QUESTION 81
A project team member finishes all their assigned tasks in the middle of a sprint. The team member wants to plan tasks for the next sprint to deliver business value earlier. The team member has the abilities and knowledge to execute tasks not yet started by other team members in the current sprint.
What should the project manager do?

A. Reassign the team member to other tasks in the current sprint.
B. Increase team velocity to execute tasks for the next sprints.
C. Encourage the team member to execute the next sprint tasks.
D. Validate completeness of the tasks delivered in the current sprint.

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 82
An organization is about to start a time-critical project and has decided to use an agile approach for the first time. However, stakeholders are worried that they will not be able to verify the status of the project, since

they believe that their usual governance model will not work for an agile project. What should the project manager do?

A. Meet with stakeholders to discuss and review governance structure.
B. Recommend following the existing governance structure with the project team.
C. Discuss using a hybrid governance structure with stakeholders.
D. Review the governance structure to reflect scope changes.

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 83
A project manager is struggling to provide timely updates to the project team due to team members being spread across multiple time zones. Which communications method should the project manager utilize in this situation?

A. Public communication
B. Push communication
C. Interactive communication
D. Pull communication

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 84
A new project manager has been assigned to a recently approved project. The project has a multimillion dollar budget and will necessitate the purchase of expensive pieces of equipment. The project manager is aware that some purchasing amounts require higher levels of approval.
What should the project manager do to properly manage the purchase of equipment?

A. Replace the most expensive pieces of equipment with cheaper ones to allow easier purchase approval.
B. Ask the organization to allow the project manager to approve all of the purchases.
C. Agree on a purchasing approval escalation method according to organization governance.
D. Propose that the project sponsor approve all of the pieces of equipment that need to be purchased.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 85
A project sponsor is upset that a vital project might miss an agreed-upon delivery deadline. The project sponsor asks the project manager to check if there is anything the project team can do to deliver on time. What should the project manager do first?

A. Increase the project team resources to maintain the project time line.
B. Work with the team to ensure the project is delivered on time.
C. Crash the project scope to reduce the scope and deliver on time.
D. Conduct simulations to determine the best way forward to ensure timely delivery.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 86
During the initial phase of a construction project, the team is confused about the safety requirements it needs to consider during implementation. The project manager recently met with the client to define the project scope.
How should the project manager share this information?

A. Modify the project charter by including the safety requirements.
B. Distribute the security requirements during the project execution phase.
C. Send an email to the team with the details of the safety requirements.
D. Meet with the team and present the scope of the safety requirements.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 87
A project manager is leading a project with a risk management plan detailing strategy and actions if any of the identified risks become an issue. One of the identified risks becomes an issue but the project manager acknowledges that the response considered in the risk management plan may not be the best.
What should the project manager do?

A. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and register the new risk response on the project documents.
B. Meet with the project team and sponsor to reevaluate all issue responses registered in the risk management plan.
C. Submit a change request to perform a different issue response than what is registered in the risk management plan.
D. Adopt the action prescribed in the risk management plan since it was agreed to beforehand.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 88
Just as a team reaches a mutual consensus on a preferred design, a stakeholder submits a request to add new features that enhance the company’s competitive advantage. What should the project manager do?

A. Start the process to include the new features of the product on the next iteration.
B. Allow all requested changes and bypass the company’s change control process.
C. Reject all requested changes and bypass the company’s change control process.
D. Encourage the project team to add premium features to impress the client.

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 89
A project manager is leading a highly visible project initiative. A few weeks after the kickoff, the project manager starts to receive requests for updates from various stakeholders.
What should the project manager do?

A. Remove those stakeholders from the project since they may negatively affect the goals of the project.
B. Explain to the stakeholders that they must request project updates from the project sponsor.
C. Invite all project stakeholders to join the daily standup meeting to ensure they are informed.
D. Schedule a meeting with relevant stakeholders to review the project communications plan.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 90
A project manager is leading a project and is asked to negotiate on behalf of their organization. The organization requires that three quotes from different suppliers be acquired prior to submitting a purchase request to the finance department.
What should the project manager do to align with this requirement?

