PMI 10G

A smartphone manufacturer is re-assessing its product development methods in response to a sharp increase in user complaints. Analysis of the complaints indicates that the users try to use some features in ways that designers did NOT anticipate. Given these findings, which agile practice would most effectively prevent the problem?

• Acceptance Test-Driven Development
• Smoke Testing
• Behavior-Driven Development
• Red, green, refactor

An agile team is struggling to solve a blocking issue with packaging design. Eventually, they find a solution, but it requires a different product format. What should the team do before further developing the solution?

• Create a prototype and demo it to the end customer.
• Ask the product owner to approve the change.
• Run a cost/benefit analysis to determine its value.
• Check if the change is consistent with the product vision.

A Project Manager has been asked to conduct a risk analysis that is based on a high-level scope. As part of the this analysis, the Project Manager must use expert judgment to prepare a document. Which document-based action is being performed?

• Creating the project charter.
• Preparing the scope statement document.
• Creating a project management plan.
• Documenting the risk management plan.

A Project Manager overhears a conversation in the company's cafeteria. The speaker says that a possible union action will occur within the next two weeks. The Project Manager knows that any union action will affect the project team, and at this stage of the project, any project delays will cause substantial harm to both budget and schedule. Earlier, the probability of a union action was considered minimal. Thus, it was unanticipated. What should the Project Manager do?

• Inform relevant stakeholders and update the risk register with the new information.
• Ask stakeholders for additional information regarding the likelihood of the union action, then act on what is heard.
• Set up an information session for the project team, letting them know of possible disciplinary sanctions for those who participate in the union action.
• Meet with union members and the union leader to resolve this conflict.

Six months into a strategic agile project, company exectives are closely monitoring its progress. The COO expresses his frustration that the last weekly burn-down charts show the projected completion date significantly moving back and forward several times. How can the project manager forecast the completion date with more accuracy and stability?

• Ensure upcoming backlog items are elaborated in more detail with the team.
• Educate the executive committee on the flexible nature of agile planning.
• Plan for variable-size iterations according to story complexity and load.
• Reduce frequency of the progress reports sent to senior stakeholders.

The Project Manager shifts to an agile approach for a project with an aggressive go-to-market timeline. The Project Manager needs to revise the stakeholder engagement plan so that it follows agile principles. What should the Project Manager do to meet this need (choose two)?

• Design a digital communication system that allows for virtual submission, logging, reviewing, and escalation of issues.
• Remove unnecessary layers of management to promote direct communication between the project team and stakeholders.
• Modify templates to include product backlog progression and the burndown rate, and encourage use of standups.
• Increase the number of formal training workshops to cover all relevant issues for all stakeholders, including the project sponsor and client.

A high-level manager in an organization would like to use a critical project resource for a new project. Which action should the Project Manager take?

• Contact the program manager to resolve the issue.
• Request that the high-level manager provides a replacement.
• Use the Legitimate form of power to deny the request
• Tell the team and reassign that resource's responsibilities to other team members.

A software vendor is behind on a key project deliverable. There is a 21% buffer in the budget for cost overruns. The Project Manager needs to mitigate the issue. Which action should the Project Manager take next?

• Evaluate alternative software vendors that can help project deliverables despite resource constraints.
• Remove the current vendor and have the new vendor send a contract.
• Ask the vendor to meet to discuss legal issues regarding the slippage.
• Accept the cost overrun and update the project schedule

A project that should have been 95 percent complete by now is only 80 percent complete. The total project budget is US$140,000 and the total spent to date is US$95,000. What is the schedule performance index (SPI) and a cost performance index (CPI) of the project?

• The SPI is 0.86, and the CPI is 1.14.
• The SPI is 1.19, and the CPI is 0.96.
• The SPI is 0.84, and the CPI is 1.18.
• The SPI is 0.94, and the CPI is 1.16.

A project has the following budgetary features: -Total budget of US$3 million -Planned value of US$630,000 -Actual cost of US$650,000 -Earned value of US$540,000. Which statement is true about this project?

• It is under budget, and ahead of schedule.
• It is over budget and behind schedule.
• It is over budget and ahead of schedule.
• It is under budget and behind schedule.