A project manager working in a matrix organization manages an internal software development project that is intended to reduce conflicts in the company's internal tracking system. Developers placed the software application in production, and it is currently achieving some benefits. However, the full benefits will not be realized for some time.
What should the project manager do?
A. Continue to manage the project until all project benefits are realized.
B. Coordinate with the project's functional leads to validate its readiness for transition.
C. Request a new project be initiated to monitor and report achievement of the benefits.
D. Make updates, mark all project documents as final, and close the project.
A team is testing a product on multiple radio frequencies. The project manager is informed that a new government policy, expected in 2 weeks, will mandate companies to obtain approval and licensing for frequency testing. The team has completed 80% of the testing and needs 4 weeks to complete the remaining tests.
Which two actions should the project manager take until the approval is received? (Choose two.)
A. Hire a vendor with the required expertise and infrastructure to complete the testing.
B. Stop testing immediately and escalate the issue to senior management for a decision.
C. Allow testing to continue for the complete duration as the policy may not apply to ongoing projects.
D. Update the project risk checklist to consider licensing and approvals for risk identification.
E. Reallocate the testing resources to complete testing early before the policy takes effect.
A key business stakeholder sent emails to the developers with complaints based on the last few sprints. The developers forwarded the emails to the project manager but have not yet responded to the stakeholder.
What should the project manager recommend to the developers?
A. Analyze and perform a root cause analysis (RCA).
B. Add the situation to the issue log.
C. Forward the emails to the product owner.
D. Set up a team meeting to discuss a response.
A project manager is assigned to a yearlong project. Before the start of the design phase, a competitor announces that they will release a similar deliverable in 8 months, although with fewer features and functionality.
Which two actions should the project manager take next? (Choose two.)
A. Modify the project management plan with an incremental approach.
B. Discuss and review this external risk with the project sponsor.
C. Update the project artifacts to include this issue.
D. Evaluate the impact of incremental deliverables.
E. Reduce the scope items of the final deliverable.
A project manager is managing the opening of a new office overseas. At the beginning of the project, possible delays due to legal permits are raised by one stakeholder. Subject matter experts (SMEs) reassessed the concern and suggested assigning more time for this permit, and the change control board (CCB) agrees.
Which document should the project manager update first to document this change?
A. Schedule baseline
B. Scope baseline
C. Risk register
D. Cost baseline
A project manager works for a company that has a reputation of delivering environmentally sustainable projects. During the half- yearly review of the project, the project manager raises serious concerns with the project sponsor regarding the project's viability and success. There are some stakeholders who oppose this project on the grounds of compromising land erosion.
What should the project manager do?
A. Request additional resources from the business unit manager due to the project's complexity.
B. Calculate float on the project because it has severely affected the project's major critical path.
C. Propose to close the project because it no longer fits the business values of the organization.
D. Calculate earned value (EV) because the project manager is forecasting a loss for this project in the yearly review.
In a product development project, the project manager is constantly receiving complaints from stakeholders about functionalities being delivered, but not required by the business departments. The project sponsor wants to know if the project resources are being used effectively.
What should the project manager have done to avoid delivering work that is not adding value to the business?
A. Ask the stakeholders to document their complaints in change requests.
B. Define a product scope and ask the stakeholders to not deviate from it.
C. Encourage the product owner to meet with the stakeholders and create a product backlog based on their needs.
D. Document the stakeholders' needs, review them during the retrospective, and create improvement plans.
A project manager is managing a project in the execution phase, which was agreed upon with the sponsor. However, the sponsor is constantly micromanaging and requesting iterations that are affecting the team's effectiveness. The sponsor indicates that as long as the project scope is not affected, these iterations are needed to simplify the project.
How should the project manager handle the situation?
A. Review validation and control procedures.
B. Perform stakeholder requirements activities.
C. Approach the sponsor about using an agile approach.
D. Discuss reducing interruptions with the sponsor.
During the release of an important product, a vice president for a different product line brought a valid concern to the project team, which had to be completed before the release. The vice president has not participated in other product discussions until now. This additional work resulted in a delay of the product release.
How should the project manager have handled this situation earlier in the project?
A. Identified the vice president as a stakeholder.
B. Recorded the vice president's concerns in the risk register.
C. Shared project boundaries so that everyone was aware of the scope.
D. Escalated any dissent to top management right away.
A recently concluded quality audit failed and came back with multiple action items. A newly appointed project manager is reviewing the project status with the team. New stakeholders have been identified, and new audit resources may have to be added to the project.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Perform stakeholder engagement.
B. Perform integrated change control.
C. Update the quality management plan.
D. Update the risk management plan.
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