An agile team is struggling to solve a blocking issue with packaging design. Eventually, they find a solution, but it requires a different product format. What should the team do before further developing the solution?

A Project Manager has been asked to conduct a risk analysis that is based on a high-level scope. As part of the this analysis, the Project Manager must use expert judgment to prepare a document. Which document-based action is being performed?

A Project Manager overhears a conversation in the company's cafeteria. The speaker says that a possible union action will occur within the next two weeks. The Project Manager knows that any union action will affect the project team, and at this stage of the project, any project delays will cause substantial harm to both budget and schedule. Earlier, the probability of a union action was considered minimal. Thus, it was unanticipated. What should the Project Manager do?

Six months into a strategic agile project, company exectives are closely monitoring its progress. The COO expresses his frustration that the last weekly burn-down charts show the projected completion date significantly moving back and forward several times. How can the project manager forecast the completion date with more accuracy and stability?

The Project Manager shifts to an agile approach for a project with an aggressive go-to-market timeline. The Project Manager needs to revise the stakeholder engagement plan so that it follows agile principles. What should the Project Manager do to meet this need (choose two)?

A high-level manager in an organization would like to use a critical project resource for a new project. Which action should the Project Manager take?

A software vendor is behind on a key project deliverable. There is a 21% buffer in the budget for cost overruns. The Project Manager needs to mitigate the issue. Which action should the Project Manager take next?

A project that should have been 95 percent complete by now is only 80 percent complete. The total project budget is US$140,000 and the total spent to date is US$95,000. What is the schedule performance index (SPI) and a cost performance index (CPI) of the project?

A project has the following budgetary features: -Total budget of US$3 million -Planned value of US$630,000 -Actual cost of US$650,000 -Earned value of US$540,000. Which statement is true about this project?

The Project Manager learns that one team member needs to complete a critical task that is outside of the project, resulting in a scheduling risk for the project. How can the Project Manager eliminate this risk?

A Project Manager is uncertain about the project duration for a new product and consults several groups of subject matter experts (SMEs). The first group advises that it can be finished in 25 days. The second group identifies some risks that could make the duration up to 40 days. The third group proposes a new method that can shorten the time to 10 days. Using the triangular estimating technique, what is the duration for the new project?

A merger of two companies results in combining an agile software project and a predictive electronics project into a single hybrid project. Two months later, requirements have changed in both tracks but NEITHER has a full picture on status or importance of the requirements. How can the project manager best resolve the problem?

A Project Manager is working on a data center migration project and is developing the schedule management plan. Per the project sponsor's request, the schedule must plan for all tasks as soon as possible. Additionally, the Project Manager is presented with modified resource availability that should not violate schedule constraints. The Project Manager needs to select the appropriate leads and lags relationship for this situation. Which type should the Project Manager choose?

A new product is released. When a customer identifies performance issues with this product, the Project Manager realizes that cost of quality (COQ) should have been used to estimate this cost. Which category of COQ should the Project Manager have used?

A Project Manager is attending a periodic review with stakeholders. The project sponsor asks the project manager how deliverables will be verified for accuracy and accepted. In which project document is this information found?

A product passes 96% percent of the functional requirements defined in the scope. A customer is unwilling to accept the product since it did not pass 100%. A Project Manager is assessing what could have been done differently to avoid this. What should the Project Manager have done?

During user testing a client agreed to a final product. A few days later the client is reconsidering their agreement. What should the Project Manager do?

A project has the following characteristics: -It's being executed by the project team. -500 products have been developed based on the originally-approved blueprint. -The project team randomly selected 50 products to evaluate against the quality plan. What is occurring in this scenario?

A product deliverable is undergoing acceptance testing. A senior-level stakeholder raises concern that an essential product feature for their department was not developed. The Project Manager wants to avoid this issue in the future. What is one way to accomplish this goal?

A project has the following characteristics: -A change request was approved to develop another product that contradicts the original requirements.

To determine which product to create, a project feasibility study was conducted. However, a change request was recently approved to develop another product that contradicts the original requirements. Data specialists conducted an analysis before the change request was approved. What is an appropriate action for the Project Manager to take?

A company’s products will be affected by a new law that might be passed in the next four months. A new product launch is starting, and should be completed within three months. If the proposed law is passed, the new product will not meet the new requirements. How should the Project Manager address this potential problem?

A marketing team is developing a new website for an existing product range. The team reads through some customer comments submitted on the current website: "Too much clicking!" "More and better please." "Make it easier." Which tool or technique should the marketing team use to identify the target audience's style preferences?

A Project Manager receives the following information for a new project: -assumptions -preliminary scope -restrictions. After receiving this information, what is the first step the Project Manager should take?

