Waterfall Mindset 1

A project manager is leading a large public project that will have a high impact on the town's citizens. How should the project manager define the different requirements?

• Include only the key requirements and keep the stakeholders informed about scope decisions.

• Add only the opinions of the team, because they know the objectives of the project.

• Include only the common requirements of each stakeholder group in the project goals.

• Analyze the interests and influence of stakeholders and evaluate their requirements.

A system migration project is in its closing stage. The project manager is being pressured to close the project. The project manager communicated to all stakeholders; however, the last department to migrate indicated that they have not received the notification. What should the project manager do?

• Report the issue during the next status meeting at the end of the week.

• Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and upper management.

• Close out the project and tell the manager to open a service desk ticket.

• Log the issue and assign it to the project team member(s).

A customer requests additional changes 1 day before the planned change date. How should the project manager respond to the change request?

• Reject the changes as the lead time is too short.

• Determine whether the project team is capable of making the changes.

• Review the additional changes and perform integrated change control.

• Check if the changes are covered in the statement of work (SOW).

An oil and gas project started without having acquired full funding for the project. The remaining funds were to be acquired during project execution. The acquisition of the remaining funds was delayed several months, resulting in a suspension of work by all contractors. What should the project manager have done to prevent this from happening?

• Ensured the stakeholder anticipated obstacles to achieving financial closure on the remaining funds.

• Ensured the stakeholder who was providing additional funds remained interested in the project.

• Ensured the risk was adequately assessed and mitigated by the appropriate stakeholders.

• Ensured the project team monitored and reviewed the project risk register periodically.

A project manager notices that team members are frequently asking for clarifications regarding their tasks, which indicates a lack of understanding of their responsibilities. What should the project manager do to address this issue?

• Increase the frequency of status meetings.

• Assign tasks more clearly in future meetings.

• Schedule a team meeting to discuss roles and responsibilities.

• Inform the team that they need to ask fewer questions and focus on their work.