10A PMI - 2

Due to regulatory changes, a government agency is now a key stakeholder on a complex project. The project manager wants to develop an understanding of this new project stakeholder and any new high-level risks. What should the project manager use?

• Meetings
• Assumption log
• Stakeholder engagement plan
• Benefits management plan

A project manager is ready to close a project. What should the project manager do next?

• Resolve all project risks to ensure that the deliverables will be accepted.
• Manage quality to validate that the deliverables have met standards.
• Measure the project deliverables against the project charter and request customer acceptance.
• Review the project management plan to ensure the scope's completion and request customer acceptance.

A project is completed, and closeout activities are underway. The project manager discovers that a team member is performing operations activities unrelated to the project scope, but necessary for regular operations. Since the final deliverables must be handed over to operations, what should the project manager do?

• Train a resource from operations to perform the activities.
• Issue a change request and obtain approval from the change control board (CCB).
• Temporarily transfer the team member to operations.
• Ask the team to assist in completing the operations work and close the project.

A project has ended; however the project manager and project team members are still called to solve technical issues, make some small changes, and evaluate new requirements. What should the project manager do to guarantee the product or service developed by the project now has operational support?

• Obtain project acceptance.
• Perform a project handoff.
• Disband the project team and find a new project.
• Fulfill all remaining needs as the product is still under development.

A project manager learns that a new law, which will affect the business' type of products, is expected to be passed within the next three to six months. A project to launch a new product is being initiated, and is expected to be complete within two-and-half months. This new product would not meet the requirements of the proposed legislation if it passes. What should the project manager do?

• Meet with the sponsor and key stakeholders to discuss the risks, then update the assumption log and project charter based on the results of that meeting.
• Advise the project sponsor and stakeholders to cancel the project until the legislation comes into effect.
• Ensure that the product is completed without any delays so that it is unaffected by the potential change in legislation.
• Continue to plan the project, but update the risk management plan.

During a demo and review meeting, the progress report shows that an agile project is not on track. The project manager is surprised, because all work was purposely selected and sequenced to meet higher-level objectives. What should the project manager have done to prevent this miscommunication?

• Trained and mentored the team on using the agile approach
• Engaged the team to record the agile progress reporting system
• Created a contingency reserve
• Encouraged the team to self-organize and provide buy-in to the project

Due to scope changes during project execution, the project manager identifies that a provider must make changes to a product module already in use. What should the project manager do first?

• Check the procurement management plan and the contract terms.
• Update the risk register and issue log with this information.
• Negotiate directly with the provider to reach an agreement
• Prepare a change request to update contract terms with the provider.

A team lead is concerned that two project teams are working on parts of the project that are highly dependent on each other. The team lead believes that this might create conflicts when the two teams' outputs are combined. What should the project manager instruct the team lead to do?

• Identify which team's work should take precedence, and then delay the other “ team's work.
• Determine the potential conflicts, and set up weekly meetings between the teams to monitor each other's work.
• Instruct both teams to continue working simultaneously, and address conflicts at the testing phase.
• Make a list of conflicts as they occur, and take corrective actions.

During project implementation, a functional manager asks to include additional functionality that will benefit the customer. What should the project manager do?

• Immediately implement the change to satisfy the customer.
• Engage the stakeholders to obtain their agreement.
• Refer the request to the project sponsor and the steering committee.
• Submit the request to the change control board (CCB).

A project manager is conducting a risk analysis based on high-level scope. If expert judgment is being used, what document is being prepared?

• Risk management plan
• Project scope statement
• Project charter
• Project management plan