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PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. 1 # Cloned Test Prep Questions 1 The project manager shifts to an agile approach for a project with an aggressive go-to-market timeline. The project manager needs to revise the stakeholder plan so that it follows agile principles. What should the project manager do to meet this need? A. Design a digital communication system that allows for virtual submission, logging, reviewing, and escalation of issues. B. Remove unnecessary layers of management to promote direct communication between the project team and stakeholders. C. Modify templates to include product backlog progression and the burndown rate and require standup attendance. D. Increase the number of formal training workshops to cover all relevant issues for all stakeholders, including the project sponsor and client. 2 Project team members are concerned that a new resource does not seem suitable for an assigned task. How should the project manager respond to this concern? A. Contact senior management to discuss the possibility of reassigning the new resource to a different project. B. Schedule time to chat with the new resource to assess their skills and understand their strength level. C. Ask the team members to document task-related deficiencies displayed by the resource. D. Contact the project sponsor to highlight these concerns and decide on an appropriate response. 3 A project manager develops a project management plan and schedule based on an agreed-upon project lifecycle of 16 months. Later, due to changing business requirements, the project manager receives a request for completion within 9 months. How should the project manager respond to this proposed change in timeline? A. Work with key stakeholders to identify project requirements that could be reduced. B. Immediately ask project team members to increase the pace of each task within the project.
PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. 2 C. Ensure that substantial scope creep is included in the original project schedule, so that revised deadlines can be met. D. Meet individually with project team members to discuss how aspects of the project can be completed more quickly than planned. 4 During an iteration, Task 1 cannot be completed on time due to unexpected challenges. Another team within the project is depending on timely completion of Task 1 in order to fulfill their part of the project. How should the project manager resolve this issue? A. Meet with both teams separately, and ask them to figure out a way to meet the required deadlines and complete the project on time. B. Meet with the product owner to reprioritize the iteration backlog, so that it does not impact other teams or obligations. C. Increase the number of team members for the project team and increase the iteration length, ensuring that the work will be completed according to schedule. D. Let team members know you want them to do their best under difficult circumstances, and make sure to note the iteration's challenges in lessons learned. 5 The project manager schedules an iteration review and learns that a few key stakeholders do not approve of how a feature has been developed. What should the project manager do first in order to address this issue? A. Invite project team members to a brainstorming session to identify an appropriate response. B. Address the issue only after evaluating why these stakeholders are concerned. C. Determine the impact of the conflict by listing the pros and cons of the situation. D. Ask the project sponsor to act as a neutral party in negotiation with those stakeholders who are dissatisfied. 6 A key team member is asked to move to another project during the middle of a technical project. The team believes this is an unwise move and expresses concern. Which two actions will help to resolve the issue? (Choose two.)
PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. 3 A. Discuss the conflict with the project sponsor and formulate a response. B. Use coaching tools and techniques to motivate the project team. C. Replace the key team member with a new resource who has the same skills. D. Meet with the change control board (CCB) to discuss the requested change. E. Engage in the change management process to resolve the resource issue. 7 At a weekly project status meeting, a key team member expresses concerns about the overall approach documented within the project management plan. The Project manager is surprised because the team is in the process of executing an important component of the project and the concern has not been raised before. What steps should the project manager take? A. Update the risk register to document the concerns, then continue with the meeting’s scheduled agenda items. B. Recognize that the concern must be fully discussed and resolved prior to continuing with the meeting’s agenda items. C. Address the team with a generic reminder about meeting etiquette, then ask if the team wants to use the time to fully discuss the concerns raised during the meeting. D. Immediately acknowledge the team member’s concern, continue with the scheduled agenda, then privately meet with the team member to fully understand the concerns expressed. 8 During a meeting, a project manager learns that a business result needs to be delivered in four weeks, although the original plan was sixteen weeks. The project manager also hears that there is no available technical resource who might be able to join the team. The project manager knows the technical resource manager because they worked together on a previous project. What is the first thing the project manager should do? A. Notify the project sponsor about the lack of a technical resource. B. Immediately escalate the issue to decision makers in the organization. C. Check with the technical resource manager to see if there is an available technical resource. D. Since time is short, hire an outside party to meet the need for a technical resource.
PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. 4 9 A team decides that an agile approach fits the needs of the next phase in their project. Unfortunately, there are team members who have not had the appropriate agile training. How should the project manager respond to the lack of agile training? A. Include agile training for these team members in a change request. B. Ensure the project’s contingency reserve can cover agile training for all team members. C. Create virtual training sessions for key team members, covering the main agile topics. D. Identify and implement the most cost-effective agile training for the team members. 10 A project manager believes that a delay in developing a prototype was due to a lack of knowledge in a specific skill that was needed by the cross-functional team. How could the project manager prevent this situation on future projects? A. Offer more skill-specific training throughout the project. B. Identify required strengths, and organize the team based on those strengths. C. Meet with the project sponsor and team members to assign training for specific skills. D. Empower team members to problem solve in situations where skills may be lacking. 11 A new project manager joins the project’s daily standups, only to find that the project team spends too much time discussing ways to deal with obstructions in the project. Because of these discussions, standups often last well over two hours. What process should be used to deal with this issue? A. Ask team members to invite their managers to standup sessions, in order to find solutions more quickly. B. Explain to team members that long discussions take time away from actual work on the project. C. Insert a new team member who will manage obstacles and schedule additional meetings to discuss possible solutions.