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Questions # 41:

A project team had been developing their deliverables on a 2-week sprint. The deliverables were tested and proven to be functional. However, during the sprint

review, they were rejected because they failed to meet the end-user requirements.

What actions should the project manager have done?

Options:

A.

Rotated product owner role among the team to have brought in fresh perspectives during sprint planning.


B.

Included the project sponsor ' s requirements in the user stories during the sprint planning.


C.

Refined user personas with stakeholder input and ensured the team had used them to interpret the stories.


D.

Conducted additional tests and increased the definition of done criteria to have included stakeholder approval.


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Questions # 42:

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?

Options:

A.

Ask for additional resources to finish the project sooner.


B.

Meet with the key stakeholders to discuss prioritization.


C.

Update the risk log and define a contingency plan.


D.

Ask the team to present a proposal to the requesting stakeholder.


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Questions # 43:

The project manager is utilizing a hybrid management approach for a creative project. The organization is undergoing a change aimed at improving cross-functional

collaboration, which may impact the project scope.

What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.

Initiate a review of the external business environment to anticipate and manage potential effects on the project scope and backlog.


B.

|dentify stakeholders affected by the change and collaborate on an approach that aligns the project with organizational changes.


C.

Analyze the breadth of the project to align with the new organizational directives, ensuring cross-functional collaboration is at the forefront.


D.

Continue with the current project scope and backlog until change is defined and communicated through official channels.


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Questions # 44:

A project manager is overseeing the development of a reporting system for a security trading company using an adaptive approach. During the development process,

a change in requirements is identified, necessitating the submission of a soft copy of the report to the regulator. The team suggests submitting the report manually to

avoid further delays.

What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.

Ask the compliance team to review the regulation and categorize the requirement.


B.

Check with product owner for extra budget to outsource some of the work.


C.

Ask the project team to work overtime to have both requirements delivered on time.


D.

Discuss the priority and sequence of the work items with senior management.


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Questions # 45:

An agile team recently finished a product that met stakeholder expectations. However, a subsequent audit revealed that the product does not comply with local

regulations. The team lead learns the team focused on the functions of the product and not the regulatory issues.

What should the team lead do differently for the next project?

Options:

A.

Remind the project team that they should collect requirements from all stakeholders.


B.

Coach the team to solicit nonfunctional requirements in addition to functional requirements.


C.

Instruct the product owner to revise the definition of done (DoD) during the sprint review meeting.


D.

Conduct daily meetings to review the functional and nonfunctional requirements.


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Questions # 46:

During a team ' s weekly status meeting, team members have minor disagreements about how to perform work and some defer to the team lead while others speak

confidently. The project manager realizes that team members have different expectations of the team ' s dynamics and operating model.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Create a team charter to define and document the expectations at the team level.


B.

Document the expectations based on a previous project and share these with the team.


C.

Ask the sponsor to document the team expectations and share these with the team.


D.

Create a team charter and ask the project sponsor to communicate the expectations.


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Questions # 47:

Health Records Modernization at Hospital Case Study

A project manager led a health records modernization project at a hospital with a project budget of $US5 million and an 18-month timeline. The project involved multiple stakeholder groups including medical, administrative, and IT staff; board members; patients; insurance companies; external vendors; regulatory bodies; and union representatives.

Stakeholder management was complex and a major undertaking for the project manager, but it was critical to achieve a positive project outcome. When the project started, the project manager conducted stakeholder analysis, using the information to create both a power/interest and an influence/impact matrix. The analysis showed that while the hospital board members and regulatory bodies had high power but moderate interest, the medical staff (doctors and nurses) had both high influence and high impact on the project. Administrative staff showed high interest but lower power, while patients and insurance companies had moderate interest and varying levels of influence. Based on the analysis, the project manager created a stakeholder engagement strategy that documented expectations, communication preferences, and influence levels in a stakeholder register. The project manager also made a RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) chart to show roles and responsibilities; and created communication channels and frequency for each stakeholder group, an issue escalation system, and a feedback system for continuous stakeholder input.

To execute the modernization process of health records, the project manager realized that medical staff members would need to change their daily workflows. To facilitate change management for these stakeholders, the project manager created a clinical advisory committee, appointed department-specific “champions,” created focus groups for requirements gathering, started a training program, and developed key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure satisfaction.

During project execution, several challenges emerged. The doctors expressed concerns about the system’s impact on patient care, the nurses’ union raised workload concerns, the IT department faced resource constraints, the insurance companies requested additional features, and the administrative staff worried about data security. The project manager responded to these challenges by increasing the frequency of stakeholder meetings, implementing a change management program, creating a beta system for stakeholder testing, developing contingency plans for various stakeholder scenarios, and establishing an issue resolution process.

Despite these mitigation efforts, the medical staff required additional training, leading to a change request for a 2-month extension and a 10% budget increase. The board of directors approved this to help ensure high adoption and satisfaction rates among staff members. The project helped establish new good practices in future programs for stakeholder management in the organization’s project management office (PMO). The documented lessons learned became a reference for future projects of similar scope and complexity.

A project to modernize a hospital’s records has a large and diverse stakeholder population. As stakeholders request changes, the project manager is aware that some will cause a negative impact to the project timeline and finances.

What should the project manager do?

(Refer to the Health Records Modernization at Hospital Case Study exhibit.)

Options:

A.

Defer working on changes that could change the baseline or create additional risks.


B.

Escalate decisions to the project sponsor to ensure appropriate executive engagement.


C.

Evaluate the impact, document the analysis, and present options to key decision-makers.


D.

Review the work breakdown structure (WBS) to determine the impact of the changes.


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Questions # 48:

A project manager is leading a hybrid manufacturing project. The company is in crisis mode, and the project sponsor has high expectations for the project team,

expecting them to deliver the project outcome even if they must struggle to do it. However, the project team is demotivated about the company ' s situation and are not

performing as expected.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Inform the project sponsor immediately that their expectations are impossible to fulfill and propose to close the project.


B.

Brainstorm with the project team about what can be successfully delivered, then negotiate to fit the sponsor ' s needs.


C.

Assure the sponsor that the team will deliver the expected results; wait to inform the project team of this assurance later.


D.

Contact the stakeholders for initial feedback regarding what to do about the sponsor ' s expectations.


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Questions # 49:

During a project status meeting, two project stakeholders disagree about what should be included in the next deliverable. One of the stakeholders would like the team to include a finalized version of the new component in the release. Using the finalized version will impact the project timeline. The second stakeholder would like the team to include a beta version of the new component to allow the client to provide feedback before the component is finalized.

What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Implement the beta version of the component because it will not impact the project timeline.


B.

Mediate the disagreement by scheduling a meeting to agree on a solution.


C.

Implement the finalized version of the component because it will impact the project timeline.


D.

Choose the inclusion that will result in the least amount of risk.


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Questions # 50:

Aclient complains that an in-process multimillion-dollar project is not meeting their needs. The clients have consulted the project manager several times.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Review the project scope and the change management process with the client.


B.

Review the project management plan with the client to validate what is included in the project.


C.

Ask the client ' s account manager to discuss their concerns and next steps with the client.


D.

Escalate to the project committee board to review the project contract with the client.


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