At the end of a workshop to review project deliverables, a number of follow-up action items were generated. What should the project manager do next?
A. Defer all actions until the next workshop to keep the team focused on other higher priorities
B. Follow up on each item as soon as possible to ensure timely completion and report the status to management.
C. Review the critical path and update the project schedule with the newly identified tasks.
D. Prioritize the actions with the team, assign individuals who will be responsible for completion, and monitor progress.
A project manager for an iterative project noticed that retrospective items indicate that the team is not fully conversant with the principles of iterative development. The team meets to analyze the gaps in the training that recently concluded with a third-party trainer.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Initiate hybrid development as an interim approach.
B. Let the project team self-organize and develop their skills.
C. Mentor and coach the team to meet the project needs.
D. Review the training contract to determine the next steps.
After assigning tasks to a project team, a project manager discovers that some team members are uncomfortable. Same team members are having 4 difficult time understanding their assigned tasks, whereas other team members are challenging the schedule based on that allocation to the project.
Which phase of the Tuckman ladder of team formation is occurring?
A. Forming
B. Mourning
C. Storming
D. Norming
A multimillion-dollar project has started and is in the execution phase. A local regulatory authority has just announced changes to the requirements that will need to be implemented in 6 months, prior to completing the project execution phase. What should the project manager do next?
A. Add the new requirements to the project scope immediately since they are mandatory changes.
B. Review the new requirements with the compliance department to determine if a change request is needed.
C. Ignore the new requirements as the current budget and schedule do not allow for any changes.
D. Proceed with the defined project requirements and delay implementing the new requirements.
A project interfaces with other projects that are in the same portfolio but are being developed in international locations. One of the international projects has suggested a tactical change that needs to be implemented in this project. What should the project manager do next ?
A. Use the team's connections with international colleagues to get early warnings on future changes.
B. Keep the focus on the priority items while the change goes through the change control process.
C. Reject the change request since it may negatively impact the project's performance.
D. Implement the change request as soon as possible to avoid accumulating new scope.
A newly assigned project manager is reviewing the project management plan and realizes that the project is running behind schedule. What should the new project manager do to address this situation?
A. Modify the project management plan and get approval from relevant stakeholders.
B. Add more resources to recover the schedule without making changes to the baseline.
C. Issue a change order to the change control board (CCB) and rebaseline the schedule.
D. Negotiate with the project sponsor immediately and establish a new project charter.
While managing a project using a hybrid approach, the project manager realizes that there is a high level of rework due to quality issues. Because of that, each feature is taking longer than initially estimated. What should the project manager do to address the issue?
A. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
B. Address the issue during the next sprint planning meeting.
C. Initiate a change request to extend the project end date.
D. Extend the dates for future project milestones.
A few new team members working on a public housing project are unfamiliar with the system. They do not understand how to evaluate residents applying for a subsidy to build a house, including the rules and criteria for applicant approval. What should the project manager do?
A. Plan a training session for the new team members not familiar with the system.
B. Communicate the rules and criteria to the team members through email.
C. Work only with the team members familiar with the system.
D. Document which rules and criteria the new team members are not familiar with.
A project manager is facilitating a project steering committee meeting where the prioritization of work items in the backlog is being discussed. The engineering executive wants to prioritize features based on level of effort, completing the smallest items first. The quality executive wants to complete the most complex tasks first to have adequate time to ensure a quality product is delivered. The compliance officer wants to complete items with associated regulatory components as they are essential items.
How should the project manager prioritize the work items?
A. Complete tasks associated with regulatory components as the team cannot deliver business value that does not adhere to compliance regulations.
B. Ensure that the team assesses opportunities to deliver the highest business value items incrementally.
C. Ensure that the project value is within the quality guidelines by prioritizing and completing intricate tasks earlier in the project.
D. Complete the smaller tasks first to allow the team opportunities to prototype and evaluate development processes.
A key team member informs the project manager that they have been accepted to a master's degree program. The team member explains that the first semester of the master's program will coincide with the last phase of the project. What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the team member to delegate some of their tasks to another colleague during the last phase of the project.
B. Suggest the team member postpone their enrollment in the master's program until the project is completed.
C. Ask the team member to inform human resources (HR) about their enrollment in the master's program.
D. Assess the team member's commitment to the master's program and its impact on project performance.
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