schedule for a release. Which tool will provide a deeper look into the team's progress?

An agile team is making infrastructure changes to the human resources (HR) application system. Conflicting requirements are being submitted by various stakeholders. What should the project manager do to help move the project forward?

A project manager scheduled a session to identify risks on the current project. Most of the stakeholders did not attend the meeting, although they previously confirmed their attendance. How should the project manager proceed in order to complete the risk register?

An events company is planning their annual event for a retirement fund. The organization has run the event planning using agile approaches for the last 3 years. During the initiation phase, while assessing possible risks and improvements for the event, the project manager uses previous event feedback to assist in developing the risk register. Which ceremony should be used in developing this register?

A project manager is leading a new agile project. The requirements for the first sprint have been defined and the work is about to start. What should the project manager do next?

A project manager has just been assigned to a team that is developing a new design product. The work breakdown structure (VW/BS) has been created and the activities have been assigned to the team members. The project manager finds that there are activities that could be completed sooner by other team members. If the current assignments are left as is, the project could be delayed 2 weeks. What should the project manager do in this situation?

At the end of a project, the project manager is asked to submit project documentation for an internal audit in response to regulatory requirements. What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project to ensure that project documentation would fulfill these requirements?

A project manager decided to incorporate the latest technological advancement with the client's devices at no additional cost to the project. Upon completion and submission of the project deliverables, the client rejected the devices, despite having the latest features. What should the project manager have done?

A project manager was just assigned to a project as the leader of an experienced agile team. How should the project manager influence the team to accomplish the project objectives?

Team morale is at an all-time low after an incident involving one of the team members. Which two actions should the project manager take to resolve the situation? (Choose two)

A project manager is new to hybrid project management and is worried about the project because it has a high level of requirements uncertainty. The team has experience with hybrid projects, performs daily standups, and is committed to the project. The project manager is concerned about losing control of the project and would like to have a more central role. How should the project manager address this issue?

An agile senior project team member suddenly resigns from the organization. Following this departure, the remaining team members are having difficulty accessing information and are unable to complete a deliverable. What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

A company has made multiple staff and operational changes over the last several years, significantly improving the company culture. A project manager was recently assigned to report to a new project supervisor. The project manager notices the supervisor's style of leadership is about getting the job done in the shortest possible time regardless of operational and worker impacts. This is causing some complaints from workers. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A project manager is transferred to another country to perform a project within their organization. What should the project manager do first to ensure collaboration within the team for a successful delivery?

A few developers have submitted their resignation after completing their annual review and receiving their annual bonus. The project manager cannot find replacements for all of the developers in time to meet the project's deadline. What should the project manager do?

A new facility project is being developed using a hybrid approach. After the third iteration, the project manager sees a decline in the team's productivity. What should the project manager do next?

A software system is being built for a company. Once the system is in production, the team would like to collect usage data to evaluate the delivered value. Which evaluation practice should the project lead use to obtain accurate usage data?

A project manager notices that the team lacks a subject matter expert (SME) in a specific are a. This expertise will be required for many future projects. What should the project manager do?

A team member has indicated their user story will not be finished until the end of the iteration as their functional manager has requested they assist in resolving a high-priority production issue. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is managing multiple teams. One team member complains to the project manager about the favoritism shown by a team lead to another team member and cites multiple instances. Risk Response Strategies Analyze if someone else could contribute Record the observations and move ahead Check for options to exclude the stakeholder. What should the project manager do to resolve the team member's concerns?

After a performance review, a team member approaches the project manager and asks for feedback. The project manager mentions anecdotal information about this team member being a positive team player and generally getting their work done on time, even though they have been late with work once or twice. The team member expresses frustration at not having better information included in the annual performance review. What should the project manager do to prevent this frustration going forward?

A project manager is preparing a project closure report. The project sponsor is confident about the success of the project, but the client is not sure that the project outputs will achieve their business needs. Which aspect should the project manager highlight in the closure report to address the stakeholder's concern?

A project manager is responsible for providing a budget estimate for a long-term project that will be executed over several years. Which essential task should the project manager implement at this phase?

