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M1Q1 A company is implementing agile methods.
After a few sprints, communication problems develop.
Some project team members are not getting along
with others and this has led to the project being
delayed by more than three weeks?
What would have caused this issue?
O a. The PM plan is outdated
© b. Daily standup meeting is not being held
O & The project sprint backlog has not been
updated
O d, The project performance reports are not being
createdM1Q2A Project Manager realizes a major stakeholder's
expectations are NOT being met, specifically regarding
the project's budget. This may also cause a delay to
the project.
To resolve this issue, what should the project manager
do?
O a. Update the risk register.
O b. Update the communications management
plan.
© c Update the scope baseline.
O d. Update the stakeholder engagement plan.M1Q3 A team is working on a hybrid software
development project. Stakeholder's understandings of
the project requirements are not aligned to the
expectations from the team.
What steps should the project manager have taken to
prevent this?
© a. Have the team meet with the customers to
help develop the scope statement
O b. Alter the project scope to meet the
requirements
O & Have the team conduct a sprint review
meeting with the customers
O d. Update the scope statementM1Q4 A senior manager would like to add a few new
features to the project deliverables. Before a project
team member starts working on these new features,
what should be done first?
O a. Gain approval from the Project Manager.
Ensure the change contro! board (CCB)
approves.
oO
Z
© ¢. Gain approval from the senior manager.
O d. Ensure key subject matter experts (SMEs)
approve.M1Q5 The project team is starting a new phase of a
project. Based on the previous phase, they have
compiled a list of issues that were solved.
What should the project manager do with this list in
the new phase?
O a. Have the team add the appropriate reserves
to the new project plan
O b. Add all the issues as a risk in this phase
© © Update the risk management plan with the list
of issues
O d. Update the organization process assetsM1Q6 A project is at the planning stage of the project.
The Project Manager realizes that producing complex
CRM software is not feasible with the current number
of resources and hire more resources for code
development. The Project Manager identifies and
contracts temporary resources.
Which risk response strategy does this scenario
demonstrate?
Oa. Mitigate
O b. Transfer
Oc. Accept
O d. AvoidM1Q7 An agile team with members from different
countries is having difficulties resolving issues. This has
led to the project falling behind schedule.
What should the project manager do to resolve this?
O a. Meet with the product owner and inform him
of these issues and slow down
© b. Implement new methods to ensure the team
has better communication methods and
technologies.
© «Remove the members who are causing the
issues
© d. Speak with the HR department about what
can be done with this issueM1Q8 Project Manager has completed the following steps:
-Finished a major software project.
-Confirmed with the release manager that all the software works.
-Confirmed that functionality has been verified by the quality assurance team.
-Gained formal acceptance from the sponsor.
What is the next step the Project Manager should take?
© a. Update the risk register.
© b. Conduct the lessons learned with the team.
O «Ensure that the procurement management plan is complete.
O d. Review the closing management plan.M1Q9 A project manager is reviewing a deliverable that is 80% completed and has presented it to
a key stakeholder. The stakeholder is not happy with the way the project manager is showing the
deliverable and says he really doesn’t understand it's purpose.
What tool or technique should the project manager use?
© a, Bottom-up estimating
O b. Prototyping
© «Decision making
Od. Expert judgmentM1Q10 A project manager and a new agile team have started a new project. The PM notices
members are not doing agile meetings. Team members often don't hold standup meetings or
sprint review meetings.
How should the project manager handle this situation?
© a. Conduct the standup meeting yourself on a daily basis
© b. Inform the team it is okay to hold meetings as necessary
© c. Meet with the product owner to remove team members who don't value agile methods
© d. Work with the team and explain the benefits of these meetingsM1Q11 After realizing that there are insufficient
resources for a hybrid project, the PMO outsources
some development tasks to keep the project on
schedule. What should the Project Manager do first in
this situation?
© a. Review the RACI chart.
O b. Review the Communication management
plan.
Oc. Revise the procurement management plan.
O d. Meet with the project sponsor.M1Q12 The project manager is hesitant to work with a new customer on a hybrid project.
Previously the project manager had a very difficult time getting sign-offs and approvals from this
particular customer. The sponsor has initiated the project and the customer is ready to start
planning the project.
How should the project manager handle the situation?
