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The project manager realizes two additional workers are needed for a project. Which stakeholder would the project manager work with to gain budget and resources for the project?
Operations
Legal
Sales and Marketing
Executives
Who would the project manager work with to hire new personnel or contractors to fill an open position to meet resourcing needs?
Sales and Marketing
IT
Legal
Human Resources
Which of the following terms describes a set of project management guidelines, best practices, and processes that make project management more effective within cost, scope, and time constraints?
Project Management Professional Certificate
Project Management Institute
Project Management Professional
Project Management Body of Knowledge
Which of the following terms best describes a project management methodology that addresses the inflexibility of waterfall’s long and strict project phases by having short development sprints?
Critical Path
Agile
Six Sigma
Lean
Which project methodology is focused on minimizing the waste of resources and time?
Agile
Lean
Critical Path
Six Sigma
Which of the following terms describes a trend in project management that include traits such as emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, communication, negotiation, and mentoring?
Remote teams
Artificial intelligence
Hybrid teams
Soft skills
Which of the following terms describes traditional project management?
Remote and hybrid teams
Flexible
Automated management
Sequential
As a project manager, you will need to estimate how long tasks should take to create a project plan and help team members manage due dates. Which soft skill best describes this project management skill?
Negotiation
Building relationships
Communication
Time management
As a project manager, you will keep up with many small parts of a project, like spreadsheets, project tracking software, and detailed plans. What trait best describes the ability to oversee all of these components in a project?
Curious
Detail oriented
Problem solving
Motivational
What skill is a project manager using when they ask clarifying questions to understand better how to solve an issue blocking progress on a deliverable?
Trust Building
Communication
Motivation
Leadership
What skill is a project manager using when resolving a problem between two teams to keep the project on track?
Inspire
Leadership
Trust Building
Conflict Management
A project manager uses project management software that tracks risks and issues and provides a dashboard to communicate project status with all stakeholders. Which phase in the project management lifecycle would the project manager use this software in?
Project monitoring and reporting
Post-project evaluation
Project Closing
Project planning
.A project manager meets with the development team, product owner, and stakeholders to review the work that was completed during the sprint. What type of meeting is this?
Sprint retrospective
Stand-up
Project Status meeting
Sprint review
.Which of the following careers is considered the most senior-level position in project management?
Scrum master
Project Team Lead
Senior project manager
Director of project management
Which of the following are specialized skills that you will need as a project manager unique to the finance industry?
Technical knowledge and business acumen to understand project planning, and feasibility
Development of web apps and portals
Financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
Risk management, process integration, quality assurance, and procurement
Which of the following is a responsibility of an IT project manager that overlaps with the responsibilities of a non-IT project manager?
Assisting in establishing safe practices and system configurations to project information systems from unwanted access or destruction
Familiarity with object-oriented analysis and design
Identifying gaps, following the team’s project governance structure, and optimizing the project and process
Conceptual understanding of API integrations
A recently completed risk audit discloses several new risks resulting from implementing a risk response. The response attempts to mitigate a legal condition that led to potential fines. The response needs to be revised. Some fines are prevented, but other fines are incurred. The project manager documents a new risk because of this response failure. The team determines that the updated response could lead to new legal ramifications if executed. What two ways would you categorize these new risks?
Secondary
Residual
Urgent
Watch
.A project manager conducts frequent brainstorming sessions to gather marketing information on new product offerings. Stakeholders complain that they need more time to prepare for these sessions and request an overview of what the team would brainstorm a few days before each meeting. Which technique would satisfy this need?
Brain writing
Root cause analysis
Lessons learned
Interviews
.Which two statements are true regarding the need to perform periodic risk reassessments?
The project manager finalizes risk scores at the beginning of the project
The risk monitoring process may require updates
Risk owners may discover new risks or current risk updates
All risks are known after risk planning
What is the primary purpose of a periodic risk audit?
Evaluate the effectiveness of the monitor risk process
Discover secondary risks and update the risk register
Update the risk register as new risks are discovered
Determine risk ownership and assign tasks
.Project managers normally conduct risk audits during which project lifecycle phase or process group?
