Ace the PMI PMP Exam: Ultimate Preparation Guide

Assess the current state process to define the scope of the digitization.

Digitize the current state process exactly as defined.

Redefine the current state process to scope the supporting software.

Develop the software that will support the current state process.

Train the new team member in the predictive project management approach.

Acknowledge that hiring this new employee is a risk to the existing team

Set expectations with the new team member and explain what is needed

Meet with all team members and explain the new employee's position.

The organization should have introduced the concept of diversity broadly

The leadership team should have worked closely with the marketing team to get insight on diversity

Organization-wide diversity training should have been provided to the workforce

The critical departments in the organization should have been involved in this exercise

Use the withdraw/avoid technique to allow the individuals to resolve the issue between themselves.

Use a problem-solving approach and set up a discussion with the team lead and team member.

Establish guidelines for team leads to ensure that all team members are appropriately treated.

Provide direction to the team lead on how to resolve the issue with the team member directly.

Ask the team member to complete as much as they can now.

Ask the team member to work with their peers to knowledge share

Ask the team member to identify their specialist tasks

Ask the team member to host a special team meeting.

Ask the product owner to look at a minimum of four to eight iterations and replan the velocity for the next iteration based on the team's current performance.

Ask the scrum master to plug gaps in the team's performance by adding a team member to compensate for the velocity decrease.

Request that the team improve their cycle time to compensate for the velocity decrease.

Request the team to improve the lead time, cycle time, and response time individually and track closure.

Review the scope management plan.

Update the design with changes.

Request an architecture review.

Update the quality management plan

Have the team members resolve the issue on their own.

Highlight the impact of their behavior and motivate the team member to make improvements.

Gather information and find the root cause of the problem.

Document the escalated issue and address it at the end of the project.

Project stakeholders and the team

External subject matter experts (SMEs) and the team

Project sponsor and the team

Project sponsor and the external SMEs

Prepare performance value reports for the business on an ongoing basis.

Include demonstrations of the built portion of the product at the end of every sprint.

Prepare a project report for the stakeholders and distribute it weekly.

Confirm the minimum viable product (MVP) and demonstrate it to the business when it is ready.

Apply fast-tracking techniques to compress the schedule of the critical project

Analyze both projects to determine the most effective use of common resources

Use resource optimization to justify requesting more resources for the critical project.

Provide schedule optimization training to the project teams to improve their skills.

Allow the team to make decisions to stay on schedule.

Postpone the vacation to a different time.

Ask the project sponsor to make any necessary decisions.

Analyze the impacts and create a plan for team decision making

Have the team consult with the compliance officer to update the definition of done

(DoD) for the user stories in the past sprint.

Have the product owner consult with the change control board (CCB) to have the

necessary compliance requirements implemented.

Have the scrum master organize a weekly meeting with the compliance officer, the

product owner, and the project team.

Have the product owner review the user stories in the product backlog with the

compliance officer on a regular basis to identify any gaps.

Review the project plan to evaluate if any updates should be made.

Crash the existing schedule with additional resources to deliver more features.

Stop the project immediately as the market opportunity has already been missed.

Continue with the project plan and target delivery date as expected.

Provide clear direction on the work to be done and its alignment to the major objectives of the organization, using technology to communicate.

Establish a clear hierarchical environment and allow them to navigate through the project faster using social networks.

Foster proactive decision making and develop a hierarchy to approve decisions based on different levels of complexity.

Create an environment that encourages leadership, translates ambitions into growth opportunities, and rewards overtime workers.

Decrease the scope of the portfolio and send new solutions to the customer.

Deliver a schedule with the portfolio timeline and delivery to the customer.

Adopt an incremental cycle of delivering value to the customer.

Prepare deliveries with more details to satisfy the customer.

Reducing cost for the customer

Delivering value to the customer

Working together as a team

Finishing the project on schedule

Request that the issue be included in the next board of directors meeting to explain all of the needs

Add the complaint to the product backlog to be addressed in the next sprint

Ask the operations director to define the acceptance criteria to make clear the delivery is correct

Invite a member of the operations team to be part of the validation and sprint meetings

Empower team members to participate in decision-making and take ownership of actions.

Implement a flexible work schedule policy to eliminate the time zone problems among stakeholders.

Encourage team members to network so that they know each other's cultural backgrounds.

Provide a relaxed work schedule policy and encourage team members to work from home.

Ensured the project repository is up to date.

Updated the job descriptions for all team roles.

Provided specialist training for all team members.

Made an effort to reemploy the senior project team member.

Send communications for clarification so there is a full understanding about the situation.

Demonstrate the performance indexes and recommend corrective actions to the stakeholders

Schedule a kick-off session to explain the problems of the project and gain approval and support

Speak with the sponsor and explain the situation so that the sponsor can explain it to the stakeholders

Provide feedback to the team and conduct a meeting to review the team rules.

Provide feedback to the team and conduct a retrospective meeting to find a root cause.

Provide feedback to the team and request agile training for the new member.

Provide feedback to the team and coach the new team member in agile methodology.

Meet with the stakeholders to understand their concerns and define an action plan to resolve issues.

