PMPATP–CQ30–ExamSim

1. Question

A project manager’s team has been efficiently delivering expected results in an environment where budget and scope are fixed. Now, there is an increased demand for new skills due to changes in the market. What can the project manager do to meet this new demand?

A. Meet the new demand by adding new resources with the required skills.
B. Hire a third-party vendor who can provide resources with the needed skills.
C. Change the distribution of partially dedicated resources with the needed skills.
D. Meet the new demand by upgrading the existing team members' skills.

2. Question

A project team is small and the team members have known each other for a long time. The team’s project is in the execution phase. Recently, a team member told the new project manager that another team member has been complaining about how the project is being managed. How should this new project manager respond?

A. Preview the current stakeholder engagement plan for the way to resolve the difficulty.
B. Schedule a mandatory team meeting which will lead to the creation of a new social contract.
C. Notify team members that they should submit anonymous recommendations for a new social contract.
D. Send a survey to team members, requesting suggestions for dealing with the dissatisfaction.

3. Question

During a highly-regulated project, the project sponsor and a high-level executive have asked for changes that appear to disregard legal requirements. What should be the first step in the project manager’s response?

A. Immediately schedule a meeting with the stakeholders to review the situation.
B. Send the change control board (CCB) a change request.
C. Check with the organization's relevant legal practitioner for guidance.
D. Review the organization's lessons learned database for precedents and direction.

4. Question

A project manager has multiple projects. One project has new team members and is in its early stages. Unfortunately, the project manager will be very busy executing other projects over the next few weeks. How can the project manager develop the new project team over the next few weeks?

A. Help the team create a social contract that will encourage team cohesion.
B. Suggest that the team engage in multiple team-building events to normalize the team.
C. Keep the team informed by sending short daily project status updates.
D. Engage in face-to-face personal conversations with each team member to build relationships.

5. Question

The project manager shifts to an agile approach for a project with an aggressive go-to-market timeline. The project manager needs to revise the stakeholder plan so that it follows agile principles. What should the project manager do to meet this need?

A. Design a digital communication system that allows for virtual submission, logging, reviewing, and escalation of issues.
B. Remove unnecessary layers of management to promote direct communication between the project team and stakeholders.
C. Modify templates to include product backlog progression and the burndown rate and encourage use of standups.
D. Increase the number of formal training workshops to cover all relevant issues for all stakeholders, including the project sponsor and client.

6. Question

A project manager needs to ensure that the team delivers business value within the required timelines. The manager recently learned that key stakeholders are worried that the current release plan will not meet urgent business needs. What can the project manager do to effectively respond to the stakeholder concerns?

A. Renegotiate scope with the project sponsor after examining the work breakdown structure (WBS).
B. In consultation with the stakeholders and team members, identify the minimum viable product needed for launch.
C. Determine the schedule performance index (SPI), then escalate the schedule risk to the project sponsor.
D. Monitor progress using a burndown chart after modifying the schedule baseline to meet stakeholder requirements.

7. Question

Project team members are concerned that a new resource does not seem suitable for an assigned task. How should the project manager respond to this concern?

A. Contact senior management to discuss the possibility of reassigning the new resource to a different project.
B. Schedule time to chat with the new resource to assess their skills and understand their strength level.
C. Ask the team members to document task-related deficiencies displayed by the resource.
D. Contact the project sponsor to highlight these concerns and decide on an appropriate response.

8. Question

A key stakeholder voices a concern during the planning stage about whether the available resources are sufficient to meet the objectives of the project. The project manager believes that the stakeholder is right. How should the project manager handle this stakeholder’s concern?

A. Review the bounds of the negotiations for agreement.
B. Determine the project's ultimate objectives after carefully evaluating project priorities.
C. Engage in agreement negotiations for better resources.
D. Ensure that the impact of the unavailability of required resources is fully documented.

9. Question

A project manager develops a project management plan and schedule based on an agreed-upon project lifecycle of 16 months. Later, due to changing business requirements, the project manager receives a request for completion within 9 months. How should the project manager respond to this proposed change in timeline?

