QUESTION 41
In the business analysis aspect of a construction project, what is the purpose of the requirements validation process?
A. Ensures the successful delivery of business value
B. Ensures an accurate reflection of the stakeholders’ intentions
C. Ensures a thorough unit test case coverage
D. Ensures that the business problem is solved
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 42
An executive sponsor wants to be briefed on how the product will change over time. Which document should the business analyst use to prepare their presentation?
A. Product roadmap
B. Project management plan
C. Project charter
D. Product requirement
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 43
Which of the following can a project manager conduct if they have a stakeholder who is unresponsive and/or unsupportive?
A. Pull communications
B. Push communications
C. Interactive communications
D. Communication style assessment
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 44
A practitioner organized a requirements workshop with the client’s frontline application users. The users explained that one of the challenges of the current application is that they must click on each input before entering data, which happens thousands of times a day. What competencies should the practitioner use to explain this need to the technicians?
A. System thinking
B. User acceptance testing
C. Decision-making
D. Active listening
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 45
A project manager was assigned to a project to implement a manufacturing system in a food factory. The main project objective is to deliver machines that are ready to process food. The project manager decides that this particular project does not require the use of timeboxed iterations. Which method should the project manager adopt?
A. SAFe
B. Feature-driven development (FDD)
C. Scrum
D. Kanban
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 46
A team has been tasked with designing a product to address a problem they have never faced before. The project team is struggling to get traction as the solutions are not clear. What should the project manager do next?
A. Meet with the project sponsor to understand their vision on how to address the problem.
B. Add the risk to the project risk register, as the lack of solutions could impact how the product is built.
C. Add the issue to the project issue log, as it will impact the project performance.
D. Facilitate a brainstorming session for the team to discuss ideas to solve the problem.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 47
A new game development process must have three versions. Each version is to be developed in approximately five iteration cycles with a duration of one month each. This with will help this small enterprise to have a return on investment (ROI) as the project runs from the first cycle. Which methodology should the project manager adopt and implement in the project?
A. Feature-driven development (FDD) as it will deliver product segments and the milestones are controlled by the development manager.
B. Extreme Programming (XP) as it will help deliver more quickly since developers will work in pairs.
C. Scrum as it uses sprints and retrospectives, maximizing time delivery and the value of the product.
D. Kanban as it will provide flexibility to the team for working at their own pace in the time frame requested.
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 48
During the execution of a predicted project, the need for a new product feature has been proposed by the customer. What should the project manager do next?
A. Investigate the possibility of using the management reserve to pay for the extra hours the team will need to work.
B. Accept the customer’s request and continue with elicitation of the new product features.
C. Investigate the effect that such an integration will have on the project plan and propose a change request.
D. Decline any request by the customer and continue the project as initially planned.
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 49
An adaptive team is working on a mobile banking application. The team conducted their sprint demo, which included 12 stories that were completed. This was the last sprint before the product was to be launched in the beta phase. One of the attendees from marketing noticed that a requested enhancement to share on social media was still in the product backlog.
Why was the product still determined to be ready for delivery?
A. The development team ran out of time and did not pull the social media story from the backlog.
B. The development team completed all of the stories identified by the product owner as having the highest customer value.
C. The sprint demo went smoothly and the team did not find any open issues.
D. The social media story is a marketing priority and less important than other priorities.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 50
A project team has completed the first iteration and the testing manager approved the test report, indicating that the acceptance criteria have been met. The manager of the business unit that will use the new product is asking for additional functionality before approving the rollout for their team. What should the project manager do next?
A. Reschedule the rollout to include the new requirements.
B. Escalate this issue to the project sponsor.
C. Reschedule the rollout to start with another business unit.
D. Escalate this issue to the project management office (PMO).
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 51
Which is the most accurate description of a backlog in agile?
A. The backlog is the ordered list of all the completed work and helps the teams see how to deliver value without creating waste.
B. The backlog is the ordered list of all the work and helps the teams see how to deliver the highest value without creating waste.
C. The backlog is the sum of all the story point sizes for the features actually completed in each project iteration.
D. The backlog is the ordered list of all the work, shows the work completed, and shows the effect of team members multitasking.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 52
In adaptive projects, who should approve the prioritization of the backlog?
A. Product owner
B. Project sponsor
C. Project manager
D. Business analyst
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 53
A team is working on a project using an adaptive approach. During project execution, the project gets delayed by one month due to an unforeseen risk. What should the team do next to deliver this project?
A. Change the delivery date and deliver the initially agreed-upon scope after mitigation of the identified risk.
B. Accept the project delay and add the risk to the lessons learned document for the next project.
C. Stop working on the project completely, even if the team can continue working on the tasks with the identified risk.
D. Reprioritize the work based on the increased visibility of the current risks.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 54
A project manager is working on a project that is in the planning stage. In order to show the projects progress to the sponsor, the project manager will track significant events in the project life cycle. These events indicate that certain achievements are being met in the project. Which event is being planned?
A. Schedule
B. Milestones
C. Duration
D. Kickoff
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 55
During the project planning process, which three of the following stakeholders are required to take part in the risk assessment meeting? (Choose three)
A. Project sponsor
B. Project team
C. End user
D. Product owner
E. Subject matter experts (SMEs)
Correct Answer: ABE
QUESTION 56
A project sponsor has asked the project manager to add milestones to their schedule. Which three characteristics must the milestones meet? (Choose three)
A. Scheduled
B. Zero duration
C. Significant
D. Contractual
E. Finite duration
Correct Answer: ABC
QUESTION 57
Why is a project undertaken?
A. To increase the understanding of project management
B. To create a unique product, service, or result
C. To achieve better management of resources
D. To teach the discipline of program and portfolio management
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 58
A project team is reviewing project performance. During the execution phase, the project team discovers that there is an off-the-shelf (OTS) product, which could reduce the time line for development. What should the project manager do next?
A. Conduct an opportunity analysis with team.
B. Add the discovery to the assumptions.
C. Update the project management plan.
D. Evaluate the risk with the project team.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 59
An adaptive team’s velocity dropped significantly in the last sprint due to the planned vacation of two team members The project sponsor wants to know how many more sprints it would take to complete the remaining project. How should the project manager calculate the anticipated velocity for future sprints?
A. Use the velocity of the last sprint, as it is the most recent one to share.
B. Add a 30% buffer to the velocity to calculate future velocity.
C. Change the adaptive tool that the team is using to calculate velocity.
D. Calculate the average of the past five sprints to predict future velocity.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 60
An organization’s annual report indicates that there needs to be a new strategy that prioritizes long term goals and repetitive solutions. What project methodology should this organization consider?
A. Hybrid
B. Predictive
C. Iterative
D. Agile
Correct Answer: A