© a. Ask the client if they have a dedicated resource to complete sign-offs
© b. Meet with the client and review the project ground rules
© c. Add a risk to the risk management plan about potential delays
O d, Inform the client, it is not acceptable to delay sign-offsM1Q13 A project has the following need:
-300 resource hours must be outsourced.
-All sellers must be given the same information about
the requirements.
Which should the Project Manager do to ensure to
meet these requirements?
O a. Send the procurement management plan to
each provider.
O b. Conduct a bidder conference.
© c. Add the provider to the stakeholder register.
O d. Meet and negotiate with each provider.M1Q14 Team members are having a major issue with the method to develop a software module
ona hybrid project. One member claims method A is better than method B. This issue could delay
the project by over two weeks.
What should the project manager do to resolve this issue?
Oa
Ob.
Oc
Od
Ask a third team member to select one of the methods
Tell the two members to resolve the issue right away and move on
Select one method for them to resolve the issue immediately
Have team members meet in a face-to-face meeting and facilitate which method would
be best.M1Q15 A company has a goal of releasing a new
product to increase market share within five months. A
project is initiated to meet this goal. The Project
Manager needs to understand how customers will use
the product once it is made available to the public.
What should the Project Manager utilize to accomplish
this?
O a. Focus groups
O b, Affinity diagram
O «Benchmarking
O d. FacilitationM1QI16 After the project management plan had been
approved, a major stakeholder informed the project
manager that the project management plan would not
be sufficient for the completion of the project
deliverables. The stakeholder is not willing to
cooperate and meet with the project manager. What
should a project manager do first?
© a. Meet with the project sponsor and ask for
guidance
O b. Proceed with the project as planned since the
stakeholder is not willing to meet with you.
© «Review the project management plan
O d, Meet with the project management office and
ask them to speak with the stakeholderM1Q17 A new product is released. When a customer
identifies performance issues with this product, the
Project Manager realizes the wrong tool was used to
collect the customer requirements.
Which tool should the Project Manager have used?
O a. Benchmarks.
O b. Cost-benefit analysis.
Oc. Appraisal costs.
O d. Cost of quality.M1Q18 Team members working on a software development project are questioning whether they
could meet the deadlines for the project. Their concern is that the project will not be able to
complete on time. The team members feel that their concerns are not being taken seriously on
the project.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
© a. Inform them that deadlines are to be taken seriously and they must be met
© b. Inform them to submit their concerns to the project sponsor
© c Meet with the project management office to understand why the team members would
feel this way
O d, Meet with the project team and listen to their concerns and assure them that they will be
taken seriouslyM1Q19 A Project Manager is doing the following:
-conducting a cost analysis based on a high-level
scope
-using expert judgment to make a document
What is the Project Manager doing, based on the
description above?
© a. Create a project management plan
© b. Developing a scope statement
O c Create a risk management plan
O d. Create a project charterM120 A recently executed project has team members
that are growing frustrated with each other. This is due
to the lack of expectations between team members.
This is beginning to affect the entire team and may
cause delays to the project.
What document should the project manager review to
address this issue?
© a. Communications management plan
O b. Team charter
O & Stakeholder Engagement plan
O d. Project charterM1Q21 A project has been executed with an approved
plan. A team member says the project might fail to
meet the requirement. Correcting the issue may cause
an increase in scope and costs.
What should the Project Manager do?
O a. Contact the customer and negotiate for risk
acceptance.
© b. Resolve the issue to satisfy the customer.
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Implement a change request.
O d. Conducta risk analysis.M1Q22 The project manager is working with the sponsor to gain acceptance of the project scope.
During this process, the project manager realizes that some of the project work was not included
in the original project scope. This work will be essential to getting the project accepted by the
sponsor.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
© a. Implement a change requests to include the additional work to the scope
© b. Update the risk register with these new potential risks
© c Complete the scope validation and inform operations about the issue
O d._ Inform the project sponsor of the issue and ask for guidanceM1023 A Project Manager decides to utilize a
stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. The
matrix identifies an influential stakeholder who is
resistant to the project. The Project Manager needs to
have this person be active on the project.
What should the Project Manager do in this situation?
© a. Create the stakeholder engagement plan.
© b, Ensure that the stakeholder register is
completely updated.
© c. Meet with the sponsor.
