Practice2

The project team follows a hybrid framework for its delivery. During the execution of a project, the team learns of a new compliance requirement that has to be delivered before any other requirements. How should the project manager address this situation?

• Ask the team to include the compliance requirement in the current sprint and deliver it.

• Add the new compliance requirement to the backlog as the technical team does not have any capacity.

• Include the compliance lead in the stakeholders list and wait for the next status meeting

• Collaborate with the compliance team member to review and prioritize the requirement’s delivery

A Scrum team has committed to delivering a specific capability in their first release. Multiple operational issues have prevented the developer from delivering key capabilities. The technical lead has also given notice that they are resigning from the company. What should the project manager have the Scrum team do to recover from these issues?

• Review constraints in the ongoing sprint planning and evaluate options for the release plan

• Stop the sprint and replan and prioritize the backlog to reduce resource levels

• Consult the resource management plan for an appropriate response

• Continue with existing sprint plans to ensure some of the scope will be delivered

A project sponsor commonly asks the project manager to skip project retrospectives due to time constraints. However, the project manager persists in running this critical ceremony by reducing the time for preparation and for discussion. What are two issues that these actions by the project manager could cause? (Choose two)

• A lot of discussions that yield no results or possibly too many results

• A lack of direction and motivation for the team in the workshop

• Lessons learned from other teams to not be considered

• Time management plan for the retrospective workshop to not be updated

• A focus on the negative and a disinterest in further improvements

A project manager is assigned to a project in a company that is transitioning to agile. Not all stakeholders believe in the project, and some stakeholders would like the entire project defined and planned out early in the project. However, the project sponsor needs a quick win to ensure the continuation of the project. What approach should the project manager use?

• An agile approach as this would provide working functionality earlier

• A predictive approach as this would please the senior stakeholders

• A hybrid project as this will mitigate stakeholders' concerns.

• A predictive approach as this will show benefits for all stakeholders

A large project is affecting the neighborhood in which it is located. The neighbors are not satisfied with the project and their resistance to the project may affect the project deadline. What two actions should the project manager take'? (Choose two)

• Send letters to the neighbors and ask them kindly not to disturb the project.

• Set up a meeting with neighborhood representatives to win their cooperation

• Analyze the situation and find out what is causing the neighborhood's negative attitude.

• Ask the customer to extend the project deadline to allow time for conflict resolution

• Ask the mayor of the city to use their authority to stop neighborhood resistance

A stakeholder on a project has a reputation for being easily angered and unreasonably difficult on projects. The project manager would like to minimize the impact of the stakeholder’s behavior on the development team. What training should the project manager choose for their team to help with this situation?

• Communication training

• Negotiation training

• Emotional intelligence training

• Agile training.

A project for a new product launch is in a very initial stage and the requirements are evolving. Due to stiff competition in the market, the customer would like to launch the product keeping the scope flexible. The project team intends to start the work based on the forecast of a similar project delivered last year. Which project approach suits the scenario?

• Execute it as a Scrum project

• Execute it as a predictive project

• Execute it using the same approach as the reference project

• Execute it as a project with stage gates

A project manager is assigned to a project within a program. The high-level requirements of the project are known, but the priorities of some of the requirements are uncertain as they are interdependent on some other pipeline projects within the program. How should the project manager prepare for the next steps of the project?

• Escalate to the management team to increase the timeline based on the complexity of the project

• Wait for the other project estimates before planning the schedule

• Prioritize and estimate the milestones for the high-level requirements based on historical data

• Ask the project management office (PMO) to estimate the tasks for all the projects and share the project management plan

A project manager is managing an innovation project for a big corporation. The project manager is planning to use email as the main communication channel, however, the product owner prefers to use another approved communication tool instead of email. What should the project manager do?

• Contact the sponsor to request direction regarding the communication tool to be used by the project team

• Update the communications management plan based on the product owner’s preferences and distribute to the team

• Suggest to the team to start using the communication tool suggested by the product owner

• Request the product owner to use email because using another tool will increase the workload

During the last sprint review, the main stakeholder complained that the product was missing many features they had been expecting. The project team argued that every increment met the acceptance criteria and was approved by the main stakeholder. The cost performance index (CPI) of the project is 1.15 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.43. What should the project manager do?

• Ask the project team to perform the modifications since the project budget and schedule can support them.

• Ask the stakeholder to submit a change request to increase the budget and time for the modifications requested

• Explain to the stakeholder that since the acceptance criteria for every increment were met the project can be closed.

• Analyze the reason for the gap in understanding with both sides and negotiate a solution