During the implementation phase of a construction project, a key supplier went bankrupt and cannot supply the contracted material. This issue could affect the project schedule. What should the project manager do first?
A. Update the issue log and act to minimize the impact
B. Update the schedule to include the delay
C. Add the risk and the delay to the risk register
D. Escalate to the management team for delay approval
In a hybrid project, the customer decided on a major change for the project design. This change was approved and the impact on schedule and budget is known.
The software team leader, who is supposed to develop the software, refuses to commit to delivery dates claiming that they work using an agile approach and cannot commit to a final delivery date. The hardware team depends on this software
to develop their part of the product.
What should the project manager do?
A. Add this risk to the risk register and monitor it according to the risk management plan
B. Escalate this to higher management and ask for help to resolve the issue.
C. Impose the delivery dates on the software team leader and notify the functional manager about the situation
D. Ask the software team leader to use a predictive approach and commit to a delivery date
An organization has historically executed most projects using a predictive approach. The organization now wants to change over to an agile approach. Which strategy will be useful to effectively help prepare the organization for this change?
A. Create a task force of executives who will monitor agile projects on a daily basis
B. Add multiple layers of managers who will be accountable for the agile execution
C. Improve organizational readiness by addressing impediments to agile in the organization.
D. Take a big bang approach of moving the whole organization to agile at once
The resource management plan is already done, and the team is located in different countries around the world. Team members are in multiple time zones, and they use different languages for communication. The project manager needs to keep the team organized and avoid misunderstandings and miscommunication that may produce a negative impact to the project.
What should the project manager do to reduce negative impacts to the project?
A. Modify the communications management plan to account for regional differences
B. Conduct cultural awareness seminars
C. Hold a virtual meeting to discuss the political environment.
D. Conduct a multigenerational management training session
A client is structured as a matrix organization for an agile project. The project manager is working on-site with key stakeholders from different parts of the organization. How should the project manager handle the different stakeholders?
A. All stakeholders are important, so the project manager should follow directions provided by management and key stakeholders
B. Because there are different perspectives, perform a stakeholder analysis and act based on the outcome
C. The project manager is working on the client's premises, so follow the directions of all the key stakeholders
D. This is an agile project, so listen only to the directions of the project manager's supervisor and the functional managers of the organization
An organization is introducing agile to its projects. During an informal discussion the project manager learned that team members who are currently working on different teams are discussing how they would like to be together on the same team.
What should the project manager do?
A. The project manager should not allow resources to choose teams because the project manager assigns the resources based upon project needs
B. The project manager should not allow resources to choose on which team they would like to work because they will always choose their favorite team
C. The project manager should allow the resources to periodically choose on which team they would like to work.
D. The project manager should indicate that the team members have already been assigned to a team through workforce optimization
A marketing team is planning for a multiyear initiative that will include a lot of cross-functional stakeholders. The project manager has been assigned and is now in the project planning phase. What item(s) should the project manager develop first?
A. A product backlog and identification of the features to be delivered
B. A business case and scope document
C. A communications management plan that addresses the team's needs
D. A risk management plan to incorporate known risks
During a retrospective review, many project team members say they are not completing tasks during the iterations because of interruptions and requests for help from other teams. As a team facilitator, what should the project manager do to avoid this?
A. Identify the problem's root causes and define the ground rules with all project team members to minimize interferences
B. Hire a coach to help all project teams to improve their abilities to solve problems on their own.
C. Reunite with the project team members affected and tell them not to reduce the team's capacity
D. Recommend to the project team members that they should improve their planning and make their stones smaller
A project manager is assigned to a new marketing campaign. The sponsor gives the project manager an approved project management plan for review and explains the scope, business requirements, deliverables and stakeholders. The project manager asks to see the project charter to gain a better understanding of the project. The sponsor says the project is small and simple so there is no need for a project charter.
What should the project manager do?
A. Speak with peers about the need for a project charter
B. Develop the project charter and send it for approval
C. Explain that a project charter is necessary to ensure agreement on scope and deliverables and to define the project manager's responsibilities
D. Agree that the project does not require a project charter, especially since the deliverables and milestones are included in the project management plan
During the course of a project, the team develops negative group behaviors and becomes unmotivated and unproductive. What should the project manager do to improve the project team's performance?
A. Define and analyze performance metrics
B. Escalate poor performance to functional managers
C. Update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Conduct a root cause analysis session
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