QUESTION: 225

A project manager is leading an automation project. The project team is colocated and includes people from both the technical and business units. The project manager discovers that personal differences and work styles are affecting the project negatively.
How should the project manager address this?

Develop a schedule that ensures people with personal differences work separately.
Invite the functional managers of the different units to address their personal differences.
Use an approach to the project that does not involve colocation.
Meet with the team and agree on expectations from team members.

Answer(s): D

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A facility extension project is in the execution stage. There is a project activity to connect the power of all new equipment to an existing facility, Point A, which requires a significant cable length. The construction team found that the power could be connected to Point B and save money.
What should the project manager do next?

Perform a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate using the Point B option.
Add the issue to the change log and request additional budget through the change control board (CCB).
Seek a decision from the construction team after explaining the project budget and schedule constraint.
Use the Point B option because it will save the project cost and time.

Answer(s): A

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A project manager is working on multiple building construction projects using a predictive project management approach. Senior leadership within the organization is promoting the inclusion of more agile practices into the current project methodologies. The project sponsor now wants the projects to use more agile methodologies.
Before mandating any agile methods to be used in a project, what should the project manager do first?

Provide agile training to those who will be part of the project team.
Shift all existing projects to agile methodologies with a strict timeline.
Pause the current projects to align them to the new agile cadence.
Assess the organizational culture and readiness for the transformation.

Answer(s): D

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A local company is developing a new product and, for the first time, using a remote team for the programming tasks of features. The design for the product comes from the local team. During the third sprint review, the product owner has concerns about the project's outcomes. The remote development team is complaining that they do not clearly understand the requirements conveyed in the daily standup meetings.
How should the project manager address this situation?

Determine the communication needs, environment, and tools to get the message across.
Document the risk in the risk management plan and use contingency reserves to hire a local vendor.
Evaluate and reassign the developing tasks to a local vendor who has worked on previous projects.
Review lessons learned from previous projects and organizational process assets (OPAs).

Answer(s): A

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