QUESTION 141
A project manager is assigned to an IT project to deliver a new accounting system. Some managers at the company do not see the value of this project and say they will not use the new system.
What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose 2)

A. Continue with the project the way it was planned and validated by the sponsor.
B. Add this issue to the risk register and monitor stakeholder engagement at the next milestone.
C. Modify the project management plan and scope of work to avoid future difficulties.
D. Review the list of stakeholders that will be affected by starting this business initiative.
E. Describe the outcome of the project and business value to all company stakeholders.

Correct Answer: CD
QUESTION 142

A project manager is presented with a roadmap that excludes most of their recommendations. The content source of the roadmap is an influential stakeholder who disagrees with the use of specific procedures and practices. The project sponsor deems the roadmap acceptable.
Which two actions should the project manager take first? (Choose 2)

A. Align the roadmap within the project framework and perform a risk analysis.
B. Request reassignment to another project to avoid conflict with the stakeholder.
C. Request to have the roadmap reviewed by the project management office (PMO).
D. Discuss the reasoning behind the roadmap with the stakeholder.
E. Align deliverables based on the roadmap and documented results.

Correct Answer: AD
QUESTION 143
A project team has been tasked with delivering robotics to automate a manufacturing line. The technical teams are all in place and have the technical information needed to build and install the robots.
What other factors should be considered when planning this project?

A. Industry standards and research
B. Safety and organizational culture
C. Software, security, and infrastructure
D. Financial and market conditions

Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 144
A project manager has been tasked with developing a project schedule with fully detailed requirements. The project manager reaches out to subject matter experts (SMEs)for their initial thoughts on task duration. The project manager is concerned when these estimates appear to differ significantly.
What should the project manager do to help with the estimate development?

A. Use historical information to help guide the estimates that were proposed by the SMEs.
B. Recommend using an iterative approach, with a focus on estimates, that the SMEs agree with.
C. Ask the SMEs to hold up cards that show their estimate, discuss the highest and lowest estimates, and then estimate again.
D. Escalate to the project sponsor and explain the differences in the estimations coming from the SMEs.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 145
A project manager has been assigned to a project. The project deadline has been established but, based on the number of stakeholders to engage and interview, it will be difficult to complete the project within the timeline.
How should the project manager address this challenge?

A. Submit a change request to extend the time needed to engage all of the parties.
B. Commit to completing the deliverables associated with only the engaged parties.
C. Prioritize the engagement of parties who are most impacted to minimize project risk.
D. Request that the product owner define which parties should be engaged first.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 146
A project manager has recently been assigned to a construction project. The project has hundreds of stakeholders and three stages. The project manager recognizes that many steps have already been started, including risk identification. The project sponsor asks the project manager to rank the risks contained in the register.
How should the project manager respond to the request?

A. Execute a qualitative analysis to provide identified risks prioritization.
B. Inform that a qualitative analysis has already been completed.
C. Perform a quantitative analysis to provide identified risks prioritization.
D. Inform that a quantitative risk prioritization was completed using Monte Carlo simulation.

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 147
A project is in its first of six iterations. The project team realizes that a key deliverable is dependent on the acquisition of a new device. The vendor is new to the organization and does not have a long history in the market.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Register the risk and prioritize the implementation strategy.
B. Register the risk and provide appropriate response options.
C. Register the risk and escalate it to the project sponsor.
D. Register the risk and escalate it to the procurement team.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 148
The project manager is overseeing an airport runway upgrade project where the installation of runway lights has been outsourced to an external vendor. The runway light installation is significantly behind schedule.
The runway completion is on the critical path. What should the project manager do first?

A. Discuss with the project sponsor to ask for more internal resources
B. Organize key stakeholder meetings to identify possible solutions
C. Work with the external vendor to analyze and find alternative solutions
D. Find another external vendor to supply more external resources

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 149
A construction project is in its final stage when the owner of a private property where the pipeline is routed refuses to collaborate. The lack of collaboration causes a project delay, but the client insists that the project must be completed as per the contract.
What should the project manager do next?

A. Escalate the routing pipeline issue to the project change control board (CCB) and wait for a resolution to the conflict.
B. Review the agreement with the property owner, schedule a meeting with them to discuss their concerns, and inform the client.
C. Use the contingency reserve, add more resources, and reroute the pipeline to complete the project as per the contract time line.
D. Request additional budget from the project sponsor and raise a dispute with the property owner to force them to collaborate.

Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 150
A project is being planned with two hardware deliverables and one software deliverable that will be used to monitor the operation of the two hardware deliverables. When preparing the consolidated project schedule, what should be the top priority for the project manager?

A. The interdependencies between the deliverables
B. The business continuity plan of the deliverables
C. The user stories and story points
D. The stakeholder engagement plan

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 151
Throughout the project, the project manager consistently checks the work performance data and finds that two stakeholders are not engaged in the project as expected. In addition, another stakeholder always complains that they are often involved in irrelevant meetings.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Remove those stakeholders from unwanted meetings.

B. Perform a root cause analysis using the Ishikawa method.
C. Communicate regularly with stakeholders and address issues.
D. Review and update the stakeholder engagement plan.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 152
A project team has deployed an email marketing campaign across different countries. In one country, the end users have been opting out of the campaign because they think the email is spam.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Review the email marketing standards of that country with the stakeholders.
B. Schedule a meeting with project team members to identify the root cause.
C. Conduct a retrospective meeting to identify what went well and what went wrong.
D. Schedule additional country-specific user testing to reduce email opt out.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 153
During a status meeting, a project manager reported that a project is on track. However, the project sponsor thinks the project is behind schedule because a few tasks have already passed their planned finish dates but are still in progress.
How should the project manager revise the report and demonstrate the project is on schedule?

A. Use a network diagram to show that the delayed tasks are not on the critical path.
B. Use a resource histogram to show that the resources are adequate to complete all tasks on time.
C. Use a Gantt chart to compare the actual schedule with the planned project schedule.
D. Use a network diagram to show the task duration and dependencies among tasks.

Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 154
A team identifies a critical set of tasks that have not been included in the kanban board, and there is not enough budget for the work hours needed to complete the activities. What solution should the agile project manager implement?

A. Ask the sponsor for additional resources to hold the schedule.
B. Increase productivity and modify the schedule as needed.
C. Review alternatives with the product owner and agile team.
D. Involve stakeholders and ask them to descope some features.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 155
An organization that is running several simultaneous projects suddenly experiences a surge of resignations, leading to a lack of talent. Consequently, some of the projects have been missing key milestones.
What should the project manager do to recover from the delays?

A. Crash the schedule from the delayed projects to meet upcoming target dates.
B. Reduce the projects’ scope to meet the upcoming target dates.
C. Fast track the delayed projects so they can meet upcoming target dates.
D. Ask for project sponsor approval to revise the upcoming target dates.

Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 156
A project sponsor has approved the project charter and business case. The project manager has reviewed the artifacts to initiate the project and is unclear if the intended benefits of the project align with the strategic

objectives of the business.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and record the results in the risk register.
B. Propose an updated business case and project charter that are more aligned with the business strategy.
C. Meet with the project sponsor to better understand the strategic benefits of the project.
D. Start executing the project since leadership is responsible for the business strategy.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 157
A project manager is assigned to a large complex project with cross functional dependencies. The project enters a new phase requiring new stakeholders to be added with conflicting priorities.
How should the project manager ensure successful engagement with the stakeholders?

A. Invite all stakeholders to status meetings.
B. Identify and categorize the stakeholders.
C. Interact individually with the stakeholders.
D. Recognize the diversity of the stakeholders.

Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 158
During the development of a project in a dynamic market environment, new unforeseen legal requirements have come into effect. The project manager is not sure if some of the project deliverables will be fully compliant with the new requirements.
What should the project manager do?

A. Stop the project until someone in the organization can identify all the new requirements and how they impact the project.
B. Request the project management office (PMO) to assign a dedicated resource to monitor the external environment to enable more reaction time.
C. Evaluate the consequences of noncompliance with relevant stakeholders and update the risk register with agreed actions.
D. Agree with the project team that the new requirements will be applied to the next project, not the one already under development.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 159
A project manager is in the beginning stages of delivering a project and is assessing and prioritizing identified risks. What should the project manager do next?

A. Proceed with executing the risk management plan.
B. Spend the contingency budget on the identified risks.
C. Plan the risk responses and assign risk response owners.
D. Start monitoring and controlling the identified risks.

Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 160
The project team has reviewed the requirements and identified some concerns. The project sponsor has asked the team how they will handle each concern. What should the project manager do next?

A. Collaborate with the stakeholders on the communications management plan.
B. Develop a mitigation strategy for each risk and update the risk register.
C. Consult with team members to produce a Monte Carlo simulation diagram.
D. Work with the project team to assess the severity of each risk.

Correct Answer: D