A new team member, unaccustomed to agile practices, becomes nervous when an operations engineer who often criticized his previous work appears at the morning standup meeting. What could justify the project manager's invitation to the operations engineer?

A client selected a software company to develop a smartphone application. The client's legal team required a detailed source code register for all builds, and refused the company's counter-offer for walk-through meetings and free developer support. 60% of the project effort was spent on documentation and 15% on implementing 38 feature changes. How many of the of the Four Values of the Agile Manifesto were upheld in this project?

User testing on the last product release revealed low user interest in certain features that required significant effort to develop. What can the agile team do to prevent this disparity in the future?

A client stakeholder shows signs of resistance when coordinating delivery work. The agile project manager suspects that the automation in the delivered product might make the stakeholder's role obsolete. Which approach would be most effective to reduce resistance?

A project manager is using a suitability assessment tool to find the right project approach for a new project. The tool ranks on the following criteria: - Change: rate of change to requirements - Criticality: Criticality of product, processes and impact of defects - Buy-in: Executive support for adaptive methods - Team size: Number of members in project team - Team skill: Project team experience - Access: Direct collaboration/feedback with clients/sponsors. Which combination of these factors would be best suited to a fully agile project approach?

The product owner needs a more precise view of actual time spent on tasks in order to apply more accurate business value estimates in the product backlog. How should the project manager propose to address the problem?

In an agile project, too many meetings have made the product owner's schedule unworkable. The product owner wants to prioritize some meetings and decrease frequency of others. Which meetings should be prioritized to better ensure successful product development? (Choose TWO.)

A cultural event project has distinct work packages of varying durations comprised of tasks which cannot be predictably scheduled. What agile approach would be appropriate in this case?

The project manager is using the INVEST method to check the quality of three stories in the product backlog: Story 1: As a user, I want to be able to bend the flex conduit up to 90° in any direction to orient lighting from a fixed position. Story 2: As a user, I want to exert no more than 4 MPa to bend the flex conduit from an unsupported standing postion. Story 3: As an assembler, I want to spray a conduit coating that will inhibit all oxidation when exposed to 50 years of tropical rain conditions. What is the evaluation result for these stories?

A project has the following characteristics: - To determine what product should be created, a feasibility study was conducted.  - A change request was approved to develop another product that contradicts the original requirements. - Data analysis was conducted before the change request was approved. Which action should the project manager take?

The quarterly results show that competitors are driving prices down. The company is losing market share and midway into a product development project, it appears the sponsoring unit is not likely to get return on their investment. Which two actions should the project manager take to adapt the project to these new conditions? (Choose TWO).

A project manager is leading a meeting with key stakeholders to update them on the progress of the project as well as address any questions or concerns of the stakeholders. In order to capture relevant information from the meeting, the project manager assigns a project team member to be the meeting scribe. The meeting is a success with enthusiastic participation among the stakeholders. With the meeting concluded, what should be done with the meeting minutes?

A project manager is leading a large project to develop a new model of smartphone. Early in project execution, to foster the stakeholder involvement, the project manager holds a meeting as specified in the stakeholder engagement plan. What type of meeting does the project manager likely hold?

The project must take on new requests to enhance or repair the product while working on a long term plan to deliver a new version of the product. Both needs have different owners or sponsors and require purchasing new materials. How should the project manager handle the ownership of priority and purchasing of new materials?

A project manager is leading a project with a predictive life cycle. Detailed plans were provided by the requesting organization before the start of the project. What will be the focus of the project manager?

An agile team is developing custom manufacturing equipment for a client. After three iterations, a functional prototype is ready, but it lacks critical safety features as well as several enhancements that can be installed on-site in future releases. To get early feedback from the client, the product owner requests that the team deliver an MVP as soon as possible. What should the project manager do to address the product owner's request?

You are working as a part-time manager at a weak matrix organization. Your functional manager adds to your workload by declaring you the project manager for a new business idea. After reviewing the business case, you understand new personnel will need to be hired to execute the project. What constraint, if any, will you be operating under in terms of hiring additional staff?

A project manager has been chosen to lead the project to find a location for a second headquarters. The project manager wants to formalize the authority that has been assigned to her and to gain commitment and acceptance for the project. What is the best thing for the project manager to do?

During a procurement audit, it is discovered that a vendor's project team is spending an inordinate amount of time using a group review technique which was not stipulated in the contract, thus causing a delay to the project. A corrective action has been taken to address the issue. What should the project manager document in the lessons learned register regarding the vendor?

A project manager has just returned from vacation and wants to get a project update. The project team outlines several issues and describe how each issue was addressed. The project manager is impressed with how smoothly and effectively the team has addressed the issues even in the absence of leadership. What stage of team development is being demonstrated in this scenario?

