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An assistant project manager does the monthly earned value management (EVM) analysis, but has fallen ill before completing it this month. They have provided the project manager with the following information: cost performance index (CPI) = 1.10, actual cost (AC) = $800 million, and planned value (PV) = $890 million. How is the project going?

The project for the accounting department has been going well when the company says it must reduce the cost of the project without changing the quality requirements. The project manager has looked to trim any resources, paid more attention to risk on upcoming activities, and even has reduced product scope, but the project remains over the new budget limit. Which of the following should the project manager do next?

A project manager is closing a hybrid project. They have reported new information to the PMO and operations about last-minute changes that have been documented as they prepare to survey stakeholders about the project. This will ensure a smooth transition to operations and also do which of the following?

A team will be repurposing an expanse of city property into a public park. Numerous listening sessions open to the public have been held, as well as meetings with public officials. At this point, there is a high level of confidence that the requirements have been defined and prioritized. The team has built a similar park and is eager to start. The project manager reminds the team that a work breakdown structure and the scope baseline are not complete. Why does this team need a work breakdown structure?

The project manager has just completed the initiating processes of a small project and is moving into project planning when a project stakeholder asks for the project's budget and cost baseline. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is planning a new project using a hybrid approach. Many of the project management team and team members are from different areas of the organization, working in different physical locations. The project has a tight timeframe and the team members have not worked together before. The project manager is recommending to management that the team for this project be colocated. Why is colocation recommended here?

A team member approaches the project manager about a retrospective the project manager missed, expressing a concern that in that retrospective there was an extended exchange about whether the development approach was working as planned. The team didn't take action to resolve the issue and the disagreement wasn't documented. What should the project manager do?

When analyzing the stakeholders on a new project, the project manager is deciding how much and what type of communications will be needed for each stakeholder. With which stakeholder should the project manager actively consult?

Many team members on a project have been working from home and want to continue even though management would like them to come to the office. What motivational factor described by Daniel Pink explains this desire?

A project manager has delivered the product deliverables to the customer. The customer will not sign-off because one of the deliverables is not as they expected. What should the project manager do?

The project manager has been assigned to a new project by the project management office (PMO). What type of PMO office does this company have?

A hybrid team is using a change-driven approach to building a new software application. During the early iterations, many changes have been requested by the product owner's team of business stakeholders. They didn't really know what they needed in the product visioning and planning phases, and asked for many changes when they saw the team's working increments. What should the project manager suggest about handling changes in the future?

Which of the following best describes how a work breakdown structure can be used to determine resources?

A team's Scrum Master has contracted an unexpected illness and will miss the upcoming iteration review. The team members contact the project manager for help, saying that no one on the team feels confident to present this complex product increment on their own. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is confident that the team has done a thorough job of identifying and analyzing potential threats and opportunities on the project. They have been able to take advantage of several opportunities that saved the project thousands of dollars. The team did a great job of planning for threats, with contingency plans and fallback plans. As the project nears completion, what should the proiect manager do?

A project manager is coaching an agile team to guard against the gulf of evaluation and ensure they are not misinterpreting the desired outcomes of stakeholders. What will the project manager and team accomplish with this?

On a project to construct a new runway at the city's airport, the project manager and team have identified stakeholders and will soon do in-depth stakeholder analysis. Residents of the neighborhood where the new runway will be located have already voiced resistance to the runway. The project manager should try to solve the problem by:

A project team has been arguing for days about the correct way to complete a high-level design. This argument has caused the schedule performance index (SPI) to fall to 0.89 and the cost performance index (CPI) to 0.8. If the project manager tells the team, "We will schedule this discussion for our team meeting next week," the project manager is: