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162.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? Flow-based Incremental Predictive Extreme

A

19.A recently formed agile team is exhausted after working 12 hour days to fulfill their sprint commitments. Who has not properly performed their duties in this situation? Project Manager Team Members Product Owner Scrum Master

D

11.A company is losing market share to disruptive competitors with new business models. The agile team is asked to restrict the number of features and release them faster to the market. How will this request impact the planning? The backlog will be prioritized to deliver basic functionality in small increments The product vision will be updated to reflect a user-driven release roadmap Reprioritize the sprint backlog to work on the smallest and simplest stories first The increments will be reduced to enable faster product releases

A

117.A key project resource is discussing the complexity of project deliverables with the Project Manager 1.5 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? Implement a feasibility study, and then assess and review the results Hold a meeting with the project sponsor to discuss the resource's concerns, and revise the project charter Ensure that the concerns are documented in the issue log for later review. Start to identify threats and preventive actions by performing a risk assessment

A

160.The project sponsor reports that an element of a product could lead to moderate health issues in customers. Therefore, the sponsor asks to modify production materials. Which action should the Project Manager take?".Refer to the Perform Integrated Change Control process to examine the issue further. Promptly implement the change and submit a change request for formal documentation. Halt current production and initiate the Perform Integrated Change Control process. Do not fulfill the request because it will lead to scope creep

A

17.An agile team needs to decide who should represent them in the Scrum of Scrums. Which criteria should be used to select the best-suited team member? How well the member knows the work in the other teams How well the member applies their depth of expertise How convincing the member is as a public speaker How long they have been working with Agile methods

A

31.Two months into a 3-year mobile telecom roll-out, the project manager discovers that approximately 15% of the equipment is prohibited to deliver due to embargo. The procurement contract does not cover the embargo case, but severe penalities could be applied for incomplete delivery. What is the appropriate solution for the situation? Add an agile track to explore and plan delivery of alternative equipment Formally challenge the embargo, but add penalty costs for contingency Compare the penalty costs of delivering or not delivering, and choose the lowest Accept the client's penalties, close the project and cease business in the country

A

51.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? Review the risk register Read the risk management plan.Implement the agreed-upon risk response Search any storage areas of the building for the supplies

A

57.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? Creating the project charter Preparing the scope statement document. Creating a project management plan Documenting the risk management plan

A

6.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? Inform the client and propose an impact analysis Update all pre-existing code to remove plug-in dependencies Inform the client about the previous supplier's negligence Deliver the code updates as defined in the contract

A

65.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? Facilitate a quarterly review of the budget and explore potential future budget challenges Slowly inject more budgetary constraints and track the budget challenges that these constraints cause Steadily burn down the budget with every iteration and mitigate budget challenges Re-evaluate the budget after every iteration and add identified budget challenges to the risk register

A

87.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? Seek the opinion of a recognized expert to validate or modify the risk response Terminate the project since the new technology does not meet the new regulations Submit a change request to alter the scope baseline to accommodate the new regulations Proceed with the project and implemented the risk response as originally planned

A

88.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? Request the team members to rotate with pair programming so that each team member has an opportunity to mentor the new developer Ask the new developer to review the organizational breakdown structure and the Scrum Guide and assess the knowledge gained Have the new developer review the product backlog and ask him to select the user story with which he would prefer to begin his work Hold an outdoor team-building exercise and invite the sponsor, key project stakeholders, and customer representative

A

96.A project that should have been 70 percent complete by now is only 55 percent complete. The total project budget is US$210,000, and the actual cost spent to date is US$162,000. What is the scheduled performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI) of this project? The SPI is 0.79, and the CPI is 0.71. The SPI is 1.27, and the CPI is 0.98 The SPI is 0.82, and the CPI is 1.05 The SPI is 0.99, and the CPI is 0.96.

A

97.A project that should have been 90 percent complete by now is only 84 percent complete. The total project budget is US$110,000 and the actual cost to date is US$82,000. What is the schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI) for this project? The SPI is 0.93, and the CPI is 1.13. The SPI is 1.07, and the CPI is 0.99. The SPI is 1.15, and the CPI of 0.93. The SPI is 0.96, and the CPI is 1.18.

A

174.An agile project is structured without timeboxing. Tasks are grouped by high-level goal, but cannot be predictably scheduled. How can the work be distributed for efficient execution? (Choose THREE.) Track readiness status to help the team initiate tasks at the right time. Set deadlines to ensure that the team completes the work in acceptable limits Use a task board to group tasks into rows and track progress across columns. Maintain a to do task pool to limit the number of tasks in progress. Pre-indentify blockers to determine the order of execution.

A,C,D

18.An agile team needs to decide who should represent them in the Scrum of Scrums. Which criterion should be used to select the best-suited team member? Scrum DevOps eXtreme Programming CI/CD

B

168.As part of an organizational change program, an experienced agile project manager is hired to a company with a strong predictive culture. What should the project manager do to start helping the company adopt agile methodologies? (Choose TWO.) Ensure that the MoSCoW method is used to write all project requirements Analyze all planned projects to pick the appropriate agile model Show stakeholders how agile can increase quality and decrease risk Train project teams to be more self-reliant and cross-functional. Identify opportunities for incremental business value delivery

C,E

10.The agile team is tasked with building a senior-friendly version of a smartphone shopping application. 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? Examine evaluations of similar competitor products Ask senior relatives what price point they want Remove eye glasses when testing the user interface Ask the team to run friendly tests with senior relatives

D

106.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? Since the product is still under development, continue to fulfill the requests. Procure project acceptance Contact the project team, dismiss them from the project, and find a new project. Execute the project hand off.

D

49.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? Requirements traceability matrix Resource calendar Resource histogram Resource requirements

D

74.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? Meeting management Facilitation Conflict management Nominal group technique

D

71.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) The organization will shift from the current state to the desired future state.; The project manager(s) will have control over the project budget. Employees will be grouped by the work being done (engineering, manufacturing, etc.) The project manager(s) will have significantly more authority over projects The role of the project manager(s) will be defined as a project coordinator

A,B,D

180.An agile team member solved a problem that had blocked the team for several weeks. After release of the software, it appears that the solution caused a function to fail. The quality director demands an explanation. How should the project manager react? (Choose TWO.) Ask the team member to present his rationale and lessons learned..Work with the team to identify gaps in the definition of done ".Issue a warning to the team member about not taking risky initiatives Work with the team to identify gaps in the definition of ready Respond to the director that mistakes are inevitable but will be remedied

A,D

4.After three agile iterations showed a trend of increasingly prolonged test work, the team performed an intensive backlog refinement. What metrics would show that the problem was effectively addressed? Increase in value per story Speed of impediment resolution Stories completed per iteration Decrease in backlog item count

C

8.The agile team excels at solving technical problems, but when the product owner requests creative or business-related ideas, the team falls silent. Is this a problem? Yes, specialist teams are prone to higher error rates No, specialist teams are more effective than generalists Yes, lack of diversity will limit the team's adaptability No, the team performs better without useless distractions