An agile team has completed an iteration and delivered the agreed features to the customer. In a surprise to the team, the features are not accepted by the customer. The project team conducts a root cause analysis. What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?

At a meeting to receive approval for the project management plan, a project manager realizes that there is so much detail in the presentation that many of the stakeholders are not actively engaged in the process. The stakeholders are agreeing to the scope, goals, and timelines without giving them substantial thought. How should the project manager proceed?

A project manager receives feedback from the customer's leadership team regarding their annoyance about the frequency of email updates. What should the project manager have done first to prevent this?

A project manager joins a startup and discovers that the chief technology officer (CTO) encourages the team to overlook some procedures in the interest of speed. What should the project manager do to ensure that all the procedures are followed in the future?

A project manager identifies an issue between two team members that is affecting the development of one of the deliverables during the second iteration of a project. How should the project manager address this issue to avoid any impact to the project?

A project manager is working to create a product that can be released to the market as soon as it passes rigorous quality standards. Historically, the company has used a predictive methodology, but the company is exploring the implementation of agile methodologies. The company asked the project manager to explain the value gained by using an agile process. How should the project manager respond?

During a project planning meeting, the customer is not sure how to build a brand new product and is worried about extra costs and work. The customer is asking the project manager for guidance. What should the project manager do?

During a meeting for product review, a key stakeholder announces that because they are receiving adequate information about the project they will not attend any further meetings. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is working on the budget for a long-term project. The project manager creates a work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimates the cost for each work package based on past projects. What else does the project manager need to do before determining the budget baseline?

A project manager is appointed for the deployment of a new solution. The solution will be integrated into the environment by a third-party vendor. This vendor just announced a delay in delivering a key component, which will impact the project schedule. What should the project manager do?

A project manager submits a version of the software that the project team created. During the review meeting, a team member informs the project manager of a recent regulation that requires a dual verification process in the software. However, the product sponsor strongly insists there should be no updates to the software. What should the project manager do?

Organizational downsizing has resulted in the key subject matter expert (SME) resource leaving a multiyear project. What should the project manager do?

During a network upgrade for a company, the client informs the project manager that a government representative notified the client about a separate project that will affect the network upgrade. Any change in the upgrade will impact the project's cost and schedule. What should the project manager do first?

A team is working on a hybrid project. Due to different interpretations of the project requirements, the deliverables are not aligned to the expectations. What steps should the project manager have taken to prevent this?

An agile project has a documented list or requirements prioritized in high, medium, and low categories. The project team has expressed that it is difficult to know what to work on next as so many items are listed as high priority. What should the project manager recommend?

A project manager who Is new to an organization is given data that include information related to both project team members and stakeholders. Among other items, this information includes each stakeholder's current role, previous and current projects in which they participated, and their level of organizational influence. In what type of analysis should the project manager use this information?

An organization is producing a product using a hybrid approach with several phases. Some of the phases are planned to be executed in predictive and some in agile. During the agile phase, the project manager notices that the team members sometimes unknowingly work on the same task. What should the project manager do?

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?

A company is moving to a hybrid approach and conducted capacity activities for all of the project managers. During these capacity-building activities, the focus was on agile approaches and team facilitation skills. When starting the implementation phase, the project managers faced issues motivating the newly hired agile staff. Why are the project managers having issues motivating the agile staff?

A project team Is working on a relative-weighting approach to assess product features. The product features will be prioritized to highlight the benefits and bring value to the customer. What should the project manager ask the team to do?

The customer wants to show their stakeholders a tangible outcome faster. This requires advancing a milestone. Which two things should the project manager do? (Choose two)

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?

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?

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?

A project manager assigned to an engineering construction project is receiving questions from the site engineers. Several questions are related to carrying out activities to meet timelines that compromise the work crew's safety. When reviewing these questions, the project manager realizes that the engineers do not (eel empowered to make decisions. How should the project manager address this?

A globally distributed project team is running behind schedule due to the lack ol team commitment and low morale. In order to bring the schedule back on track, what should the project manager do first?

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?