A. Work with key stakeholders to identify project requirements that could be reduced.
B. Immediately ask project team members to increase the pace of each task within the project.
C. Ensure that substantial scope creep is included in the original project schedule, so that revised deadlines can be met.
D. Meet individually with project team members to discuss how aspects of the project can be completed more quickly than planned.

10. Question

A project manager notices that one team member seems increasingly unhappy during team meetings. The team member is not making progress on a key work package, and this lack of progress is now impacting the critical path. The team member feels that they are not in the correct role within the project team. What should the project manager do?

A. Reassure the team member about their abilities by reminding them that they were chosen for a reason.
B. Meet with the team member to discuss where they can contribute, based on their strengths.
C. Enroll the team member in targeted training to acquire the needed skills for their assigned role.
D. Schedule weekly touchpoints with the team member to discuss barriers that may impact their work.

11. Question

During an agile iteration, Task 1 cannot be completed on time due to unexpected challenges. Another team within the project is depending on timely completion of Task 1 in order to fulfill their part of the project. How should the project manager resolve this issue?

A. Meet with both teams separately, and ask them to figure out a way to meet the required deadlines and complete the project on time.
B. Meet with the product owner to reprioritize the iteration backlog, so that it does not impact other teams or obligations.
C. Increase the number of team members for the project team and increase the iteration length, ensuring that the work will be completed according to schedule.
D. Let team members know you want them to do their best under difficult circumstances, and make sure to note the iteration's challenges in lessons learned.

12. Question

A project owner repeatedly complains, saying that a function developed by the development team does not seem to align with the original design. What will help to solve this issue?

A. Ask the product owner to sit in on the next iteration review meeting to learn more about the development status for the product.
B. Ask the quality assurance team to identify any mismatches in functionality compared to the initial design.
C. Ask the development team to rewrite the function so that it matches with the project scope.
D. Schedule time during the next retrospective session to discuss all corrective actions and ask the project owner to participate in the session.

13. Question

The project manager schedules an iteration review and learns that a few key stakeholders do not approve of how a feature has been developed. What should the project manager do first in order to address this issue?

A. Invite project team members to a brainstorming session to identify an appropriate response.
B. Address the issue only after evaluating why these stakeholders are concerned.
C. Determine the impact of the conflict by listing the pros and cons of the situation.
D. Ask the project sponsor to act as a neutral party in negotiation with those stakeholders who are dissatisfied.

14. Question

A customer indicates that they would like to add functionality. Although this request is made during the execution phase of the project, the project manager finds that the cost for the addition would be small. The additional functionality, if successful, would increase the opportunity for profit. What should the project manager do next?

A. Agree that the functionality would offer a great opportunity, but the proposed addition is out of scope.
B. Schedule a meeting with the company's management team, and present the customer's request for additional functionality as a good opportunity.
C. Move forward, using the project's management reserve to add the requested functionality.
D. Identify an already-developed feature that could be combined with the new functionality and use the combination to meet the customer's request.

15. Question

A key team member is asked to move to another project during the middle of a technical project. The team believes this is an unwise move and expresses concern. Which two actions will help to resolve the issue? (Choose two.)

A. Discuss the conflict with the project sponsor and formulate a response.
B. Use coaching tools and techniques to motivate the project team.
C. Replace the key team member with a new resource who has the same skills.
D. Meet with the change control board (CCB) to discuss the requested change.
E. Engage in the change management process to resolve the resource issue.

16. Question

A customer requests a change in the technical approach for a product currently in development. The project manager learns about this request during a reoccurring project review. What should the project manager do in response to the customer’s request?

A. Work with team members to immediately implement the new approach.
B. Have the team decide on the appropriate approach, giving them authority to implement their decision and validating their decision in talks with stakeholders.
C. Discuss the pros and cons of the proposed approach with stakeholders, then select the approach that is best for the team and notify team members.
D. In order to obtain sponsor buy-in, have the team to benchmark the approach.

17. Question

At a weekly project status meeting, a key team member expresses concerns about the overall approach documented within the project management plan. The Project manager is surprised because the team is in the process of executing an important component of the project and the concern has not been raised before. What steps should the project manager take?