Affirm
Monitoring and controlling
Executing
Planning
A lifecycle is a series of phases a project passes through to meet project requirements. On which methodology is the current Project Management Institute (PMI) predictive lifecycle based?
DMADV
DMAIC
PDCL
PDCA
Artifact is a term used in adaptive project management defined as templates, documents, outputs, or deliverables. Which two choices do we consider key artifacts when managing an adaptive project?
User stories
Increments
Sprint backlog
Iterations
The initiating process group is the first phase in the PMI project lifecycle. Which is a key output of the initiation phase?
Stakeholder register
Communications management plan
Business case
Scope statement
A project management team worked hard and long to finalize the project management plan. The project sponsor requested a few modifications but approved the plan. What is the next step the team must take?
Begin project planning
Conduct a kick-off meeting
Schedule scope validation
Finalize project charter
The six-month business application project is close to being completed. What are two key outputs that will result from project closure activities?
Closed procurements
Lessons learned
Accepted deliverables
Product transition
Communications planning is underway to support the project. The team is analyzing the need to send the right amount of information at the right time to the right people. In addition, they are discussing the training required to leverage better scheduling models used to support the project. Which two technological factors are the team analyzing?
Ease of use
Project environment
Urgency to share information
Availability and reliability of technology
PMI defines four values that drive effective communications in its Code of Ethics. Which two values does the Code of Ethics cover?
Fairness
Equity
Respect
Commitment
.PMI adapted a team charter to aid a team in developing ground rules to guide team behavior. What are two recommended areas for norms?
Sell
Delegate
Teams agreement
Conflict resolution process
The team identifies risks that may impact a newly approved construction project. The team first identified the risks in the original business case, which determined that a project was required. Where will these risks first be documented?
Project scope statement
Project charter
Stakeholder register
Risk management plan
Which of the following describes the types of skills that include the ability to lead a team and overcome challenges the team comes across while working on a project?
Business skills
Managerial Skills
Leadership skills
Technical skills
Which of the following is a career path that can be described as strategically managing several projects, analyzing the business benefits of a program, and managing multiple project dependencies?
Program manager
Senior executive
Project coordinator
Portfolio manager
You have been tasked with creating a social media campaign on one social media channel for a new product that a company is launching in two months. Which of the following terms best describes this initiative?
A project
A portfolio
A program
Which of the following terms best describes modern project management?
Linear planning
Flexible
Predictable cycles
Sequential
As a project manager, you must communicate with internal teams and stakeholders in a respectful and inclusive way.Which soft skill best describes this project management skill?
Building relationships
Time management
Decision making
Negotiation
A project manager meets with the internal team at the end of a sprint to review processes, planning, communication, and collaboration during the sprint. Which of the following types of meetings is this?
Sprint retrospective
Project status meeting
Sprint review
Stand-up
A project manager facilitates regular meetings with stakeholders, keeps detailed agendas and notes to discuss, and shares a dashboard with the project’s status. Which phase in the project management lifecycle would this dashboard be necessary?
Project closing
Project monitoring and reporting
Post-project evaluation
Project planning
Which of the following is a senior-level career that can provide strategic directions for a company’s projects by defining how those projects fit into the business’s strategy and goals?
Project team lead
Program manager
Director of Project Management
Scrum master
The Waterfall approach relies on phases such as _____.
Pair negotiations, unit testing, and simplicity
Designing, coding, and testing
Analyzing problems, clarifying processes, and implementing changes
Visualization, work in progress, and tracking flow
Which answer describes a core principle of Kanban?
Courage to speak realistically.
Taking personal responsibility for removing blockers
Visualization of work.
Complete design and coding before testing.
Which statement best describes minimum viable product (MVP)?
Code that is just enough to make the product pass testing
A product that is developed by focusing on system behavior from the user experience perspective.
The cheapest and easiest thing you can build to test your hypothesis.
The result of “Phase 1” of a product development schedule.
The key goal of scrum is to build a _____.
Potentially shippable product with as small a team as possible
Ready to ship product as quickly as possible
Potentially shippable product with every iteration
Ready to ship product without having rules and meetings to slow production
What is the role of the Scrum product owner?
