A project is progressing, but stakeholders show little interest and supply minimal effort. To engage the stakeholders, what should the project manager do first?


A. Ensure that the communications management plan is being followed
B. Ask management for assistance
C. Encourage other managers to influence the stakeholders
D. Document a risk detailing stakeholders lack of involvement and the impact on the project

During risk analysis for a building renovation project, it is discovered that the building contains toxic materials that must be removed. What should the project manager do to mitigate this risk using the risk transference strategy?


A. Increase the management reserves to address the potential impact of additional time and cost
B. Ask the client to remove the toxic materials and exclude this work from the contract
C. Train personnel how to remove the toxic materials and then perform the work
D. Hire a contractor to perform the work

A project team identifies several weather-related risks that could delay the project. What should the project manager do to assess the effect on the projects objective?


A. Develop a probability and impact matrix
B. Appoint a resource to monitor weather forecasts
C. Update the risk management plan
D. Use modeling and simulation techniques

A customer expresses concern about delays after the implementation of an approved change. What corrective action should the project manager take?


A. Add resources to address the customers concerns

B. Adjust the schedule baseline
C. Determine if the change was implemented correctly
D. Roll back the change

During an IT solution implementation project, the project manager learns that, due to security concerns, the project is on hold because the client refuses to grant access to required data. What should the project manager do next?


A. Update the issue log and engage the sponsor in the decision-making process
B. Remind the client of the requirements list
C. Validate the issue against the scope and update the projects baseline
D. Remove impacted functions and proceed with project development

A project team is geographically distributed across several countries. The team agrees to use one language while working on the project. Midway through the project, the project manager notices that the team is underperforming due to significant delays in
communication among team members.

What should the project manager evaluate first?


A. Level of trust among team members
B. Degree of proficiency in the chosen language
C. Team members understanding of what is expected
D. Possession of required competencies by team members

A project manager is receiving conflicting requirements from several stakeholders, all of which are ranked as high. What should the project manager do?


A. Perform a stakeholder analysis
B. Conduct personal interviews with stakeholders
C. Work with the project sponsor to resolve conflicts and work priorities
D. Execute an impact analysis of the requirements

A project manager recently involved with constructing a hospital in country A is now managing the construction of an identical hospital in country B. Due to the projects similarities, a team member proposes adapting the lessons learned from country As project,
and proceeding without updating the lessons learned during construction in country B.

What should the project manager do?

A. Ensure that lessons learned are updated during the construction in country B
B. Construct the hospital in country B using country As project management plan
C. Agree with the team member, and discuss the lessons learned with hospital management in country B
D. Document new lessons learned for country Bs hospital using industry benchmarks

During a projects execution phase, team members disagree about how to proceed with upcoming tasks due to intellectual property conflicts and non-disclosure agreements with external resources. What should the project manager do?


A. Ask the team to agree to compromise and move on
B. Document it in the issue log
C. Escalate it to senior management
D. Work with the team to incorporate multiple viewpoints

A project manager providing information to the right audience, in the right format, at the right time is an example of which type of communication?


A. Efficient
B. Effective
C. Push
D. Pull