QUESTION 21
How can emotional intelligence (EI) be effective in project management?
A. By reducing tension and increasing cooperation among team members
B. By preparing a project plan and managing the team members
C. By establishing project resource allocation
D. By planning for user acceptance testing
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 22
A project team is working on a new driverless vehicle and is organizing a workshop with experts to analyze the data received from the prototype. Who should the project manager invite to provide expert advice?
A. The senior experts with high status in the academic community
B. The major stakeholders nominated by the project sponsor
C. The subject matter experts (SMEs) identified in the stakeholder register
D. The usual review participants holding recognized certifications
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 23
What is the process of determining the stakeholders impacted by a business problem or opportunity?
A. Stakeholder analysis
B. Stakeholder characteristics
C. Stakeholder requirement
D. Stakeholder identification
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 24
A project team for a marketing company is acquiring leaflets and materials from competitors. The team is working on a project to release new products, and they are trying to get ideas on how to most efficiently market these new products. Which activity is the project team conducting?
A. Brainstorming
B. Project initiation
C. Project execution
D. Benchmarking
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 25
An adaptive project team is meeting for the first time and deciding on the project management approach. After defining the project artifacts, one team member argues that the events are missing. The scrum master coaches the team to complete the planning. Which two of the following elements should be included? (Choose two)
A. Sprint backlog
B. Increments
C. Sprint retrospective
D. Daily scrum
E. Product backlog
Correct Answer: AE
QUESTION 26
During a virtual kick-off session, the project sponsor highlights the significance of the project to the company. What message should be conveyed to the team in this meeting?
A. New working contract with more benefits
B. Assignment of key roles and responsibilities
C. Promotion opportunities with this project
D. Bonuses based on accomplishment criteria
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 27
A production support system is being managed by a team. The team members cannot plan their work in advance, even for a week, because they do not know when new support issues will be submitted. The team cannot start working on new issues until they finish existing issues, no matter how long it takes to finish the existing issues. Which method should be used in this situation?
A. Extreme Programming (XP), as it does not allow for moving on to new items until the existing items are finished.
B. Kanban, because the team does not start new work until the existing work is finished.
C. SAFe, as it does not allow for scaling work across different teams in the organization.
D. Scrum, as it allows for completing the whole architecture up front without leaving any technical debt for the future
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 28
During a kickoff meeting, the project sponsor presents a very ambitious project Unfortunately, the stakeholders are not very excited as the work associated with the new project seems inefficient. What could be missing from the business case?
A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
B. Root cause analysis of the problem
C. Approval from the stakeholders
D. Feasibility study of the solution
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 29
A business case is being assembled. Which two elements are necessary to complete this process? (Choose two)
A. Requirements traceability matrix
B. Project management plan
C. Business goals and objectives
D. Risk register
E. Product roadmap
Correct Answer: CE
QUESTION 30
A business analyst is evaluating solutions against the expected results and logging defects along the way. The next task is to analyze the discrepancies prior to facilitating a go/no-go decision. Which technique should be used as a starting point to uncover problem areas?
A. Feasibility analysis
B. Opportunity analysis
C. Elicitation
D. Cost-benefit analysis
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 31
Two resources are performing a peer review of an artifact. What should be the outcome of the peer review?
A. All business rules and data requirements for each process are documented.
B. The resulting documentation adheres to established organizational standards.
C. All relevant business rules for each process are documented.
D. The data requirements for each process are documented.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 32
A construction project is underway and there are three months left to complete the building. A public authority responsible for approving the final stage is stalling the project. What should the project manager do?
A. Visit the public authority headquarters and formally petition them, demanding an explanation about this delay.
B. Discuss this with the department head and arrive at an acceptable solution to expedite the approval process.
C. Mitigate the risk of missing the deadline by requesting an alternative public authority to participate in the approval process.
D. Report the issue to major stakeholders and explore possible corrective actions along with legal assistance.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 33
A backwards path calculation estimates that the last work package will be completed 24 days from this coming Monday The scrum team operates in two-week sprints. How many sprints are needed to complete the work?
A. 1.5
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 2
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 34
A business analyst is looking to uncover the root cause of a specific problem. What technique should the business analyst apply first?
A. Interviews
B. Observation
C. Surveys
D. Facilitated workshop
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 35
A subject matter expert (SME) was recently assigned to a project to manage the new compliance requirement. The SME claimed that the activity’s prioritization needed to change and the schedule could be cut to mitigate the effect of this new compliance need. How should the project manager proceed?
A. Conduct a risk assessment with the team.
B. Update the schedule to include compliance.
C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement.
D. Perform Integrated Change Control.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 36
Calculate the schedule performance index(SPI) based on the following information: earned value (EV) is 30 and planned value (PV) is 15.
A. 15
B. 45
C. 2.0
D. 0.5
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 37
A project is at the closing stage. The project manager asks the team to perform closing functions at the next meeting. Which two procedures will the project team perform? (Choose two)
A. Project audit
B. Risk register tracking
C. Deliverable acceptance
D. Stakeholder mapping
E. Issue log update
Correct Answer: CE
QUESTION 38
Which of the following is a goal of the project charter?
A. Develop a business case to support the project.
B. Empower the project manager to manage the project.
C. List all tasks the team should perform in the project.
D. Detail requirements for the project tasks.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 39
A project veers of track due to scope creep. The project management team requests an immediate response from the major stakeholders. What should the project manager do next to avoid project failure?
A. Develop a focus group to face the issue and decide on the appropriate direction.
B. Adopt a change management approach and delay the project to decide on the direction.
C. Delay the project by adopting a fast-fail approach, mitigating the risk of having a bigger impact on the company.
D. Request a meeting with top management to state concerns about their ability to handle the situation.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 40
How should the product owner prioritize a list of tasks to be accomplished?
A. Tasks that create business value should be done first.
B. Tasks that reduce the product backlog should be done first.
C. Tasks that enhance the functionality of a product should be done first.
D. Tasks that can be completed quickly should be done first.
Correct Answer: A