Exam PMP: Project Management Professional

Some questions:
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A project manager is executing a commercial building project. The project manager discovers that the required building permits have not been obtained. Obtaining the permits will delay the project by 1 month and will cost the project US$35,000. The fine associated with continuing to build without the permits is US$1,000 per day.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Continue the project while trying to obtain the permit.
B. Update the risk management plan.
C. Review lessons learned from previous projects.
D. Obtain the permits before continuing the build.

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A project delivers every 2 weeks. The customer raises a complaint because they do not perceive business value in the products delivered even though deliveries have been completed in a timely manner.
Which activity should the project manager undertake?
A. Change the delivery project approach.
B. Review the risk analysis.
C. Perform a cost-benefit analysis.
D. Review the definition for the minimum viable product (MVP).

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A project sponsor has requested that the project manager reprioritize the team’s tasks to include a feature that is not part of the minimum viable product (MVP) for the project. Although the project sponsor is very keen on the feature, adding it has the potential of causing team burnout and/or delaying the release.
How should the project manager address this situation?
A. Ensure the feature has been included in the product backlog, explain to the sponsor the consequences of the request, and ask the team to include the feature’s tasks in the next iteration
B. Ensure the feature is included in the iteration backlog, ask the team lo work on the current tasks first, and include the new tasks after those tasks are completed
C. Ensure the feature has been included in the product backlog, then hold a meeting with the team and sponsor to determine how to deliver the feature within the current iteration
D. Ensure the feature’s tasks are included in the iteration backlog. explain to the sponsor the consequences of the request. and ask the team to deliver the feature in the current iteration

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Due to a recent company merger, a project manager from company B has been assigned to a team that is comprised of team members from company A. At the start of the project, conflicts anise due to a lack of clarity on processes and the project manager’s relationship with company B.
What should the project manager do to resolve this conflict?
A. Work with the team to analyze which processes are suitable to use and define them in the ground rules.
B. Review the historical information and make the decision based on the return on investment (ROI).
C. Avoid the conflict as the customer feels comfortable with using processes from company A.
D. Ask the team to use company B’s processes since they are more familiar with these processes.

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A project manager has received a new request to integrate more features to a product. The team is fully allocated, and there is no budget to acquire new resources What strategy should the project manager implement to deal with this situation?
A. Discuss the problem with the team and decide how to do the work together.
B. Ask the team to accelerate the iterations and avoid interruptions.
C. Recommend that the project sponsor increases the budget to bring new resources.
D. Verify team performance and ask for improvement during daily standup meetings.

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A compliance strategy was created during the planning phase of a project. During execution, the project manager left the organization and another project manager was assigned to the team.
What should the project manager do first to ensure the project is compliant?
A. Review the organizational process assets (OPAs) for compliance topics.
B. Meet with the team to discuss compliance concerns.
C. Review the compliance strategy and version history.
D. Meet with the project sponsor to discuss their compliance concerns.

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During project execution, the client requires several changes that will impact the project’s duration. The project manager needs to apply fast-tracking techniques to accelerate the schedule, but the team is concerned about working overtime.
What should the project manager do to motivate the team?
A. Negotiate with the client to reduce the changes in requirements.
B. Crash the project schedule to ensure completion on time.
C. Introduce team-building activities to improve team performance.
D. Meet with the team members to review their roles and responsibilities.
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A project sponsor is promoting the use of a new technology that has not yet been approved. The technology guarantees cost savings and a delivery ahead of schedule. However, the operational support at project completion is uncertain as the service organization expressed an inability to provide support without approval of the new technology.
What should the project manager do to resolve the conflict?
A. Seek to understand the project stakeholders’ needs in an effort to support the new technology.
B. Communicate the project’s progress to the stakeholders and promote the new technology.
C. Maintain and adhere to project plans to ensure the project delivers successful outcomes.
D. Acknowledge the lack of approval and focus on a resolution that will benefit the customer.

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A project manager is assigned to a project. There was a lot of conflict regarding the status of the project and compliance with international regulations. During a regular meeting, the sponsor wanted to know how frequently the risks are being reviewed.
Which document project manager should check first?
A. Risk management plan
B. Risk register
C. Issue log
D. Risk report

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A project manager has been hired to lead a governance consulting project that is in the initial phase. The project manager has been assigned to evaluate the supplier search activity. There are many interested candidates, including former suppliers and suppliers recommended by the sponsor.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Evaluate suppliers who have worked successfully with the company before
B. Request the contracting area take charge of the supplier evaluation process
C. Prioritize evaluation of the suppliers recommended by the sponsor
D. Evaluate the suppliers based on their experience and skills in similar projects

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A transportation company is developing a new tool to improve their delivery process. As project development for sprint two began, the executive steering committee made a request to include a new capability to perform a what-if analysis in the tool based on the customer demand and forecast.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Revise the project schedule and budget based on the additional scope, and review with the team.
B. Include the new capability to the product backlog and continue activities based on the current plan.
C. Perform an impact analysis on the schedule and budget based on the additional scope.
D. Analyze and negotiate with the executive steering committee regarding this new request.

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A project manager has been running an agile project for 6 months and has been reporting that the project is on track every week. However, on the last week before releasing the final product, the team found a technical impediment that put the project delivery in jeopardy overnight.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?
A. Considered historical data from previous projects with similar impediments to help identify the possible solutions
B. Sought and implemented alternative ways to track progress and impediments to identify potential threats
C. Provided technical training to the team in advance to ensure the team had high-level technical skills
D. Developed a risk response plan that would have provided options and strategies regarding project risk exposure

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A multimillion-dollar project has started and is in the execution phase. A local regulatory authority has just announced changes to the requirements that will need to be implemented in 6 months, prior to completing the project execution phase.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Review the new requirements with the compliance department to determine if a change request is needed
B. Proceed with the defined project requirements and delay implementing the new requirements
C. Add the new requirements to the project scope immediately since they are mandatory changes
D. Ignore the new requirements as the current budget and schedule do not allow for any changes

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A project sponsor has requested a trend analysis of all risks that the project has monitored over the past 12 months. What should the agile project manager do?
A. Extract this from the project risk register tracking tool and issues log
B. Refer the sponsor to the contract document
C. Organize a stakeholder meeting to brainstorm on general project risks
D. Share the annual report with the sponsor

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A construction project to build a fish hatchery is in execution. The operations group notified the project manager about a concern that might turn into a potential issue; however, the concern could not be addressed.
In which project document should the project manager record the concern?
A. Request for information
B. Scope statement
C. Risk register
D. Issue log

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A hybrid project is experiencing several issues with both the agile delivery of the product as well as the predictive development of a marketing strategy. What should the project manager do to receive feedback from stakeholders located in different time zones?
A. Send an email to all stakeholders.
B. Refer to the stakeholder engagement plan.
C. Set up a conference call for all stakeholders.
D. Refer to the communications management plan.

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A project team is in the planning phase of a product migration project. The project manager schedules a meeting with the project team, telecommunications team, and the department leaders with group product accounts. The purpose of the meeting is to determine the project timeline based on how much content needs to be transferred to or created in the new system and the processing procedures and time frames.
Who should the project manager also invite to the meeting?
A. Representative from the provisioning team
B. Representative from the network team
C. Representative from the reimbursement team
D. Representative from the service desk team

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