C

36.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 other documents should the project manager record this new process? (Select THREE.) Stakeholder Register Sprint Backlog Definition of Ready Risk Register Resource Management Plan

C,D,E

3.The last three agile iterations showed a trend of increasingly prolonged test work. Which activity should the project manager plan to address the root cause? Adopt test automation tools Plan an iteration of testing only Practice a paired testing policy Plan more backlog refinement

D

20.A consultant has advised an IT director to use a DevOps approach to a migration project. The IT director wants to understand how the necessary speed can be achieved in a safe way. Which examples could demonstrate how DevOps can reduce incidents and speed up deployment at the same time? (Choose TWO.) Automation of operations and development Virtualization of all systems and software containers Early collaboration between operations and development Machine Learning based development and deployment

A

45.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?".Norming Performing Excelling Forming

B

108.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?".1. Divide the plan into sections. 2. Based on their areas of expertise, ask select stakeholders to review particular portions.".1. Send the plan to each stakeholder individually. 2. Ask them to add their comments and return it for updating. ".1. Arrange a meeting with all stakeholders. 2. Have the stakeholders review the plan before the meeting. ".1. Schedule individual meetings. 2. Invite only the key stakeholders, and walk them through the plan

C

150.An agile approach meets the needs of the next phase in a team's project. As the team discusses the phase it becomes clear that some team members have not received appropriate training in the agile model. How should the Project Manager respond to this issue? File a change request that includes the agile training that members lack. Use available funds in the contingency reserve to guarantee training all team members..Train team members on main agile topics by hosting training sessions. Identify the most cost-effective agile training for the team members.

C

154.A product passes 99% 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 done differently to avoid this. What should the Project Manager have done? Properly evaluated the test management plan Produced the work breakdown structure (WBS) Defined and communicated the quality metrics Verified the requirements documentation

C

165.User test results are back on the prototype release. 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? The tests are irrelevant: the prototype design is not complete The tests were a failure: most of the features will need to be re-designed The tests were a success: the input will ensure a more targeted backlog The test results are unusable: the users did not understand the goals

C

2.A contractor has sent an email request for urgent payment of their last instalent on a project that is going through a long execution stage with multiple contractors. How should the Project Manager respond to this contractor's request? Negotiate payment terms through a meeting with procurement and the contractor. Authorize the payment by notifying accounts payable and follow up to ensure it was made Act according to the agreed upon commitments in the procurement management plan and the signed agreement/contract. Authorize payment only after reviewing forecast spend versus actual spend to see if the actual status allows it.

C

29.A flurry of unforeseen impediments suddenly appear on the kanban board in a hybrid project. Every member has reported one or more different problems relating to a regulatory specification issued by the predictive track. Which parameter is likely to be highest in the risk assessment? Managebility.Dormancy Connectivity Controllability

C

98.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? The SPI is 0.86, and the CPI is 1.14. The SPI is 1.19, and the CPI is 0.96. The SPI is 0.84, and the CPI is 1.18 The SPI is 0.94, and the CPI is 1.16

C

171.In an agile project, too many meetings have made the product owner's schedule unworkable. The project manager was asked to prioritize some meetings and decrease frequency of others. Which meetings should the product owner attend less frequently? (Choose TWO.) Sprint retrospectives Product SME consultations.Daily stand-up meetings ".Team performance reviews End-user feedback sessions

C,D

111.Several team members frequently spend their time helping operations and maintenance staff with a project feature that was just commissioned. The Project Manager needs to ensure that the feature was signed off on and that ownership was transferred. Which documents should the Project Manager rely on for this purpose? Procurement agreements, organizational process assets updates, and final report Procurement agreements, organizational process assets updates, and project document updates. Stakeholder engagement plan, organizational process assets updates, and procurement agreements Project document updates, organizational process assets updates, and final report

D

131.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?".The issue log. ".A risk report. ".A communication for the project sponsor. The lessons learned register

D

144.While reviewing the issues log, the Project Manager notices that tasks assigned to two team members are quite a bit behind schedule. What should be done? Notify the responsible team members of the need to complete the overdue tasks quickly in order to avoid introducing extra project risks. Document the issue, escalate to the project sponsor, and ask for how they would like it resolved. Tell the team members who are behind schedule that they should explain why tasks were delayed and how they will get back on schedule Work with the relevant team members to review the delayed tasks and decide on strategies for resolution.

D

173.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? Halve the iteration length to one week to increase precision of time usage calculations Replan the remainder of the project to use flow-based agile and standard hourly scheduling Explain that flexible estimating units enable agile to accelerate delivery of business value Train the team on using ideal hour units and work with them to restimate the backlog

D

48.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? By adhering to the cost baseline and implementing risk responses.By grooming the backlog as requirements and constraints emerge By increasing the cost baseline for each newly identified risk By progressively elaborating the initial plans with new information

D

66.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? Check the project cost management plan Examine the quality control measurements Look up the budget at completion for the project Review the cost baseline and project schedule

D

101.A Project Manager recently joined a new project. This project has the following characteristics: - Deadlines that are tight - Global team that works virtually - Fixed budget The Project Manager is in the planning stage, and wants to avoid scope creep and keep the team focused on delivering a product that meets requirements. What should the Project Manager do to achieve this goal? Ensure that any changes to scope go through the formal approval process. Ensure that daily stand-ups occur, with all development teams. Ensure that the development team leads generate detailed requirements. Ensure that stakeholders do not directly interact with the development team leads.

A

105.A project sponsor is risk averse and is therefore concerned about negative impacts on the project. To help with this concern, the project team identifies four project risks and then evaluates both the probability of occurrence and the impact of the risk if it occurs. The team uses a 1-5 scale, 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. Based on the table, in what order should the Project Manager rank these risks for risk management purposes? A,C,B,D B, A, D, C C, D, A, B D, A, C, B

A

118.Four new risks for a project are identified while the Project Manager is preparing the monthly project status report. These four risks could affect vital key milestones. What should the Project Manager do before presenting this new risk information? Review the risk report and lessons learned repository Review the organizational process assets and risk register. Refer to the risk management plan and the risk report Add risks to the risk register, analyze them for impact to the project and identify response plans.

D

90.A Project Manager is uncertain about the duration of a project for a new product and consults several groups of subject matter experts (SMEs). The first group advises that development can be finished in 40 days. The second group identifies some risks that could make the duration up to 60 days. The third group proposes a new development method that can shorten the time to 20 days. What is the estimated development duration for the new product? 20 Days 40 Days 60 Days 30 Days

B

32.A hybrid product design project 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, but the agile team resolved their problems a month before the malfunction. What could the agile team have done to prevent the malfunction? Deprioritized the stories impacted by information in the data sheets Asked the project sponsor to halt the project pending translation corrections Summarized their retrospective conclusions on information radiators Formally request a change of equipment supplier for the project

C

55.A project manager facilitates a meeting with the project team to discuss the best technical approach to produce a complex project deliverable. A senior developer disagrees with the solution suggested by the rest of the team members, and the argument becomes heated. The project manager steps in to suggest various alternatives to resolve the conflict. What actions (on the right) can the project manager take in this situation to apply the various conflict resolution techniques (on the left)?

.- [Withdraw/avoid] Postpone the issue and think about how to resolve it later - [Smooth/accommodate] Focus on those points that the team members agree on - [Compromisse/reconcile] Suggest an idea that would partially satisfy everybody - [Force/direct] Support the solution suggested by the senior developer -[Collaborate/problem solve] Continue the discussion until a win - win solution is found

102.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? Use the change management plan and ensure all team members and stakeholders understand and follow it Schedule an in-person meeting with the project sponsor and the board to address the issue. Hold a meeting with team members to assess the issues and request changes where needed Ensure all requested changes are applied to the project and communicate face-to-face with all team members.

A

103.A Project Manager with limited experience managing globally distributed team members receives a project that has team members from five countries, spanning three continents. To successfully manage this project, the Project Manager needs to develop cultural sensitivity. What should the Project Manager do? Be flexible when working with team members, recognize that culture is learned, and be aware of local customs. Seek guidance from the human resource department, and request to be certified in this topic. Request for another Project Manager to lead the project and follow behind this person to gain necessary skills. Gather requisite learning material to better understand every detail of each team member's culture to be sensitive to their needs

A

104.After six 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 wants to suggest a new approach to the next iteration to avoid possible delays. What should the Project Manager do first? Rank the importance of each improvement item, then implement actions identified during the last retrospective Engage in a cost-benefit analysis that can help predict the profits that could be realized through the use of new technology for the next phase. Research new technology trends and management tools that have been successful on similar projects Use a backlog refinement meeting, and include the customer's change requests in the discussion.

A

109.A Project Manager has identified the following: -Four critical risks with a high-impact. -Four specific resources necessary for addressing the risks. -The resources are committed to another project with critical deliverables. The Project Manager must find a solution to address these risks immediately. Which actions should the Project Manager take?".1. Check to see if the resources will be available when the risks are scheduled to occur. 2. Work with the functional manager to see if other resources are available to handle the risks if they happen ".1. Contract a third-party vendor. 2. Assign this vendor to these tasks. ".1. Accept the risks. 2. Monitor these risks often to reduce potential impact.".1. Create a contingency reserve to solve the potential schedule delay. 2. Mitigate the possible impact.

A

110.A project has a quality management plan in place. This plan states that project deliverables must be reviewed for quality at least 5 business days before the deadline. Four deliverables have missed this quality requirement. What should the Project Manager do? Generate a cause-and-effect diagram for analysis Re-write relevant portions of the quality management plan. Inquire regarding the feasibility of an internal audit of the project. Contact the project sponsor, and request advice.

A

113.A Project Manager is presented with the following situation: -An iteration just ended. -A team member tells the Project Manager that a planned task is not complete due to an issue that appeared 4 days ago that was not resolved. The Project Manager wants to prevent this scenario in the future. When is an appropriate time to discuss this issue? During the retrospective In the demo During the next iteration planning meeting. In the next daily standup meeting.

A

116.An informal and unofficial blog was set up to enhance communication and morale among project team members. The Project Manager was not previously aware of the blog but has discovered that team members are using it inappropriately. What should the Project Manager do? Review the blog and assess the communications management plan Reprimand all individuals involved, and report the issue to the compliance office Close down the blog, as it is not part of the communications management plan Identify an administrator who can monitor communications on the blog

A

119.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? Seek the project sponsor's sign off. .Contact the steering committee for sign off. Seek sign off from the director of the Project Manager's business unit. Contact managers from the five countries involved in the project for sign off.

A

121.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? Ensure that the communications and stakeholder engagement plans are revised to include the new steering committee members Ensure that the initial project plan is followed, since the new stakeholders will focus on the project's progress to date. Introduce the steering committee to the team and continue to follow the initial project plan in order to meet project deadlines. Make sure that the new steering committee members are included when sending the current status report for the project

A

122.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? Discuss concerns with the client and consult the project's acceptance criteria Review the project's quality management plan. Review the project's requirements documentation Refer to the project charter and lessons learned register.

A

124.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? Ask the project sponsor to sign off. Ask the steering committee to sign off.Ask the director of the Project Manager's business unit to sign off. Ask for signoff from the managers of the four countries involved in the project.

A

125.After the start of a project, the Project Manager learns that an expected governmental subsidy may not be available. What should the Project Manager do to address this issue? Log the risk. Make sure that the information is added to the issue log. Make up any project deficit using the contingency reserve. Make a change request.

A

126.A project team learns that there is a new compliance requirement from an international entity that may impact the baseline business case for the project. They learn this right after project charter is completed and the project sponsor has signed. How should the Project Manager proceed? Research the requirement and possible consequences, then give the sponsor a recommendation Address the requirement through the creation of a quality management plan. Decline to address the issue, as the new requirement is not part of the project's documented scope. Ensure that the requirement is documented in the risk register, then ask for further guidance from all stakeholders.

A

127.Three project teams are working on parts of a single project. The parts are highly dependent on each other. The leader of the team indicates that this might create conflicts when the outputs from the three teams are combined. The Project Manager needs to provide guidance to the team lead. What guidance should be offered?".The team lead should identify potential conflicts, and arrange for a weekly joint meeting with the members of the three teams to monitor each other's work. The team lead should decide which team's work should be prioritized, then delay the work from the other two teams to ensure there are no conflicts. The team lead should document conflicts as they occur, and take action to remedy any problems that arise The team lead should tell all three teams to continue to work simultaneously, recognizing that conflicts can be addressed at the testing phase.

A

128.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? Communications management plan Stakeholder engagement plan Change management plan. Baselines for scope plan.

A

13.A Project Manager for a construction firm meets with stakeholders. All stakeholders agree on a 20 months lifecycle for a project. After work has begun, the Project Manager learns that stakeholders would like project completion within no more than 16 months What should be the first step in the Project Manager's response? Meet with key stakeholders to discuss ways to reduce some project requirements Add team members to work more quickly just this one time in order to satisfy stakeholder requirements Refuse to modify the time line, explaining that scope creep should be discouraged Identify agreed-upon tasks in the original project and assign additional duties as needed to meet the new, shorter timeline

A

130.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? Suggest a fixed price incentive fee (FPIF) contract. Recommend a time and material (TM) contract. Suggest a cost plus incentive fee (CPIF) contract. Recommend a firm fixed price (FFP) contract.

A

133.Successful project leaders nurture team members' skills and knowledge, and keep members motivated throughout the project. Which action helps to promote successful project leadership? Be assertive, and stand up for the team's needs, concerns, and beliefs. Promote team challenges by delegating project tasks. Schedule daily sessions where team members can voice concerns and receive a response. Create a team reward for each successfully-completed task.

