WorksheetsLesson 4 | Lead the Project Team
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which two of the following will the project manager need to ensure before effective training can take place? (Choose two.)
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? (Choose two)
Virtual classroom
Self-paced eLearning
Prior knowledge
Testing and validation
Which of the following should not be considered as part of training cost estimates?
Logistics and venue costs
Participants’ salaries
Courseware printing and distribution
Instructions
While you are working on a SWOT analysis for a risk response, a team member asks you to show them how it’s done. Which type of coaching is this?
Informal
Formal
Scheduled
Timeboxed
A team member asks you if they could lead an estimating meeting. In which skill will you be coaching the team member?
Servant
Facilitating meeting
Emotional
Leadership
A product owner is unsure about how to participate in an iteration review session. What should the project manager do?
Remove the product owner from the session.
Request the product owner to remain quiet and observe.
Point the product owner to a website about iteration reviews.
Coach the product owner on how to contribute in the meeting.
A company was hiring for certain positions. For one position, they were asking for people with skills such as leadership, team building, motivation, conflict management, influencing, negotiating, and several others. This position would require the individual to lead efforts to satisfy specific objectives and complete them in a timely manner within budget constraints. What job position are they trying to fill and what type of skills were they looking for?
Head of the PMO, communication skills
Project manager, management skills
Project manager, interpersonal skills
Program manager, business skills
A stakeholder is conversing with you regarding a potential change to a specification. Which best exemplifies active listening by you?
Staring intently into their eyes
Paying close attention to the behaviors of the other stakeholders
Asking relevant follow-up questions
Correcting the stakeholder as soon as you can
During a meeting, you pay close attention to the emotions of yourself and others as the discussion gets heated. Which interpersonal skill are you leveraging?
Emotional intelligence
Meeting management
Leadership
Influencing
Which of the following statements most reflects the approach of servant leadership?
Lead by supporting the team’s needs.
Lead by assigning the team members’ tasks.
Lead by micromanaging the team activities.
Lead by facilitating the team reviews.