User test results for a prototype release are ready. The test users describe the kind of smoother experience they want, the many missing features they desire, and the ways the product could be more visually appealing. What conclusions can be drawn from the user's input?

A project manager is introducing agile values to a newly formed team. The team is assigned to develop a new software application using the eXtreme Programming (XP) method. The project manager explains that agile approaches are value-driven in two ways: one way is focusing on features that provide the highest value to the customer. Which of the following did the project manager most likely mention as another way of agile approaches, unique to XP, to be value-driven?

You meet with your team to determine the life cycle for your project. After analyzing the best way to define and manage requirements, develop deliverables, handle changes, control risk and cost, and engage key stakeholders, the decision is made to select a hybrid life cycle. With the project life cycle selected, how will risk and cost be controlled?

A historic building restoration project requires consultation with a historian. The project also requires specialized equipment along with period correct materials and construction techniques to faithfully reproduce the original construction. Where should the project manager look to find information on the equipment, tools, materials, and supplies that need to be acquired for the project?

Your project team is located in a building that undergoes renovation. During project execution, the power goes out. You know that response plans were made in the event of a power outage which includes the use of a generator, fuel, and an uninterruptible power supply, but you cannot recall where all these items are located. What should you do next?

A project is looking to procure a series of products to be developed in tandem with the project. A single supplier must be able to build out the products and provide services to the project team as the team works on the multitude of other components. To best manage the quality of the long-term procurement need, what is the best practice?

You need to hire one contractor. You are leaning toward one who has an 80% chance of delivering in one month with a cost of $5,000, and a 20% chance of delivering in two months with a cost of $10,000. Another contractor has a 90% chance of delivering in one month with a cost of $6,000, and a 10% chance of delivering in two months with a cost of $12,000. What technique would you use to select the contractor?

An agile coach reflects on his past agile projects and realizes that his ability to understand human motivation, expression and dynamics played a large part in his success. Which of the following interpersonal skills does the agile coach refer to in his personal retrospective?

During estimating, the team is discussing an item in the backlog. It becomes clear that the item can be done in different ways, but the best way is NOT obvious. What should the team do to progress on this item?

You are conducting the source selection analysis for a project that will procure services from a vendor. Since the value of the procurement is relatively small, you have decided that a full selection process does not make sense. With three prospective vendors under consideration, what is the best course of action?

You are in the process of finalizing all activities for your project. As part of this process, you are preparing the final project report which includes a summary of the project performance. Once the final report is complete, what should you do next?

A company has been contracted to develop software for a hydroelectric plant. The project management plan specifies Scrum as the development approach. Few sprints into the project, regulators notify the performing organization that due to new environmental laws, safety features originally not included in the scope baseline will need to be built into the software. What is the project manager's best course of action?

Your project is midway into execution when a new executive joins the company. The sponsor tells you the executive will play a significant role in your project. What should you do first?

A project to roll out a new payroll system for the organization has been completed. Training the employees on the new system was a key deliverable in the scope baseline. The training was provided to all employees in a single class but proved inefficient as the payroll department was overwhelmed with incorrectly filled out timesheet forms, which delayed paychecks. What might the project manager have done differently to prevent the incorrectly submitted timesheets?

A project manager is estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual project activities with estimated staff. To complete this process, the project manager should consider all of the following factors except for:

A project manager has just been hired to lead a project, which is already in the execution stage. Even though the project team members demonstrate strong social relations and collaborative working environment, the project manager wants to improve the performance of the team and provide the training necessary to achieve the project's objectives. Among the following, what should the project manager do first?

The large multi-year manufacturing project relies on traditional and agile methods to manage the vast project complexities and external dependencies. Due to those external dependencies, there are many challenges that cannot be addressed or budgeted for in the two-week iteration cycle. How should the team address the longer-term budget challenges?

As part of monitoring and controlling costs for your project, you need to calculate a cost variance (CV). You have already determined that $22,000 has been spent thus far on the project. In order to calculate the CV, what should you do next?

A project manager is monitoring the status of the project schedule for a product development project. The project deliverables are being produced in an iterative fashion, and the project has just completed seven of twelve planned sprints. The project manager has gathered the following information: - 17 story points were completed and accepted in the seventh sprint; - 20 story points were planned for sprint #7; - One feature worth 3 story points was completed but rejected and placed back in the product backlog; - The value of the features developed to date is $172,000; Actual costs to date are $167,000; - The BAC for the project is $300,000; - The project backlog contains 250 story points; - The project team has successfully completed 137 story points to date Which of the following accurately describes the schedule performance of the project for the seventh iteration?

The agile team is building a version of a smartphone shopping application suitable for older people. Marketing has not been able to find any volunteer test users fitting the profile. Which option would be most effective to ensure the best product value is delivered?

