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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.)
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Answer : B
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