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A project team is having difficulties understanding technical details regarding requirements. The information was not initially provided by the customer, but the information is critical in the current iteration for clarification on how tasks need to be accomplished. How should the project manager approach this situation?

• Request that the customer reviews and clarifies feature definitions for the current sprint
• Send a burndown chart of the current sprint to the customer and seek clarifications.
• Educate the customer and have them participate in daily standup meetings.
• Schedule weekly meetings and product reviews with the customer to clarify requirements

An agile project is in its sixth iteration out of 10 After the iteration review, the team receives feedback from the stakeholders that could result in a change in the product. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

• Ask the stakeholders about the priority of this change
• Ask the product owner to review the product backlog
• Ask the team members to analyze the impact of this change
• Ask the sponsor to approve the change request
• Ask the team members to include the change in the next iteration

A project manager is starting a project using a hybrid approach and notices some team members only have knowledge of predictive approaches. What does the project manager need to do first in order to have good project performance?

• Coach those team members lacking hybrid knowledge to learn on the job.
• Change the team to include hybrid experts
• Assess the required training per team member.
• Deliver hybrid training to all team members

The project sponsor on an agile project informed the project lead that an executive would like an update on the project’s progress. What should the project lead do?

• Provide a link to the project's shared drive for the executive to search through for any artifacts that are of interest.
• Invite the executive to the project's meeting space to determine if the project information radiators meet their needs
• Reach out to the project management office (PMO) for status report templates and provide project updates in that format
• Ask the project sponsor or product owner to provide an update since the project lead should be trying to keep the team free from impediments
• Manage the quality of the delivery

A team is currently working on a mobile app solution. During sprint execution, one of the developers requires clarification about the acceptance criteria for a particular task. What should the project manager do to obtain the information required by the developer?

• Request direction from the project sponsor
• Write an email to the client requesting clarification
• Seek support from the development manager.
• Work with the product owner to clarify the requirement

During initiation of a new product improvement project, a project manager finds historical data showing that a similar project resulted in customers complaining of an even worse user experience compared to the previous product version. How can the project manager prevent this outcome in the new project?

• Hire a team of external users to perform acceptance testing on the product.
• Define a user focus group as external stakeholders with a high influence on outcomes
• Hire a consultant to perform a benefit analysis as an input to the project charter.
• Define a high-level risk and plan mitigation after completing the work breakdown structure (WBS)

The client will not agree to closure, claiming that the project team has not performed the code inspections mandated in the development contract. The project team has performed the code inspections. However, the records are not complete. What should the project manager do?

• Seek expert legal advice on the interpretation of the clauses in the contract
• Hold a meeting with the project team project sponsor and the client to agree to the further work required to close the project and add to lessons learned
• Close the project and hand over the deliverables to the client
• Hold a lessons learned workshop with the project team and project sponsor to avoid contractual compliance issues arising in future projects

The project manager has learned that the project sponsor is unhappy with the development of the project requirements In order to realign the project with the sponsor’s expectations, what should the project manager do?

• Review the project goal diagram with the team.
• Perform a stakeholder evaluation
• Confirm which templates the team should be using
• Review the risk management plan

A team has been working on a project for several months,, but the completion date is unclear because the scope is changing frequently as new knowledge is gained. Some deliverables have already been completed, but when new stakeholders join the team, they complain that project outcomes are not meeting business goals. How can the project manager prevent this situation from happening in the future?

• Create a prioritized backlog and define iteration review sessions with stakeholders
• Create a detailed work breakdown structure (WBS) and milestone schedule approved by all stakeholders
• Schedule a daily meeting to review team performance and impediments
• Schedule a kick-off meeting for every project phase to share the project management plan with all stakeholders

Which two actions should a project manager consider while launching a new virtual team? (Choose two)

• Recruit the best resources within the organization to be part of the virtual team
• Evaluate the project manager’s own strengths and weaknesses as a virtual team leader to identify avoidable pitfalls
• Identify the types and quantities of resources required for each work package or activity
• Establish in the beginning, how progress will be monitored and the best means for communicating progress
• Verify if team members are on more than one team and cannot devote enough time to this team