Daily Question #299
Three students from another country are working as interns on a project. The project manager has arranged for some games to play as team-building activities to help create a close-knit sense of team with the group members. At the event where the activities are taking place, the three students refuse to participate, claiming the behavior involved is unacceptable in their country and that they would be very uncomfortable participating.
What should the project manager do?
Answers:
a. He should tell the students that they need to become familiar with the how things are done in this country and that they must play along.
b. He should excuse the students from playing and arrange to discuss with them alternative activities that they would be more comfortable with.
c. He should report the students to their functional manager and request they be removed from the project since their attitude will have a negative impact on the project.
d. He should tell the students they are excused from the activities and to not attend any team building activities in the future.
Three students from another country are working as interns on a project. The project manager has arranged for some games to play as team-building activities to help create a close-knit sense of team with the group members. At the event where the activities are taking place, the three students refuse to participate, claiming the behavior involved is unacceptable in their country and that they would be very uncomfortable participating.
What should the project manager do?
Answers:
a. He should tell the students that they need to become familiar with the how things are done in this country and that they must play along.
b. He should excuse the students from playing and arrange to discuss with them alternative activities that they would be more comfortable with.
c. He should report the students to their functional manager and request they be removed from the project since their attitude will have a negative impact on the project.
d. He should tell the students they are excused from the activities and to not attend any team building activities in the future.
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Daily Question #442
The sponsor's role on a project is BEST described as:
The sponsor's role on a project is BEST described as:
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10%
a. Helping to plan activities
52%
b. Helping to prevent unnecessary changes to project objectives
14%
c. Identifying unnecessary project constraints
23%
d. Helping to put the project management plan together
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Daily Question #4595
As a result of the first iteration review, the stakeholders' feedback indicated that they saw more technical features than business ones.
What should the project manager do?
As a result of the first iteration review, the stakeholders' feedback indicated that they saw more technical features than business ones.
What should the project manager do?
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13%
a. Include this topic in the next iteration retrospective.
55%
b. Review this topic with the product owner before the next iteration planning.
11%
c. Discuss this topic with the team in the next daily meeting.
21%
d. Ask the product owner to review this topic in the next iteration planning.
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Daily Question #5284
During the daily meetings with the team, the project manager notices that a new team member is not making the expected progress on an assigned task.
What should the project manager do?
During the daily meetings with the team, the project manager notices that a new team member is not making the expected progress on an assigned task.
What should the project manager do?
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5%
a. Ask the new team member to follow the team ground rules.
3%
b. Ask an experienced team member to identify a replacement.
15%
c. Ask the new team member to reassess their own capabilities.
77%
d. Ask an experienced team member to coach the new team member.
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Daily Question #1654
What are some of the most important benefits of an Agile team sitting together in a co-located, open environment?
Answers:
a. Osmotic communication is reduced; space is used more efficiently; groups work together more effectively, and team dynamics are improved.
b. Costs are reduced as the need for conference rooms decreases, and the team can keep track of where members are more accurately.
c. Team members can be held more accountable for their time and effort, and pair programming is easier as people have less distance to move to sit with their partner.
d. Communication is improved; wait-time and rework are reduced; barriers between groups break down, and groups gain respect for each other professionally.
What are some of the most important benefits of an Agile team sitting together in a co-located, open environment?
Answers:
a. Osmotic communication is reduced; space is used more efficiently; groups work together more effectively, and team dynamics are improved.
b. Costs are reduced as the need for conference rooms decreases, and the team can keep track of where members are more accurately.
c. Team members can be held more accountable for their time and effort, and pair programming is easier as people have less distance to move to sit with their partner.
d. Communication is improved; wait-time and rework are reduced; barriers between groups break down, and groups gain respect for each other professionally.
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Daily Question #1407
As a project manager on a major construction project you spend some time informally interviewing contractors, team members, engineers and city permit people. You want to make sure you have all your bases covered in the planning process.
These interviews may be used in the development of all of the following except:
As a project manager on a major construction project you spend some time informally interviewing contractors, team members, engineers and city permit people. You want to make sure you have all your bases covered in the planning process.
These interviews may be used in the development of all of the following except:
Daily Question #5061
A marketing team is developing ideas in order to revamp an existing product. The marketing executive reaches out to the project manager to make sure that necessary measures are in place for a successful launch.
On what should the project manager focus?
