QUESTION: 473

A company's project management office (PMO) has been trying to implement an adaptive approach in the project management framework and a project manager has been asked to use adaptive tools in their next project. This is not the first time the request has been made and the previous project failed when adaptive tools were implemented.
What should the project manager do?

Prepare a change request and seek approval from the steering committee regarding the new project framework
Conduct individual interviews with key stakeholders in order to understand all concerns, then prepare a communications management plan
Bring in a third party company to develop and implement a hybrid framework for this specific project
Recommend to the PMO that it is not the right time to start implementing adaptive tools in projects

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 474

To estimate the costs of a new project that is similar to a project that was implemented last year, the project manager meets with a group of experts from the previous project. The group uses a three-point estimating technique. The project manager submits the estimated budget to the project sponsor for approval. The project sponsor, who is new to the company, is concerned because the budget exceeded their expectations.
What should the project manager do?

Review the organizational process assessment to determine if a contingency reserve was considered in the budget estimate
Review the historical information and lessons learned from last year's project to justify the new budget estimate
Change the budgeting technique to a more accurate, bottom-up cost estimation
Use soft skills to convince the project sponsor to approve the new budget estimate

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 475

The project manager is having difficulty obtaining approval of the project requirements because there is disagreement among the project stakeholders. This issue is putting the project schedule at risk.
What should the project manager do first to facilitate the approval of project requirements'?

Review the project charter
Perform a stakeholder analysis
Identify the source of the disagreement
Hold a team-building event

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 476

A project manager has been assigned to a project and receives the project charter from the project management office (PMO). The document is very clear about customer requests. During Project Scope Management some requirements seem to be different from the ones specified within the project charter.
What should the project manager do?

Modify the baseline of the project for minor impact changes to the project scope
Use a focus group and brainstorming sessions to gather more details about the project scope
Register the changes in the configuration management plan and send it to the change control board (CCB)
Explain to the sponsor that these requests could endanger the schedule and cost of the project

Answer(s): B

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