PMP Topic 3
Question #: 1263
Topic #: 1
A recently concluded quality audit failed and came back with multiple action items. A newly appointed project manager is reviewing the project status with the team. New stakeholders have been identified, and new audit resources may have to be added to the project.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Perform stakeholder engagement.
B. Perform integrated change control.
C. Update the quality management plan.
D. Update the risk management plan.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 590
Topic #: 1
A technical subject matter expert (SME) identifies an occurrence that should be captured in the project’s lessons learned. The SME asks the project manager to write, document and include it in the lessons learned register.
What should the project manager do?
A. Assign the documenting task to a project team member.
B. Ask the SME to document and capture the occurrence.
C. Request the SME to wait until the project closure phase.
D. Take ownership of documenting this information.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1084
Topic #: 1
A project manager discovered that a component on the critical path is in danger of delay due to continuous disagreements between two developers. This personality-related issue can’t be resolved by the team.
What should the project manager do?
A. Log the issue in the register and delay the development of the component.
B. Log the issue in the register and ask the team to make a decision by voting.
C. Log the issue in the register and escalate to the human resources (HR) manager.
D. Log the issue in the register and let the developers resolve the conflict.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1168
Topic #: 1
An organization is undergoing an agile transformation. The executive leadership team is concerned that they will lose control over the scope of the project.
What should the project manager, who is responsible for this project, do to mitigate this risk?
A. Propose a multilayered gate system based on risks and financial expenditures, involving the executive leadership team as needed.
B. Assure the executive leadership team that the current governance model will not be affected by the agile approach.
C. Ensure that the executive leadership team approves all scope that is being proposed by the multiple agile teams to avoid misalignment.
D. Propose a governance model that empowers the teams while providing the necessary oversight to the executive leadership team.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1194
Topic #: 1
A customer requests additional changes 1 day before the planned change date. How should the project manager respond to the change request?
A. Reject the changes as the lead time is too short.
B. Check if the changes are covered in the statement of work (SOW).
C. Determine whether the project team is capable of making the changes.
D. Review the additional changes and perform integrated change control.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1191
Topic #: 1
A project manager just finished a meeting to identify the main stakeholders of the project. What should the project manager do next?
A. Analyze the stakeholders.
B. Monitor all stakeholders.
C. Keep all stakeholders informed.
D. Engage the stakeholders.
Selected Answer: U
Question #: 1026
Topic #: 1
A project team member complained to the project manager that they are not sure if they are working on the latest requirements document because it was emailed to them about one week ago. They mentioned that, in the past, they worked on a document for more than 20 hours only to find out later that another learn member had already updated that same document but did not send them the latest revisions.
What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?
A. Encourage better team communication by positioning team members closer together.
B. Implement a project management information system (PMIS).
C. Update the communications management plan to ensure correct delivery of the latest version.
D. Restrict team members from sending the requirements documents via email.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1030
Topic #: 1
During the execution phase of a project, one of the customer’s stakeholders keeps requesting changes to the scope every week. Which three actions should the project manager take to resolve this issue? (Choose three.)
A. Update the relevant project documents with this obstacle.
B. Highlight the impacts of the changes during the next project meeting.
C. Adjust the project management plan to include the changes in scope.
D. Continue the execution as planned and defer the changes to a future phase.
E. Schedule a meeting with the customer to align the approach.
Selected Answer: ABE
Question #: 912
Topic #: 1
Five project team members are working on a software development project. As the time line for the project is very tight, the members are working overtime to keep the project on schedule. Recently, two members submitted resignations.
What should the project manager do?
A. Acquire experienced additional resources from third-party suppliers.
B. Assist the team to reallocate the task to the three team members.
C. Acquire replacements by starting the hiring process immediately.
D. Escalate to the project sponsor and seek approval for a schedule delay.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 807
Topic #: 1
A project manager writes to the receiving organization to inform them that all acceptance activities are completed with success and it’s time to initiate handover. The receiving manager replies that the team will not be ready for the handover procedure for another two weeks.
What should the project manager do?
A. Issue an internal change request to secure the resources for an additional two weeks.
B. Request that the receiving manager issue a change request to prolong the project by two weeks.
C. Inform the project sponsor of the two-week delay and replan activities to minimize delays.
D. Deliver to the receiving manager on time, who can then make a knowledge transfer to their team.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 788
Topic #: 1
A project manager is assigned to a project. The project schedule and costs are tight, and the project manager determined that there is a lack of resources to deliver this project.
What should the project manager do?
A. Identify the resource requirements and communicate them to the stakeholders seeking resources.
B. Update the risk register noting that, due to the lack of available resources, the project is likely to be delayed.
C. Define the work breakdown structure (WBS), identify the resource gaps, and reduce project management activities.
D. Formalize a scope change request with the stakeholders to adjust the project scope with the available resources.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 729
Topic #: 1
A project manager is working on a large IT project. During a review for one of the deliverables. a stakeholder raised a concern about the final product.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Discuss this with the team and put the stakeholder’s concern in the issue log.
B. Set up a meeting with the sponsor to discuss the details of the deliverable.
C. Discuss this with the team and review the project requirements documentation.
D. Set up a meeting with the product owner to discuss the stakeholder’s concern.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1283
Topic #: 1
While managing a project using a hybrid approach, the project manager realizes that there is a high level of rework due to quality issues. Because of that, each feature is taking longer than initially estimated.
