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41.

During the design process for a mining plant, the project team conducted a cost-benefit analysis based on current commodity prices. However, during project work, commodity prices fluctuate tremendously. This risk was identified, but the team did not expect such major fluctuations. Now, the project may be unviable. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Issue a change request to cover the increased costs.

Perform a financial analysis based on the updated information.

Work with the project team on a solution to make the project viable.

Immediately escalate the issue to management and the stakeholders.

42.

A team member informs the project manager that a task deadline will be unmet because inputs required from another team member have not been received. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Remove the defaulting team member from the project, and ask for a replacement.

Arrange for a disciplinary enquiry for the defaulting team member.

Meet with the team to discuss that team member's constraints, and determine if they require assistance with meeting the task deadline.

Ask the team member responsible for those inputs to comply with the task requirements.

43.

A project manager is working on a large project with numerous onsite and offsite team members. These team members also work on multiple other projects, which makes team updates challenging. The project manager is beginning to feel out of touch with the team. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Propose that all team members use a common communications tool for regular updates.

Organize communication training for the team.

Ask each team member to send a weekly email update with any issues and concerns.

Hold a team-building event to improve the team's morale.

44.

A geographically dispersed team must implement an enterprise-wide system with an aggressive schedule. Some team members have web cameras and others have internet connectivity issues. In order to manage the team's varied media options, what plan should the project manager reference?

Select one

Communications management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Resource management

45.

A project manager reviewing the issue log notices that activities assigned to certain team members are significantly behind schedule. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Request that the responsible team members provide an explanation for the delay and strategies to resolve the issue.

Review the activities with relevant team members to identify strategies for resolution

Escalate the issue to the project sponsor for resolution.

Ask the responsible team members to bring their activities back on schedule.

46.

Project team members are used to performing changes outside of the established change control process. In a team meeting, another change request was issued to the company board of directors. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Conduct a team-building session and hope that the team gets back on track after all the changes.

Notify the requester that the change should be handled through the change control process.

Ask the project sponsor for details about changes and project performance.

Accept the change request and continue to manage the project to meet its requirements and schedule.

47.

A project manager finds several inconsistencies between project deliverables and sponsor expectations. To ensure alignment, what should the project manager develop?

Select one

Risk register

Communications management plan

Stakeholder engagement plan

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

48.

A functional manager, who is also a project stakeholder, has time constraints and delegates project responsibilities to someone else on the functional team. The project manager notices that this new stakeholder is not attending meetings. What should the project manager do to engage this new stakeholder?

Select one

Show the new stakeholder the project schedule and their assigned tasks.

Ask the functional manager to brief this new stakeholder and request that they send them to all relevant meetings.

Review the project charter with the new stakeholder and assess their level of engagement

Ask the new stakeholder to pair with a more experienced stakeholder to learn responsibilities.

49.

A project manager is asked to use the company's new system for cost estimation after already having completed one. The new system is complicated, and the process will add two weeks to the project timeline. Stakeholder tolerance for extending the schedule is low. However, the new process must be followed to achieve project approval and move to the execution phase. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Communicate to key stakeholders that there will be a two-week project delay due to the new process.

Communicate to key stakeholders that the current estimate may require updates, and continue with periodic cost reviews to discuss the updates.

Proceed with the current estimate, explaining to the key stakeholders that the new process would increase the timeline significantly.

Communicate to key stakeholders that the new process requires a project restart at the beginning of the planning phase.

50.

As part of a key project in a large organization, the manufacturing of valves is outsourced to a third party. The project manager learns that the valves will arrive earlier than expected and in greater quantities. What should the project manager do next?

Select one

Review the cost and schedule plan.

Refer to the procurement management plan to review the terms of delivery from the third party.

Add additional resources, close the project earlier, and update the lessons learned.

Review the project schedule and fast track activities to complete the project earlier.

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