Which two of the following will the project manager need to ensure before effective training can take place?

• Training is successfully resourced and scheduled.

• The final project sign-off has been received.

• Reminders should be sent to confirm the trainees’ participation.

• Billing for the training should have taken place.

A project team does not feel confident that they can complete the work for the next set of deliverables for the project and would rather spend more time exploring deliverables expected many months down the line. What can a project manager do to get the team focused on the near-term deliverables?

• Change the scope of the scope of the deliverables.

• Group the near-term deliverables into one deliverable.

• Create a sense of urgency.

• Make one person accountable for the deliverables.

Engaging with stakeholders is time intensive during a project. Which of the following statements should the project manager use to explain the need for a stakeholder engagement strategy to the project sponsor?

• To effectively engage stakeholders in project decisions and execution based on the analysis of their needs, interests, and potential impact

• To ensure the stakeholders are receiving the reports in the format they would like

• To effectively place the right people in the correct role to support achieving the project objectives on time and within budget

• To be able to document which stakeholder is unaware, neutral, leading, or supportive

Which of the following statements best describes the stakeholder engagement assessment matrix?

• It describes the level of involvement of each stakeholder.

• It describes the past performance of each stakeholder.

• It compares the current and desired levels of engagement of each stakeholder.

• It compares the current and desired levels of engagement for the project team members.

What does configuration management address?

• Activities such as keeping track of all the changes the customer makes to the product plans

• The way in which the product is configured for use to satisfy the end users and how that develops as it is being built

• Documentation of the management of configuring the product for use and how changes to the product will be incorporated into the overall project plan.

• Activities such as how version control of project documents and changes to the product will be initiated, analyzed, and traced

Which of the following is concerned with revisions to project documents?

• Version control

• Configuration management

• Both version control and configuration management

• Document control

Your project team holds weekly status meetings. Should the notes from last week’s meeting be considered a project artifact?

• This decision is up to the project manager.

• Yes, if significant project issues were discussed.

• Yes, even if the meeting resulted in only routine topics.

• No, meeting notes are not artifacts.

What is the role of a configuration management system?

• Track change requests

• Prioritize the product backlog

• Control versioning of all components

• Define roles and responsibilities

Why is stakeholder collaboration important to a project?

• Creates more reporting

• Requires more meetings

• Aligns expectations

• Encourages teams to do more than expected

Which two of the following are methods for training delivery?

• Virtual classroom

• Self-paced eLearning

• Prior knowledge

• Testing and validation