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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 31mins
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1.
A project manager presented the project schedule to the main stakeholders. They requested that the project be completed two months earlier. What should the project manager do?
a)
Hold a stakeholder meeting to align timelines and scope expectations.
b)
Reduce the scope of the project by removing activities and shortening the timeline.
c)
Update the cost management plan to allocate more resources to the project to finish the scope earlier.
d)
Crash the schedule to shorten the timeline while keeping the scope unchanged.
2.
A project manager is assigned to a project in a company that is transitioning to agile. Not all stakeholders believe in the project, and some stakeholders would like the entire project defined and planned out early in the project. However, the project sponsor needs a quick win to ensure the continuation of the project. What approach should the project manager use?
a)
A hybrid project as this will mitigate stakeholders' concerns.
b)
An agile approach as this would provide working functionality earlier.
c)
A predictive approach as this will show benefits for all stakeholders.
d)
A predictive approach as this would please the senior stakeholders.
3.
Two weeks after the approval of the project management plan for a global project, the project manager noticed that it was approved based on a different level of understanding by international stakeholders and is not what the project manager presented for approval. What should the project manager have done to prevent this from happening?
a)
Sent the meeting minutes to the stakeholders after the kick-off meeting.
b)
Validated each stakeholder's understanding during the kick-off meeting.
c)
Reviewed all the approvals immediately after the kick-off meeting was over.
d)
Ran separate kick-off meetings for each culture and time zone.
4.
Due to delays on some activities, one of the project team members has increased the scope without any approval. What should the project manager do next?
a)
Remove the changes to match the original requirements.
b)
Evaluate the impacts of the changes that were made to the project.
c)
Update project documentation with the new scope.
d)
Add team members to the project to avoid more schedule delays.
5.
After 1 year into the lifecycle of an ongoing residential project, an announcement was received from the municipality regarding a new regulation that will greatly impact the project's schedule and budget. What should the project manager do next?
a)
Submit a change request through the integrated change control process.
b)
Update the issue log and discuss it in the next steering committee meeting.
c)
Estimate the associated costs and increase the project budget accordingly.
d)
Perform a qualitative risk analysis and update the risk register.
6.
A stakeholder is requesting that the project manager share project status updates on a regular basis. This stakeholder is not included in the regular distribution list. What should the project manager do?
a)
Start sending status updates to this stakeholder based on the request.
b)
Review the stakeholder engagement and communications management plans.
c)
Ask the stakeholder's manager if the stakeholder can be added to the list.
d)
Escalate the stakeholder's request to the project sponsor.
7.
A project manager accepts a delivery at the project site but the items are of poor quality. The project manager gets the local vendor to fix the items but more deliveries from this vendor are expected. What should the project manager do going forward?
a)
Allocate extra time to inspect deliveries for quality assurance upon arrival at the site.
b)
Have the vendor issue the quality documentation prior to the next delivery.
c)
Review the contract requirements and ask for the applicable evidence for quality assurance.
d)
Call the vendor and have them verbally guarantee the quality of the next site delivery.
8.
During a project planning meeting, the customer is not sure how to build a brand new product and is worried about extra costs and work. The customer is asking the project manager for guidance. What should the project manager do?
a)
Ask the customer to include all of the requirements in the project charter to officially start the project planning phase.
b)
Wait to start the project execution phase until all requirements and acceptance criteria are clear.
c)
Schedule a brainstorming session and select the top ten most important requirements.
d)
In the planning meeting, focus on releasing a minimum viable product (MVP) quickly and getting feedback from the end users.
9.
Important projects in the portfolio backlog need to be delivered. Budget estimates are needed to prioritize the projects. How should the project budgets be estimated?
a)
The team facilitator uses historical data and arrives at an estimate based on the nature of the project.
b)
The product owner obtains all project details and based on the team's experience and velocity provides a budget estimate.
c)
Budget estimates are provided based on the experience of the sponsor, product owner, and team facilitator.
d)
The project is decomposed into features and based on the feature value and the velocity of the team, the team provides the estimate.
10.
During the third iteration of a project, the main sponsor retired from the company, and a new sponsor was appointed. The new sponsor is not familiar with the agile approach for project delivery, which leads them to request more control over the project team. What should the project manager do?
a)
Schedule a meeting with the new sponsor to explain the agile approach and how teams are supposed to be self-organized.
b)
Review the sponsor's request with the project team during the next iteration review meeting to obtain a team decision.
c)
Review the sponsor's request with the project team during the next daily review meeting to provide the requested control.
d)
Schedule an emergency meeting with the project team so they fulfill every request that comes from the sponsor.
11.