A construction project experienced delays from lower than anticipated worker productivity, errors in construction, as well as worse than expected weather. Although these individual risks were previously identified, the combined effects of these realized risks were greater than the individual risk response plans were able to address, and a critical project deadline was missed. What might have been done differently to plan better for the risks?

A project will use an adaptive approach to prepare plans, develop the product, and monitor progress. Initiating and closing processes, however, will have to be managed traditionally due to the constraints imposed by the organization. In this hybrid environment, the project manager decides to use information radiators. What is the most likely reason behind the project manager's decision?

A project has just been initiated to transform an organization from a functional organizational structure to project-oriented. If the project is successful in meeting its objectives, what will be the most likely outcome? (Choose three)

To develop the communications management plan, the project manager needs to determine the number of potential communication channels (or paths) of sprint planning meetings. The project manager realizes that the following individuals will have to be invited to the meetings: the product owner, four programmers, two testers, and a UX/UI designer. What should the project manager do next with this information?

You are developing baselines for a multi-phase project to install smart wireless meters for a local electric utility company. The first phase will prepare infrastructure, second will install the meters, and third will upload the software. However, due to the opposition of anti-wireless-technology groups, it's unclear if the project will be completed all across the planned region. What is your best course of action to increase the chances of delivering value in case the project closes prematurely?

A project manager is leading a project kick-off meeting with the project team and other stakeholders. The goal of the meeting is to gain the commitment of the team for the project and inform the stakeholders of the project's objectives as well as define the stakeholders' roles and responsibilities. Which of the following interpersonal and team skills is least likely to be utilized during a kick-off meeting?

A project is carried out using traditional methods. To produce project deliverables more frequently, the project manager wants to incorporate some agile practices into the team's work. An agile coach is brought in to conduct a workshop with the project team. What should the project manager do next to verify that the team has acquired the agile skill set needed to meet the project objectives?

A project manager has been reassigned from a traditional project to a hybrid project, in which the progress is measured against the baselines, while the product is developed incrementally over the course of several iterations. In this hybrid environment, the project manager is struggling to find a way to carry out the Monitor Risks process. What tools and techniques would be best for the project manager to use in this situation?

A small company is occupying one floor in an office building. A new senior manager has been assigned to oversee several projects. The manager contacts an agile project leader and asks for a monthly report that summarizes the project status and the projected finish date. How should the project leader respond to this request?

During a meeting, the agile coach proposes that the team implement a defined process for reporting defects on their online tracking tool. Since the team members are well familiar with the tool from their past projects, they, by consensus, agree that they do not need to waste their time discussing this matter. The agile coach is unhappy. What is the best nest step for the agile coach?

A customer contemplates adding new features to a project deliverable. Which mandatory step must a project manager take before a project team member can start working on these new features?

You are managing a new needs assessment project. While you are analyzing the monthly progress data your team has submitted, you notice that one of your project team members has spent half as much time working on a project activity than you had planned. What should you do?

A project manager is having difficulty getting project team members to meet their weekly performance targets. The project manager has provided team training and team-building activities, but so far these and other efforts have been unsuccessful. The project manager would like to use a reward system to incentivize team members to meet their performance goals. What should the project manager do first?

At an iteration retrospective meeting, two senior developers express frustration that junior team members call them with questions late at night, waking them up and disrupting their family time. As a result, the developers are less productive during the work hours, which negatively affects product quality and creates variance with the performance measurement baseline. What could the project manager have done earlier in the project to avoid the situation altogether or at least reduce its severity?

A project has to procure goods and services from a seller. Most of the procurement items are well-defined up-front. However, the scope is subject to change and will be elaborated as the project progresses. Which of the following is best for the project manager to use to address the scope part of the procurement while contracting with the seller?

You work as a project manager for an organization that has a directive type of project management office (PMO). The PMO requires you to document relevant information in the lessons learned register. What is the main purpose of preparing this documentation?

An agile project team begins the development of the project deliverables. The sponsor stresses the importance of having the stakeholders apprised of value gain progress as often as possible. What is the best way for the project manager to address the sponsor's request?

You are leading a project to design a car with new self-driving technology. During project planning, existing government regulations regarding the new technology were virtually non-existent. You identified this ambiguity risk during project planning and developed a risk response. Now, with the car ready for production, new regulations have been enacted. The new regulations are so complicated that you have trouble understanding them and their implications for the project. What should you do next?

Midway into project execution, a developer leaves your scrum team. You follow the risk management plan, review the risk register, and implement the planned response by acquiring a new developer. The new developer is highly qualified but is new to the organization and not familiar with the Scrum framework. You introduce the developer to the other team members. What is your next best step?

