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A project manager is overseeing a 10-mile piping installation project that was supposed to spend US$15,000 per mile of piping installation and should complete the project exactly 20 weeks from its start. The project manager just found out that only 80% of the work has been completed.

What is the budget at completion (BAC)?

A.

US$100,000

B.

US$150,000

C.

US$300,000

D.

US$250,000

An agile project started 6 months ago. Since the beginning of the project, there have been disagreements among team members regarding daily meetings since some of the team members are not available at the same time. The project manager is convinced an agile team should be self-organizing, and that meeting times should be worked out by the team.

What should the project manager do?

A.

Establish a project schedule

B.

Assign a team leader

C.

Recognize the team's contributions

D.

Establish a team charter

A project team used agile approaches to create a minimum viable product (MVP). Currently, the team is discussing the possible next steps.

What should be the next step?

A.

Break down the user stories into the smallest size possible.

B.

Ensure user stories provide the steps necessary for implementation.

C.

Prioritize the work at the user-story level.

D.

Use scope cards in conjunction with story points.

Project team member A has a conflict with project team member B. The project manager believes project team member A's behavior is unacceptable. However, project team member A believes their behavior is appropriate.

What should the project manager do?

A.

Review the resource requirements to determine if the project team member is a good fit.

B.

Add an agenda item to the next team meeting to manage the conflict.

C.

Ask the project team member to review the team charter and follow up with a one-on-one meeting.

D.

Review the roles and responsibilities of each team member with the team.

An agile team is geographically separated across multiple continents, and the project manager is in the process of identifying the tools to manage the communication among the virtual teams. Drag the appropriate tool on the left to each project task on the right.

An adaptive project is in the planning stage. The project manager is preparing a communications management plan to share critical, project-related information and updates.

Which approach should the project manager take?

A.

Implement pull communication to share project-related information and updates.

B.

Install push communication to share project-related information and updates.

C.

Employ verbal techniques to share project-related information and updates.

D.

Apply information radiators to share project-related information and updates.

In a daily standup meeting, a project manager notices that a team member's reports include incomplete tasks with no impediments. A colleague informs the project manager that this team member is experiencing a personal issue.

What should the project manager do?

A.

Coach the team member on how to keep work and personal issues scjparate.

B.

Ask the human resources (HR) manager to speak with this team member.

C.

Reallocate this team member's tasks to others for the immediate future.

D.

Understand the team member's personal issue and offer them support.

A scrum master noticed that one of the team members is afraid to ask questions, does not like to collaborate with other team members, and avoids taking responsibility for their actions. What is the likely reason that would cause a team member to behave that way?

A.

Lack of technical skills

B.

Fear of conflict

C.

Lack of experience

D.

Company culture

A team member has escalated an issue to the project manager, stating that they have done their part of the job. Their concern is that there is still no response from the other party in the service level agreement (SLA). The team member is eager to find a resolution for the reported issue.

What should the project manager advise the team member to do to ensure that the project escalation mechanism is effective?

A.

Involve all of the stakeholders in the escalation by setting up a conference call.

B.

Escalate to the other party's management and inform the steering committee.

C.

Reach out to peer managers for similar escalation situations and follow past experiences.

D.

Review the established project escalation process and take the appropriate action.

A project team member identified a procurement risk and sent an email to the project sponsor highlighting the risk.

The sponsor forwarded the email to the project manager asking for further details. After speaking with the sponsor, the project manager decided to take preventive action.

Which document should the project manager review with their team?

A.

Risk management plan

B.

Quality management plan

C.

Communications management plan

D.

Procurement management plan

A project manager is approached by two new product owners who were instructed by their managers to join a new agile team. Both product owners were told they could start working with the new agile team immediately.

What should the project manager do to advise both product owners?

A.

Modify the communications management plan to integrate the new product owners into the teams effectively.

B.

Reiterate that having one product owner will improve clarity and accountability.

C.

Present the product owners' product backlogs and prioritize the team's assigned requirements.

D.

Confirm that two product owners are necessary and that both will report to an overarching chief product owner.

A project manager is working on a software development project. Software development will be carried out through a partnership with a vendor based on a list of initial requirements not yet completely defined.

What type of contract and project approach should the project manager consider?

A.

Time and materials (T&M) with an agile approach

B.

Cost reimbursable contract with a predictive approach

C.

Fixed-price contract with a predictive approach

D.

Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an agile approach

An agile team is in the early phases of the development cycle for a project; however, they have already begun to deliver functionality to the customer. The team has identified risks to the project and are working on developing the mitigation strategy.

What should the project manager do next?

A.

Incorporate and prioritize the risks in the risk register according to impact.

B.

Escalate the risk to the project sponsor and steering committee.

C.

Implement the risk mitigation strategy according to the highest impact.

D.

Determine if any of the new risks have any financial impact.

A project manager works with a multifunctional team. During a review meeting, two team members disagree on the development approach.

What should the project manager do?

A.

Identify the best-fit approach and ask the team members to follow.

B.

Create goodwill among the team members for smooth operations.

C.

Review lessons learned and balance them within the team members' opinions.

D.

Consult the functional team manager for their guidance on best practices.

A project manager is asked to manage an agile project, allowing the company to comply with a new upcoming regulation. After the project kickoff, the scope is modified to have the project team work on specific tasks, while a global team will manage the program for several countries in parallel. The project management plan has not yet been shared, and the deadline to complete the project is fixed.

What should the project manager do to handle the scope change?

A.

Define an initial backlog and start working on the clearest tasks, then incrementally refine the scope.

B.

Create a risk entry in the risk management plan due to the lack of a global project management plan.

C.

Review the organizational process assets (OPAs) from past projects with similar scope changes.

D.

Formalize the change in the scope with the project sponsor to limit accountability for the specific tasks.