A project manager is meeting with the project sponsor regarding a new project. The project manager tells the sponsor that, as part of the communications management plan, a weekly email will be sent with the status of the project, so the sponsor can be informed of the progress. The sponsor indicates that the email is not necessary because they will ask for a status update whenever it is needed. What should the project manager do next?
a)
Tell the project sponsor that if they prefer to not receive the communication, there is no problem in removing them from the email distribution.
b)
Ask the project sponsor what sort of information is needed and agree on a frequency for the communication.
c)
Agree to the project sponsor's request, but continue to copy them on the weekly email so they can be informed of progress in case it is needed.
d)
Advise the project sponsor to request a 15-minute meeting, whenever necessary, with prior notification.
12.
A project just kicked off and management's expectation is to ensure that the deliverable of the first iteration helps the marketing team present the product prototype to potential customers. What should the project manager do?
a)
Identify the minimum functionality required for the product.
b)
Increase the details of the work breakdown structure (WBS) to minimize errors and delays.
c)
Ask the sponsor to prioritize some functionalities of the product.
d)
Split the backlog into phases to ensure that the key features are delivered first.
13.
A project manager has just finished planning for a project when the client adds a new project team member. The project manager knows that the new team member only works remotely and is not in the main office. In addition, the new team member engages with decisions quickly in a face-to-face environment, but is slow to respond otherwise. How should the project manager reflect this in their planning?
a)
Include the team member in the stakeholder register and update the communications management plan.
b)
Update the project charter to include the new team member for this project.
c)
Send out recurring onsite project meeting invites to ensure the team member's presence.
d)
Monitor the new team member's input to gauge their value to the project.
14.
A project manager arranged a team-building activity to build and maintain teamwork, trust, and commitment due to internal team conflicts. Two months after completing the training, another situation is causing new delays in the project. What should the project manager do to address this concern?
a)
Ask human resources (HR) to coordinate another activity.
b)
Meet with the team to explain that conflicts must be addressed and solved.
c)
Inform HR about the situation and ask for support.
d)
Reassess the team situation and provide a proper solution.
15.
A project manager joins a team that is providing a customized enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to a client. A potential design problem is identified by the development team. After reviewing this issue with the project owner and team members, all agreed to revise the design to avoid a system defect when deployed. The design is already approved. What should be the project manager's next steps?
a)
Amend the design specifications and pass them to the development team for reprogramming.
b)
Conduct a proof of concept to make sure there are no problems in the revised design.
c)
Make a change request and get formal approval from the project owner.
d)
Inform the client of the problem and follow the change request process.
16.
A project manager is in the middle of a project when one of the key project team members needs to take an unexpected and prolonged leave of absence. The project is ahead of schedule and running under budget. Which two actions should the project manager take initially to resolve this problem? (Choose two)
a)
Check if the team member's activities are sufficiently documented to facilitate handover.
b)
Check the project's responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) to determine which activities will be affected.
c)
Obtain the project sponsor's support to replace the team member on leave.
d)
Reassign responsibilities across the remaining members using the available float for training.
17.
During a project status update by the project management office (PMO), the CEO is concerned that the status of all projects suddenly changed from green to red, without warning. Upper management is used to reading traditional reports related to progress and cost, and they want to continue viewing this information. How should the PMO implement a better way to report the project's health?
a)
Ask the project managers to report on their projects using a Kanban board format.
b)
Request the program managers to be more accurate when presenting status reports.
c)
Explore reporting the earned value (EV) key performance indicators (KPIs) using agile progress as an input.
d)
Perform a root cause analysis (RCA) to find out why the status of projects is deteriorating so fast.
18.
A company has hired a vendor to deliver a scope of work and assigned a project manager to oversee the project. The vendor advised that they completed the scope successfully and is asking for approval. What should the project manager do in response to this request?
a)
Update the project management plan and mark the milestone as completed.
b)
Obtain approval from the project sponsor.
c)
Set up a meeting with stakeholders to validate and confirm acceptance of the deliverables.
d)
Ask the vendor to validate the agreement for any deviations.
19.
A new project manager has been assigned to a project that is in danger of failing. The stakeholders do not know the project status nor do they know what benefits will be delivered by the project. How can the project manager convey these benefits to the stakeholders?
a)
Rebaseline the project schedule to show the current status of the project.
b)
Update the deliverables map against the agreed-upon project requirements.
c)
Perform a project cost-benefit analysis for the stakeholders.
d)
Create a benefits management plan mapped to the organization's strategic objectives.
20.
A project manager is assigned to a technical research project. The project team has already been assigned, and the main subject matter expert (SME) sends the project manager a list of the technical skills required for the execution of this project. What should the project manager do next?
a)
Discuss the list with the project sponsor to confirm that the resources have the required skills.
b)
Meet with the project team to understand their skills and identify potential gaps and training requirements.
c)
Ask the functional manager to review the resource pool and recommend the right individuals to join the team.
d)
Send the list to the project team and ask them to get training on the required skills.
21.