A

135.Two users complain during the project's user acceptance stage, saying that their expectations were not met. What could the Project Manager use to avoid this issue in the future?".Stakeholder feedback. Risk assessments. Conflict management techniques A professional relationship with the users

A

140.A project involves six different companies, and the project sponsor is a global organization. At the midpoint of the project, the Project Manager is informed that one stakeholder is experiencing difficulties and cannot provide their former level of involvement. Which action should the Project Manager perform? Update the stakeholder engagement plan Revise the project charter. Update the stakeholder register Revise the project management plan

A

143.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? Inform relevant stakeholders and update the risk register with the new risk Ask stakeholders for additional information regarding the likelihood of the union action, then act on what is heard..Set up an information session for the project team, letting them know of possible disciplinary sanctions for those who participate in the union action. Meet with union members and the union leader to resolve this conflict.

A

148.Some agile approaches have recently been added to an infrastructure company's predictive processes. The team is not completing the planned story points, and the they are becoming passive. The Project Manager is concerned and wants to improve productivity. What should the Project Manager do? Provide team training, so the team can do a better job of estimating story points. Speed up the project by reducing the backlog Gain the needed time for story point completion by adding more iterations to the project Use burndown charts to evaluate team performance.

A

155.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? Evaluate alternative software vendors that can help project deliverables despite resource constraints. Remove the current vendor and have the new vendor send a contract. Ask the vendor to meet to discuss legal issues regarding the slippage. Accept the cost overrun and update the project schedule

A

156.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? Perform the change request Do not accept the change request. Review a detailed report of the data analysis Review a feasibility study of the new product

A

157.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? Discern the project goals as well as the business case. Determine the project team and provide the team with tasks. Decide on the project schedule and determine the critical path. Seek approval for the project charter from the sponsor

A

158.After a project delay, the Project Manager determines that a change is needed to the product deliverables in order to ensure quality. The Project Manager takes the following steps: 1. A formal change request is issued. 2. The Project Manager communicates the change to all stakeholders. 3. The Project Manager receives feedback that the communications approach did not meet stakeholders' expectations What should the Project Manager do next? Use the communications management and stakeholder engagement plans. Ensure stakeholders' expectations are included in the project management plan by issuing a change request. Hold a meeting with the project sponsor to better understand stakeholders' expectations. Refer to the communications management plan, and issue a status report.

A

42.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? The functional manager would be responsible for hiring staff. The human resources manager would be responsible for hiring staff You, as project manager, would be responsible for hiring staff. Senior management would be responsible for hiring staff

A

60.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? Issue a change request to update the project management plan and, once approved, ensure that the scope baseline is updated Conduct a root cause analysts with the product owner to determine why the safety features were not included in the scope in the first place Use the MoSCoW model of prioritization to groom the scope baseline and categorize the new safety features as "should have Discuss the new features with the team during sprint planning and if the team agrees, ask them to implement the features in the next sprint

A

64.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? Evaluate the team members' current skills and competencies Provide one of the courses offered by the company Schedule a project retrospective Conduct a team building activity

A

75.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? Facilitate a focus group to evaluate the effectiveness of the workshop and then prepare a team performance assessment Schedule a team-building event to enhance team cohesiveness, improve collaboration, and strengthen interpersonal skills Hold a retrospective and then submit a change request to update the lessons learned register with the knowledge gain Update the RACI chart with the agile knowledge and skills acquired by the project team members during the workshop

A

78.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? Wait and see if the team experiences fast failure Document defects tracking process Praise the team for their choice Force the team to use the tool

A

82.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? Facilitated a meeting to develop a team charter as part of the Plan Resource Management process Established team working agreements during the daily standups and iteration planning meetings Selected a team of only senior developers using the pre-assignment tool during project initiation Nothing could have been done differently since agile teams should accept working at all hours.

A

84.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? To enable the ongoing improvement of products, services, and processes To capture issues and risks and document how they were handle To ensure quality policies and procedures are implemented on the project To satisfy the requirements of the project management office (PMO)

A

94.A project is utilizing a third-party contractor. A member of the contractor's team raises an issue with a member of the project team. The two individuals are not able to work out a solution. The Project Manager is aware of the disagreement. Which type of communication should the Project Manager use first when contacting the vendor about this issue? Face-to-face Phone Contractual Letter Email

A

25.A hybrid virtual reality project is running an agile software track and a predictive electronics track. Halfway into the project, delays are accumulating due to misaligned deliverable releases between the two tracks. Which elements should the project manager combine to produce a common network diagram? (Select TWO.) Definition of ready with dependency milestones Epic breakdown with work breakdown structure Product backlog with critical path task sequence Definition of done with exit criteria Definition of ready with work breakdown structure

A,E

1.Several successor activities are behind schedule because a project team member has not been at work for the past week. This impacts the critical path. How should the Project Manager respond to this problem? Obtain a new resource to complete the needed tasks, resulting in less impact on the critical path Discuss the situation with the team member, and work with them to identify a practical solution Remind the team member that they needed to complete the work package in the agreed-upon timeframe Ask the functional manager for assistance communicating with the absent team member.

B

100.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? It is under budget, and ahead of schedule. It is over budget and behind schedule It is over budget and ahead of schedule It is under budget and behind schedule

B

107.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? The project team is performing inspections The project team is utilizing statistical sampling. The project team is conducting audits The project team is undertaking a manage quality measure

B

114.A project has the following characteristics: -Schedule performance issues are occurring due to expertise levels of project resources. -Highly-experienced resources are reviewing unnecessary details. -Junior-level resources are not completing tasks in a timely manner. The Project Manager needs to enhance team performance. What should the Project Manager do? Where necessary, have the senior-level resources help the inexperienced resources Where necessary, implement training, and design a checklist for all team members. Where necessary, replace specific junior-level resources, and advise the senior-level resources. Where necessary, conduct training for the junior-level staff members

B

12.The legal team informs the product owner that another company owns a patent for an innovation used in the agile team's product, now 75% complete. What should the product owner do to determine the appropriate way forward? Work with the legal department to find markets where the patent is not registered Perform marginal economics analyisis and identify minimum releasable features Terminate project immediately to prevent any further sunken costs Continue work on the product after removing the patented component

B

120.During a kick-off, the Project Manager provided training for the entire team regarding the specifics of the company operations that the project supports. A year later, project productivity is suffering because members who were added later in the project do not have the same level of understanding. How should the Project Manager respond to this challenge? Tell the newer team members to ask for help from the long-term members when they run into things they do not understand Ask current team members to provide training and support, and hold a second kick-off meeting for new team members. Add new members who have the relevant experience, reassign the newer team members, and log turnover issues in the lessons learned register. Recognize that this is a natural project progression, and revise the schedule to allow for the slight decrease in productivity.