© d. Create the communications management
plan.M1Q24 A key stakeholder on an agile project wants the functionality of the product to be
delivered immediately within the next three months as one iteration. The project team has
informed the project manager that it will take five iterations for a total of seven months.
What should the project manager do next?
O a, Meet with the key stakeholder to understand why he wants it done in three months and
educate him on the benefits of incremental delivery
© b. Speak with the product owner about this issue
© & Schedule a meeting with the stakeholder and inform him this cannot be done
O d, Meet with the project team informed to inform them they will need to complete the work
as one iteration and three monthsM1Q25 An organization is creating a new product.
However, the company has never made a product like
this before. The Project Manager needs to collect
requirements.
Which two tools or techniques should the Project
Manager use? (Choose 2)
O a. Decomposition
O b. Prototypes.
Oc. Expert judgment.
Od. Product analysis.
Ce. Create requirements traceability matrix.M1Q26 During an iteration, a team member informs
the project manager that the consultant has left the
project and does not want to return. The team is
having a difficult time negotiating with this consultant
to return.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
O a. Meet with the consultant and negotiate with
him yourself
O b. Work with the team to negotiate with the
consultant
O c Determine how this risk can affect the entire
project
O d. Request that the team find a new consultantM1Q27 A Project Manager working on a hybrid virtual project is dealing with a scheduling priority
conflict among team members. He schedules a video conference call to resolve it.
Which statement is true about this scenario?
go
2
It is an example of Force/Direct conflict resolution technique.
It is an example of Compromise/Reconcile conflict resolution technique.
It is an example of Smooth/Accommodate conflict resolution technique.
It is an example of the Collaborate/Problem Solve conflict resolution technique.M1Q28 The project manager has just learned that a stakeholder is very upset that he was not
included as one of the original stakeholders on the project. He has given the project manager a
few requirements that he wants to be added to the scope.
What should the project manager do next?
Oa
Ob.
Oc
Od
Review the scope management plan
Update the stakeholder engagement plan
Implement a change request to add additional changes
Arrange to meet with the stakeholder to understand his requirements for the projectM1Q29 A functional manager in an organization would like to use a senior team member for a
new project.
Which should the Project Manager do in this situation?
Oa
Ob
Oc
Od
Contact the portfolio manager to resolve the issue.
Deny the request
Meet with the functional manager to understand how this issue can be resolved or
escalated.
Request that the functional manager replace your resource.M1Q30 The project manager has begun working on a software development project. The team
has met a few of the customers and has decided to revise the way they will develop the software.
They have decided this after the project management plan has been approved and the project is
about to be executed.
What should the project manager do next?
© a. Implement the new methods immediately
© b. Implement a change request
© c._ Inform the sponsor of this problem and implement the changes
© d. Inform the team, they might be wrong and execute the project as plannedM131 A new hybrid project has been executed. The
Project Manager notices a stakeholder believes the
project's deliverables are not achievable.
Which should the Project Manager do in this situation?
O a. Assess the project charter thoroughly with this
stakeholder on a conference call.
© b. Ensure that the stakeholder understands the
risk management plan.
O Assess the project scope while analyzing the
stakeholder's needs and expectations.
O d._ Performa risk analysis.M132 A project manager working on an agile project
has just been informed by a vendor that a few
components to the project will be shipped late. This is
due to flooding in their factories.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
© a. Implement a change request to extend the
project schedule
O b. Call for meeting with the project sponsor to
inform him of this development
© «Replace the vendor with a new vendor
© d, Add this to the issue log and meet with the
project team to brainstorm solutionsM133 A customer asks the Project Manager for a
new product feature during a meeting.
What document should the Project Manager refer to
find out who has the authority to approve this
request?
Oo
Change log.
O
a
Scope management plan.
Oo
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Change request.
Change management plan
Oo
2M1Q34 A project team member has modified the
project scope without any approval. This could lead to
a delay on the project.
What should the project manager do next?
o00
oso
Remove the team member from the project
Update the project management plan
Remove the change right away
2
Evaluate the impact of the change on the
entire projectM1Q35 Review the following steps
1. The Project Manager has obtained stakeholder
acceptance.
2. Complete the lesson learned.
3.
What is Step 3?
© a, The Project Manager should release the
project team.
