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71.

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.

72.

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.

73.

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.

74.

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.

75.

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.

76.

A multidisciplinary project with numerous interested stakeholders is kicking off. A newly identified stakeholder is negatively impacting planning activities. What should the project manager use to manage each stakeholder's influence on the project?

Select one

Stakeholder engagement plan

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

Stakeholder register

Stakeholder analysis

77.

A project manager joins a project as a replacement on a project team. During initial meetings, the project manager realizes there are many differing opinions about how to address technical decisions. Team members do not respect each other's ideas, and the environment is becoming counterproductive. In what phase of development is the team?

Select one

Norming

Forming

Performing

Storming

78.

Due to resource challenges, a technology vendor is late with a critical project deliverable. There is a 20 percent buffer in the budget for cost overruns. What should the project manager do next to mitigate this issue?

Select one

Discuss the legal implications of this slippage with the vendor.

Assess alternative vendors that can support project deliverables regardless of resource constraints.

Replace the current vendor and ask the new vendor to send a contract.

Accept the cost overrun and update the project schedule.

79.

Due to cross-cultural differences, stakeholders of a multinational project fail to approve the project management plan. To mitigate this issue, what should the project manager have done?

Select one

Updated the stakeholder register and paid attention to non-verbal cues

Trained the team on a common communication language

Reviewed/updated the issue log to reflect that the project management plan may not receive approval

Requested earlier feedback from the stakeholders

80.

A project manager is aware of two critical, high-impact risks that must be addressed immediately. However, the necessary resources to address the risks are already committed to another project with critical deliverables. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Assume the risks, and control them often to reduce potential impact.

Hire external resources to handle these tasks.

Establish a contingency reserve to solve the potential schedule delay and mitigate the possible impact.

Review the resources' availability with the functional manager, and negotiate rescheduling or task crashing.

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