Continue to work on the project until the stakeholders and management come to a decision.

Socialize with the stakeholders to better understand their needs and reset expectations.

Escalate the stakeholder issue to the management team and ask for help with resolving the conflict.

Attach a note to the project management plan about the team member

Hold a project team meeting about the team member's contribution and take minutes

Record the team member's contribution in the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

Send a communication to management recognizing the team member's contributions

Encourage better team communication by positioning team members closer together.

Implement a project management information system (PMIS)

Update the communications management plan to ensure correct delivery of the latest version

Restrict team members from sending the requirements documents via email

Call the stakeholder to tell them that the final product schedule must be extended due to this last minute, urgent request.

Perform an impact analysis and share the overall schedule impact before deciding on a new priority.

Reject the new requirement from the sponsor as this is going to impact the delivery of the stakeholder's final product.

Ask the product owner to prioritize the new request from the sponsor and ask the team to work on it immediately.

Request the team member to move to another team.

Delegate other team members to complete this team member's tasks.

Mentor the team member and provide the necessary training.

Include this team member in an improvement program through a human resources request.

Plan an outdoor activity tor the team to get to know each other

Ask the team to review agile protect management approaches.

Ask the human resources department for an experienced agile team

Conduct a meeting to help the team define the team charter

Accommodate the change request to serve the client's needs

Consult with team members and allow them to make a decision

Convince the client not to make changes to the project

Make transactional decisions focusing on the project goals

Contact the human resource (HR) department for a solution.

Speak with the key team member to clarify the situation.

Conduct a meeting with the team to deliberate on a decision.

Suspend the team member until further notice.

Inform the steering committee of the situation and request additional resources.

Coordinate virtual and face-to-face meetings at each site to improve communication

Coordinate virtual meetings to assess the project team's communication needs

Inform the project sponsor of this situation and request cultural orientation training.

Host a special meeting to talk about what happened.

Escalate the issue to human resources (HR).

Review the lessons learned document with the team.

Conduct a team-building workshop.

Discuss this incident in the project review meeting.

Evaluate the engagement needs of stakeholders.

Distribute weekly status emails to stakeholders.

Engage the sponsor on the behavior of stakeholders.

Conduct weekly update meetings with stakeholders.

Review the stakeholder engagement assessment matrix to determine next steps.

Set up some time with the stakeholders to explain the importance of compliance.

Meet with the sponsor to discuss how to handle the stakeholders' differing opinions.

Send out documentation to align stakeholder expectations and project objectives.

Work with the sponsor to revise the product vision.

Create a definition of ready (DoR) for the backlog items.

Discuss the issue with the service request manager.

Refine the product backlog items with the stakeholders.

Held a touchpoint with marketing before the demo to discuss any impediments

Scheduled a demo presentation of the product during the first reason

Asked the marketing team to start working on the product immediately

Confirmed marketing requirements and constraints when adding to the backlog

Discuss the issue with the project sponsor and request extra time and budget to obtain

the component from a different supplier.

Raise a new risk in the risk register, perform a risk assessment, and convene SMEs and relevant stakeholders to plan a risk response

Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB) for changes to the

performance measurement baseline to obtain the component from a different supplier.

Raise a new issue in the issue log and convene subject matter experts (SMEs) and

relevant stakeholders to identify alternatives to address the problem.

Improve the risk management strategy and risk monitoring

Reach out to the project manager of the previous project for assistance

Allow the team member to work through the issue as a training opportunity

Share the lessons learned from the previous protect with the team member

Update the stakeholder register.

Refer to the resource management plan.

Consult the project sponsor.

Modify the statement of work (SOV).

Organizational process assets (OPAs)

Lesson learned registers from past projects

Historical issue logs

Project scope statement

Project management plan

Assessed and analyzed personality indicators from the project team

Sent the activity details to everyone involved prior to the session

Communicated the decision to conduct this activity to the key team stakeholders

Selected a vendor for the activity according to the procurement management plan

A. Hire resources to obtain knowledge about the provider's specific capabilities.

B. Add penalty clauses to the contract and update the risk register.

C. Encourage the provider to work overtime with no additional costs to the project.

D. Contract another provider with less experience and give them a chance to provide the deliverables.

Provide a software for instant messaging.

Document all information on the team wiki.

Promote the use of remote site syndication.

Facilitate regular conference calls.

Lessons learned

Organizational process assets (OPAs)

Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs)

Project management plan

Perform a qualitative risk analysis and update the risk register.

Submit a change request through the Integrated change control process.

Update the issue log and discuss It in the next steering committee meeting.

Estimate the associated costs and increase the project budget accordingly.

Reinforce the value of documenting and approving all change requests and ask the

customer to issue these through the agreed channels.

Organize a meeting to mediate the relationship between the customer and the team

member to ensure no feelings are hurt.

Ask the customer to email all requests directly to you and you will ensure they are

actioned by the correct team member.

Explain to the customer that the team member was just trying to help and the changes

can be reverted if necessary.

Document the risk register in the project charter.

Speak to the customer and add the issue to the issue log.

Review user roles and update the team charter.

Involve the product owner to rewrite the user stories.