A multiyear resource constraint project is midway through the execution phase. During a progress update meeting, it has been determined that there might be a schedule delay to deliver the project. The project manager has observed that all of the team members are working hard and lots of deliverables have already been completed.
What should the project manager do immediately about this situation?
In an organizational upper-level management meeting, the CEO shows interest in a project of which they were not previously aware. After the meeting, what should the project manager do to ensure the CEO's support?
An ongoing project with company A is impacted by the recent acquisition of company B. This could affect the current suppliers for the ongoing project.
What should the project manager do next?
A work package to configure new computer hardware is received, and a list of related project activities have also been identified. What should the project manager do?
A new employee has joined the management team and wants to get a quick overview of all the agile team's projects. What should the agile team lead recommend to the employee as a first step to gain this understanding?
An organization is using a hybrid delivery approach for a business project. The product owner, the person who was also managing the project, was promoted to a more senior role. A new project lead has joined the project.
Which artifact should the project lead use to ensure that the project benefits have been identified?
A project is ending its fifth out of six iterations. During the iteration review, a customer adds a new regulatory feature that exceeds the capacity of the remaining iteration.
What should the project lead do?
A project manager was informed by their supplier that there will be an upcoming raw material shortage due to a regulatory change. What should the project manager do?
A project manager has an engineering team mostly comprised of new hires. The project manager has to carefully predict in which stage of the project they will need to spend most of their time to ensure the team is properly integrated and performing well.
In which stage of the project would the project manager need a greater effort to lead them?
A newly assigned team member immediately begins questioning operating procedures. This new team member wants the team to follow operating procedures that the team member had used previously. During assignments, the new team member begins using some of those processes and procedures and suggests these practices to other team members.
What action should the project manager take?
An agile project is completing its second sprint and products are being finished. However, two groups with different levels of expertise disagree on the backlog priority.
What should the project manager do first to resolve this dispute?
A project is on its fifth iteration out of six. One member of the team has left the company unexpectedly.
What should the project manager do next?
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?
A project team is currently dispersed across multiple countries and time zones. Recent team feedback shows engagement levels are sub-optimal, and information flows are irregular and one-sided. There are also company travel restrictions in place, preventing physical colocation.
What improvements should the project manager implement to improve engagement?
A project manager is reviewing a draft of the project charter with key stakeholders. During the meeting, a conflict occurs between the sponsor and the product owner.
How should the project manager deal with the situation?