What should the project manager do to address the issue?
A. Address the issue during the next sprint planning meeting.
B. Extend the dates for future project milestones.
C. Initiate a change request to extend the project end date.
D. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 1275
Topic #: 1
In the middle of an iteration, the product owner tells the agile team that the government has updated legal requirements. This will result in some changes in the product definition.
How should the project manager handle this situation?
A. Continue work and ask the product owner to assess the changes and add/remove the stories as needed in the backlog.
B. Ask the product owner to add new changes to the bottom of the backlog in order to handle the modifications as a change request.
C. Review the iteration backlog because the product definition has changed and needs to be reassessed before continuing the project.
D. Ask a business analyst to assess the changes and then add/remove the stories in the backlog and prioritize them by business value.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1270
Topic #: 1
A project manager is part of a distributed team. The project team is using a product backlog, but due to an excessive workload, the backlog items are not very detailed. In the retrospective, a couple of new team members are raising the issue of knowledge transfer inside the team.
What should the project manager do?
A. Organize knowledge-sharing workshops and ask one of the senior team members to facilitate them.
B. Hire a technical writer to document the work completed to date and develop a handover document.
C. Ensure that formal email communication is used when more information is needed to understand the work done.
D. Ask the team to outline their expectations and confirm with them the approach to use for knowledge transfer.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 621
Topic #: 1
Project reviews are done regularly in a project. The team has encountered a critical technical issue that will be discussed in the next project review.
Who should the project manager invite to the review for an effective decision on the way forward?
A. Internal team
B. Project team
C. Management team
D. End user team
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 552
Topic #: 1
A group has been working together for one month. During daily meetings a team member continues to express issues in completing their tasks.
What should the project manager do?
A. Wait for the team to identify and solve the problem independently
B. Move the team member to another task that is more skill appropriate
C. Have a confidential discussion with the team member to identify the root cause
D. Start a discussion with all team members to help resolve the issues
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1244
Topic #: 1
A company has an existing contract to maintain and enhance a client’s customer database. The company’s legal department informs the project manager that a new piece of legislature requiring stricter protection of customer information might soon be signed into law. The law will require additional security features to be implemented into the database the project manager is maintaining. These features are not included in the scope of the current contract.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the risk register to include this issue and discuss the appropriate risk response plans with the project sponsor and client.
B. Ask the legal department to raise the issue in the next contract negotiation with the customer.
C. Seek the project sponsor’s support to influence the client to amend the contract immediately.
D. Wait until the legal requirements are finalized so the change in scope can be concretely defined.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 91
Topic #: 1
After conducting a performance assessment, the project manager identified that some gaps still exist.
What should the project manager ensure?
A. Awards are given to all team members for playing a role in the project and undertaking the assessment.
B. Performance improvement programs are organized for all team members who were assessed.
C. All team members rotate their job schedules immediately to make them versatile.
D. Assessment results are kept private and not shared among team members.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 84
Topic #: 1
An equipment vendor will implement a new production line for a client company. The year-long project will include 2- to 4-month long iterations; however, the client’s project manager has no agile experience.
How should the project manager ensure that the client is effectively represented in the daily meetings?
A. Recommend agile training programs that best suit the client project manager’s schedule.
B. Propose a session for essential agile knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals.
C. Realign the project to a predictive approach to ensure optimal collaboration between the teams.
D. Provide the client project manager with agile best practice documents and web resources.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 19
Topic #: 1
A project manager is working with a co-located agile project team that has worked together long enough to be in the performing phase of team development. An unforeseen event has caused the team to be dispersed and they are now unable to co-locate.
What should the project manager do to keep the team performing as effectively as possible?
A. Ask the project sponsor and executive stakeholders to encourage the team to maintain their performance
B. Provide the team with virtual collaboration software and training on the software to minimize disruption
C. Transition the team from an agile approach to a predictive approach for better performance control
D. Evaluate project performance and step in if performance decreases to an unacceptable level
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 948
Topic #: 1
A development team member learned that one of the product features delivered in the last sprint would have greater business value if a small enhancement was made to the feature.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Conduct another sprint planning meeting and add the necessary story.
B. Discuss this feature in the next sprint planning meeting.
C. Discuss this feature during the upcoming retrospective meeting.
D. Advise the team member to better prepare before sprint planning.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 436
Topic #: 1
The customer’s project manager changes during the final stage of a project.
How can the project manager avoid a project closure delay?
A. Update the stakeholder engagement plan
B. Review the latest project status report and update the stakeholders
C. Escalate the case to the customer’s management team
D. Issue the project payment invoice to the customer in advance
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 434
Topic #: 1
A food company is developing a new product using a predictive approach, and the product is currently in the testing phase. Given the nature of the feedback of the tests, the project manager has decided to use an iterative approach. At the end of one of the iterations, a new regulation related to the product is enacted.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Make a change request regarding the project’s scope to ensure compliance
B. Include an assessment to verify compliance in the next iteration
C. Conduct an iteration review to address the new regulation
D. Start the tests over, adapting the trials to the new regulation
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 412
Topic #: 1
A project manager for a strategic initiative realizes a new stakeholder is interested in the project and wants to ensure the stakeholder is fully aware of the goals, objectives, benefits, and risks of the project.