Answers:
a. Ensuring that the team is also focused on the overall change management plan.
b. Determining and aligning performance indicators that will help in assessing successful delivery.
c. Planning for regular project updates to cover the status of critical deliverables.
d. Ensuring that the scope management plan is in place to cover all related objectives.
A marketing team is developing ideas in order to revamp an existing product. The marketing executive reaches out to the project manager to make sure that necessary measures are in place for a successful launch.
On what should the project manager focus?
Answers:
a. Ensuring that the team is also focused on the overall change management plan.
b. Determining and aligning performance indicators that will help in assessing successful delivery.
c. Planning for regular project updates to cover the status of critical deliverables.
d. Ensuring that the scope management plan is in place to cover all related objectives.
Daily Question #5269
A project manager is managing a project which has a very complex and long execution period. Although the project is mostly predictive, the team was able to break the design and execution into smaller packages using a hybrid framework. The business wants to keep track of the value delivered by this framework application but there is no defined set of measurable items for the framework.
What should the project manager do first?
Answers:
a. Work with the stakeholders to determine which measurable benefits can be tracked and assign an accountable person to monitor and report them.
b. Create a report based on the work breakdown structure (WBS) and update it on a regular basis.
c. Use the same benefits tracking process from the last predictive project and add this to the monthly status report.
d. Research which templates of reports were used the most for this framework and incorporate them into the project.
A project manager is managing a project which has a very complex and long execution period. Although the project is mostly predictive, the team was able to break the design and execution into smaller packages using a hybrid framework. The business wants to keep track of the value delivered by this framework application but there is no defined set of measurable items for the framework.
What should the project manager do first?
Answers:
a. Work with the stakeholders to determine which measurable benefits can be tracked and assign an accountable person to monitor and report them.
b. Create a report based on the work breakdown structure (WBS) and update it on a regular basis.
c. Use the same benefits tracking process from the last predictive project and add this to the monthly status report.
d. Research which templates of reports were used the most for this framework and incorporate them into the project.
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Daily Question #4676
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?
Answers:
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 progress information 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.
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?
Answers:
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 progress information 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.
Daily Question #759
You are developing a WBS for a new IT network installation. In order to make sure the WBS is decomposed to the appropriate level you should ask yourself all of the following questions except:
You are developing a WBS for a new IT network installation. In order to make sure the WBS is decomposed to the appropriate level you should ask yourself all of the following questions except:
Anonymous Quiz
30%
a. Does each item have a deliverable associated with it?
18%
b. Can each item be scheduled?
32%
c. Can responsibility for each item be assigned to a specific person or unit?
21%
d. Is each item clearly defined?
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Daily Question #4803
A project team member does not submit the project status report on time. The team member is frustrated about being required to complete the report. The team member believes that the report does not reflect the reality of the project, has too many pages, and will not be read by stakeholders.
What should the project manager do?
Answers:
a. Review the requirements of the report with the team member to redefine its purpose.
b. Escalate to the team member's functional manager that the report was not submitted as requested.
c. Instruct the team member to provide the report and document this in the performance review.
d. Reassign the report to another team member to prepare and submit it as requested.
A project team member does not submit the project status report on time. The team member is frustrated about being required to complete the report. The team member believes that the report does not reflect the reality of the project, has too many pages, and will not be read by stakeholders.
What should the project manager do?
Answers:
a. Review the requirements of the report with the team member to redefine its purpose.
b. Escalate to the team member's functional manager that the report was not submitted as requested.
c. Instruct the team member to provide the report and document this in the performance review.
d. Reassign the report to another team member to prepare and submit it as requested.
Daily Question #4182
Two weeks prior to the delivery date, a customer changes the business requirements.
What should the business analyst do?
Answers:
a. Deliver the existing product and then begin work on the requested changes.
b. Ask the developers to implement the changes.
c. Trace the requirements and measure the impact of the requested changes on the existing delivery date.
d. Schedule a review by the change control board (CCB) to determine next steps.
Two weeks prior to the delivery date, a customer changes the business requirements.
What should the business analyst do?
Answers:
a. Deliver the existing product and then begin work on the requested changes.
b. Ask the developers to implement the changes.
c. Trace the requirements and measure the impact of the requested changes on the existing delivery date.
d. Schedule a review by the change control board (CCB) to determine next steps.
Daily Question #850
The amount of time a task can slip before delaying the early start of an immediate successor task is called:
The amount of time a task can slip before delaying the early start of an immediate successor task is called:
Anonymous Quiz
14%
a. Total float
69%
b. Free float
10%
c. Schedule slack
7%
d. Unassigned float
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