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A project manager is working on a project nearing completion using a hybrid approach. During the last daily standup, the team identified a risk of not delivering on time because team members have not initiated any of the tasks assigned to them. What should the project manager do in this situation?

• Hire additional resources to increase capacity using the contingency budget.

• Empower the team to self-organize and make decisions to overcome the delay.

• Reassign the remaining tasks to the most experienced team members.

• Inform the sponsor about the degraded performance of the team members.

A client wants to create an innovative software for the travel industry using an agile approach. A project manager was assigned to work on the details and estimates as requested by the client. What should the project manager do before sending the information to the client?

• Analyze the tasks, provide estimates, include a prototype demo, and send to the client directly.

• Sequence the tasks with estimates and add standard risk reserves to use for software development.

• Put the tasks with estimates in the backlog and clarify that the project will not need any reserves.

• Work with the team to understand their views and add the appropriate dependencies and risks.

A project to implement a new online landing platform has started. After the first sprint, the project sponsor requested a change. What should the project manager do next?

• Escalate the change request to the sponsor.

• Inform the stakeholders of the change.

• Facilitate the update of the product backlog.

• Validate the work completed.

A project manager is working on a project that is required to deliver value on an incremental basis. Which action should the project manager take to enable successful project execution?

• Engage with the project sponsor to understand the scope.

• Develop a comprehensive set of requirements.

• Create a project schedule containing milestones.

• Identify the tangible and intangible benefits.

A project manager noticed that a team member has been struggling with some tasks. Team morale is low because they will not get the expected bonus if they do not finish on time. What should the project manager do next?

• Update the project schedule and budget estimates.

• Ask the HR department to replace the team member and add an additional resource.

• Ask the client to approve a delay in the project schedule.

• Acknowledge the team for their accomplishments, encourage them, and offer assistance to avoid future delays.

A project team has finished its first iteration out of six. The iteration's delivery performance (velocity) was 50%. During the iteration retrospective, the team realizes that the complexity of the work was underestimated. What should the project manager do?

• Update the issue log and escalate it to the project sponsor.

• Ask to replace some team members with more experienced ones.

• Meet with the team to review internal actions to resolve the situation.

• Ask the technical manager to help the team with the issue.

An agile project team received an assignment to develop an industrial system. The team does not have any previous experience performing this type of work. How should this situation be handled?

• Add an experienced professional to the team to reinforce knowledge sharing.

• Create a separate team with experienced members.

• Use a robotics vendor company to develop the interfaces.

• Hire a consulting company to address questions and avoid delays.

A project manager has been assigned to lead a global team. The team is located in different countries and time zones and will need timely decisions. How should the project manager approach delegation?

• Delegate certain authorities and share information to allow fair decision-making.

• Delegate most authorities and control the authority by withholding information.

• Delegate most authorities and share information to allow fair decision-making.

• Delegate certain authorities and control the authority by withholding information.

A project manager needs the team to define the steps and identify the risks of migrating data to a new system. What type of leadership should the project manager use to accomplish this?

• Servant leadership.

• Authoritative leadership.

• Collaborative leadership.

• Delegative leadership.

A project is behind schedule because of delayed equipment installation. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation from happening?

• Conducted periodic reviews with the manager on resource availability.

• Defined the skill requirements more clearly in the scope statement.

• Consulted with the installation team on a regular basis.

• Asked the manager to follow the agreed-upon resource management plan.