What should the project manager do to enhance the success of the project?
A. Schedule a meeting with the new stakeholder.
B. Share the project status reports with the new stakeholder.
C. Update the stakeholder engagement plan.
D. Add the new stakeholder to the communications management plan.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 64
Topic #: 1
A project manager is leading a multiyear project that involves internal and external stakeholders. As the project manager begins to gather requirements, additional business stakeholders express interest in being involved.
Which three actions should the project manager take to ensure proper stakeholder involvement? (Choose three.)
A. Prioritize stakeholders based on the project phase and need
B. Perform a stakeholder assessment to align with the project objectives
C. Classify and rank stakeholders based on their positions in the organization
D. Include all stakeholders in the stakeholder engagement plan and provide the same level of communication
E. Develop a stakeholder impact/influence matrix to determine the level of engagement
Selected Answer: ABE
Question #: 1105
Topic #: 1
A project is in the final stages, and a key stakeholder demands a change to a product feature that will add 2 weeks to the critical path. What should the project manager do?
A. Initiate a risk response strategy from the risk register.
B. Perform a detailed assessment to analyze the impact.
C. Reject the changes as the project is in the final stages.
D. Use schedule compression methods to alter the critical path.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1111
Topic #: 1
During project execution, a project manager discovers that the budget at completion has shifted significantly and is higher than expected. What should the project manager do?
A. Perform a root cause analysis of the project performance.
B. Adjust the original budget estimates with the current cost variance.
C. Review the activity duration to reforecast the project completion date.
D. Negotiate the project changes and adjust stakeholder expectations.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 1112
Topic #: 1
In a project using a hybrid approach, the performance of the team was consistently excellent during the predictive stages. When the iterations began, however, the team members started to show signs of low commitment, conflicts, and confusion, resulting in low morale.
What should the project manager do to handle this situation?
A. Coach the team members on agile processes and knowledge.
B. Perform team-building activities and enhance collaboration.
C. Identify the team members who are impacting low morale.
D. Give team members more authority to make decisions.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 852
Topic #: 1
During project execution, the project manager observes lower velocity and a high volume of tasks in the testing queue. The project is using a hybrid approach and there are only a few sprints remaining.
What should the project manager do?
A. Provide testing training to all the project team members.
B. Add a new resource with testing skills to the team.
C. Work with the team to understand and solve the issues.
D. Increase the sprint duration so the testing can be completed.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1113
Topic #: 1
During the daily standup meeting that is assessing progress against the current sprint, a team member reports some delays due to a component managed by an external vendor. How should the project manager address the team member’s concern?
A. Implement fast tracking to reduce the impact of the delay on the sprint.
B. Ask the team member to provide details to address the issue with the vendor.
C. Ask the team member to resolve the issue independently to minimize further delays.
D. Update the communications management plan to prevent future reoccurrence.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1114
Topic #: 1
During the last iteration of a hybrid project., one of the key members of the team wants to leave the project. What should the project manager do to address this concern?
A. Update the burndown chart to reflect this resource’s absence.
B. Keep activities as planned regardless of the resource change.
C. Have a meeting with the resource to understand the issue.
D. Request an additional resource to finish the project.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1115
Topic #: 1
A project manager finds a mistake with an important server acquisition. The acquisition was expected for a critical path activity but has not arrived yet, causing significant impacts on time and cost. The team member responsible for this activity argues that they sent several emails to the supplier but received no reply.
Which document should be used to help avoid this kind of situation?
A. Communications management plan
B. Escalation process
C. Statement of work (SOW)
D. Stakeholder register
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 311
Topic #: 1
A project is in progress with a team that is new to agile approaches. After the first sprint review, the team performance begins slipping, and the conclusion is that there is not an adequate flow of work for the team.
What should the project manager do?
A. Provide the product owner with training.
B. Submit a change request to rebaseline the project.
C. Change the project approach to hybrid.
D. Discuss the issue with the stakeholders.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1160
Topic #: 1
A new manufacturing line project is planned to be delivered in iterations for the equipment installation phase. During one of the iterations, the vendor communicates to the project manager that they will not be able to deliver some of the equipment at the agreed dates.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Find another vendor who can fulfill the delivery dates.
B. Replan the remaining iterations according to the new installation dates.
C. Update the product backlog in order to address the delays.
D. Review the procurement agreements to address the situation.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 240
Topic #: 1
A project team is preparing a report for the stakeholders. The team gathers and collates a large amount of data to be included in the status report.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Ensure the team follows standard operating procedures (SOP) for creating a stakeholder report.
B. Instruct the team to make only a graphical representation of all the data for the report.
C. Instruct the team to conduct a meeting with the stakeholders before finalizing the report.
D. Instruct the team to analyze and interpret the data before including it in the report.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 213
Topic #: 1
A project manager is leading a hybrid project funded by a time and materials (T&M) agreement. The project was completed, and the client accepted the delivery of the product. One week later, the client asked the project manager to fix two defects they found in the product. The project manager responded with an estimate of time and money and asked the client to confirm this. The client disagreed and insisted that the work should be done for free because it is a defect in the product.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this?
