Advanced _PMP_Initiating _Questions

A project sponsor verbally asks you to begin a project immediately without a formal project charter. What should you do FIRST?

• Begin gathering stakeholder requirements to save time

• Inform the sponsor that the project cannot start without a project charter

• Prepare the stakeholder register

• Ask the PMO for a standard project scope statement

During initiation, a project manager identifies stakeholders who have conflicting expectations. What should the project manager do NEXT?.

• Ask the sponsor to prioritize stakeholders.

• Escalate the conflict to the steering committee.

• Analyze and document stakeholder needs and influence

• Remove low-power stakeholders from the engagement plan.

A company initiates a project to improve customer satisfaction, but no metrics are defined. What is the BEST action before continuing?

• Proceed with qualitative interviews to start development.

• Draft a communication plan to update customers

• Define success criteria and measurable objectives

• Use lessons learned from similar projects.

You are initiating a project and learn that a major stakeholder opposes the project. What should you do FIRST?

• Escalate to the sponsor immediately

• Update the stakeholder register with concerns

• Invite the stakeholder to the project kickoff meeting.

• Meet with the stakeholder to understand their perspective

You have a signed charter, but during initiation you discover a major legal compliance issue that was missed. What should you do?

• Start work and log the issue in the risk register.

• Request a change to the charter scope and reassess risks

• Proceed and notify legal later during planning.

• Cancel the project and raise it to the sponsor