Question 1

After signing an agreement with a vendor, the project manager notices that the vendor is continuously asking for changes on the procurement statement of work (SOW). These changes would improve the project outcome. What should the project manager do next?

Options :

A : Conduct an audit on the procurement process and inform the vendor about the audit's observations.

B : Assess the situation as an opportunity for improvement and perform a risk analysis.

C : Consult the list of selected vendors for the bid and evaluate a possible change of vendor.

D : Revise the procurement control process to avoid undesired changes that might affect the schedule.

Answer: B

Question 2

A project manager is managing the opening of a new office overseas. At the beginning of the project, possible delays due to legal permits are raised by one stakeholder. Subject matter experts (SMEs) reassessed the concern and suggested assigning more time for this permit, and the change control board (CCB) agrees. Which document should the project manager update first to document this change?

Options :

A : Scope baseline

B : Cost baseline

C : Risk register

D : Schedule baseline

Answer: C

Question 3

A project to build a new energy plant was just completed. However, a few days before operation of the plant, the local community protested and closed access to the plant. They argue that an important natural reserve was impacted and prior consultation was not done by the project team. What should the project manager verify first?

Options :

A : Stakeholder engagement plan

B : Risk management plan

C : Business case

D : Cost-benefit analysis

Answer: A

Question 4

A key agile project team member takes a leave of absence in the middle of an iteration and will not return to work for a while What should the project manager do next regarding the feature on which the team member was working?

Options :

A : Assign the feature to another team member, and have them try to complete the feature by the end of this iteration

B : Review team capacity and reassign the functionality to additional iterations as required

C : Determine if the team member can work from home to complete the functionality.

D : Review the work in progress with the product owner to determine the next step

Answer: D

Question 5

During a project status update by the project management office (PMO), the CEO is concerned that the status of all projects suddenly changed from green to red, without warning. Upper management is used to reading traditional reports related to progress and cost, and they want to continue viewing this information. How should the PMO implement a better way to report the project's health?

Options :

A : Perform a root cause analysis (RCA) to find out why the status of projects is deteriorating so fast.

B : Explore reporting the earned value (EV) key performance indicators (KPls) using agile progress as an input.

C : Ask the project managers to report on their projects using a Kanban board format.

D : Request the program managers to be more accurate when presenting status reports.

Answer: B

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