O b. The Project Manager should reallocate the
unused funds.
© The Project Manager should file the project
report.
O d. The Project Manager should conduct quality
assurance.M1Q36 A project manager has just been assign to a
new project and the PMO has given him a list of all the
stakeholders on the project along with their potential
roles, their level of interest and their expectations on
the project.
What should the project manager do next?
O a. Risk analysis
© b. Stakeholder matrix
Oc. Stakeholder register
O d. Stakeholder analysisM1Q37 Review the following project characteristics:
-The project is executed.
-Due to recent regulation, the project gets terminated.
-The Project Manager must close the project.
What is the first action the Project Manager should
take?
© a. Follow communications management plan to.
properly inform all stakeholders.
© b. Close all project procurement processes.
Oc. Assess how this will impact the team.
© d. Follow the organization's project closure
guidelines.M1038 A project manager has just been assigned to a new project. Due to a significant natural
disaster, this has caused a major schedule issue and has delayed the project. This might affect the
budget and scope.
What should the project manager do? (choose 2)
Oa. Calculate the SPI and SV on the schedule
Ob. Implement a crashing method on the schedule
Cc. Increase the schedule due to a natural disaster
Cd. Usea schedule compression technique to shorten the schedule
Ce. Review the budget with the PMO and ask for guidance
Implement a Fast-tracking method on the scheduleM1Q39 A project has a new stakeholder who is not attending meetings during initiating. The
stakeholder will have a large impact on the overall project in the future. The Project Manager
needs to engage this new stakeholder.
What should the Project Manager do?
O a. Ask the new stakeholder to meet with a more experienced stakeholder to learn their
responsibilities.
© b. Examine the project charter with the new stakeholder and assess their level of
engagement.
O c. Review the project schedule with the new stakeholder.
O d. Request that the sponsor speaks with this new stakeholder and ask that they send them
to all meetings.M1Q40 A new hybrid project has started.
The project sponsor asks the project manager how
deliverables will be verified for accuracy.
In which project document is this information found?
© a. Requirements management plan.
O b. Risk Management plan.
Oc Quality management plan.
O d. Scope Statement.M141 A vendor has missed a major component of a
deliverable, After having a one-on-one meeting with
the vendor, the project manager understands the
issue. This has caused the critical path to increase by
more than two weeks.
What should the project manager do next?
© a Update the lesson learn register with this new
lesson
O b. Implement a change request to extend the
project schedule
© c. Review the risk register and implement the
risk response
O d. Terminate the vendor from the projectM1Q42 A project is being planned in an area with
limited access to vehicles. The Project Manager
proposes that the company deliver equipment
themselves. The Project Manager will take full
responsibility if vehicles cannot get to the project site.
What risk response is the Project Manager using?
O a. Transfer
O b. Mitigate
Oc Accept
Od. AvoidM1Q43 The agile team has completed two sprints so
far. The team is about to conduct the sprint planning
meeting for the 3rd sprint.
What should the project manager bring?
O a. Agile charter
© b. Burndown chart
Oc. Sprint goal
© d. Burnup ChartM1Q44 A project manager begins to make the project
management plan after the project charter. There is
currently no historical information from the
project management office (PMO).
What is the next step the Project Manager should take
in this situation?
O a. Use expert judgment
© b. Meet with the sponsor to seek advice
O c._ Inform the PMO and have them plan it.
O d. Stop planning the projectM1Q45 During a network implementation project, a key stakeholder has requested for the project
to be completed four weeks early. The vendor doing the work has requested a cost increase on
the contract.
What should the project manager do first?
O a. Update the project management with the new shorter end date
O b. Review how this shorter duration would impact other parts of the project,
© c. Meet with the sponsor and request a budget
O d. Submit a change request to the change control boardM1Q46 A development team is creating a new website.
The team needs to identify what are the visual
requirement for the site.
What is an appropriate tool or technique to use for
this situation?
© a. Value Analysis
© b. Decomposition
© © Benchmarking
O d. Focus groupsM1Q47 An organization is moving from traditional to
agile methods. The team is having difficulties assigning
work to the members.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
Oa
b.
°
O°
Review the resource management plan
‘Assign work to each member based on their
skill set
Educate the team on agile methods and have
then assign work to each other
Hire an outside consultant to assign work to
each memberM1048 A client brings a project manager onto a project during the project's execution stage. The
project manager reviews the project scope for cost estimating purposes and notices that some
deliverables were missed in the work breakdown structure (WBS).
Which step should the project manager take next?
O a. Ask that the project management office (PMO) approve additional funds for this work.
© b. Include the work in the WBS and recalculate the total project cost.
Oc. Verify with the stakeholders to see if these missed deliverables should be added.
O d. Determine whether these deliverables are necessary by verifying with experts in the field.M1Q49 A Project Manager is working with a group of
stakeholders to ensure their vision of the project is
aligned. The Project Manager needs to obtain approval
of the project management plan.
What should the Project Manager do?
© a. Request that the project sponsor meets with
the group to resolve this issue.
© b. Invite the stakeholders to meet with the team.
O & Use facilitation to ensure the stakeholders are
in agreement.
O d. Conduct stakeholder analysis.M150 An organization has just moved to agile
methods. The HR department has hired team members
with a few members having agile experience in
different agile methods.
‘As a new project manager, what should you do in this
situation?
© a. Have one member teach the entire team one
method
O b. Select a method you feel is best and teach
that method
© ¢. Teach the overall concept and principle of
agile
O d. Have each team member teach their methodM1Q51 The Project Manager invites team members to
a meeting to create a document that will guide the
team in defining the main project objectives.
What will be the final output of this meeting?
O a. Activity list.
© b. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
O c Scope management plan.
a
Activity management plan.M1Q52 A network implementation project has just
been executed. The plan is approved and the work has
started. Quality is the most important part of this
project.
What should the project manager do to ensure the
project meets its quality requirements?
O a. Review the work being done on a regular
basis
© b. Create and implement quality metrics
Oc Create a Quality management plan
O d. Conduct inspections on the completed
deliverablesM1Q53 A hybrid team is now working on deliverables
for the project. The compliance department informs
the team that one of the project deliverables has not
met a new law. What is the first document the project
manager should update?
O a. Issue log
O b. Scope statement
Oc Business case
O d. Risk registerM1Q54 During an agile project, the customers have been requesting a lot of additions to the
product backlog and also sending detailed emails to the project team about errors in the
software. This may cause a delay in the project as the team is usually late with a response.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
© a. Tell the customers to attend the retrospective meetings to give their feedback
© b. Inform the team to respond to the customers right away
Oc, Inform the customers it is correct to send it to the team
O d. Have the customer send you the additions and errorsMI1Q55A project is almost done when a senior project
team member requests a few weeks off due to health
issues.
What should the Project Manager do first?
O a. Assess how the leave will impact the project.
O b. Discuss the issue with the sponsor and
request a replacement.
© «Review the resource management plan.
O d. Ask the team member to see if the leave can
be postponed.M156 An agile project is about to start the first sprint when the project manager learns that the
finance department will not finance the project due to concerns about how much value the
project will return to the organization.
What should the project manager do first after finding out about this issue?
O a. Schedule a meeting with the finance department and the product owner to learn more
about this issue
© b. Continue the project until completion
O Speak with the product owner and ask for advice on the situation
O d, Terminate the project immediatelyM1Q57 A Project Manager is preparing to develop a
new product for a company. The new product will
require a potential law change in order to be sold. The
law is pending approval.
To initiate this project, what should the Project
Manager do?
Document the risk in the project charter.
os:
Develop the scope statement.
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Develop a competitor analysis.
2
Focus on quality control.M1Q58 A new software development project follows traditional project management methods
and hires a new team member. This team member is encouraging other members to follow agile
methods, The other members are rejecting this and it is beginning to cause issues on the project.
What should the project manager do to resolve this issue?
© a. Inform the new team member to stop encouraging agile methods to the team
© b. Schedule a meeting with the team and the new member to discuss the issue and
brainstorm a solution
© c. Meet with the project team to implement agile methods
O d. Remove the team member from the projectMatch the risk response with its description.
Don't believe 4 system would fail, so no response is needed]
Lal erarsy
Purchase a service contract for a project component
Tieining team members on the correct usage of a software | Mitigate
Transfer
AcceptMBTI Match
Like to be in a fast-paced environment
Focus on the reality of how things are [fairer
Could be described as reserved, private | Extraversion
Sensing
Introversion