Quiz8

A project is being delayed due to a large amount of rework caused by a quality problem that is impacting the critical path. What should the project manager do?

• Rebaseline the project schedule to absorb the delay.

• Report the delay with rectifying actions to the project management office (PMO).

• Notify the project steering committee about the cause of the delay.

• Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.

A project is experiencing delays due to identified risks What should the project manager do to manage the project schedule?

• Revise the project schedule and inform the stakeholders regarding any delays

• Revise the project estimates and meet with the project team to discuss delays

• Review the management reserve to identify any costs associated with the delays

• Review the contingency reserve to identify any delays to the project

What should an agile lead do to ensure their team is set up for success?

• Pay attention to team dynamics and understand that coaching is done simultaneously at an individual and whole-team level

• Schedule sprint meetings and coaching sessions to discuss project-related information

• Plan quarterly informal meetings or team bonding sessions to encourage the team to work together

• Document team tasks and challenges in order to understand when to step in and help a member of the team

A new systems project requires feedback from the accounting manager at the beginning of solution discussions and before meeting with other functional managers. The project manager knows the accounting manager will not be available until a few days before the deadline for the solution document. What should the project manager do to avoid a delay in the project?

• Ask the accounting manager to delegate a team member who can support the project.

• Wait for the accounting manager to be available while identifying subsequent tasks that can be compressed.

• Request that the sponsor direct the accounting manager's supervisor to provide a replacement resource.

• Begin discussions with other functional managers and meet with the accounting manager later.

A project manager is leading a project with a predictive approach for a governmental body with strictly defined requirements. In the middle of the project, the sponsor requires a significant new feature to be included. This feature was not in the original plan, nor was it part of the planning process, What should the project manager do?

• Descope low-priority features that were not explicitly requested and add this feature as a high priority.

• Inform the senior manager that they will need a new project management plan for this feature.

• Complete the most current feature and release the resources for the new feature.

• Analyze the impact of this change and present the options to the senior manager.

During project execution the project manager observes lower velocity and a high volume of tasks in the testing queue. The project is using a hybrid approach and there are only a few sprints remaining. What should the project manager do?

• Work with the team to understand and solve the issues

• Provide testing training to all the project team members

• Increase the sprint duration so the testing can be completed

• Add a new resource with testing skills to the team

A project manager has been assigned to an emergency project that must be completed within the next few weeks. The project manager realizes this will have an impact on the local community. As the work is near a school, the project manager has engaged with them to understand their needs. How should the project manager ensure the work continues smoothly?

• Postpone the required work on the project until school holidays begin

• Advise the school to close for the duration of the project work

• Continue the work as planned and inform the school when the project team arrives on-site

• Liaise with the school to include nonworking project hours during school start and finish times

A construction services company has influence within the local community with the potential to derail a project site establishment. Their build was unsuccessful but they continue to communicate with the hope that their influence will persuade the project manager to reconsider their offer. What is the appropriate course of action for the project manager to pursue?

• Do not communicate with the unsuccessful bidder as they do not have any further influence on the project

• Meet with the unsuccessful bidder to review their submission and the areas that led to the bid being unsuccessful

• Reassess the bid to establish areas for improvement with the intention to assign work to this contractor

• Report the unsuccessful bidder to the local community leadership who have been supportive of the project

A healthcare company requires all new employees to attend mandatory computer-based training courses. Because some of the employees work with highly sensitive patient data, the training covers various aspects of data security. In spite of this training, data breaches continue to occur in one of the project teams. What should the project manager do?

• Apply a root-cause analysis on the data breaches.

• Ensure that all team members complete the training.

• Redesign the training courseware to make it interesting.

• Retrain the team members responsible for the breaches.

A project manager is about to start a large-scale project with unclear requirements, a fixed deadline, and a fixed budget. The client is unable to provide a product owner, as they do not have enough capacity and they want to be involved only a few times during the project. How should the project manager plan and manage the project?

• Refuse to manage the project as there is too much risk in developing this kind of project without a product owner.

• Define the project's requirements, prepare a long-term detailed plan, and manage the project according to it.

• Convince the client that a product owner is needed, as the project manager is not able to run an agile project without all the relevant roles in place.

• Agree up front on a minimum viable product (MVP), establish deadlines for review, and run the project with a backlog and weekly sprints.