Project Management Quiz

After signing an agreement with a vendor, the project manager notices that the vendor is continuously asking for changes on the procurement statement of work (SOW). These changes would improve the project outcome. What should the project manager do next?

• Consult the list of selected vendors for the bid and evaluate a possible change of vendor.

• Revise the procurement control process to avoid undesired changes that might affect the schedule.

• Assess the situation as an opportunity for improvement and perform a risk analysis.

• Conduct an audit on the procurement process and inform the vendor about the audit's observations.

A project manager is performing earned value management (EVM) for a cross-country pipeline project. The project manager has determined the ratio of earned value (EV) to actual cost (AC) for the project and has found the calculated result to be 0.9024. What does this value mean for the project?

• The project is earning less value than was planned

• The project has started exceeding the planned cost

• The project has earned more value than planned

• The project is close to exceeding the planned cost

A customer complains that the user stories released so far contain too much jargon and do not reflect the expectations of the product. What should the project manager do next?

• Rewrite the stories to include the technical vision of the product

• Ask the senior developer to rewrite all the stories

• Engage with the customer and rewrite all the stories

• Request approval from the company director to conduct training for the team

An unforeseen event has shut down public works projects for 4 weeks. Activities on the critical path will fall behind based on the project schedule. What should the project manager do?

• Add 4 additional weeks to the schedule and request additional resources.

• Ask the sponsor to obtain a special work permit to continue work.

• Crash the resource management plan to keep the schedule on track.

• Review the project management plan to see the impact of the possible delay.

During a regular project progress meeting, the CEO informed the project manager that a major stakeholder has been unaware of recent developments on the project. The project manager is sure that the stakeholder was duly identified and classified in the stakeholder register. Which project document should the project manager review in order to determine the reason for this issue?

• Requirements traceability matrix

• Issue log

• Stakeholder register

• Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

A healthcare organization hired a new compliance specialist to ensure that the healthcare compliance needs are met. The feedback about the new compliance specialist from the team was average. What should the project manager do to help the new compliance specialist improve?

• Coordinate a one-to-one meeting with the specialist to assess the situation

• Escalate this situation to the manager of the area for a possible solution

• Provide time for the specialist to adjust to the pace of the project

• Contact the human resources (HR) manager about the team's feedback

A company has selected a cross-functional team to develop an innovative digital product to drive the digital transformation project for the business. What should the project manager do to ensure business value is delivered early?

• Create robust incentives to the team members to encourage speedy delivery

• Create a detailed project plan and escalate delays to the functional managers

• Break down the deliverables into sprints and deliver value incrementally

• Fast track the project and monitor tasks closely to ensure timely delivery

A company that uses a predictive approach and operates in a highly regulated market is losing profitability because its product life cycle is taking longer than those of its competitors. A new project manager has been hired to change this scenario. What approach should the project manager propose?

• Migrate to an agile model, focusing primarily on an iterative approach, leaving the incremental life cycle as a next step

• Change to an agile model, focusing primarily on the incremental life cycle, leaving the iterative approach as a next step

• Maintain a predictive approach, but increase the focus on better planning and tracking to anticipate problems and avoid delays

• Propose a hybrid approach, leveraging the benefits of an agile approach while respecting some aspects of the company's industry

A company is using an agile approach to launch a new product. In the second sprint, the team encounters a technical problem they have never faced before. What should the project manager do?

• Organize an early retrospective with the team to analyze the problem

• Ask the product owner to write the specifications for the related user story

• Facilitate a problem-solving session with the team to analyze the problem

• Inform the project sponsor about the problem faced by the team

A key stakeholder has recently started in a company and has been assigned to a hybrid project. Although very experienced in their domain, the stakeholder has only been exposed to predictive project approaches. What should the project manager do?

• Inform the project management office (PMO) that the team will use a predictive approach for this project

• Inform the stakeholder that they must level their knowledge with other stakeholders

• Allocate time to mentor the stakeholder in the selected project approach

• Update the risk register with the potential impact and apprise the steering committee