One team member Is complaining about an agreement made during the last meeting. That team member was present at the meeting ana participated in the decisions registered in the meeting minutes. What should the project manager do next?

A project manager arranged a team-building activity to build and maintain teamwork, trust, and commitment due to internal team conflicts. Two months after completing the training, another situation is causing new delays in the project. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

A contract has fust been awarded for an automation project that was supported by the local community. The project manager was warned by the elected officials that the project cannot proceed. Why did this action occur?

A project manager Is working on the initial phases of a highly technical project that employs the "first of its kind" technology. Many of the key project stakeholders are unaware of the project objectives and their participation levels are poor. At every meeting, there are a lot of objections and queries raised that are taking the discussions to a different level, and a great deal of time is wasted What should the project manager do?

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?

A project manager is leading a software development project. Recently, team members have complained that during the last few dally standup meetings, a key stakeholder frequently interrupts, requests explanations, and proposes unplanned changes. This issue is frustrating the project team and slowing down me work. What should the project manager do?

A project selection committee is shortlisting projects for the coming year. Which selection criteria should the project manager recommend

A product owner Goes not regularly attend demonstration ceremonies. As a result, the demonstration ceremonies are constantly rescheduled and the work is impacted in multiple ways. The project manager believes the product owner Is not committed to the project. What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

The project manager realizes that the product owner has a lot of potential but is lacking communication skills. How should the project manager help the product owner to develop these skills while executing the project?

The marketing team is moving from predictive to hybrid approaches for their projects. The marketing director is not familiar with hybrid approaches and does not support the new direction. What should the project manager do?

An organization's management system is being upgraded by an agile team. Although the project was scoped thoroughly, the functional requirements were handed over to the project team and there is no subject matter expert (SME) available to work on the project continuously. The project manager is concerned that the team's progress will be hindered by their lack of knowledge. Which two project events will assist the project manager to ascertain if this is the case? (Choose two)

A protect manager is managing a project that will handle sensitive data for millions of users The sponsor mentioned that, lo their knowledge, the project does not seem to have any compliance requirements in their country. What should the project manager do in this situation?

A project manager is assigned to an important company project. While reviewing the lessons learned from a similar, previous project, the project manager finds that the biggest challenges were related to learn motivation. What should the project manager do to avoid these challenges?

An equipment vendor will implement a new production line for a client company. The year-long project will include 2- to 4-month long iterations; however, the client's project manager has no agile experience. How should the project manager ensure that the client is effectively represented in the daily meetings?

A regulatory branch of an environmental government agency has recently placed a ban on the manufacturing of a specified thickness of plastic packaging products. This ban will take effect in 12 months. The project manager for a startup firm working in alternative packaging has been monitoring the progress of this law for a while and. as part of the risk management, has identified new products that can support a growing customer base. What should the project manager do next?

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?

A protect manager has just finished planning for a project when the client adds a new project team member The project manager Knows that the new team member only works remotely and is not in the main office. In addition, the new team member engages with decisions quickly in a face-to-face environment, but is slow to respond otherwise. How should the project manager reflect this in their planning?

During project execution of a new IT solution, the testing of one feature was unsuccessful. The golive milestone is now impacted due to this delay. Extensive analyses were performed, and there is no way to resolve the defects before the go-live date.
What should the project manager do next?

A project manager is executing a project where an external vendor will provide some deliverables Alter awarding the contract to the vendor the project manager is informed that the vendor is running behind schedule on a separate project Finding another vendor will exceed the budget What should the project manager update first?

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?

A team lead has been highly engaged and involved in a project and is operating without a chain of command or authority levels What is the team lead dang1?

A project manager learns from a marketing analyst that a competitor just published a press release announcing a product launch using a specific innovation The project manager is concerned because the company is initiating a project involving the same innovation A key goal of the new project is that the product will be the first to market won the innovation.

What should the project manager do next?

A protect manager is struggling to obtain participation from key stakeholders who do not usually attend project meetings.

What should the project manager do?

A project sponsor has requested a trend analysis of all risks that the project has monitored over the past 12 months.

What should the agile project manager do?