B

129.A deliverable does not meet the agreed-upon quality specifications and is rejected by the customer. After investigation, the project team finds that there is a fault with the vendor-provided parts, and this fault caused the issue. The vendor says that they cannot correct the situation. What should be reviewed before deciding on next steps? The service level agreement (SLA) established with the vendor The procurement management plan and contract agreements..The internal quality assurance reports. The resource management plan

B

132.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? Replace the team member with a new resource from another department. Schedule a meeting with the team member's manager to negotiate for additional time to complete the other task Notify the project sponsor, documenting the conflict caused by the member's manager Notify the team member's manager of project needs, and require the release of the member until the project activity is completed.

B

136.A new project sponsor asks for a project team that includes resources working in three different time zones and locations. The project sponsor did not consider the implications of this requirement, and believes that the request will save costs while creating the ideal project team. Where should the Project Manager document this request in the project charter? Key stakeholder list Overall project risks High-level requirements Resource management plan.

B

137.A team misunderstood one product functionality documented in an earlier stage of the project. During the current iteration, the functionality has not yet been developed, but a business representative has mentioned the deficiency. How should the Project Manager proceed? The functionality was formally approved, so initiate the change management process Schedule a meeting to discuss and brainstorm the functionality with the project team and business representative Ensure that the issue is addressed by escalating it to the project sponsor, who should discuss it with the representative Continue with the current sprint, recognizing that the issue will be identified during the testing phase

B

141.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".1. Update the risk management plan. 2. Move ahead with project planning ".1. Discuss risks with the sponsor and key stakeholders. 2. Using the results of the discussion, update the assumption log and project charter ".1. Move forward with the project and project planning. 2. Meet all deadlines, ensuring that the product will be complete prior to potential change in the law. ".1. Warn the sponsor and key stakeholders about the implications of the possible law. 2. Advise them to put the project on hold until the legislation is passed.

B

147.During a technical project, a well-liked project member is reassigned to a different project. The team has expressed disapproval regarding the reassignment. What action can help mitigate the team's disapproval? Notify the project sponsor regarding the team's disapproval, and brainstorm a response. Employ coaching tools and techniques to increase team motivation Add a resource with the same skills to replace the key team member Notify the change control board (CCB) and discuss possible ways to resolve the issue.

B

152.A team member could not be reached by email or phone during the week that they were absent. The team member had not notified anyone on the team prior to their absence. Due to the absence, several successor activities are behind schedule, impacting the project's critical path. How should the Project Manager respond to this situation? Add a new resource who can complete the work package in a professional manner Discuss the situation with the team member, and work with them to identify a workable solution Require that the team member complete the work package more quickly when they return. Ask the functional manager for additional support on the project, including assignment of a new resource.

B

153.A Project Manager is uncertain about the duration of a new product and consults several groups of subject matter experts (SMEs). The first group advises that development can be finished in 29 days. The second group identifies some risks that could make the duration up to 46 days. The third group proposes a new development method that can shorten the time to 18 days. What is the estimated development duration for the new product? 28 Days 30 Days 32 Days 36 Days

B

159.During one daily standup meeting, team members indicate that they are having to engage in rework because there seems to be too much up-front work. How should the Project Manager respond to this concern? Try using a Kanban board for reviews. Request that team members explicitly implement time boxing or spikes. Request that the project owner maximizes the product value Engage in a process to manage a reduction in the product backlog

B

164.A travel company wants to create smartphone applications for their users. Competitors are racing to do the same. The product owner's vision describes several versions of the app: Basic, Basic Ad-free, Pro, and Premium. Which project approach is best suited to the company's needs? Flow-based Incremental Predictive Iterative

B

167.A financial software company serves stock markets worldwide. An experimental quality assurance project has agile teams working in three company offices: Seattle, Tokyo and London. The teams work in two shifts in each location's timezone: Shift 1: 8AM to 4PM Shift 2: 4PM to midnight. Which collaboration method would ensure fastest follow-the-sun problem resolution? Conduct Scrum-of-Scrum meetings daily in order: 1 Tokyo Shift 2 with London Shift 1, 2 London Shift 2 with Seattle Shift 1, 3 Seattle Shift 2 with Tokyo Shift 1 Run fishbowl windows during the overlap shifts: - London Shift 1 with Tokyo Shift 2 - Seattle Shift 1 with London Shift 2 - Tokyo Shift 1 with Seattle Shift 2 Conduct Scrum-of-Scrum meetings daily in order: 1 Seattle Shift 2 with London Shift 1, 2 London Shift 2 -Tokyo Shift 1, 3 Tokyo Shift 2 -Seattle Shift 1 Run fishbowl windows during the overlap shifts: - Tokyo Shift 2 with Seattle Shift 1 - London Shift 1 with Seattle Shift 2 - Tokyo Shift 1 with London Shift 2

B

175.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?".it ensures that the project can be cancelled at any time without loss It accelerates delivery of business value and minimizes risk of irrelevancy It reduces the team size and eliminates communication bottlenecks It provides stringent methods to reduce cost of quality and conformity

B

179.An R&D executive occasionally visits the agile team's work area to give instructions about urgent feature work. During sprint reviews, the product owner becomes upset that the team worked on the requested features. How should the project manager address the problem? Escalate to ensure that the executive no longer interferes with the team Meet with the executive and product owner to agree on a work flow.Require that the executive issues change requests for new items Give the executive access to add new items to the backlog

B

24.During an iteration, a project team encounters problems that may cause a delay in task completion. Another team within the same project needs the task to be completed on time in order to meet their schedule. What can the Project Manager do to resolve this problem? Insist that the project team work a bit harder to complete on time, in order to avoid delaying the work of other teams Work with the product owner to reprioritize the iteration backlog, so that it does not delay work by other teams. Increase the iteration length, and add additional resources to the project team, so that they can meet the appropriate deadlines Ask team members to perform to the best of their abilities during the iteration, and engage in a retrospective after completion of the iteration.

B

26.A new regulation requires consumer warnings on labels, but a company's product package is too small to fit the added 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? Update the sprint backlog to reflect the additional product label requirement Contact the compliance team to determine validity of the selected format Request approval from the steering committee to proceed with the change Develop a prototype and submit it to the label manufacturer for approval

B

30.An energy infrastructure vendor is delivering a complex solution proof of concept to a new strategic customer. The predictive project should complete in 10 weeks, but there is a long list of outstanding items, some dependent on external events with uncertain scheduling. How should the project manager handle the outstanding items? Transfer the outstanding items to the next project with the customer Plan five agile iterations to complete the tasks as soon as conditions allow Descope the outstanding tasks and remove them from the invoice Add resources and crash the schedule to complete outstanding tasks

B

33.A smart grid project combines predictive and agile tracks. The agile team detected a major software defect after its release, and began working on a correction. But the defective release was deployed by the predictive track and caused a field test to fail. Which measure would be most effective to prevent similar problems in the future? Run the same unit tests in the agile lab and in the field sites Send project-wide issue log updates via instant messaging Ensure that retrospectives are shared with the predictive team Re-plan the software track into the predictive schedule

B

34.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, 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?".Record the risk in the register and plan for discussing a response in the retrospective Work with the team to plan how to use the ML resources and produce a business case Inform the team tactfully and help them start planning for outplacement or early retirement Ask the team to produce a SWOT analysis supporting human-based validation

B

35.Certain key stakeholders are dissatisfied with how a key feature of a project has been developed. They express their dissatisfaction during an iteration review meeting. What should the Project Manager do first to resolve this issue? Gather the project team for a brainstorming session and identify a solution Identify the reasons why there are issues with the feature, then address the issue. Create a list of the pros and cons of the situation to define the impact of the conflict. Add a neutral party, such as the project sponsor, to function as a negotiator with stakeholders.