Funds the project and owns the checkbook
The person cheerleading and championing the team
Acts as liaison between the stakeholders and scrum team and articulates the vision
Captures empirical data, which is used to adjust forecasts
What is the role of the Scrum master?
Determines priorities, requirements, and when to ship
Exercises management authority over the team
Coaches the team and shields them from external interference
Assigns each item in the sprint plan to someone on the team
Which answer describes the Scrum team?
Members work on projects according to their assigned roles.
Members come on and off the team as needed, each contributing as needed.
The team pulls work off the plan, assigns it to themselves, and develops software.
The Scrum master develops a plan and the team works according to it.
What are the three Scrum artifacts?
Cadence, key metrics, and release methodology
Daily standup, sprint review, sprint retrospective
Product backlog, sprint backlog, done increment
Happier employees, product quality, higher productivity
Select the correct statement regarding Dev Ops and Agile team alignment.
One of the goals of Dev Ops is to accelerate time to market.
One of the goals of Agile is to deliver software faster.
Dev Ops and Agile have closely aligned goals.
All of the above statements are correct.
Select the correct statement regarding Scrum.
Scrum emphasizes continuous change
Scrum has sprints and existing roles such as scrum master
Scrum emphasizes that the product or increment is never done. There is always improvement
Scrum uses cycle time as the key metric
Which answer is valued and emphasized in Agile?
Adaptive planning and early delivery
Using the most up-to-date tools and processes
Comprehensive documentation
Adhering to the scope of work
How is the waterfall method different from Agile?
The waterfall method has phases so that when one ends, the next begins.
Agile has architects, developers, and testers working in separate phases.
Agile emphasizes upfront gathering of requirements and documentation.
The waterfall method moves faster than Agile.
How is Scrum different from Kanban?
Scrum has roles, such as scrum master, while Kanban does not have existing roles.
Scrum has long sprints, while Kanban has short sprints.
Scrum key metrics are focused on cycle time, while Kanban emphasizes velocity.
Scrum is more flexible regarding change, while Kanban is more structured.
Which of the following describes the types of skills that include the ability to lead a team and overcome challenges the team comes across while working on a project?
Business skills
Managerial Skills
Leadership skills
Technical skills
Which of the following is a career path that can be described as strategically managing several projects, analyzing the business benefits of a program, and managing multiple project dependencies?
Program manager
Senior executive
Project coordinator
Portfolio manager
You have been tasked with creating a social media campaign on one social media channel for a new product that a company is launching in two months. Which of the following terms best describes this initiative?
A project
A portfolio
A program
Select the correct statement regarding the scrum master
The scrum master is a coach rather than a task master.
The scrum master documents impediments as a project risks
The scrum master is a role based on the waterfall approach.
The scrum master keeps the team marching to a fixed plan.
Select the correct statement regarding kanban pipelines.
The new issues pipeline is for storing items you will do in the next two weeks
The first pipeline on a Kanban board is product backlog
The sprint backlog is followed by in the icebox
A Kanban board is made of multiple pipelines
What happens to sticky notes on a kanban board?
The stay put until the story is finished
They are used as messages from one team member to another
They are moved across the board to show progress
They are removed as tasks are completed
INVEST says stories should be _____.
Visionary
Dependent
Independent
short
Select the correct statement regarding product backlog.
Epic stories are automatically put first in the backlog
The product backlog is ordered by importance (or business value)
The product backlog is ordered by which stories follow the template
The stories at the bottom of the backlog are the most detailed
Who has the key role at the backlog refinement meeting?
The development team has the key role of refining the backlog
The scrum master has the key role of technical assistance
The product owner has the key role of refining the backlog
The lead architect has the key role of technical assistance
What is velocity in terms of sprint planning?
The speed at which every team should be able to work
A measure of how quickly the team can plan a sprint
Each team has a measure of how quickly they work, for comparison
The number of story points a team can complete in a single sprint
You measure story points completed vs. story points remaining for a sprint using a _____ chart.
Timeboxing
Burndown
Kanban
Workflow
