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211.

While an activity on the critical path is being executed, the functional lead removes two project resources involved in this activity to support the resolution of a contingency situation. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Implement the contingency plan.

Fast track the critical path.

Negotiate with the functional manager to allocate replacement resources.

Escalate the issue to the functional manager's boss.

212.

A new project manager joins a project during the delivery of a critical milestone. As this project has multiple stakeholders, the project manager needs to determine which stakeholders should receive information about the delivery. To what should the project manager refer?

Select one

Project management plan

Stakeholder engagement plan

Communications management plan

Stakeholder register

213.

The day before manufacturing is to start, a project manager learns that the engineering design was not accepted by the end user. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Ask the end user to re-review the design while the project continues.

Update the stakeholder engagement plan to ensure acceptance buy-in from all stakeholders.

Pause the project until the end user accepts the design.

Engage with the end user on the process of design acceptance, and ensure that the project timeline is met.

214.

A project manager is developing the schedule management plan for a data center migration project. The project sponsor asks for a schedule that plans all tasks as soon as possible. The project manager is presented with possible network paths that will not violate schedule constraints. What leads and lags relationship should the project manager select?

Select one

Early start is smaller than the late start in all activities.

Early start equals the late start in some activities.

Early start is smaller than the late start in some activities.

Early start equals the late start in all activities.

215.

During a demo and review meeting, the progress report shows that an agile project is not on track. The project manager is surprised, because all work was purposely selected and sequenced to meet higher-level objectives. What should the project manager have done to prevent this miscommunication?

Select one

Trained and mentored the team on using the agile approach

Encouraged the team to self organize and provide buy-in to the project

Engaged the team to record the agile progress reporting system

Created a contingency reserve

216.

A project manager is developing a project charter, but a key stakeholder is failing to provide information about the expected project benefits. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Note this as an open item and continue with project planning.

Inform the project sponsor about the issue.

Use analogous estimating to estimate the expected benefits.

Refer the issue to the change control team.

217.

At the end of an iteration, a team member tells the project manager that a planned task is unfinished because of an issue that appeared days ago but was unable to be resolved. What should the project manager do to prevent this type of situation in the future?

Select one

Address the issue in the demo.

Review the issue in the next daily standup meeting.

Discuss the issue during the next iteration planning meeting.

Discuss the issue during the retrospective.

218.

A new team member joins a project. The project manager is highly disciplined and expects timely participation in weekly meetings. The new member comes from an organization with a liberal culture and, out of habit, is continually late for meetings. When asked why, the team member responds that they are busy working on deliverables, which they believe have priority. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Suspend the team member and explain that this behavior is not permitted.

Highlight ground rules and influence the team so that these rules are understood and followed by all.

Ignore the behavior, as this team member is ensuring that work is not affected.

Meet with the team member again to explain that punctuality is crucial.

219.

A stakeholder requests more frequent and detailed updates on the project's status. The stakeholder also expresses interest in helping with the project. What should the project manager do next?

Select one

Send detailed status reports as soon as possible and update the stakeholder register.

Meet with the team to review the stakeholder register and reassess the roles and reporting requirements.

Update the detailed status report for all stakeholders with the same engagement level.

Include this stakeholder in all detailed project status communications and update the stakeholder's engagement level to supportive.

220.

A new project will update the software version on the company's database. The core development team will attend technical training on the update to learn about its new functionalities. What should the project manager do to increase the quality of the team's technical training experience?

Select one

Direct the team to create a proof of concept on the new functionalities.

Ask the team to prepare a report documenting the changes that will affect the existing functionalities.

Ask the team to collaborate with the quality assurance group to develop a testing scope document.

Set an expectation for the team to demo the new functionalities to project stakeholders.

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