During project execution, a vendor is not able to deliver on their contract. Before executing on the previously planned risk response of contacting a secondary vendor, the risk owner goes on vacation and delegates the finalization of the procurement to a project team member. Unfortunately, the project team member forgets to complete the procurement process. Who is ultimately accountable for ensuring the implementation of the risk response plan in this situation?

A client's employee asks the project manager for an additional, new product feature during a status meeting. To which document should the project manager first refer to determine who has the authority to approve this request?

A project manager has diligently captured the knowledge gained from each iteration retrospective and recorded the information in the lessons learned register. After the project retrospective, the project manager finalizes the lessons learned register and transfers the information to the lessons learned repository as specified in the project management plan. However, when other project teams review the lessons learned as part of planning their projects, some of the information is misinterpreted, and knowledge is lost. How might the project manager have avoided this situation?

A project is 50% completed. An essential project team member requests two (2) months leave for personal matters. What should the project manager do first?

A start-up company needs to quickly expand its product portfolio to meet market demand. Recently, staff members are working on two or three agile teams, each dedicated to a different product line. Output is dropping and defect rates are rising in all teams. In which two ways can the project manager help the agile teams improve their work? (Choose THREE).

A project sponsor asks the project manager to change production materials because these materials could cause health problems to consumers. Which step should the project manager take?

A team was in the execution stage of the project management plan when three (3) necessary changes were brought to their attention. The team members all have differing opinions regarding how to implement the changes. What should the project manager do?

A project manager recently joined a new project with the following characteristics: - Tight deadlines - Global virtual team - Fixed budget. During the planning stage, the project manager wants to avoid scope creep and keep the team focused on delivering a product that meets requirements. The project manager should ensure __________. (Fill in the blank with the correct response.)

The project sponsor requests that an element of a product will be swapped for the equivalent supplied by a local manufacturer in order to have a more sustainable supply chain. Which action should the project manager take?

A worldwide product launch will likely be delayed by the lengthy analysis needed to assess the impact of new European Union (EU) regulations. Perishable ingredients and factory bookings are at risk of being lost. The executive committee decides to postpone the launch in the EU but maintain launch dates in all non-EU countries. How should the project manager re-plan the project to support both launches?

A multi-year, hybrid pharmaceutical project adds new fixed-date activities for the team to run Machine Learning (ML) processing of medical scans. The output from the ML analysis is used by an agile team of doctors to determine next steps in a patient case. The project manager has updated the scope statement and schedule. In which three other documents should the project manager record this new process? (Choose THREE).

A project’s workload is increasing significantly, and the resource level is NOT sufficient. In response, management outsources some major tasks to keep the project on schedule. What should the project manager do in this scenario?

A textile development project needs a specialized resource to work for 900 hours. The company has decided to outsource these hours. Because of internal policies, all potential service providers must be given the same information about the requirements. Which action should the project manager take to ensure this?

Because a deliverable does NOT meet the agreed-upon quality specifications, it is rejected by the customer. Team members find that the deliverable fails to meet expectations because of a problem with vendor-provided parts. The vendor says that they will NOT correct the problem. Before deciding on next steps, what should the project manager do?

Near the end of a manufacturing project, several team members are transferred to another project. To complete the work, the project manager needs to acquire additional resource support from a new supplier but is concerned about the cost risk of using a new supplier at this advanced stage of the project. Now, the project manager needs to work with the procurement team to establish specifications and type of contract to be used. What should be done?

The agile team surpassed the planned number of stories in the last three agile iterations. How can the project manager be sure all the work performed is truly complete?

Because a deliverable does NOT meet the agreed-upon quality specifications, it is rejected by the customer. Team members find that the deliverable fails to meet expectations because of a problem with vendor-provided parts.   Before deciding on next steps, what should the project manager do? 

A hybrid project combines IT integration and software development tasks. The predictive and agile teams seem to be working in silos, resulting in misaligned deliverable scheduling. Which two measures would most effectively enable the teams to better synchronize their deliveries? (Choose TWO).

Company G has a goal of increasing customer satisfaction within four (4) months and initiates a project to meet this goal. The project manager needs to identify best practices. Which method should the project manager use to accomplish this?

A project manager begins to prepare the project management plan after receiving the project charter. There is currently NO historical information in the project management office (PMO). What next step should the project manager take in this scenario?

Company P’s IT transformation project has three (3) deliverables, and they have the following characteristics, according to the project team: - Deliverable 2 has strictly scheduled milestones, with no expected variation in the timeline. - Requirements for deliverables 1 and 3 will change quickly during development. Which project life cycle should the project manager use for this project?