B

40.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? Controlling the schedule by successively adding functionality until the deadline is reacheD Controlling scope to meet schedule and budget.Determining the scope before the start of each iteration Revising cost and time estimates as the project team's understanding of the product increases

B

41.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? Install safety features and enhancements on the prototype and deliver it to the client Install only the safety features on the prototype and deliver it to the client Deliver the prototype to the client in its current condition as it is already functional Install only the enhancements on the prototype and deliver it to the client

B

47 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?.Promote the company's success and prosperity Endorse courage, respect, and communication Respect practitioners from different cultures Encourage use of the best technology

B

5.A project manager wants to know if there is a good combination of T-shaped skills in the agile team. What can the project manager measure to determine this? Decrease in detected defects Reduction in reassigned tasks Less internal knowledge sharing More collaboration with SMEs

B

59.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? Release the project team to start the next project Share the report according to the communications management plan Analyze how the final product of the project achieved the business needs identified in the business plan Capture any risks or issues encountered during the project and how they were addressed

B

68.A Project Manager receives complaints from a project sponsor because of a delay in developing a prototype. The Project Manager responds that the delay was due to a lack of knowledge in a specific skill that was needed by the cross-functional project team. How could the Project Manager avoid this type of situation in the future? Create training sessions at the start of the project, so all necessary skills are learned List required skills for the project, and organize the project team based on those skills Consult with the project sponsor to add training once the lack of a specific skill becomes apparent. Empower team members to problem solve where skills may be lacking, using the skills they do have.

B

69.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? Conducted a sensitivity analysis Performed a Monte Carlo simulation Developed a prototype Applied a decision tree analysis

B

7.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? Request the client to change the project counterpart to avoid project delays Ask the stakeholder to express concerns and ensure full transparency Express empathy directly to the stakeholder to gain cooperation.Tell the stakeholder that their cooperation and patience are appreciated

B

70.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 To inform project stakeholders about the progress the team made during the latest iteration retrospective meeting To communicate progress, share issues, drive continuous improvement activities, and manage stakeholder expectations To share information with prospective sellers and explain the roles and responsibilities of the team and project stakeholders To document lessons learned throughout the project while preparing plans, developing the product, and monitoring progress

B

79.A new resource is assigned to fill in for a resource who is leaving. The new resource will be working on a small project that is critical to a larger program milestone. Unfortunately, there is a rumor that the new resource may be a problem, due to a lack of skills. How should the Project Manager respond to this rumor? Assess the new resource's communication skills to evaluate their ability to perform acceptably as part of the project team Meet with the new resource to discuss their skills and then determine how they can contribute to the project. Privately ask the project management office (PMO) to assign a different resource with better skills. Meet with the functional manager of the new resource to discuss the rumor and see if it is true

B

80.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? Reward the team member for finishing the activity ahead of schedule Investigate further to determine if there is a problem Issue a corrective action as you obviously overestimated the activity duration Do nothing now and wait for the next month's progress data

B

83.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? Master services agreement Lightweight statement of work Source selection analysis Procurement management plan

B

86.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? Provide the stakeholders with value stream mapping Demonstrate the product at the end of each iteration Perform the earned value analysis on a daily basis Colocate the stakeholders with the team members

B

89.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? Risk owner Project manager Project sponsor Team member

B

9.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? Ask the product owner if results are satisfactory Check results against the definition of done Ask the team to cross-check other members' work Check the results of all the tests performed

B

92.A Project Manager is uncertain about the duration of a new product development project and consults several groups of subject matter experts (SMEs). The first group advises that development can be finished in 14 days. The second group identifies some risks that could make the duration up to 32 days. The third group proposes a new development method that can shorten the time to 8 days. What is the estimated development duration for the new product using the Beta estimation technique? 12 Days 16 Days 14 Days 20 Days

B

93.A company is struggling to define the scope of a new project that has multiple phases with a high level of dependency between the phases. How should the Project Manager approach this challenge? Contract with a third-party company that specializes in helping businesses define scope of work on large projects Work with project stakeholders to recommend an iterative approach that will then help to define the project's scope Construct a project management plan that provides extra time within the schedule, then seek to revise the scope of work. Suspend final delivery dates for the project in order to have time to revise the schedule once there is clarity on the scope of work.

B

176.An ongonig agile project is measured as follows: What are the project's metrics at this point? (Choose TWO.)".SPI = 0.98 ".CPI = 1.05 CPI = 1.30. SPI = 1.01 CPI = 0.95

B,D

161.An ongonig agile project is measured as follows: What conclusions can be drawn from these figures? (Choose TWO.) The team worked less efficiently over time The backlog was priroritized for time to value The team kept a steady rate of efficiency The backlog was not priroritized for time to value The team worked more efficiently over time

B,E

169.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.) Project performance reviews.Sprint backlog planning ".Daily stand-up meetings Team blocker brainstorming End-user feedback sessions

B,E

112.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?".Forming Storming Norming Performing

C

138.As a result of multiple regulatory changes, a governmental agency is added as a key stakeholder on a complex project. The Project Manager wants to develop an understanding of this new stakeholder and identify any new high-level risks that may result from the change. What should the Project Manager do? Review the stakeholder engagement plan. Identify needed changes to the assumption log Meet with the new stakeholders Check with the project sponsor regarding the benefits management plan

C

14.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? Add ranked alternatives to the backlog Select the cheapest alternative to build Add a new spike item to the backlog Select the fastest alternative to build

C

142.An approved change was implemented to manage a risk. Three months later, the Project Manager finds that the change did not yield the desired result. In fact, the change led to adverse consequences. What should the Project Manager do to avoid this issue in the future? Update the risk information to the lessons learned register. Review the assumption log to revisit or change current assumptions. Confirm that an implemented risk response is effective. Evaluate new risks, and update the probability and impact matrix.