A project manager is assigned midway through a project. The team members are in different locations across the country and they are unable to meet in-person often. During a status review meeting, one of the stakeholders highlighted that they were unaware of the status for the project deliverables.

What should the project manager do first?

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?

A project manager is leading an integration project for a retail company. The project demands a lot of time from the stakeholders to make important business decisions. The project is critical and must be completed on time and within budget.

What should the project manager do to ensure that key stakeholders are available for this project?

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?

A project manager is working on a project with multiple workstreams. One of the workstreams missed its deadline multiple times. Who should the project manager speak to about this situation to ensure it does not happen again?

As a project is reaching completion, the project sponsor tells the project manager to immediately close the project and to move on to another project. Which critical task should the project manager complete before closing the project?

While working on a poorly defined internal project, a project manager receives multiple change requests from senior management.

What should the project manager do first

During the project planning phase, a project manager called a meeting to discuss the product backlog with multiple stakeholders who represent the end users in various capacities. Only one executive manager attended the meeting.

What should the project manager do?

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?

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?

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?

A complex, high-value agile project includes sprint demonstrations with the customer every four weeks. Executive management is concerned about the project's progress and wants more frequent updates on the project status. What should the project manager do?

A customer interacts directly with a Scrum team and continually requests changes in priorities. This causes confusion among the team members and they complain to the project manager. What should the project manager do?

A key resource is newly assigned to a project. The project manager and the resource did not get along well in a previous project. This resource is needed to ensure the completion of a major component for the project. What should the project manager do?

A project manager who works for a company involved in several industries is asked to lead a software development project for a government agency. The company attempted to execute similar projects for other industries before but was unsuccessful.

What should the project manager do to ensure project success?

A project involves exporting 150 packages to the customer. However, only 30 packages have been cleared by the customer for shipment. The logistics manager provided details to the customer 2 weeks ago and set up a weekly conference call to effectively communicate with them, but the customer has not been participating in the calls.

How should the project manager handle this situation?

A project team has transitioned to full-time remote working. The project manager started noticing that some team members have not been completing their assigned tasks by the planned dates despite reminders during weekly team meetings. This has the potential for delaying the project delivery. How should the project manager resolve this situation?

A project manager is working on a highly complex project. During the execution of the project, the local government changed certain environmental regulations, which could potentially delay the project. What immediate action should the project manager take?

A project manager is leading a major water pipeline project and realizes midway into the project that the project completion date is not achievable. Local farmers who rely on the water for irrigation may be affected due to the delay. The project manager is afraid of their displeasure and reaction, which will affect the project. How should the project manager plan the communication to the stakeholders?

A project manager is leading an automation project. The project team is colocated and includes people from both the technical and business units. The project manager discovers that personal differences and work styles are affecting the project negatively.

How should the project manager address this?

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?

A project manager is assigned to a new water treatment plant project that has been delayed for many years. It is revealed in the project charter that the sponsors of this project are from three different business units. This is the first time the sponsors have ever implemented such a project.

What should the project manager do?

An issue reoccurs six months after a project's go-live date despite being resolved during the project life cycle. What should the project manager have done in the previous phase to avoid this issue?

A government agency is developing a new connectivity policy. The assigned project manager is a famous economist with international recognition. The team is eager to work with the project manager, but feels intimidated. The project manager realizes that a junior economist, whose tasks are behind schedule, is especially intimidated by the situation. What should the project manager do first?

A customer calls the project manager to express concern about a project team member who has been making changes within the live environment without approval. The team member mentioned that the customer called and asked them to make the changes. What should the project manager do next?

A project team has been together for a long time and has been led by three different project managers. Lately, the performance of one of the team members has been declining and has affected the project delivery. What should the current project manager do to ensure that team performance is improved and sustained?

A key project stakeholder does not attend any of the project meetings and is providing false information that the project team is not delivering on time. What should the project manager do to address this situation?

The change control board (CCB) has approved a change request to add a new component within a product. The operations manager discovers the change after its approval and complains that the implementation of the change will cause significant disruption to the production line. What should the project manager do first?