A consultant has advised an IT director to use a development and operations (DevOps) approach to a migration project. The IT director wants to understand how the necessary speed can be achieved in a safe way. Which two examples could demonstrate how DevOps can reduce incidents and speed up deployment at the same time? (Choose TWO.)

An innovative product fails to satisfy targeted consumers despite significant investments in quality control and marketing campaigns. Which agile practice would best prevent future failures of this nature?

An emergency vaccine roll-out project should be deployed to vaccination centers as soon as confirmed locations are booked. Factors such as delayed batch shipments, safety protocols, and target age groups may block the deployment at the last minute. However, the deployment process does NOT vary after passing the tollgate to begin setup at a new location. Which project approach would best support the goal to maximize the number of centers deployed?

A project to start building an ecology-focused resort complex is planned, and the contract is ready for signature. The client now asks the prime contractor to suspend planned development work on a parcel of land while the team runs a consumer study—the team needs to know what kind of structures to build on the parcel. What should the prime contractor do to quickly close the deal, given the new client requirements?

A new wildlife reserve project will have a staff of approximately 80 experts, builders, and logistics workers with exposure to various safety risks. The project manager wants a scalable approach combining flexibility and team dynamics with traditional safeguards. Which option could be used to tailor a hybrid project of this nature?

A medium-sized company is expanding into a new market. However, the company does NOT have previous experience in that market. A project manager needs to collect requirements. Which two tools or techniques should the project manager use? (Choose TWO).

In a hybrid product design project, the team encounters a 3D printer malfunction resulting in costly losses of titanium supplies. When the production team tells the agile programming team about the problem, it becomes clear that mistranslated data sheets created problems for both teams. However, the agile team resolved their problems a month before the malfunction. What could the agile team have done to prevent the current malfunction?

A medical equipment vendor is running a hybrid project which includes some custom software development by an agile team. The team progress is good, but slow customer approval causes unnecessary delays. The customer insists that approval can only be given after repeating all the test cases in the target environment. How can the project manager accelerate the approvals and build customer trust at the same time?

An organizational change program has met with internal resistance, a risk which was previously identified. A logistics manager is particularly affected, due to reduction of the team size and the rate of change driven by an agile planning of the predictive implementation. The manager's supervisor formally requests the change program to delay implementation for the logistics team. What should the project manager do next in response to this request?

A project team collected sensitive client data during the early stages of a project to help develop the project management plan. The team is now working on deliverables for the project when the compliance manager discovers a data breach and alerts the team to a compliance issue. Which document should the project manager review first?

The team working on Project A has resolved a technical issue, and the project is moving forward. The project manager has been warned that the same issue will probably arise on similar projects in the future. What should the project manager do first when responding to this warning?

While reviewing the issue log, the project manager notices that tasks assigned to two (2) team members are quite a bit behind schedule. What should the project manager do?

Project team members are busier than usual. They indicate that they do NOT have the time to update the lessons learned repository because of other project responsibilities. How should the project manager respond?

A large project includes functional groups in four (4) countries, a steering committee, and a project sponsor. As the project approaches completion, the project manager must prepare the closeout documents. How should the project manager obtain appropriate sign-off on the acceptance of project deliverables?

After six (6) iterations, significant variations have occurred to project scope and schedule. These are due to the customer's technology regulations and security policies, which are regularly reviewed. The project manager suggests taking a new approach to the next iteration to avoid possible delays. What should the project manager do first?

A project manager has completed the following steps: - Finished a major IT deployment project - Confirmed with the release manager that all systems are working - Confirmed that functionality has been verified by the quality assurance team - Informed the customer. Which next step should the project manager take?

A client brings a project manager into a project during the project's execution stage. The project manager reviews the project scope for cost estimating purposes and notices that some deliverables were missed in the work breakdown structure (WBS).  Which step should the manager take next?

Review the following steps. 1. A project has been successfully delivered. 2. The project manager is executing formal closure. 3. ______________________________________. What is step 3?

Review the following project characteristics: - The project is in the initiation phase. - Due to lack of funding, the project is terminated. - The project manager must close the project. What is the first action the project manager should take?

After a project ends, the project manager and project team members are still being asked to do the following: - Evaluate new requirements - Make minor modifications - Solve technical issues. The project manager wants to ensure the product or service developed by the project now has operational support. What should the project manager do?

Project team members are spending a lot of time helping maintenance and operations staff with a recently commissioned project component. The project manager needs to validate that the component was signed off and ownership transferred. Which three (3) documents should the project manager use for this decision?

A project is completed, but the project manager and project team members are being asked to do the following: - Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues - Evaluate new requirements - Make minor adjustments. The project manager needs to ensure that the product developed by the project now has operational support. What should the project manager do?