C

145.A project sponsor is risk averse and is therefore concerned about negative impacts on the project. To help with this concern, the project team identifies four project risks and then evaluates both the probability of occurrence and the impact of the risk if it occurs. The team uses a 1-5 scale, 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. Based on the table, in what order should the Project Manager rank these risks for risk management purposes? B, A, D, C.B, C, A, D A, D, B, C C, D, A, B

C

146.A Project Manager has put together a project team. During initial meetings, the Project Manager observes that team members are getting to know each other, feeling excited and positive about the project, and have not been told the specific details of the project. In what phase of development is the team? Storming Norming Forming Performing

C

149.A Project Manager is faced with an updated schedule that requires delivering a business result under a far more aggressive timeline. The project's technical resource manager has worked with the Project Manager on previous projects. Still, a team member indicates that the company does not have technical resources that could be added to the project to meet the new timeline. What should be the Project Manager's next step? Let the project sponsor know that an issue with a technical resource may put the project at risk Ensure that upper management is aware of the lack of needed resources which may put the project at risk. Ask the technical resource manager about the availability of technical resources Work with a third-party vendor to quickly acquire the needed resource

C

16.The startup has grown quickly and there are now four agile teams working on interrelated products. All teams have begun to experience impediments and gaps relating to work in other teams. How should the problem be addressed? Eliminate dependencies between teams.Favor collaboration tools over meetings Implement a Scrum of Scrum layer Merge into two large teams to reduce issues

C

166.While monitoring progress of the agile team, the project manager notices that an expert member's output is much lower compared to junior team members. This is a surprise, as the expert works diligently on the most complex tasks and always produces defect-free results. Which is the most likely explanation for the developer's low output? The expert works faster and reports fewer hours than the junior members Younger team members are normally more productive The story point estimates on the expert's work are consistently too low The expert runs more tests and therefore completes fewer stories

C

170.A Project Manager from a traditional project management organization is assigned to an ongoing project. Recently, the organization has started to use agile methodologies in its projects. The Project Manager hears that some team members feel like key subject matter expertise is missing and there is insufficient collaboration within the team. How should the Project Manager respond to these team members' concerns? Employ third-party specialists to fill the knowledge gap. Add additional resources via a request to the sponsor. Add cross-functional internal resources Where possible, modify Gantt charts to Kanban boards

C

177.The company has hired a new Architectural Excellence board with a mission to promote new programming paradigms. The agile team continues to work on new and existing software products. How should the project manager deal with this new development? Inform the agile team that resulting changes will be postponed as long as possible Take a wait-and-see approach until the board gives the team explicit instructions Invite members of the new board to sprint planning and backlog refinement meetings Negotiate a quiet period with the board to prevent disruption to the team's work

C

21.During sprint planning, some new backlog items are prioritized but not estimated. The product owner requires a new set of tests to verify unique properties of the items. What should happen before adding it to the sprint backlog? Use analogous estimating based on similar tests on similar stories The product owner defines a new epic to allow testing in the next sprint Add the relevant acceptance criteria in the definition of ready, then estimate The product owner should provide the initial estimate to be refined by the team

C

38.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?".A project retrospective to finalize lessons learned register A workshop to develop the team charter A project kick-off meeting to explain the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders A meeting to create a comprehensive list of stakeholders

C

39.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? Determine purchasing priority and ownership based on the cost of the new materials Assign ownership to the requestor with the highest priority and nearest term need Facilitate an agreement between stakeholders on priority, ownership, and purchasing Procure new materials in the order of how the purchasing requests come in

C

43.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?".Inform stakeholders of the approved project charter ".Propose an implementation approach Obtain project charter approval from the sponsor Determine the feasibility of the project

C

44 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 record indicating that the vendor should not be considered for future projects Recommendation to include the vendor for future projects Effectiveness of corrective actions used to improve vendor's performance Procurement information is not captured in lessons learned register

C

50.An agile team is working on a software release with an initial backlog of 720 story points. During sprints two to four, new user stories have been added. The following burndown chart represents the progress the team has made so far. The project manager has been requested to update the stakeholders on the project's status. What should the project manager tell the stakeholders? There is not enough information for the project manager to provide any status. The project team will not be able to complete the release on time. The team was only able to keep up with the scope added during these sprints. The project is progressing more quickly than initially planned.

C

53.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? Monte Carlo analysis Sensitivity analysis Decision tree analysis Influence analysis

C

54.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? Servant leadership Conflict resolution Emotional intelligence Adaptive leadership

C

56.A project team is using the Stacey Complexity Model to map the degree of uncertainty in the project and select the appropriate project life cycle. As the meeting progresses, it becomes evident that the project requirements are unstable. However, feeling very confident with the technology to implement the requirements, the team selects an adaptive project life cycle. Where on the Stacey Complexity Model did the team most likely map the project? Please note that on the real PMP exam you may be asked to provide your answer by clicking the correct area in the image. But here in the simulator, we are asking you to select the answer below.) A B C D

C

58.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? Utilize a sole source for the procurement Use a firm fixed price contract Establish a qualifications only selection method Conduct a bidder conference

C

61.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? Perform the Develop Project Management Plan process Record the new executive as an issue in the issue log Meet with the executive to review the project charter Update the resource breakdown structure

C

67.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 schedule variance (SV) is 0 story points, and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.0 The cost variance (CV) is $5,000, and the cost performance index (CPI) is 1.03 The schedule variance (SV) is -3 story points, and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.85 There is not enough information in the scenario to determine the schedule performance

C

73.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? Request that the local government provide the necessary security measures for the project team members to protect them from the potential confrontation with the anti-wireless-technology groups Get approval from the sponsor to offer bonuses to those who agree to work extra time to complete the work as fast as possible even if this involves working in shifts during nights and weekends Suggest switching the project from a multi-phase to one-phase approach and complete infrastructure preparation, meters' installation, and software upload in short iterations one neighborhood at a time Recommend project termination since under the circumstances described in the scenario there is no way to complete the project on time, scope and budget, and deliver any value to the customer

C

76.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? Sensitivity analysis, and risk probability and impact assessment Risk-based spikes, architectural spikes, and iteration 'Zero' Risk burndown charts, daily stand-up meetings, and risk reviews Pair programming, continuous integration, and automated testing

C

85.On October 3rd (represented by the red line on the Gantt chart below), the project sponsor asks you to provide a progress report including the CPI for a project status meeting the following morning. You update the project schedule management tool, which produces the following chart. The method used to determine the earned value is based on percent complete. What are the project's current CPI and status? The CPI is $650, and the project is running under planned costs The CPI is 0.83, and the project is running over budget The CPI is 1.21, and the project is running under planned costs The CPI is 1.0, and the project is on budget.

