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Question:
A new project has a project team that is divided between onsite and offshore
locations. Project manager observed a rising conflict between the two parts of
the team during project initiation. What should project manager do?
Organize a face-to-face meeting during project kick-off.
Question:
During a progress meeting, the project team learns that an identified risk
materialized. The project manager decides to execute the risk response plan,
but the contingency reserve does not cover the total budget for that plan.
What should the project manager do?
Issue a change request to modify the scope, cost, and schedule baselines to
support the new plan.
Question:
A project manager is beginning a new project and is starting to form the project
team. The project manager has not worked with anyone from this team
previously, and most of the team members do not know each other. Some of
the team members are located in different countries. Which two actions should
the project manager take to help the team work more closely together?
(Choose two)
,Identify the cultural differences and potential conflict areas to mitigate these
going forward.
Allocate a budget for the team members to temporarily colocate for the
duration of the project.
Arrange virtual team-building sessions that allow team members to get to
know each other.
Select team members who have previously worked together to be allocated to
the project.
Identify experienced team members to provide mentoring for the less
experienced team members.
A non-colocated project team just finished a sprint with complex tasks ahead of
schedule. During the retrospective, which often end early for this team, a new
member of the team interrupts and asks everyone to explain their roles and
what they are planning on working on for the next sprint. What should the
project manager do?
Inform the team member that this would be best handled in another
meeting.
Question:
During a standup meeting, team members of a software development team
discovered that one of the developers is struggling to complete work due to a
lack of experience with test automation. The team member is worried that this
might have an impact on achieving the sprint goal. A quality assurance
engineer on the team has automation testing experience and becomes aware
of the problem but is busy preparing a presentation to new employees. What
action would increase the chances of achieving the sprint goal?
Ask the engineer to shift their work to support the developer as soon as
possible.
Question:
A project manager does not attend the daily stand-up meetings frequently.
After attending one particular meeting, the project manager noticed that the
,meeting was not productive. What should the project manager do to improve
the situation?
Analyze the dynamics of these meetings, remove impediments, and provide
feedback.
Question:
A project manager is assigned to take over an ongoing project. During the
quality review, it is found that 40% of the deliverables have defects and require
rework, with an expected worsening trend. What should be the project
manager's first step?
Perform a root cause analysis.
Question:
A project manager is required to obtain approval for requirements before
proceeding to the delivery stage. The project manager realizes that the initial
estimates were unrealistic and the project will take much longer to complete.
What should the project manager do to mitigate the problem?
Break down and re-prioritize the project deliverables to allow delivery in
incremental releases.
Question:
An email from a project manager to a team member is accidentally distributed
to the entire global project team. It contains harsh feedback on a recent quality
incident, which could have been avoided by closer attention to detail.
What should the project manager do next?
Ask the team to attend a virtual meeting and discuss the email as a group.
Question:
While closing a project, the client finds some defects in the deliverable. What
should the project manager do next?
Review the output against the acceptance criteria.
Question:
, During the design phase, a project manager realizes that the project will
benefit from using adaptive tools. The effectiveness of this approach has been
proven in past projects inside the organization. What should the project
manager do first?
Confirm team capabilities before introducing adaptive tools and artifacts to
the project.
Question:
A client has contracted a company to manage a large project in an agile
environment with many subcontractors. The client is giving direct orders to the
subcontractors, rather than to the contractor's project manager. This has
created conflict within the team. What should the project manager do to
prevent this situation from occurring again?
Invite the client to the team planning meeting.
Question:
During a kick-off meeting with the project sponsor and various project
members, it became clear that it was not necessary for some participants to be
present. In addition, one required expert was not aware of the meeting and
was not present at the meeting. What should the project manager have done
to prevent this from happening?
Managed stakeholder engagement by involving the stakeholders in the
appropriate phases of the project.
Question:
A project manager conducted an analysis with relevant stakeholders to validate
project alignment with organizational strategy and expected business value.
Some of the key stakeholders missed the analysis session, and hence, their
input was not factored in. What is the main impact of these absences on the
project?
Conflict in subsequent phases of the project may result.
