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A project for Company A was successfully delivered within scope schedule, and budget by the end of the last iteration However during the project celebration ceremony, one of the business stakeholders says they perceive the project as a failure as it did not add any business value. What should the project manager have done to avoid this perception?

• Involved the business stakeholders in the sprint review
• Defined product backlog priorities with the sponsor and key stakeholders to deliver business benefits
• Implemented a closing survey for key stakeholders
• Confirmed that there is a communications management plan in place to make business stakeholders aware of the success

A team has been struggling with various issues during the course of an iteration. The project lead facilitates a discussion of the issues and the team forms new team agreements. During the next iteration, some of the same issues appear again. What should the project lead do next?

• Notify senior management of the issues and have them review the importance of agreements with the team
• Challenge the team to determine if the issues surfaced again because agreements were not followed
• Post the agreements in a conspicuous place where all of the team members can see them.
• Let the team self-organize and determine the best means to prevent the issues from occurring again

A high-performing team member’s performance has been consistently increasing over the past year, leaving other peers behind. The project manager has been reluctant to publicly recognize the team member’s contributions for fear of discouraging others. The project manager is also concerned that the team member may leave if not rewarded for the contributions made. What should the project manager do?

• Promote the higher performing team member to a higher position
• Request the high-performing team member to mentor the other team members
• Remind the high-performing team member to focus on shared rewards rather than individual rewards
• Reward the high-performing team member privately to avoid team disruption

During the course of a project, the project manager wants to ensure that the work carried out and the product being created do not deviate from the prescribed business value. What should the project manager pay special attention to in order to achieve this goal?

• Reviewing and updating the requirements management plan
• Carrying out quality audits and failure analyses
• Monitoring the work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Monitoring and updating the benefits realization plan

A verbal announcement is made that the new team member joining the Scrum team has limited mobility. The scrum master is aware that some team members are unsure how the dynamics of the team will change. What should the scrum master do?

• Create a stakeholder engagement plan
• Design a communications management plan
• Update the team charter accordingly.
• Set up a meeting to discuss accommodations the team will have to make

During the retrospective ceremony, the agile team is talking about the product owner’s expectations not being met. What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project?

• Defined the expected agile team contribution in the creation of the backlog.
• Assessed the capabilities of the agile team and planned for the required training
• Defined the team ground rules and shared project vision.
• Communicated project vision and sprint goals clearly to the team

Team members are having a discussion with the project manager In the last retrospective meeting, the team realized that the obsolete equipment could affect the next iteration of the project. The team recommends buying new equipment because it is critical to the success of the final deliverable. What should the project manager do next?

• Check the project budget to verify if there is enough contingency reserve
• Review the cost management plan to determine how to address this issue
• Tell the team members that more equipment is not part of the project's scope.
• Submit a change request to increase the budget and buy new equipment

A team is ready to start working on a project with a customer who was very difficult to work with in the past because the customer was unable to describe exactly what they wanted. What approach should the project manager take to remove this impediment?

• Follow a predictive approach in order to obtain formal acceptance of each deliverable
• Work with the product owner to define the minimum viable product(s)
• Reinforce the negotiation and soft skills of the team through training
• Develop and monitor a plan with due dates to reduce the time of completing the product

During an ongoing project a key resource asks the project manager about the project purpose and if it is aligned with the organization's strategy. What should the project manager share with the key resource?

• The updated benefits management plan
• The updated scope management plan
• The updated project management plan
• The updated communications management plan

A project manager is leading a large-scale project that involves 70 stakeholders. The project manager has heard various comments and expectations from the customers, some of which are contradictory Consequently, some requirements are not clear. What should the project manager do to build consensus regarding the requirements?

• Escalate the issue to the management team for their review and guidance
• Create a survey template to collect feedback from stakeholders to reach an agreement
• Organize a face-to-face meeting with all stakeholders to understand their interests and concerns.
• Leverage expert judgment to determine the requirements that should be considered