C

91.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?".Ensured that the tacit knowledge gained during the project is recorded and codified in the lessons learned repository Updated the organizational process assets with the knowledge gained from the project as part of project closure Invited the other project managers to attend the project retrospective so the tacit knowledge can also be transferred Developed a more robust knowledge management plan as part of the Plan Knowledge Management process

C

23.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. What should the project manager do adapt the project to these new conditions? (Select TWO.) Incrementally replace local staff by outside expert staff who can work at half the hourly rate or less Re-scope the project to deliver the same features as the competitors to match their pricing Make a cost/benefit analysis of deliverables to optimize delivery cost and speed Fast-track the remainder of the project to deliver the intended scope with less overhead costs. Split out an agile track to incrementally maximize value within a fixed budget

C,E

123.Both the project sponsor and project team assure a Project Manager that the new project has a realistic schedule and an adequate budget. The Project Manager worries that unplanned events could threaten the project's success. How should the Project Manager respond to this concern? Review the original project plan and focus on completing the plan on schedule. Ask for additional funding to cover project planning. Schedule a meeting with the functional manager to address the potential impact of unplanned risks. List and assess any project risks

D

134.The project is overseen by a senior Project Manager. When a new Project Manager is added to the project, the sponsor asks the new Project Manager to develop the quality management plan. How should the new Project Manager proceed? Postpone the development of the quality management plan by submitting a change request. Only proceed when quality metrics and quality checklists have been created. Schedule a meeting with the customer to collect requirements and obtain benchmarking samples. Schedule a meeting with the sponsor to obtain benchmarking samples and cost-benefit analyses Obtain established quality processes and plans from the senior Project Manager. Then, ask them for guidance in selecting the appropriate standards.

D

139.A Project Manager is having difficulty obtaining consistent input from stakeholders, and needs their input to identify strategic and operational assumptions and constraints. How can the Project Manager improve stakeholder input? Use political awareness techniques. Institute checklist policies Research effective meeting management techniques Make use of effective facilitation techniques

D

15.Two startups have merged and now have more than 100 developers on eight agile teams working on a common portfolio. Which agile practice can best ensure release coordination between the teams? Scrum of Scrums Mobbing Scrumban Feature-Driven Development

D

151 A projects' daily standups are long, often lasting more than two hours. The project team uses the standup meetings for extended discussions about solutions to project obstacles. What should the Project Manager do to improve the daily standup meetings? Invite department managers to participate in the team members' discussions, in order to identify solutions in a business-like manner. Request shorter discussion time during each standup, leaving more time for working Insert a new team member who will manage obstacles and meetings to discuss possible solutions Coach team members that they have the opportunity to shorten all standup meetings and improve their method for identifying solutions

D

163.An efficient agile team in a large corporation generated ideas and added innovative features to the backlog. After the additional features were tested and complete, the portfolio owner rejects all of them. What is the most likely reason this situation happened? The team did not make use of the normal quality control processes.The portfolio owner does not want to pay for the team's unplanned work The team would be entitled to intellectual property rights on the features The product owner did not sufficiently align the ideas with the portfolio owner

D

172.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 that unique features of the platform are a pre-requisite for the product. What should the project manager do to determine next steps? Cancel the project due to exceeding the budget constraint.Ask the product owner to select an alternative platform ".Cancel the project as the product vision cannot be fulfilled Run what-if cost impact scenarios with the product owner

D

178.A frustrated agile team member approaches the project manager to complain that a senior team member is monopolizing all the """"interesting"""" backlog items. How should the project manager address the complaint? Encourage the complaining member to take assertiveness training Discuss the importance of fairness with the senior team member Define a new rule so members can select an item on a rotating basis Ask the team to define new ground rules for work distribution

D

22.A Canadian startup 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 6 months to avoid substantial penalties relating to a new set of EU regulations. Which approach could the project manager take to advance the launch project while preparing the compliance measures? Run a SWOT analysis to weigh priorities between compliance and consumer needs, and resume project if the result favors consumers. Estimate impact of penalties on the project, increase the contingency reserve accordingly and resume project as planned. Re-plan the predictive project as a Large-Scale Scrum life cycle, and use story points to estimate approval milestones Split out work affected by the regulations into an agile track, and re-plan unaffected work in the predictive schedule.

D

27.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? Work with the program sponsor to re-prioritize the program backlog sequence Request the sponsor to escalate the strategic issue to the executive committee Perform root-cause analysis on the key factors causing the manager's resistance Review the risk register and implement the relevant risk response for the case

D

28.A hybrid municipal waste management project combines many brief administrative tasks with small-scale public works. An agile track makes good progress on key objectives, but small tasks are accumulating in the backlog. Most tasks can be done in one day but are dependent on unpredictable triggering events. Which approach would be most effective to clear out these minor tasks faster? Combine multiple minor tasks to make story sizes consistent with key objectives Reprioritize the backlog to favor the smallest stories and re-assign them daily Reprioritize the backlog on a daily basis so that recent triggers boost story priority Integrate the small tasks to either the Definition of Done or acceptance criteria

D

37.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? Added to the meeting minutes register Addended to the communications management plan Recorded in the lessons learned register Documented in the organizational process assets

D

46.During the execution of a project, a key team member is concerned with the overall approach documented in the project management plan. The member surprises the Project Manager with negative comments about the approach during a weekly status meeting. How should the Project Manager address the team member's concerns? Continue with the meeting, and ensure that the concerns are added to the risk register after the meeting is finished Continue with the scheduled agenda items after reminding the team member of expected meeting etiquette. Then, solicit feedback about the etiquette expectations Remember that a project should not go forward when key team members are in disagreement, and use the meeting to discuss the members' concerns. Make a short comment to acknowledge the team members' concerns, continue with the meeting, and meet with the member in private to discuss their concerns.

D

52.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? Require the seller to deliver earlier than needed to accommodate repairs of poor quality deliverables.Reduce the number of metrics to optimize the cost of quality and associated assets Tighten the quality standards at various points in the project to ensure the seller is staying aware of changing conditions Form a relationship with the seller to build cooperation and mutually lasting solutions

D

63.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: Staff motivation Number of resources.Law of diminishing returns Political awareness

D

72.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? Use the sample interactive communication model to assess the number of communication paths, which is nine in this case Conduct a communication styles assessment to determine the number of communications channels, which is 28. Determine the communication model to be used for the sprint planning meetings before calculating the number of communication paths. As part of a communications analysis, calculate the number of communication channels, which is 36 in this case.

D

77.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? Provide the senior manager with a detailed monthly project status report Suggest that the senior manager periodically attend the daily standups Monthly, demonstrate the product increment to the senior manager Invite the senior manager once a month to review the information radiators

D

81.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? Give rewards to team members who meet their performance goals at the end of the project Give all team members a salary raise to help motivate them Hold a contest where team members can compete for prizes Consult the resource management plan

D

95.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? Ask the existing team to work overtime. Place a limit on the project's scope. Put the project on hold by an equivalent duration. Request that the resource work virtually.

D

99.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? Ask to meet with the product manager, and discuss reducing the number of new requests Meet with the sponsor immediately to discuss project boundaries Meet face-to-face with stakeholders to set expectations. Assess the scope management plan to see how changes in scope are managed.

D

ed with incorrectly filled out timesheet forms, which delayed paychecks. What might the project manager have done differently to prevent the incorrectly submitted timesheets? Conducted a project retrospective to gain insights into the problems that occurred Included the approval of overtime and bonuses for the payroll department as a risk response Captured the problem in the issue log and assigned an owner for monitoring Incorporated incremental delivery along with retrospectives in the project management plan

D