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1A project manager leads a software development project in a hybrid environment. During project planning, the project manager identified a risk where a technical resource for a critical path item may not be available when needed. One week before the resource is needed, the technical engineer had a personal emergency and had to take a leave.
What should the project manager do next?
Consult the risk register for an appropriate planned risk response and implement.
Revise the project management plan and move the task to a time when the technical resource will be available.
Review the business requirement with stakeholders and exclude the task assigned to the technical resource.
Update the lessons learned report and the risk log to reflect that this risk has materialized.
Answer: A
2A project team member is having difficulty delivering assigned tasks for a project that is at risk of being delayed. The main issue is that the team member does not understand a new system that was recently implemented.
What should the project manager do?
Ask the team member to learn the new system as on-the-job training.
Issue a change request to extend the project schedule.
Escalate the team member's performance to the project sponsor.
Assign an experienced resource to support the team member.
Answer: D
3A project manager is managing a few innovation projects with a high level of uncertainty. The project manager is experiencing challenges with the large number of change requests issued due to the nature of the project.
What should the project manager do?
Reduce the number of approvers required to implement a change request
Request sponsor approval for all change requests to reduce the number of changes
Initiate the number of iterations to reduce the number of change requests
Add a fixed number of change requests allowed by the client on the project baseline
Answer: C
4A project team is in the planning phase of a product migration project. The project manager schedules a meeting with the project team, telecommunications team, and the department leaders with group product accounts. The purpose of the meeting is to determine the project timeline based on how much content needs to be transferred to or created in the new system and the processing procedures and time frames.
Who should the project manager also invite to the meeting?
Representative from the provisioning team
Representative from the network team
Representative from the reimbursement team
Representative from the service desk team
Answer: A
5A project sponsor is promoting the use of a new technology that has not yet been approved. The technology guarantees cost savings and a delivery ahead of schedule. However, the operational support at project completion is uncertain as the service organization expressed an inability to provide support without approval of the new technology.
What should the project manager do to resolve the conflict?
Seek to understand the project stakeholders’ needs in an effort to support the new technology.
Communicate the project’s progress to the stakeholders and promote the new technology.
Maintain and adhere to project plans to ensure the project delivers successful outcomes.
Acknowledge the lack of approval and focus on a resolution that will benefit the customer.
Answer: D
6A project manager is assigned to a project. There was a lot of conflict regarding the status of the project and compliance with international regulations. During a regular meeting, the sponsor wanted to know how frequently the risks are being reviewed.
Which document project manager should check first?
Risk management plan
Risk register
Issue log
Risk report
Answer: A
7A project manager has been hired to lead a governance consulting project that is in the initial phase. The project manager has been assigned to evaluate the supplier search activity. There are many interested candidates, including former suppliers and suppliers recommended by the sponsor.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
Evaluate suppliers who have worked successfully with the company before
Request the contracting area take charge of the supplier evaluation process
Prioritize evaluation of the suppliers recommended by the sponsor
Evaluate the suppliers based on their experience and skills in similar projects
Answer: D
8A transportation company is developing a new tool to improve their delivery process. As project development for sprint two began, the executive steering committee made a request to include a new capability to perform a what-if analysis in the tool based on the customer demand and forecast.
What should the project manager do next?
Revise the project schedule and budget based on the additional scope, and review with the team.
Include the new capability to the product backlog and continue activities based on the current plan.
Perform an impact analysis on the schedule and budget based on the additional scope.
Analyze and negotiate with the executive steering committee regarding this new request.
Answer: C
9A company initiated a project to introduce a new product to the market. The product must undergo the industry’s regulatory process prior to approval and launch. However, the company sees a great demand for this product and wants it to launch as soon as possible.
What should the project manager do to realize this opportunity?
Communicate with the industry’s regulatory authority to grant the company an exception.
Hire a third party who is an expert on the industry's regulations to work out the details.
Escalate the issue to the company’s CEO who has experience with the regulations.
Comply with the regulatory requirements and work to compress the project schedule.
Answer: D
10Product implementation portions of a project are nearing completion. The project manager schedules a series of meetings to meet with the marketing management team. During the meeting, the marketing manager tells the project manager that some key members of the department will not be available to work on the implementation for the next 3 months.
What should the project manager do?
Shift those key members and assign them to another project.
Cancel the meeting series until the marketing team provides a solution.
Consult the project team and discuss the key team members’ availability.
Consult the resource management plan and escalate to the sponsor.