Question:
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
Question:
A new project has a project team that is divided between onsite and offshore
locations. Project manager observed a rising conflict between the two parts of
the team during project initiation. What should project manager do?
Organize a face-to-face meeting during project kick-off.
Question:
During a progress meeting, the project team learns that an identified risk
materialized. The project manager decides to execute the risk response plan,
but the contingency reserve does not cover the total budget for that plan.
What should the project manager do?
Issue a change request to modify the scope, cost, and schedule baselines to
support the new plan.
Question:
A project manager is beginning a new project and is starting to form the project
team. The project manager has not worked with anyone from this team
previously, and most of the team members do not know each other. Some of
the team members are located in different countries. Which two actions should
the project manager take to help the team work more closely together?
(Choose two)
,Identify the cultural differences and potential conflict areas to mitigate these
going forward.
Allocate a budget for the team members to temporarily colocate for the
duration of the project.
Arrange virtual team-building sessions that allow team members to get to
know each other.
Select team members who have previously worked together to be allocated to
the project.
Identify experienced team members to provide mentoring for the less
experienced team members.
A non-colocated project team just finished a sprint with complex tasks ahead of
schedule. During the retrospective, which often end early for this team, a new
member of the team interrupts and asks everyone to explain their roles and
what they are planning on working on for the next sprint. What should the
project manager do?
Inform the team member that this would be best handled in another
meeting.
Question:
During a standup meeting, team members of a software development team
discovered that one of the developers is struggling to complete work due to a
lack of experience with test automation. The team member is worried that this
might have an impact on achieving the sprint goal. A quality assurance
engineer on the team has automation testing experience and becomes aware
of the problem but is busy preparing a presentation to new employees. What
action would increase the chances of achieving the sprint goal?
Ask the engineer to shift their work to support the developer as soon as
possible.
Question:
A project manager does not attend the daily stand-up meetings frequently.
After attending one particular meeting, the project manager noticed that the
,meeting was not productive. What should the project manager do to improve
the situation?
Analyze the dynamics of these meetings, remove impediments, and provide
feedback.
Question:
A project manager is assigned to take over an ongoing project. During the
quality review, it is found that 40% of the deliverables have defects and require
rework, with an expected worsening trend. What should be the project
manager's first step?
Perform a root cause analysis.
Question:
A project manager is required to obtain approval for requirements before
proceeding to the delivery stage. The project manager realizes that the initial
estimates were unrealistic and the project will take much longer to complete.
What should the project manager do to mitigate the problem?
Break down and re-prioritize the project deliverables to allow delivery in
incremental releases.
Question:
An email from a project manager to a team member is accidentally distributed
to the entire global project team. It contains harsh feedback on a recent quality
incident, which could have been avoided by closer attention to detail.
What should the project manager do next?
Ask the team to attend a virtual meeting and discuss the email as a group.
Question:
While closing a project, the client finds some defects in the deliverable. What
should the project manager do next?
Review the output against the acceptance criteria.
Question:
, During the design phase, a project manager realizes that the project will
benefit from using adaptive tools. The effectiveness of this approach has been
proven in past projects inside the organization. What should the project
manager do first?
Confirm team capabilities before introducing adaptive tools and artifacts to
the project.
Question:
A client has contracted a company to manage a large project in an agile
environment with many subcontractors. The client is giving direct orders to the
subcontractors, rather than to the contractor's project manager. This has
created conflict within the team. What should the project manager do to
prevent this situation from occurring again?
Invite the client to the team planning meeting.
Question:
During a kick-off meeting with the project sponsor and various project
members, it became clear that it was not necessary for some participants to be
present. In addition, one required expert was not aware of the meeting and
was not present at the meeting. What should the project manager have done
to prevent this from happening?
Managed stakeholder engagement by involving the stakeholders in the
appropriate phases of the project.
Question:
A project manager conducted an analysis with relevant stakeholders to validate
project alignment with organizational strategy and expected business value.
Some of the key stakeholders missed the analysis session, and hence, their
input was not factored in. What is the main impact of these absences on the
project?
Conflict in subsequent phases of the project may result.
Question:
