Test your knowledge on PMP principles, take a mini exam! Free PMP Practice Exams, Mini Exam 1: 1. A project manager struggles to manage stakeholders due to unclear engagement levels. What should be done? Update the stakeholder communication plan. Meet with the CCB to assess new stakeholder impact. Develop a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. Determine each stakeholder’s risk threshold. 2. A project requires imported components; but the exchange rate may lead to a loss. The project manager decides not to act. What risk response was applied? Accept. Transfer. Avoid. Minimize. 3. A project manager leading an agile project wants to enhance team motivation. What should be done? Coordinate financial bonuses for the team. Plan a celebration after project completion. Recognize accomplishments after the Go-Live stage. Establish a benefits system to maintain engagement. 4. Who has the authority to act as a key stakeholder and decision-maker throughout a project’s lifecycle to ensure business alignment? Customer. Project Management Office (PMO). Project Manager. Project Sponsor. 5. A project manager invites stakeholders to daily standup meetings; but none attend. What should be done? Escalate the issue to management for intervention. Cancel standup meetings and find alternative communication methods. Individually engage stakeholders to understand non-attendance reasons. Continue the meetings and wait for stakeholders to join. 6. A project is selected for a compliance audit; but the customer believes it is unnecessary and asks the team to avoid disruption. What should the project manager do? Meet with the customer to explain compliance requirements and proceed with the audit. Exclude the team from the audit as requested. Schedule a meeting with all stakeholders for alignment. Initiate the audit without informing the customer. 7. A project team is waiting for a new server for end-user testing; but the delay is affecting the schedule. What should the project manager do? Request expedited delivery from the supplier. Bypass testing and move forward. Adjust the project timeline while waiting for the server. Perform testing on the existing server. 8. A market regulation change may impact a project nearing completion. What should the project manager do? Check the stakeholder register. Update the cost baseline. Review the risk management plan. Perform a cost-benefit analysis. 9. A multinational company is implementing software that will impact multiple departments. What should be developed to align stakeholder expectations with the final product? Create a stakeholder engagement plan. Use a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. Develop a risk breakdown structure. Develop a project statement of work. 10. A project manager identifies new risks that might impact critical tasks and needs to report them. Besides the risk report; which document should be referenced? Risk management plan. Probability and impact matrix. Risk register. Assumption log. 11. During iteration planning; some user stories with high value are also high risk. What should the project manager do? Prioritize low-risk stories to boost team morale. Use Monte Carlo analysis to determine the best sequence. Schedule user stories based on stakeholder preferences. Include high-risk user stories in earlier sprints. 12. A project team is frequently missing milestones; and a stakeholder is concerned. The project manager also identifies team conflict and missing skills. What should be done? Meet with the team to identify root causes and develop a plan. Replace the team member with someone new. Inform stakeholders the project will miss the deadline. Reassign the team member lacking skills. 13. A project’s steering committee is replaced by a single sponsor due to budget cuts. What should the project manager do? Modify the communications management plan to reflect the stakeholder change. Draft a new project update for the sponsor. Schedule a meeting with the sponsor to discuss budget changes. Submit a change request to the CCB. 14. A project team is learning agile methods but is losing motivation during daily standups. What could be done in this scenario? Work with the team to target higher levels of performance by providing more challenging goals. Identify a budget to incentivize the team. Schedule team-building exercises focused on engagement. Have the sponsor attend the standup to address distractions. 15. A functional manager removes a technical specialist from a project to handle a critical customer issue; delaying a milestone. What should the project manager do first? Speak with the functional manager to secure the specialist’s return. Review the communications management plan with stakeholders. Ensure the specialist’s time is not charged to the project. Analyze the impact of the specialist’s absence. Loading …