In a construction project for a new building, the project manager decides to apply agile principles for the building foundation phase. While evaluating the project schedule with the team, the project manager believes that the estimates are inaccurate. How should the project manager address this issue?
a)
Reduce the story size by splitting stories.
b)
Create a product backlog.
c)
Perform sprint reviews with the team.
d)
Assess the previous project velocity.
22.
A project for a new product launch is in a very initial stage and the requirements are evolving. Due to stiff competition in the market, the customer would like to launch the product keeping the scope flexible. The project team intends to start the work based on the forecast of a similar project delivered last year. Which project approach suits the scenario?
a)
Execute it as a project with stage gates.
b)
Execute it as a Scrum project.
c)
Execute it using the same approach as the reference project.
d)
Execute it as a predictive project.
23.
Since the beginning of a project, the product owner keeps asking during ceremonies about the budget spent for each product iteration. The product owner seems much more interested in the cost rather than the product itself. What should the project manager have done earlier to change the product owner's behavior?
a)
Worked with the product owner to clarify their role in an agile project and the scope of the agile ceremonies.
b)
Worked on a communications management plan with reports of budget spent in each iteration versus planned to avoid these discussions during ceremonies.
c)
Worked on a fixed-price contract to switch the product owner's attention to value instead of money.
d)
Worked on different approaches of estimating to give confidence of the cost spent in each product increment.
24.
A project manager and a stakeholder have different opinions on the budget estimates for a project that is being initiated based on a new consumer privacy law. What would be a reason for this difference in opinion?
a)
The use of the Monte Carlo method can result in different estimations.
b)
Organizational assets were not available to back the rationale.
c)
Relative estimation by the team resulted in two estimates.
d)
The communications management plan was not used by all stakeholders.
25.
A project manager was just assigned to a project as the leader of an experienced agile team. How should the project manager influence the team to accomplish the project objectives?
a)
Use a plan-driven approach in order to demonstrate control over the project.
b)
Assert judgment over the team.
c)
Increase the amount of subject matter experts (SMEs) to get better results.
d)
Express trust in the team's ability to fulfill the necessary deliverables.
26.
The project sponsor requested technical specifications for a project-related component. The project sponsor does not have the authorization to see the specifications, but insists on seeing them. What should the project manager do first in this situation?
a)
Create a stakeholder engagement plan to help the team formulate a response.
b)
Meet with the project sponsor as soon as possible to discuss the matter further.
c)
Update the issue log to make the project team aware and to develop a strategy.
d)
Provide the specifications to the project sponsor with some information removed.
27.
A new project manager has been assigned to a project that is in danger of failing. The stakeholders do not know the project status nor do they know what benefits will be delivered by the project. How can the project manager convey these benefits to the stakeholders?
a)
Rebaseline the project schedule to show the current status of the project.
b)
Update the deliverables map against the agreed-upon project requirements.
c)
Perform a project cost-benefit analysis for the stakeholders.
d)
Create a benefits management plan mapped to the organization's strategic objectives.
28.
A project manager is assigned to a technical research project. The project team has already been assigned, and the main subject matter expert (SME) sends the project manager a list of the technical skills required for the execution of this project. What should the project manager do next?
a)
Discuss the list with the project sponsor to confirm that the resources have the required skills.
b)
Meet with the project team to understand their skills and identify potential gaps and training requirements.
c)
Ask the functional manager to review the resource pool and recommend the right individuals to join the team.
d)
Send the list to the project team and ask them to get training on the required skills.
29.
In a construction project for a new building, the project manager decides to apply agile principles for the building foundation phase. While evaluating the project schedule with the team, the project manager believes that the estimates are inaccurate. How should the project manager address this issue?
a)
Reduce the story size by splitting stories.
b)
Create a product backlog.
c)
Perform sprint reviews with the team.
d)
Assess the previous project velocity.
30.
A project for a new product launch is in a very initial stage and the requirements are evolving. Due to stiff competition in the market, the customer would like to launch the product keeping the scope flexible. The project team intends to start the work based on the forecast of a similar project delivered last year. Which project approach suits the scenario?
a)
Execute it as a project with stage gates.
b)
Execute it as a Scrum project.
c)
Execute it using the same approach as the reference project.
d)
Execute it as a predictive project.
31.
Since the beginning of a project, the product owner keeps asking during ceremonies about the budget spent for each product iteration. The product owner seems much more interested in the cost rather than the product itself. What should the project manager have done earlier to change the product owner's behavior?
a)
Worked with the product owner to clarify their role in an agile project and the scope of the agile ceremonies.
b)
Worked on a communications management plan with reports of budget spent in each iteration versus planned to avoid these discussions during ceremonies.
c)
Worked on a fixed-price contract to switch the product owner's attention to value instead of money.
d)
Worked on different approaches of estimating to give confidence of the cost spent in each product increment.
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