A. Trained client engineers to support the product after its delivery.
B. Reviewed the project quality control plan with the client.
C. Suggested a fixed-cost basis and included free bug fixes for 1 month.
D. Planned how the delivered product will be supported after its delivery.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1203
Topic #: 1
A project manager implementing a hybrid project is dealing with multiple stakeholders in a rapidly changing business environment. How should the project manager ensure that the needs of stakeholders are consistently met?
A. Add more iterative techniques to improve stakeholder learning.
B. Use iterative life cycles involving stakeholders to enable the team to improve the product end result through successive prototypes.
C. Identify all the critical stakeholders during project initiation.
D. Assign one team member to one stakeholder to ensure that the responsible team member is conversant with the needs of the stakeholder.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 180
Topic #: 1
A laboratory is launching a new product, defined to be executed in eight iterations with a fixed release date. At the beginning of the second iteration, the project manager realizes that a significant regulatory feature is missing in the project backlog.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the product owner to add the missing feature in the backlog.
B. Invite stakeholders to discuss the impact of adding the regulatory feature.
C. Estimate the related cost and ask for a project extension.
D. Increase the capacity of the team to include the missed feature.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1198
Topic #: 1
A project leader is assigned to a new project and is asked to assemble an effective five-member agile team. If the project leader has no restrictions, which team should they choose?
A. A team whose members have more general aptitudes and can collaborate on different tasks
B. A team whose members work independently and are the best subject matter experts (SMES)
C. A team whose members have more general aptitudes but like to work individually
D. A team whose members have different skill sets and are spread out geographically
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 177
Topic #: 1
A company has started developing a new product. During execution the project team notices that another competitor has launched a product with very similar functionalities and a cheaper market price.
What should have been done differently to avoid this scenario?
A. A minimum viable product (MVP) should have been released to get feedback from the market.
B. More backlog refinement meetings should have been scheduled.
C. The Kanban method should have been utilized to optimize the work in progress (WIP).
D. An iterative life cycle approach should have been adopted.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 1192
Topic #: 1
In a functional organization, a product analyst is assigned to a short-duration application development effort. The analyst expresses concerns about the task and asks the project manager to provide the support of a peer with expertise in this domain.
What should the project manager do?
A. Enroll the analyst in a capacity-building program, and keep this analyst assigned to the task.
B. Recognize the analyst’s concerns and reassign the task to another team member.
C. Ask the analyst to use skills to develop the tool, then move development to another team member.
D. Make sure the analyst has regular pairing meetings with the other team member throughout task execution.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1183
Topic #: 1
A new marketing vice president just joined a software startup and is concerned that the agile model does not provide the needed accountability for their role. What should the responsible project manager do to ensure the vice president is comfortable with the project meeting its agreements?
A. Establish an executive review board where all stakeholders discuss and approve features and requirements.
B. Foster an environment of open communication where all parties can discuss issues and agree on objectives.
C. Leverage the use of the review/demo sessions with the vice president to acknowledge that the agreements were met.
D. Require proper approval of all requirements from the marketing vice president and formally document the agreements.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1041
Topic #: 1
A project manager is leading a global team that they have worked with in the past and has a high level of trust with them. The team is located in different countries and time zones and will need decisions in a timely manner.
In order to ensure that the project runs smoothly across the team, how should the project manager approach delegation?
A. Delegate certain authorities and share information to allow fair decision-making.
B. Delegate most authorities and share information to allow fair decision-making.
C. Delegate most authorities and control the authority by withholding important information.
D. Delegate certain authorities and control the authority by withholding important information.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1212
Topic #: 1
A risk was identified at the beginning of a project, and a response plan was established. Unforeseen consequences resulted in a higher level of risk. The project manager has an idea that could address the new risk in an efficient way, but the response is different from the original risk mitigation plan.
What should the project manager do?
A. Submit the new response plan to the stakeholders for their review.
B. Obtain management approval prior to implementing the new risk response.
C. Implement the new response to address the risk.
D. Use the management reserve to mitigate the risk.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 1211
Topic #: 1
A leader from project B consistently reaches out to a team member in project A for assistance. What should project A’s project manager do?
A. Tell project A’s team member to ignore project B’s leader.
B. Talk with project B’s leader to discuss possible impacts to both projects.
C. Allow project B’s leader to continue building relationships.
D. Ensure project A’s team member can finish the work committed to project A.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1021
Topic #: 1
An experienced project manager is working on a complex hybrid project that has several dependencies with other projects. How should the project manager reduce the risk related to those external dependencies?
A. Assess consolidated project plans for dependencies, gaps, and continued business value
B. Delegate the review of dependencies to the project sponsor and resource manager
C. Schedule a daily interproject review to track the progress of each project plan and their dependencies
D. Ask the project management office (PMO) to review the project plan dependencies
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 1020
Topic #: 1
An agile project is approaching its first release date, and the product will be supported by the operations team. To ensure proper support for the product, what should the project manager do?
A. Engage an external consultancy to assemble supporting documents and coordinate the knowledge transfer.
B. Propose a workshop with the operations team to outline all requirements of the new software and how to properly support it.
C. Ensure the operations team has representation in the planning and review meetings and that there are support requirements in the backlog.
