Free PMI PMP Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 4

A project manager has noticed that a critical team member is consistently arguing

with a client. This has started to have a negative effect on the meetings.

How should the project manager address this?

An agile team has started a new project. When should the project manager organize their first team retrospective?

A project team has been formed and the tasks have been assigned to each team member All team members have agreed to follow a hybrid protect approach. What should the project manager do to ensure the team performs as an organized unit?

During a product demo with key stakeholders, the team identifies that one of the functionalities failed to perform as expected What should the project manager have the project team do first to address the issue?

A project manager has been assigned with initiating a large project to deliver

complex equipment. Part of the project will be the result of a long research process, but once

this is completed, the other part of the project must be incrementally delivered to the

customer.

Which approach should the project manager choose for this project?

A project manager Is working on the initial phases of a highly technical project that employs the "first of its kind" technology. Many of the key project stakeholders are unaware of the project objectives and their participation levels are poor. At every meeting, there are a lot of objections and queries raised that are taking the discussions to a different level, and a great deal of time is wasted

What should the project manager do?

A project manager assigned to an engineering construction project is receiving questions from the site engineers. Several questions are related to carrying out activities to meet timelines that compromise the work crew's safety. When reviewing these questions, the project manager realizes that the engineers do not (eel empowered to make decisions.

How should the project manager address this?

An agile project manager has learn members from different continents on the project team. During the dairy scrum meetings the project manager notices that there are gaps in understanding about the project goals and objectives

What should the project manager do?

The change control board (CCB) has approved a change request to add a new

component within a product. The operations manager discovers the change after its approval

and complains that the implementation of the change will cause significant disruption to the

production line.

What should the project manager do first?

An equipment vendor will implement a new production line for a client company. The year-long project will include 2- to 4-month long iterations; however, the client's project manager has no agile experience.

How should the project manager ensure that the client is effectively represented in the daily meetings?

In an agile product development environment, work is distributed to Cities A, B, and

C, which are geographically dispersed. The small teams work and collaborate to deliver the

sprints.

•City A's team focuses on the features of data capture.

•City B's team focuses on the user experience and development pieces.

•City C's team coordinates testing.

What should the project manager do to ensure a successful rollout of sprints?

During project completion, a project manager receives a request from the customer for a reduced cost of goods. The customer's request will affect the sales department's budget and forecast.

In order to reach a consensus and have a successful project completion, what should the

project manager do first?

A project manager is using a hybrid approach for a project. The project team created and reviewed the risk tog with the stakeholders at the beginning of the project However midway through the project, the project team and stakeholders became misaligned with the risks and mitigation strategies

When should the risks be reviewed to ensure alignment between the project team and the stakeholders'?

The marketing team is moving from predictive to hybrid approaches for their projects. The marketing director is not familiarwithhybrid approaches and does not support the new direction. What should the project manager do?

A project manager acquired information from the market that would reduce the business value being delivered by an ongoing protect Based on that information, the project manager believes the project should be stopped

How should the project manager handle the situation?

An agile project has a documented list or requirements prioritized in high, medium, and low categories. The project team has expressed that it is difficult to know what to work on next as so many items are listed as high priority.

What should the project manager recommend?

Two team members are arguing about which technology they should use when implementing iteration tasks. The predictive approach was broken into several legations that need to be completed on time so as not to jeopardize the projects timely completion.

What should the project manager do to resolve this issue and help the team move on to the next iteration?

During the early phases of a project, mitigation actions were not executed in a

timely manner; therefore, the project schedule was impacted. Several project stakeholders are

now frustrated with the delays.

What should the project manager have done to manage the issue?

During a scope validation exercise toward the end of a project, a project manager realizes that some operational project requirements were not captured in the project scope of work. Although completing these Items will have an Impact on the project's completion date. It will Increase the likelihood of customer acceptance.

What should the project manager do to address the issue?

A company has always acquired very specialized services from local companies for

its projects. During the planning stage for a regulatory project, the project manager is informed

that local vendors would not be able to operate due to an unexpected major event. There is an

option to hire the same services from companies in other countries.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A project manager has just taken over a project that is in the requirements gathering phase. A stakeholder indicates that they have not received any progress updates even

though reports have been sent on a weekly basis.

What should the project manager do to ensure all stakeholders are receiving proper information about the project?

The project manager's firm is executing a construction project. The project is stalled due to reemerging conflicts and misunderstandings among stakeholders.

What should the project manager do to ensure a smooth start and completion of the project?

A project manager is facilitating a project steering committee meeting where the prioritization of work items in the backlog is being discussed. The

engineering executive wants to prioritize features based on level of effort, completing the smallest items first. The quality executive wants to

complete the most complex tasks first to have adequate time to ensure a quality product is delivered. The compliance officer wants to complete

items with associated regulatory components as they are essential items.

How should the project manager prioritize the work items?

A project manager is working on a software development project. The project manager and the project team identified the project risks. As the

project progressed, one of the risks materialized, and the project manager referred to the risk management plan to determine how to manage the risk. Once the risk management strategy was chosen and implemented, the risk was closed.

At what point did the project manager move the risk from the risk register to the issue log?

An IT project manager for a project that is 50% complete teams that a critical team member plans to relocate to another country soon. The team member is needed for the remainder of the project.

How should the project manager improve team dynamics?

A company's project management office (PMO) has started to implement iterative tools. The project manager is starting a new project and has

identified an opportunity to use the new tools. There is disagreement among stakeholders about the use of the adaptive tool.

What should the project manager do first?

A project manager has been assigned as the servant leader for an ongoing project that historically has presented unexpected problems. The main stakeholder is hesitant to continue with the rest of the sprints even though there are no open issues or indications of risks at this stage.

What should the project manager do to address this problem?

One of the key stakeholders on the project team reaches out with an additional requirement that may impact the overall schedule. A discussion with another stakeholder suggests thai this might just be a small task.

What should the project manager do?

The first task a project manager needs to complete on a new project is improving stakeholder engagement. How should the project manager complete the power/interest grid based on the following scenario:

• The marketing director is the key stakeholder. as the project will create a new product for the company.

• The finance director is providing funding and does not have much time to follow the tracking of the project.

• The sales representatives assigned to the team provided some negative feedback on the requirements

• The human resources (HR) intern assigned to the team was satisfied with the new product interlace.

A risk was identified at the beginning of a project, and a response plan was established. Unforeseen consequences resulted in a higher level of

risk. The project manager has an idea that could address the new risk in an efficient way, but the response is different from the original risk

mitigation plan.

What should the project manager do?

The testing backlog for a hybrid project has increased significantly and is becoming a bottleneck. The team has researched a tool that could

resolve the bottleneck, and the project manager has been informed.

What should the project manager do next?

A newly commissioned project has had trouble recruiting team members because the turnover rate is high. The human resource (HR) manager

has conducted several exit interviews. Many team members have expressed that the project manager has inadequate relationship management

competencies. The project manager explains that the exiting team members were lazy.

What should the project manager do to prevent this high turnover rate from continuing?

In a marine construction project, the project manager is informed by the marine authority that the work permit will not be issued until certain environmental reinforcement work has been completed. After reviewing the project management plan, the reinforcement work is not included in the project scope.

What should the project manager do?

A project manager has recently moved to an organization to lead a key project. The project manager notices that team performance is below the target, and the tasks assigned are not delivered on time. Team commitment is also not as appropriate as it should be.

What should the project manager do?

A multimillion-dollar project has started and is in the execution phase. A local regulatory authority has just announced changes to the requirements that will need to be implemented in 6 months, prior to completing the project execution phase.

What should the project manager do next?

A project manager is leading a cross-organizational project that is replacing a platform on which various solutions used by 15 business units were built. The project is part of a large program of work, and some of the resources are shared with other projects outside of the program initiated by the respective business units.

Which stakeholders should the project manager consult with first to manage interdependencies?

A project team is executing a large regulatory project comprised of a multitude of internal and external stakeholders. An initial impact analysis revealed several systems, including an enhancement to existing modules as well as new builds. After completion of the initial design workshop, the team conducted a brainstorming session to better understand the types of likely users.

Which technique will best serve this purpose?

A company is undergoing a digital transformation and is changing its project portfolio to an agile approach. As a result, the leadership is looking to update the performance measuring system for the workforce.

What should the project manager propose?

A project manager is managing a complex project with a high number of artifacts. Some of the stakeholders are having issues accessing the artifacts. How should the project manager address this situation?

A project manager in one country is reporting to a lead project manager for a new software development project in another country. The lead project manager constantly

requests updates from the project manager, often demanding information via multiple communication channels if the project manager does not respond within a few minutes

of a request. Both of them are equal in seniority and both report to the same functional manager.

How should the project manager proceed?

The project manager of a high-risk project is concerned about a delay in the schedule that might force the project to ‘move its go-live date. What should the project manager do next?

A project manager who takes over halfway through a project determines that the cost performance index (CPI) is 0.65. A detailed audit identifies that the project cost was analogously estimated, and the audit team thinks that something was missing in the way the estimates were done.

What should have been done to avoid this problem?

A project manager is working in a company that has several global offices. During resource planning for a new project, the project manager realizes that the company requires projects to include team members from different continents.

What should the project manager do to ensure a successful project execution?

A new team member joins an agile team. In a previous role, this team member was a subject matter expert (SME). This team member often directs the team on how to solve problems based on previous experience.

What should the project manager do first?

Within a project, senior management is requesting project information so they can analyze the data to make project decisions. What information

should the project manager provide so that senior management can get a broader view of the project?

A project manager is assigned to an agile project that has an aggressive time line and a fixed budget. Currently, the majority of the items are in the backlog and only a few are in process or completed.

What should the project manager do?

An agile team wants to maximize the work delivered for the upcoming project that involves considerable product complexity. What should the

project manager do to help improve the team's collaboration approach?

A project manager manages multiple information technology (IT) projects in a matrix organization. The project manager schedules a meeting with one of the functional

managers to coordinate testing support for two software development projects. Unfortunately, the functional manager is not able to attend the meeting and informs the project manager that there may not be any resources available to test the software.

What should the project manager do?

A project team was hired to perform on-site duties, but there were unexpected circumstances that required the entire team to work remotely Some team members returned to their hometowns and they are now requesting reimbursement for operational expenditures

What should the project manager do?

A project manager has begun a complex oil refinery project. Although the project is in the initiation phase, the sponsor keeps asking for concrete dates for the most important project milestones.

When will the project manager be able to provide the requested information?