Project Management Professional (PMBOK 8) v1.0

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A new project manager was assigned to a project during implementation. The project manager realized that new tax policies are creating a risk for a cost overrun by 25%. The project manager updated the risk register and kept the project running as normal. The CEO has announced that the project could be cancelled since the acceptable cost overrun is only 20%. The project manager was quite surprised as this was new information.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

  • A. Implemented the communications management plan properly.
  • B. Implemented the stakeholder engagement plan correctly.
  • C. Provided a proper risk response.
  • D. Ensured the risk tolerance of the company was properly updated.


Answer : D

A company that is heavily focused on delivering projects using predictive approaches on-boards a new project manager who uses hybrid approaches. The scope of the project contains a number of unclear requirements.
How should the project manager plan the delivery of the project?

  • A. Ignore the unclear requirements and focus on the delivery plan of the project.
  • B. Wait for the requirements to be more clear before any further action is taken on the project.
  • C. Break down the requirements and prioritize the requirements into iterative work packages.
  • D. Escalate the issue of unclear requirements to the management team and wait for final authorization.


Answer : C

A large corporation is transforming itself from a predictive to agile approach. A project team with knowledge of agile practices is experiencing significant conflicts with the executives regarding the processes to be followed.
How should these conflicts be resolved?

  • A. Train the executives on agile practices.
  • B. Include the executives in team retrospectives.
  • C. Negotiate with the executives and agree on a process.
  • D. Request that the executives use agile practices.


Answer : C

A transportation company is transforming its operational processes and the main system this company uses to move freight. The scope statement is in place. An iterative delivery approach has been agreed by all stakeholders.
What does the project manager need to do next to help the team understand the work that needs to be done?

  • A. Create the requirements management plan to outline how project requirements will be collected, analyzed, and documented, and then assign requirements to team members.
  • B. Work with the team to decompose the scope into a WBS and work packages in order to create required deliverables and timelines.
  • C. Start working on the project management plan with work packages, a detailed schedule, and work assignments for team members.
  • D. Work directly with stakeholders on the work breakdown structure (WBS) and assign tasks with a required timeline for each team member to start the work.


Answer : B

A project manager is managing a hybrid project. After attending an iteration review, a stakeholder tells the project manager that they are very busy and asks why these reviews are held so frequently.
How should the project manager respond?

  • A. Record the issue in the issue log and escalate the conflict to the project sponsor for assistance.
  • B. Explain to the stakeholder that the stakeholder engagement plan requires their attendance at all reviews.
  • C. Discuss with the stakeholder the benefits of the hybrid project and how frequent reviews lead to greater value and less rework.
  • D. Negotiate a reduced review attendance with the stakeholder and update the stakeholder engagement plan to reflect this reduced attendance.


Answer : C

The product team is progressing with a prototyping approach to deliver a multiyear business initiative. A few user stories are taking longer to be delivered.
What should the project manager do?

  • A. Determine the risks and identify a resolution during the retrospective meeting.
  • B. Inform stakeholders about the delay during project updates.
  • C. Discover the gaps in the communications management plan and address them accordingly.
  • D. Determine cross-dependencies and plan a spike in the next sprint.


Answer : A

Due to delays on some activities, one of the project team members has increased the scope without any approval.
What should the project manager do next?

  • A. Remove the changes to match the original requirements.
  • B. Add team members to the project to avoid more schedule delays.
  • C. Update project documentation with the new scope.
  • D. Evaluate the impacts of the changes that were made to the project.


Answer : D

A project team repeatedly misses delivery target dates for the main project releases because of new requests from the client. Client satisfaction is high, even though the project is behind schedule.
What should the project manager do?

  • A. Allow additional time for the team to work on the new requests.
  • B. Assess the impact of the new requests and advise the team of approval.
  • C. Train the team on how to handle the risk of missing deadline targets.
  • D. Assign the new requirements to the senior members to avoid delays.


Answer : B

A project team has recently completed the initial sprint for developing an automated payroll system for a company. The project manager has scheduled a sprint planning meeting with the product owner and team members to discuss which features should be worked on next.
Which two pieces of information does the project manager need in order to make this meeting productive and effective? (Choose two.)

  • A. Company mission and vision
  • B. Sprint goal
  • C. Sprint charter
  • D. Product backlog
  • E. Burndown chart


Answer : BD

A project manager is responsible for building a bridge. The high-level elements of the project are handled using a predictive approach. The software responsible for retracting the bridge has been developed based on agile principles. During software development, the workflow is often interrupted by various delays or impediments due to lack of information.
How should the project manager handle this situation?

  • A. Increase retrospectives to deliver results fast.
  • B. Make work visible using Kanban boards.
  • C. Incorporate small batches of work into the project.
  • D. Apply lean manufacturing to limit the team’s work.


Answer : B

A project manager is tracking a project, but a key stakeholder will not accept the project's key performance indicator (KPI) results.
Which tool or technique should the project manager use?

  • A. Change control tools
  • B. Expert judgment
  • C. Autocratic decision making
  • D. Context diagram


Answer : B

The project team follows a hybrid framework for its delivery. During the execution of a project, the team learns of a new compliance requirement that has to be delivered before any other requirements.
How should the project manager address this situation?

  • A. Collaborate with the compliance team member to review and prioritize the requirement's delivery.
  • B. Add the new compliance requirement to the backlog as the technical team does not have any capacity.
  • C. Include the compliance lead in the stakeholders list and wait for the next status meeting.
  • D. Ask the team to include the compliance requirement in the current sprint and deliver it.


Answer : A

A new project manager learns the work assigned to the team has already been decomposed to its lowest level. The project manager reviews the work and feels some additional, useful information is missing.
What should the project manager review?

  • A. The WBS dictionary
  • B. The requirements traceability matrix
  • C. The project charter and scope statement
  • D. The business requirement documents (BRD)


Answer : A

The programming activities of a project were planned to last 35 days per module, but the programming of the first module has taken 45 days.
What should the project manager do?

  • A. Evaluate the situation and identify ways to compress the schedule without impacting baselines.
  • B. Ask the team to work overtime to complete the deliverable on time.
  • C. Submit a change request to the project sponsor to change the schedule.
  • D. Check the scope to verify if there is scope creep and get the project on schedule.


Answer : A

The marketing team is transitioning to using hybrid approaches for their projects. The marketing director is not knowledgeable about hybrid methodologies, and the project manager needs the director's support as the marketing director is a key stakeholder.
What should the project manager do to obtain the support?

  • A. Train the marketing team and keep the director informed.
  • B. Mentor the marketing director on hybrid approaches.
  • C. Ask the marketing team members to coach the director.
  • D. Ask the marketing director to participate in daily meetings.


Answer : B

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