D. Create and prioritize a support manual on the product backlog to ensure adequate knowledge transfer.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 1018
Topic #: 1
A new project manager is assigned to an ongoing agile innovation project that started 2 weeks ago. After reviewing the project, the new project manager discovered that the previous project manager was planning to use a predictive approach. The previous project manager planned to present the first major deliverable to the client when the project was completely finished in 8 months.
What should the new project manager do?
A. Use a hybrid approach in which agile practices are used but the value is provided to the client at the end of the project.
B. Continue working with the predictive approach to deliver the value at the end of the project.
C. Submit a change request to the project board to adjust the delivery date to 2 months earlier than planned.
D. Meet with the team to review the backlog and create small iterations that can deliver incremental value to the client.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1017
Topic #: 1
A project manager has recently taken over a project and notices that a client team member often halts progress due to a lack of understanding of some project elements. The former project manager gave the new project manager a complete list of people to communicate with, and this client team member is not on it.
What should the project manager do?
A. Submit a change request to cover extra hours associated with project meetings
B. Update the communications matrix to ensure that client team member is included
C. Speak with the client team member about the continuous delays during project meetings.
D. Increase the project meeting frequency and duration to allow for the extra work required
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1016
Topic #: 1
An agile project team is creating an enterprise workflow system for a company. One of the project team members, who is the system design architect, keeps receiving telephone calls from the users who are asking questions about the system. The calls are impacting the architect’s daily work schedule.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the users to send emails instead of calling so that the system architect can reply when they are available.
B. Ask the system architect to write up a self-help manual so that the users can resolve the questions by themselves.
C. Revise the backlog and assign stories to another team member to reduce the architect’s workload.
D. Include user training materials as part of the project deliverables so that users can receive self-help.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1014
Topic #: 1
Some project teams are voicing frustration because of conflicting priorities between agile and predictive work in a complex project. Which leadership style would effectively promote collaboration across the project teams?
A. Directive leadership
B. Servant leadership
C. Delegative leadership
D. Leadership by example
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1013
Topic #: 1
A project is being planned to deliver a proof of concept to evaluate technology compatibilities. The business and project stakeholders are having difficulty agreeing on what should be included in the final product.
What should the project manager do?
A. Include all stakeholders in the creation of the project charter.
B. Determine a clear distinction between business and technology benefits.
C. Include the technology suppliers in the creation of the business case.
D. Determine the root cause of their inability to determine the project scope.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1012
Topic #: 1
A project manager learns that the performance of a high-performing project team member is deteriorating. This team member is a key member of the project.
Which action should the project manager take to motivate and enhance the project team member’s performance?
A. Assign the project team member to more challenging tasks.
B. Recognize the project team member in a leadership forum.
C. Mentor the project team member by providing step-by-step guidance.
D. Discuss the issue with the team member and work on an agreed option.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1010
Topic #: 1
A project presently in the testing stage is nearing the closing phase, which will transition the completed project to the company’s operations support team. However, many new members have just been added to the operations support team who are not familiar with the project and the project’s acceptance is now at risk.
What should the project manager do to mitigate this transition risk?
A. Request the steering committee to reevaluate the feasibility of transitioning and closing the project given the personnel changes on the operations support team.
B. Request the steering committee to train only the selected operations team members who are familiar with the project and then train the new team members separately.
C. Request the steering committee to exclude the new team members during the transition and train the new members after the planned transition is completed
D. Request the steering committee to authorize an early project deployment (i.e., a “beta” transition release) and engage the operations support team in the early release.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1007
Topic #: 1
At a daily standup on the second day of the sprint, the product owner asks one of the developers to add more functionality to a product backlog item that was committed to in the sprint planning. The product owner explains that the change is based on a discussion they had with a user, is critical, and should be delivered in the next release.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the product owner to provide more details in the standup.
B. Organize a workshop after the standup to assess the impact.
C. Prepare a budget change request for additional resources.
D. Create a new product backlog item for the next sprint planning.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 1005
Topic #: 1
A company initiated a project to introduce a new product to the market. The product must undergo the industry’s regulatory process prior to approval and launch. However, the company sees a great demand for this product and wants it to launch as soon as possible.
What should the project manager do to realize this opportunity?
A. Communicate with the industry’s regulatory authority to grant the company an exception.
B. Hire a third party who is an expert on the industry’s regulations to work out the details.
C. Escalate the issue to the company’s CEO who has experience with the regulations.
D. Comply with the regulatory requirements and work to compress the project schedule.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1003
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 1002
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 999
Topic #: 1
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.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 998
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 997
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 996
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 995
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 994
Topic #: 1
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.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 992
Topic #: 1
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.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 991
Topic #: 1
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.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 990
Topic #: 1
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
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 989
Topic #: 1
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).
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 988
Topic #: 1
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.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 987
Topic #: 1
A project manager acquired information from the market that would reduce the business value being delivered by an ongoing project. Based on that information, the project manager believes the project should be stopped.
How should the project manager handle the situation?
A. Have a discussion with the project sponsor and cancel the project.
B. Remove the items no longer applicable from the backlog and present the backlog to the project team.
C. Continue working on the defined scope and review the risk matrix.
D. Have a discussion with the sponsor and recommend the project business value be reassessed.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 986
Topic #: 1
A project manager has been approached by the project sponsor about adding to the project scope. How should the project manager accommodate this request?
