A project manager has been hired to lead a governance consulting project that is in the initial phase. The project manager has been assigned to evaluate the supplier search activity. There are many interested candidates, including former suppliers and suppliers recommended by the sponsor.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Evaluate suppliers who have worked successfully with the company before.
B. Request the contracting area take charge of the supplier evaluation process.
C. Prioritize evaluation of the suppliers recommended by the sponsor.
D. Evaluate the suppliers based on their experience and skills in similar projects.
A project manager is assigned to a project. There was a lot of conflict regarding the status of the project and compliance with international regulations. During a regular meeting, the sponsor wanted to know how frequently the risks are being reviewed.
Which document project manager should check first?
A. Risk management plan
B. Risk register
C. Issue log
D. Risk report
A project manager is executing a commercial building project. The project manager discovers that the required building permits have not been obtained. Obtaining the permits will delay the project by 1 month and will cost the project US$35,000. The fine associated with continuing to build without the permits is US$1,000 per day.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Continue the project while trying to obtain the permit.
B. Update the risk management plan.
C. Review lessons learned from previous projects.
D. Obtain the permits before continuing the build.
A project delivers every 2 weeks. The customer raises a complaint because they do not perceive business value in the products delivered even though deliveries have been completed in a timely manner. Which activity should the project manager undertake?
A. Change the delivery project approach.
B. Review the risk analysis.
C. Perform a cost-benefit analysis.
D. Review the definition for the minimum viable product (MVP).
A project sponsor has requested that the project manager reprioritize the team's tasks to include a feature that is not part of the minimum viable product (MVP) for the project. Although the project sponsor is very keen on the feature, adding it has the potential to cause team burnout and/or delay the release.
How should the project manager address this situation?
A. Ensure the feature has been included in the product backlog, explain to the sponsor the consequences of the request, and ask the team to include the feature's tasks in the next iteration.
B. Ensure the feature is included in the iteration backlog, ask the team to work on the current tasks first, and include the new tasks after those tasks are completed.
C. Ensure the feature has been included in the product backlog, then hold a meeting with the team and sponsor to determine how to deliver the feature within the current iteration.
D. Ensure the feature's tasks are included in the iteration backlog, explain to the sponsor the consequences of the request, and ask the team to deliver the feature in the current iteration.
During project execution, the client requires several changes that will impact the project's duration. The project manager needs to apply fast-tracking techniques to accelerate the schedule, but the team is concerned about working overtime. What should the project manager do to motivate the team?
A. Negotiate with the client to reduce the changes in requirements.
B. Crash the project schedule to ensure completion on time.
C. Introduce team-building activities to improve team performance.
D. Meet with the team members to review their roles and responsibilities.
A client has asked the project manager for the program status report. The project manager sends the report and then realizes that they accidentally included another manager from the client's organization on the email. What should the project manager do?
A. Contact the other manager and ask them to delete the email.
B. Inform the client and their supervisor about the mistake.
C. Wait for the client's feedback regarding the report.
D. Resend the email to the client, excluding the other manager.
A virtual team has disagreements about the client's requirements. Although the requirements are written, the language seems ambiguous for some of the team members who are working abroad. The local team members argue that the language is clear, but that there is a lack of competence from the international team members.
Which two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.)
A. Assign projects with local clients to the local project team members.
B. Train all project team members to recognize and discuss cultural differences.
C. Ensure that local team members explain the requirements to the international team members.
D. Provide training to international team members to ensure their understanding of the requirements.
E. Address the language ambiguity in the requirements to ensure all team members understand them.
During a project's closing phase, the project manager identified that the client did not use one particular service. The client then asks the project manager to informally extend the service beyond the contract end date. The contract is clear about the expiration of the service.
How should the project manager address this situation in order to close the project?
A. Escalate the request to the functional manager to approve the additional service hours.
B. Issue a change request and activate the formal change control process to address the situation.
C. Accept the client's proposal to use the service until the additional hours are exhausted.
D. Deny the request and include it in lessons learned documentation for the next contract renewal.
A project manager is assigned to manage a project for a previous client of the company. The project manager was warned that this client will likely try to add extra scope to the project without considering the impact of change on time, cost, quality, and risks.
Which action should the project manager take to help plan and manage the budget and resources?
A. Refuse to allow the client to change the scope and examine the lessons learned register.
B. Decompose the deliverables into work packages and review the project charter.
C. Create tight scope statements and review the historical information.
D. Include a scope change process and review the project charter.
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