A. Perform a make-or-buy analysis.
B. Leverage the enterprise environmental factors (EEFs)
C. Refer to the organizational process assets (OPAs)
D. Review the statement of work (SOW)

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 91
During project implementation, a critical performance issue is identified by team members. What should the project manager do?

A. Review the tender requirements on the related performance issue.
B. Pass the performance issue to subject matter experts (SMEs) to handle.
C. Submit a change request to handle the performance issue.

D. Work with the project stakeholders to address the performance issue.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 92
A project manager is leading a complex project. The project stakeholders include individuals from different countries, cultures, and languages. What can the project manager do to manage this diverse group of stakeholders?

A. Organize and assign the team members to the project deliverables according to their culture and languages.
B. Ask the project management office (PMO) to assign a cultural manager to oversee relations between diverse groups.
C. Establish one language as the main language for communications and an official time zone for the project.
D. Perform an analysis to better understand the communication needs and preferences of each group.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 93
A company is engaged in a transformation journey, and the project manager for this endeavor is new to this project. During one of the project status update meetings, a key stakeholder, the project manager’s functional manager, is dissatisfied with the work in progress, and points to the project manager.
What should the project manager do?

A. Schedule a one-on-one meeting with the functional manager to prove the project is on time.
B. Listen carefully and show understanding of the growing needs of the functional manager.
C. Show the functional manager that the progress is on time based on the schedule.
D. Admit that the functional manager is right and promise to rectify the situation immediately.

Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 94
A project to develop an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for the university is ongoing. The system should improve the business processes of the organization through digitalization and elimination of human errors. It should also provide end users with simplified and easily accessible services.
What should the project manager do to ensure the achievement of the intended business value?

A. Evaluate customer feedback and review the business case each time.
B. Evaluate each change request and review the business case each time.
C. Evaluate deliverables against the business case constantly.
D. Evaluate deliverables against the business case at the end of the life cycle.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 95
A project is in its fourth iteration out of eight with a delivery performance of 95%. A project stakeholder asks the project manager about the status of a specific deliverable not visible in the status report.
What should the project manager do?

A. Invite the stakeholder to the next iteration review.
B. Invite the stakeholder to the next daily meeting.
C. Include the deliverable in the status report and resend to the stakeholder.
D. Schedule a meeting with the stakeholder to review the status report.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 96
Two project managers are competing to assign a key subject matter expert (SME) to their concurrently scheduled projects. Work requiring a constant physical presence implies that the SME can serve on only

one project at a time.
What should the project managers do first to facilitate allocation of the resource?

A. Assess both projects to determine the business benefits based on the SME assignment.
B. Calculate the schedule performance indicator (SPI) based on the SME assignment.
C. Evaluate the associated budget and schedule based on the SME assignment.
D. Determine the cost performance indicator (CPI) based on the SME assignment.

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 97
Near the closing stage, a project is delayed due to staff shortages. In order to meet the mandatory deadline, additional resources are necessary but there is no additional budget.
What should the project manager do first to obtain the funding to hire the needed resources?

A. Ask sponsor for additional financial resources.
B. Update baselines to accommodate the delay.
C. Use management reserves.
D. Introduce a change request.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 98
A project manager is leading the construction of a high-rise mall for a customer in an emerging competitive market. Some customers want to move in as soon as the ground floor is completed.
What should the project manager do to deliver business value to the client?

A. Explain the need to follow the quality assurance (QA) schedule to the customer.
B. Implement an agile project delivery approach.
C. Request to use the management reserve and crash the project schedule.
D. Adopt an incremental project delivery approach.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 99
It is taking several additional iterations for a project team to complete planned backlog items. The project manager is noticing that some of the features are not meeting the iteration-level definition and must be placed back into the backlog.
What should the project manager do?

A. Extend the iterations to complete the items.
B. Put more emphasis on the definition of done (DoD).
C. Review and update the acceptance criteria.
D. Address the required changes in the next release.

Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 100
A project manager is working on an agile project. The organization does not have experience with agile delivery. During business case development, the new product owner asks when the project deliverables are considered complete.
How should the project manager respond?

A. Items are considered complete when they satisfy the definition of done (DoD).
B. Backlog items are considered complete when the product owner approves the demo.
C. At the end of each sprint, the outcome is considered ready for production.
D. The scrum master will approve the user stories that are complete.

Correct Answer: A