A. Disregard the request since the project scope is finalized
B. Adjust the project schedule to accommodate the new project scope requests.
C. Create a change request for the change control board (CCB) to review.
D. Update the project team about the change request.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 985
Topic #: 1
During a project’s closing phase, the project manager identified that the client did not use one particular service. The client then asks the project manager to informally extend the service beyond the contract end date. The contract is clear about the expiration of the service.
How should the project manager address this situation in order to close the project?
A. Escalate the request to the functional manager to approve the additional service hours.
B. Issue a change request and activate the formal change control process to address the situation.
C. Accept the client’s proposal to use the service until the additional hours are exhausted.
D. Deny the request and include it in lessons learned documentation for the next contract renewal.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 984
Topic #: 1
A client has asked the project manager for the program status report. The project manager sends the report and then realizes that they accidentally included another manager from the client’s organization on the email.
What should the project manager do?
A. Contact the other manager and ask them to delete the email.
B. Inform the client and their supervisor about the mistake.
C. Wait for the client’s feedback regarding the report.
D. Resend the email to the client, excluding the other manager.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 979
Topic #: 1
An iteration is almost finished, but the team is struggling to complete the stories that require more time. What should the project manager do first?
A. Meet with the project team to develop a proper resolution to the issue.
B. Request approval from the project sponsor to add more resources
C. Prepare documentation to explain the issue and communicate accordingly.
D. Update the project artifacts to reflect the new deadlines reported.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 978
Topic #: 1
A company has undertaken a large transformation project in preparation for the changing economy. During the planning of the transformation project, the key resource from human resources (HR) refuses to approve the proposed project plan.
What should the project manager do to gain an understanding of the cause for the resource’s refusal?
A. Speak with their colleague.
B. Communicate with their supervisor.
C. Speak directly with the resource.
D. Organize a team meeting.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 976
Topic #: 1
A few stakeholders missed the session that was conducted to validate project alignment with organizational strategy and expected business value. For this reason, their inputs were not collected. This is the root cause of some conflicts in the decision-making process.
What should the project manager do first to resolve this situation?
A. Recognize and understand the conflict.
B. Reschedule the session.
C. Apply risk assessment techniques.
D. List alternative courses of action.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 975
Topic #: 1
Before a daily standup, a team member informed the project manager that they have accepted a job offer at another company. The team member explains that they plan to present their resignation to the functional manager.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Contact the product owner and review the current sprint backlog.
B. Communicate to the team members at the daily standup.
C. Alert the functional manager about possible delivery delays.
D. Contact the functional manager and develop a mitigation strategy.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 974
Topic #: 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?
A. Negotiate the estimation so it gets smaller.
B. Break down the larger activities into smaller ones.
C. Resize the story points.
D. Execute the smaller estimated activities.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 973
Topic #: 1
Two project managers are working on separate projects that have identified the same subject matter expert (SME) as critical to their projects. Project A is using a predictive approach and Project B is using an agile approach.
Which project should the SME be allocated to?
A. The project with the less experienced project manager to improve the likelihood of success.
B. The project with the highest score in the program to improve the likelihood of success.
C. Project A, because project planning was based on the assumption that the SME would be available.
D. Project B, because success in an agile project is determined by technical excellence.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 971
Topic #: 1
A project manager regularly sends out project progress reports. However, there have been a few complaints from stakeholders who expressed that the communication does not meet their needs.
What should the project manager do?
A. Communicate the project details to the stakeholders.
B. Introduce a separate stakeholder engagement meeting.
C. Analyze the communication needs of the stakeholders.
D. Communicate progress more frequently to the stakeholders.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 970
Topic #: 1
A project has come to a halt. What should the project manager do to get the project back on track?
A. Review the status of each blocker at the daily standup meeting.
B. Create a Kanban board that describes each blocker.
C. Create a radiator that places the blockers in a tabular format.
D. Engage with the project team to understand the blockers.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 969
Topic #: 1
A customer asks the project manager to complete a project 10 days earlier than planned due to marketing constraints. After discussing this request with the project team, the project manager concludes that this can be achieved if a few activities can be overlapped.
Which approach should the project manager take?
A. Fast-track the activities based on limitations and dependencies.
B. Release the minimum viable product (MVP) earlier and enhance it in the next iteration.
C. Review the schedule and perform resource leveling.
D. Add subject matter experts (SMEs) to perform the project activities in parallel.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 968
Topic #: 1
At the beginning of a project, a project manager is asked to provide human resources (HR) with an evaluation of every team member’s performance. This evaluation will be delivered at the end of the project.
How should the project manager approach this request?
A. Establish a set of objective and measurable performance indicators for evaluating team members and share it with the team.
B. Meet with HR at the end of the project and provide a confidential evaluation of every team member’s performance.
C. Ask the project team how they would prefer to be evaluated and use those criteria to share results with HR.
D. Evaluate the project team members’ performance based on whether the completed project fulfills its intended objectives.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 967
Topic #: 1
In the initial project meeting, a stakeholder presents a complaint about the validity of the project. The complaint occurs after the stakeholder discovers that the project will not deliver the objectives they expected and will have a higher cost.
How should the project manager handle the complaint?
