After the project charter’s approval, the project manager needs to work on detailed project requirements, constraints, and assumptions with stakeholders. However, not all of the stakeholders are immediately available for a meeting in the short term.
What should the project manager do in order to gather the information needed from stakeholders?

1. A. Conduct a meeting to build the project management plan with the stakeholders who are available.
2. B. Escalate to the project sponsor that not all stakeholders are available for a meeting.
3. C. Meet with the project management team to build the project management plan before consulting stakeholders.
4. D. Email, call, or meet with each stakeholder separately to obtain their input.

Correct Answer: D

A senior project manager is working for a company that is not yet making a profit. However, the company has many innovative projects in development. Most of the project time lines have slipped, and the staff is overwhelmed .
What should the project manager do to help the company meet their financial objectives?

1. A. Prioritize the projects, giving higher priority to projects that will increase profit.
2. B. Make sure the project is fast tracked so that slipped time lines are recovered.
3. C. Request that upper management hire additional staff to support the projects.
4. D. Ensure that all of the projects are of high quality and are delivered on time.

Correct Answer: A

A project management office (PMO) director finds that the project managers leading software development projects are not consistently seeking approval from other division leaders in cybersecurity and operations before deploying code into production. The PMO director asks the project manager to develop a solution for this issue.
What should the project manager do to fix this problem?

1. A. Establish a daily scrum meeting and invite division leaders to attend so they can be aware of upcoming code releases.
2. B. Provide division leaders with a teleconference phone number to call if they have concerns after code is deployed into production.
3. C. Create a new policy requiring project managers to email division leaders before deploying code into production.
4. D. Launch an enterprise governance structure comprised of division leaders to establish policies for code releases.

Correct Answer: D

A team member has experienced personal conflicts on past projects, making them nervous about working on the current project. The project manager knows this team member could add value to the project.
What should the project manager do to get the most value from this team member?

1. A. Advise the team member not to share personal information from past projects with the entire team.
2. B. Consult with the project sponsor to find out if it is allowed to share personal information with the entire team.
3. C. Advise the team member to focus on the current project and consider the past conflicts as lessons learned.
4. D. Consult with human resources (HR) and check company policies on what is allowed to advise the team member.

Correct Answer: C

A project manager is well informed on the industry standards of the organization and believes that they are not reflected in the project deliverables. What should the project manager review next?

1. A. Quality process
2. B. Quality management plan
3. C. Organizational process assets (OPAs)
4. D. Project charter

Correct Answer: C