Question 1

During the initial stage of a project, the team estimated activities for the next iteration in story points. It was agreed that each story point would be assumed to be equal to one day of effort during project execution. There are some activities estimated as two story points and others estimated as 100 story points. What should the project manager ask the team to do next?

Options :

A : Execute the smaller estimated activities.

B : Resize the story points.

C : Negotiate the estimation so it gets smaller.

D : Break down the larger activities into smaller ones.

Answer: D

Question 2

While managing a project, the project manager has just noticed that the last several monthly invoices have been challenged by the client when they were clearly defined The actual invoice payments received have also been late and were outside of the contracted payment schedule Recent invoices have only been partially paid What should the project manager do?

Options :

A : Add nonpayment to the issue log and keep tracking payments

B : Hold a meeting with the client to address the issue

C : Review past projects for payment-related lessons learned

D : Conduct a meeting with the project team to update the procurement management plan

Answer: B

Question 3

Project A is critical for the company and must be completed within nine months. The project charter has been signed but the project scope statement has not been prepared Management asks the project manager to move forward with the project without an approved project scope statement What should the project manager do next?

Options :

A : Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and add it to the risk register

B : Refuse to work on the project because management is not following standard project management practices

C : Meet with management to explain the potential problems with running a project without a project scope statement

D : Start the project with inputs from the project charter to save time

Answer: C

Question 4

A supplier is hired to provide information security services for a project. The supplier has decided not to provide this service any longer since they have not been paid on time. Their services are critical and this decision will affect the outcome of the project. What should the project manager do to address this issue?

Options :

A : Negotiate the payments with the supplier and remind them of their long-term association

B : Penalize the supplier according to the contract's service level agreement (SLA)

C : Hire another information security supplier and incentivize them for speedy delivery

D : inform the relevant stakeholders of this challenge and seek their support

Answer: D

Question 5

While reviewing a project with high-level executives, the project manager realizes that the conversation always deviates to other topics instead of the project itself. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose 2)

Options :

A : Review with the team all of the topics that came up during the meeting.

B : Extend the meeting time to review additional topics.

C : Redirect the conversation to the project updates.

D : Restrict offline reviews to critical points related to the project.

E : Schedule effective communications training for the stakeholders.

Answer: C,D

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