A. Highlight the reasons for the project cost increase and negotiate with the providers to reduce the cost.
B. Use management skills to convince the stakeholder in agreeing to the project cost.
C. Delay discussions with the stakeholder and request a revision of the project with the sponsors.
D. Reinforce the importance of the project mission and the overall vision of the work to be performed.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 966
Topic #: 1
There are two interdependent projects: the first project is in execution, and the second one is about to be deployed. The first project has been delayed, which is now affecting the second project due to the sharing of resources.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Ask for written commitment from the team manager assuring the deployment team can work on only one of the projects.
B. Assess the issue with the deployment resources’ availability and define a plan to deploy extra resources to the deployment team.
C. Organize a meeting with the deployment team and explain that, due to a resource shortage, the project will be delayed.
D. Ask the procurement team to solicit offers from external providers in order to replace the internal resources for the deployment.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 965
Topic #: 1
During a planning session, the development team and the product owner are arguing about the effort needed to deliver a specific feature in a software development project. The product owner says that the feature can be developed in one week, whereas the team estimates that it will take at least two weeks. After several hours of discussion, they have not reached an agreement.
What should the project lead do?
A. Decide what should be the time estimate and proceed with the planning meeting.
B. Educate the product owner that the project team members are the most appropriate group for assessing the effort.
C. Ask the project team to accept the shorter estimate as it is important to keep a good relationship with the product owner.
D. Communicate to the stakeholders that the project has to be delayed for two weeks.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 964
Topic #: 1
A new quality report was distributed to stakeholders after the sponsor approved it. A senior manager requests changing the colors and sizes of some of the graphs included in the report.
What should the project manager do?
A. Reject the change as the report was approved previously.
B. Incorporate the change in a future report.
C. Ask the team to make the manager’s requested changes.
D. Advise the manager to raise a change request.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 963
Topic #: 1
A project manager is happy to have a motivated, highly talented team working together in a cheerful atmosphere. However, many members of the team are distracted by their telephones during meetings, show up late, or interrupt one another by telling jokes.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Incentivize the team members with a monetary punctuality reward.
B. Speak separately to the team members causing the disruptions.
C. Remind the team of the ground rules in the next meeting.
D. Ask the team to discuss frustrating meeting experiences from past projects.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 962
Topic #: 1
An organizational policy requires project managers to carry out two audits per month: one for their own project and one for another project manager’s project. After a recent audit review, team members suggested that it is not fair to have their deliverables audited by a peer.
What should the project manager do to avoid this situation?
A. Ask the organization to remind staff that audits are a requirement.
B. Use casual meetings instead of audits.
C. Complete the audits less frequently.
D. Set up an audit policy in the scope management plan.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 961
Topic #: 1
During the initiation phase, a sponsor recommends that all team members should be colocated. Some of the team members need a significant amount of time to commute, and there is no office space available.
What should the project manager do?
A. Log this as a risk, since colocating the team will require additional costs.
B. Colocate the project team because that is what the sponsor requested.
C. Assess the business benefits of a colocated project team.
D. Colocate the project team because it will increase efficiency.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 960
Topic #: 1
The project team has onboarded members from all over the world and will now work virtually to create project deliverables. There are both language and time zone challenges with this project team, but each team member is an expert in their trade.
What should the project manager do first to address the challenges?
A. Schedule meetings at a time when all members can attend based on the time zones.
B. Engage with human resources (HR) to determine if some team members may be relocated.
C. Review the communications management plan to assign resources for a facilitator.
D. Investigate alternatives for virtual meeting times and written communication methods.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 959
Topic #: 1
A sponsor requires that the established quality standards for the project be met. As a result, the sponsor asks the project manager for stable measures to ensure that the quality is met.
Which three actions should the project manager do? (Choose three.)
A. Identify in the iteration planning the acceptance criteria that meet quality standards.
B. Identify the acceptance criteria during the retrospective that meet the quality standards.
C. Analyze the lessons learned to determine appropriate testing metrics in quality standards.
D. Incorporate performance metrics on the verified deliverables according to quality standards.
E. Perform a risk analysis to determine the impact of not complying with quality standards.
Selected Answer: ADE
Question #: 958
Topic #: 1
A project team is transitioning to agile delivery. The team uses a Kanban board to track progress. In the daily meetings, the team members have been reporting good progress. However, the cards on the board are not progressing toward “done.”
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask each team member to include the completion date on their cards.
B. Remind the team that self-organized teams are accountable for project progress.
C. Cancel the daily meetings and organize weekly project team meetings.
D. Ask the development lead to indicate low performers after the daily meeting.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 957
Topic #: 1
Due to price inflation, an agile project manager has identified that the available project funding will not be enough to bring on an additional team member for the upcoming iterations as initially planned. The project budget and release deadlines are tight. The existing cross-functional team is experienced.
What is the first approach the project manager should take?
A. Ask the business stakeholders to reduce the number of features required for the product.
B. Delay the hiring of the additional resource until market conditions are favorable to work within project requirements.
C. Ask the functional managers to source a less experienced and less expensive team member for the project.
D. Request the current team to analyze the work planned for the additional resource.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 954
Topic #: 1
An organization is going through a transformation, migrating most of its projects from a predictive to an agile approach. The marketing VP, who is also a key stakeholder, expressed a concern about losing control of the features that will be implemented in the product lines.
What should the project manager responsible for this project do?
A. Email the marketing VP with a cost-benefit analysis of the new model, detailing how the company will improve its products.
B. Schedule a meeting with the marketing VP to discuss and clarify the benefits of using an agile approach.
C. Apply influence with other key stakeholders to mitigate risks that may be generated by the marketing VP.
D. Review the issue with the marketing VP and request additional project funding for team training.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 953
Topic #: 1
A project team is working together on a computer relocation project, and all of the team members are experienced with relocation. There are many ideas being shared during the team meeting, and too many ideas result in the team being unable to conclude the relocation approach.
What should the project manager do?
A. Employ a consulting company to offer best practice solutions.
B. Seek management’s decision for the best relocation approach.
C. Empower the team members to make decision themselves.
D. Help the project team create consensus around the solutions.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 952
Topic #: 1
A project manager has recently been asked to take over an existing project that is halfway through execution. The project sponsor asked the project manager to ensure that the work carried out and the product being created do not deviate from the prescribed business value.
What should the project manager do to achieve this goal?
A. Review the requirements management plan.
B. Monitor the work breakdown structure (WBS).
C. Carry out quality audits and failure analyses.
D. Review the benefits realization plan.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 951
Topic #: 1
A company is going through a large cost-cutting initiative. Senior management requests a report on the work remaining for outstanding projects.
Which tool should the project manager use for this purpose?
A. Forecast estimation
B. Earned value (EV)
C. Cumulative flow diagram
D. Burndown chart
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 950
Topic #: 1
A project manager is leading a program execution and has challenges, because a project team waits for every decision to be made by the project manager. The progress of the team is slow because the project manager is the bottleneck. Upon assessing the situation, the project manager realized that the team members can handle the work on their own.
What should the project manager do?
A. Raise a resource request to get complimentary training for the project manager and team members.
B. Escalate the situation to the resource manager to ensure the team makes their own decisions.
C. Gather feedback from all team members and define a process to handle the team requests.
D. Revise the roles and responsibilities and empower the team to make their own decisions.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 949
Topic #: 1
Based on a new company policy, an aviation software project has been structured to use an agile approach. The project is subject to industry regulations, which require detailed tracking and archival of product changes.
What should the project manager use to understand the impact of compliance on this project?
A. User stories and release plan
B. Product backlog and definition of done (DoD)
C. Scope of work and product backlog
D. Sprint retrospective and release plan
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 946
Topic #: 1
During a risk management meeting, most of the project team members use a computer to iterate the quantitative risk analysis model numerous times. There will be a cumulative probability distribution (S-curve) representing the probability of achieving any particular outcome.
Which method should the project manager use to assess and manage project risks?
A. Influence diagrams
B. Sensitivity analysis
C. Decision tree analysis
D. Monte Carlo analysis
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 945
Topic #: 1
An organization is using a hybrid delivery approach for a complex project. In the iteration review, a subject matter expert (SME) informed the team that new legislation will be published in a few months.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the SME to provide details after the retrospective.
B. Discuss the change in the next sprint planning.
C. Discuss the change in the next release planning.
D. Ask the SME to provide details in the next daily standup.
Selected Answer: C
Question #: 944
Topic #: 1
A project manager is leading a project in which the product requirements have not been fully met due to several uncertainties about customer acceptance. What should the project manager do?
A. Gather a reduced number of approved requirements and add some extra features to fulfill the product specifications.
B. Gather enough requirements to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) with which to evaluate customer acceptance.
C. Stop all project activities until all requirements are set up front by the project sponsor and the key stakeholders.
D. Ask team members to research and collect data about the best features offered by similar products in the market.
Selected Answer: B
Question #: 943
Topic #: 1
There is an upcoming merger between a functional organization and an agile organization. The merger has necessitated that team members from both organizations brainstorm the effect this merger will have on critical compliance standards and the previous regulations for a project.
What should the project manager do in order to achieve this objective?
A. Hold a joint meeting with both organizations, determine an engagement method, and then brainstorm.
B. Schedule separate breakaway sessions for each organization to brainstorm and share ideas.
C. Hold separate meetings for each organization, determine an engagement method, and then brainstorm.
D. Bring a team of experts to brainstorm and agree on the next course of action for the organizations.
Selected Answer: A
Question #: 942
Topic #: 1
A project manager is managing a project in a fast-paced environment. The project manager needs to empower the team to collaborate toward an expected outcome and enable high-team performance. The CEO has suggested that the project manager apply a servant leadership style.
What should the project manager do to demonstrate the capabilities of a servant leader?
A. Create an environment where all team members compete to achieve the desired results.
B. Encourage all team members to develop the perfect plan to achieve the desired results.
C. Assess the business case and define the project priorities to motivate all team members.
D. Define the project’s objectives and create an environment where all team members can succeed in achieving them.
Selected Answer: D
Question #: 940
Topic #: 1
In a daily standup, the project lead notices that one of the senior developers is reassigning some of the easy backlog items to other team members, arguing that it is more efficient for the senior developers to work on complex items. What should the project lead do?
A. Include this practice in the next sprint review and discuss it with all of the team members.
B. Ask the senior developer to stop assigning tasks because that’s the scrum master’s job.
C. Support the senior developer’s action and their authority over other team members.
D. Include this practice in the next sprint retrospective and discuss it with all of the team members.
Selected Answer: D