At the end of an agile project, all stories are completed on schedule and all tests passed, but the customer does NOT consider the product a success. Which is the most effective way to prevent this outcome in future projects?

An energy infrastructure vendor is delivering a complex solution proof of concept to a new strategic customer. The predictive project should be completed in 10 weeks, but there will be a long list of outstanding items, and some are dependent on external events with uncertain scheduling. How should the project manager handle the outstanding items?

A project has the following characteristics: - It is in the execution stage. - A new law requires immediate compliance. - This law will impact the project's scope, schedule, and cost. What are three possible actions to ensure compliance? (Choose THREE).

A new law is expected within the next six (6) months that will affect a business’ product line. The next product is launching and should be completed within three (3) months. Unfortunately, the new product will NOT meet the requirements of the proposed law. How should the project manager respond to this potential problem?

Project N is a business merger in a highly regulated industry. The project sponsor and a high-level executive have asked for changes that appear to disregard legal requirements.  What should be the first step in the project manager's response?

Review the following project characteristics: - A sponsor approves a project. - The project manager invites selected team members, key stakeholders, and the sponsor to a meeting. - The primary purpose of the meeting is to create a document that will guide the team in defining the main project deliverables. What will be the final output of this meeting?

A project manager needs to ensure that all data security requirements are covered during a data warehouse development project’s execution phase. Each of the databases created during different project phases will have a specific data security policy to comply with governmental data security laws. How should the project manager plan to meet these requirements?

A project team learns about a new compliance requirement from an international entity that may impact the baseline business case for the project. They learn this right after the project charter is completed and the project sponsor has signed.  How should the project manager proceed?

A Canadian start-up company announces to the press its imminent launch in the European Union (EU) and Latin America. Soon afterward, the compliance team recommends delaying the launch by six (6) months to avoid substantial penalties related to a new set of EU regulations. Which approach could the project manager take to advance the launch project while preparing the compliance measures?

Two (2) months into a three (3)-year mobile telecom roll-out, the project manager discovers that approximately fifteen percent (15%) of the equipment is prohibited for delivery because of an embargo. The procurement contract does NOT cover the embargo case, but the company could incur severe penalties for incomplete delivery. What is the appropriate solution for the situation?

The legal team informs the product owner that another company owns a patent for an innovation used in the agile team's product, which is now 75% complete. What should the product owner do to determine the appropriate way forward?

A new regulation requires consumer warnings on labels, but a company's product package is too small to fit the additional information. The regulatory specification does NOT provide a solution, so the agile team decides to solve the problem by displaying the information on a fold-out flap. The start of mass production of the new labels, the project's next milestone, is scheduled to begin in five days. What should the agile team do next?

A project manager leaves the company and is replaced. The new project manager is excited to start guiding the team toward project success. What should the new project manager do first?

A project manager receives the following for a new project: - Assumptions - Restrictions - Preliminary scope. After receiving this information, what should the project manager do first?

A week prior to the project kick-off call, a project manager meets with a key project resource to gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of the project deliverables. The resource expresses concern and worry regarding the deliverables. How can the project manager ensure that the deliverables are realistic?

A key project resource is discussing the complexity of project deliverables with the project manager two (2) weeks before the kick-off call. The resource expresses nervousness and concern regarding the deliverables. The project manager wants to ensure that the deliverables are realistic. What is the appropriate action to take?

A project manager is working with a customer who repeatedly submits requests for new requirements for an existing software product. The project manager has already provided the completed scope definition for the product's next version release to stakeholders. Which step is appropriate for the project manager to take next?

During user testing, a client agrees to the final product. One day later, the client indicates that the final product MAY NOT be acceptable. What should be the project manager’s first step for resolving this issue?

A new product development project is to be initiated in a difficult business context. Competition is driving prices down, and supply costs are rising. Why would an agile incremental project approach be the safest choice in this context?

The marketing director is displeased that the agile innovation team is producing too many novelty products with too little business value. Which two approaches should the project manager take to correct the team's approach? (Choose TWO).

An agile innovation team is highly productive. However, the Head of Operations informs the product owner that the company is NOT getting sustainable return on investment from the team's work. How should the product owner address the problem?

A company is losing market share to disruptive competitors with new business models. A cross-functional agile team has been formed to recommend ways to recover market share. How can the team increase their chance of producing successful recommendations?

Over the past six months, the development cost per story has risen by more than 250% due to a faulty platform which is NO longer supported. The product vision highlights unique features of the platform as a pre-requisite for the product. What should the project manager do to determine next steps?

The agile team will take over from another supplier to maintain a client's website. The team notices that recent browser changes imply that most of the website's existing content would now require users to install a plug-in. How should the agile team move forward?

The quarterly results show that competitors are driving prices down. The company is losing market share and midway into a product development project, it appears the sponsoring unit is not likely to get return on their investment. Which two actions should the project manager take to adapt the project to these new conditions? (Choose TWO).

A pharmaceutical project includes an agile team of doctors who analyze human tissue scans from drug trial patients. The CEO wants to leverage Machine Learning (ML) technology, because it is proven to be faster and more accurate than doctors in scan analysis. How should the product owner proceed in response to the CEO's wish?

A project manager is working on a software development project. Two customers are repeatedly submitting new feature requests. The completed scope definition for the product's next version release has already been provided to stakeholders. What should the project manager do next?

As part of an organizational change program, an experienced project manager with agile experience and certification is hired by a company with a strong predictive culture. Which two actions can the project manager take to start helping the company adopt agile methodologies? (Choose TWO.)

An agile team needs to decide who should represent them in the Scrum of Scrums. Which option should be used to select the best-suited team member?

A Project Manager joins a project as a replacement on a project team. During initial meetings, the Project Manager realizes there are many differing opinions about how to address technical decisions. Team members do not respect each other's ideas, and the environment is becoming counterproductive. However, the team developed processes and procedures and is now working smoothly and productively on the project, without conflict or interruption. In what phase of development is the team?

A Project Manager needs to successfully lead a project that has diverse, globally-dispersed team members. What should the Project Manager do to develop cultural sensitivity?

As part of effective leadership, Project Managers help team members grow and keep them motivated throughout each project. What is one trait that supports this effective leadership?

A new Project Manager joins the project’s daily standups, only to find that the project team spends too much time discussing ways to deal with obstructions in the project. Because of these discussions, standups often last well over two hours. What process should be used to deal with this issue?

A project needs a specialized resource. A resource that fits the needs of the project is identified, and can work onsite, but lives in another country. The visa process was expected to take weeks but is now taking months. What should the Project Manager do?

A Project Manager joins a project that has the following features: -Globally distributed team -Budget that is fixed -Very tight deadlines. During planning, what should the Project Manager do to avoid any scope creep and keep the team focused on delivering a product that meets requirements?

There are necessary changes being requested to a project; however, team members are not in agreement regarding how to implement the changes. The Project Manager needs to address this issue. Which action should the Project Manager take?

There are concerns about the cost risk of adding an external supplier at the mid-point of a project. Still, several team members have been transferred to another project, and the Project Manager requires resource support from an external supplier. The Project Manager needs to work with the procurement team to establish specifications and type of contract to be used. What should be done?

An empowered agile team showed impressive progress in the first four iterations, but now the product owner has noticed low output in the latest five iterations without any apparent reason. What could be the cause of this situation?

A project that is nearing completion has the following characteristics: -It is very large. -It contains functional groups in five different countries. -Closeout documents are being prepared. The Project Manager needs to gain acceptance of the project deliverables. What should the Project Manager do?

The Project Manager has a large project with functional groups in four countries. Now that the project is close to completion, the Project Manager needs to obtain the correct signoff on the acceptance of project deliverables. What should be done to obtain the appropriate signoff on this project?

A project has the following characteristics: -Is in the process of completing the planning stage. -A key stakeholder will be unavailable for 2.5 weeks during the project. The Project Manager must decide what to do first, after learning about the key stakeholder's unavailability. What is the correct step to take?

The Project Manager reviews the issue log and sees that three tasks assigned to three team members are significantly behind schedule. How should the Project Manager handle this issue?

Although a previously-identified technical issue has been resolved, the Project Manager is warned that the same issue is likely to occur on similar projects in the future. Which document should be part of the first step in responding to the warning?

A Project Manager has the following situation: -A very long project management plan is drafted. -Stakeholders on the project are spread across three continents. -The Project Manager needs the stakeholders to approve the plan in as short of time as possible. What is an appropriate course of action for the Project Manager to take?

A project has increased in size. As a result, the project's single sponsor is replaced by a steering committee. What should the Project Manager do to accommodate this new development?

A project was not meeting scheduled dates for some tasks, so the Project Manager reprioritized a number of subsequent tasks to try to get the project back on track. The reprioritization did not fix the problem, and now the Project Manager needs to escalate the issue to project stakeholders. To escalate the issue, to which plan should the Project Manager refer?

A Project Manager is doing the following: -conducting a risk analysis based on a high-level scope, and -using expert judgment to prepare a document. What is the Project Manager doing, based on the description of the activity?

The project requires the development of a human resources information system (HRIS) to centrally manage human resources and payroll. The project sponsor is a multinational company. The Project Manager reviews historical data on the company’s human resources practices and considers the regulatory framework of the project. Still, there are concerns about project risks. What should the Project Manager do in response to these concerns?