A. Update the risk register to document the concerns, then continue with the meeting’s scheduled agenda items.
B. Recognize that the concern must be fully discussed and resolved prior to continuing with the meeting’s agenda items.
C. Address the team with a generic reminder about meeting etiquette, then ask if the team wants to use the time to fully discuss the concerns raised during the meeting.
D. Immediately acknowledge the team member’s concern, continue with the scheduled agenda, then privately meet with the team member to fully understand the concerns expressed.

18. Question

A project manager realizes during the third iteration of product development that the template used for the project management plan is not showing updates. Which action should the project manager take?

A. Assign one team member to update the project management plan template and document any risk.
B. Rank the need to update the template according to the business value for the upcoming iterations.
C. Avoid adding to team distraction by fixing the issue independently.
D. Document the issue as a new project risk and propose a solution.

19. Question

During a meeting, a project manager learns that a business result needs to be delivered in four weeks, although the original plan was sixteen weeks. The project manager also hears that there is no available technical resource who might be able to join the team. The project manager knows the technical resource manager because they worked together on a previous project. What is the first thing the project manager should do?

A. Notify the project sponsor about the lack of a technical resource.
B. Immediately escalate the issue to decision makers in the organization.
C. Check with the technical resource manager to see if there is an available technical resource.
D. Since time is short, hire an outside party to meet the need for a technical resource.

20. Question

During a challenging shareholder meeting, the customer indicates that they will reject an iteration’s deliverable. What should the project manager do?

A. Send a request to the project sponsor, asking them to update the project charter then reassign the responsibilities and authorities.
B. Meet with the project team to add new and improved features to replace the features that were rejected.
C. Work with stakeholders to create a shared approach that will address the issues of concern.
D. File a change request with the change control board (CCB) in order to add budget to the baseline.

21. Question

A team decides that an agile approach fits the needs of the next phase in their project. Unfortunately, there are team members who have not had the appropriate agile training. How should the project manager respond to the lack of agile training?

A. Include agile training for these team members in a change request.
B. Ensure the project’s contingency reserve can cover agile training for all team members.
C. Create virtual training sessions for key team members, covering the main agile topics.
D. Identify and implement the most cost-effective agile training for the team members.

22. Question

During work on a government project, stakeholders pressure the project manager to submit to their preferred actions. While the project manager must coordinate and plan with multiple stakeholders, the project manager must also deal with complex relations and frequently changing scenarios. What should the project manager consider doing? (Choose two.)

A. Use the Prioritization method of categorization.
B. Use the Salience model of categorization.
C. Use the Transformation model of categorization.
D. Use the Transaction model of categorization.
E. Use the Collaboration method of categorization.

23. Question

A project manager believes that a delay in developing a prototype was due to a lack of knowledge in a specific skill that was needed by the cross-functional team. How could the project manager prevent this situation on future projects?

A. Offer more specialized training throughout the project to the team.
B. Identify required strengths, and organize the team based on those strengths.
C. Meet with the project sponsor and team members to assign training for specific skills.
D. Empower team members to problem solve in situations where skills may be lacking.

24. Question

A new project manager joins the project’s daily standups, only to find that the project team spends too much time discussing ways to deal with obstructions in the project. Because of these discussions, standups often last well over two hours. What process should be used to deal with this issue?

A. Ask team members to invite their managers to standup sessions, in order to find solutions more quickly.
B. Explain to team members that long discussions take time away from actual work on the project.
C. Insert a new team member who will manage obstacles and schedule additional meetings to discuss possible solutions.
D. Tell the team members that they are required to shorten the standup meetings and improve on finding solutions.

25. Question

A customer is not satisfied with the delivered product, saying that it was not what they expected. The project manager is surprised, because the agile development team delivered the product several iterations early. What is one way that the project manager could have avoided this result?

A. Required team sign off for each of the constant changes to the requirements
B. Set aside more resources for product testing after changes are made
C. Made sure that the customer was aware of the value of demos
D. Ensured that the team fully participated in developing the project scope