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Question 1

During a project kickoff meeting, two key stakeholders are arguing about the project scope and the acceptance of the deliverable. What should the project manager focus on to address the argument?

Reference the business case and confirm the common understanding of the project objectives and value creation.
Arrange brainstorming with the stakeholders to complete the project scope statement and finalize the deliverable.
Escalate the stakeholder misalignment with the project sponsor and seek direction for the deliverables.
Update the risk register first with scope discrepancies and then escalate it to the next level.

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Question 2

A project team is in the process of selecting a module for the upcoming iteration. They have identified three potential modules as candidates. Despite several rounds of review, the team remains undecided on which module to select.

What should the project manager do?

Select the most appropriate module to be placed in next iteration.
Ask a colleague to select the module and inform the team of their decision.
Evaluate the options with the team and assess the workable option based on consensus.
Select the simplest module to develop since complex ones will require more iterations.

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Question 3

A team member regularly interrupts the virtual project status meeting with new recommendations. This action prevents other team members from providing their detailed status information.

What should the project manager do?

Ask the individual to share the comments after the meeting for review.
Encourage everyone to follow the ideas since the team member is senior.
Reinforce the importance of applying the team's ground rules to everyone.
Include human resources (HR) to address the issue in the next meeting.

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Question 4

During the execution phase of a complex project, a key government stakeholder was replaced by a new representative from the same agency. During a project meeting, the new stakeholder expressed complaints about not being informed of recent on-site changes. The stakeholder also said they would not have approved these changes.

What should the project manager do first?

Meet with the previous and current stakeholders to change the communications management plan.
Update the stakeholder register and provide a tailored onboarding session for the new stakeholder.
Document all on-site changes and send periodic updates to all stakeholders.
Communicate all on-site changes with this stakeholder and ask for consent.

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Question 5

A project manager is concerned that the percentage of fixed defects encountered during the testing phase has barely reached the required percentage goal for moving the product to production.

What should the project manager do?

Schedule a lesson learned meeting to understand the issues.
Include additional resources to help decrease the issues found.
Identify the root cause of the issues found through analysis.
Assure the team that the issues will be addressed at a later stage.

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Question 6

A project to launch a new financial product is on its fifth out of eight iterations. During the iteration review, a financial stakeholder announces a competitor is launching a similar product soon. As a result, the stakeholder asks the team to increase velocity.

What should the project manager do?

Ask the team to present a proposal to the requesting stakeholder.
Ask for additional resources to finish the project sooner.
Update the risk log and define a contingency plan.
Meet with the key stakeholders to discuss prioritization.

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