At project inception, market demands result in a shift in the client's organizational strategy. Upon learning this, the project manager immediately requests a meeting with the project team and project sponsor.
In preparation for this meeting, what should the project manager analyze and evaluate?


A. Approved scope statement
B. Business case
C. Enterprise environmental factors
D. Project management plan

Some company board of director members feel that the organization does not possess the capabilities to handle the scope and complexity of its projects. As a result, they request an external audit of past project performances. The project management office
(PMO) asks previous project managers about their availability to answer questions for the audit.
What else does the PMO need?


A. Performance reports
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Organizational strategy plan
D. Project documents

After preparation of the project management plan, the project manager schedules a meeting with key stakeholders. What part of the project will this complete?


A. Evaluation
B. Planning
C. Initiation
D. Execution

A project manager is working with the project sponsor to write the project charter for a joint venture project. The project manager's company and the sponsor's company worked together previously, but had several projects cancelled due to opposing objectives.
Therefore, the project sponsor wants to ensure that conflicts of interest are avoided.
What should the project manager do?


A. Obtain approval from the sponsor to use relevant organizational process assets from previous projects.
B. Conduct a benefits analysis with identified stakeholders to validate project alignment.
C. Ensure that bid documents include how conflicts of interest will be resolved during project execution.
D. Perform frequent measurement and tracking techniques to ensure that conflicts of interest are identified early.

A project manager is assigned to a project that is in progress. In which of the following documents would a new project manager find information regarding the scope baseline?


A. Project management plan
B. Project scope statement
C. Project charter
D. Project requirements

An ongoing cross-functional project has team members located in several different countries, and stakeholders who provide insufficient support. How can the project manager improve this situation?


A. Conduct cross-cultural team building activities, and assess the results.
B. Consult the communications management plan, and update the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM).
C. Prepare a change request to colocate, and more closely manage, the team.
D. Review the stakeholder register, and update the stakeholders engagement assessment matrix.

What information should a project manager request before developing a project management plan?


A. Organizational process assets
B. Requirements documentation
C. Milestone schedule
D. Work performance data

A project manager is in the final stage of cost estimation. A colleague informs the project manager that costs must be increased, as the client requested additional scope.
What should the project manager consider before proceeding?


A. Project funding requirements
B. Organizational processes
C. Agreements
D. Project charter

A project must be simultaneously implemented in two countries with a time-zone difference of 11 hours. The project manager must determine a mutually convenient time to provide stakeholders with information on the project's schedule, cost, and performance
progress.
What should the project manager use to determine this?


A. Communication requirements analysis
B. Asynchronous brainstorming
C. Expert judgment
D. Meeting planning skills

During business process mapping, an analyst discovers that some business activities that were not a part of the original project scope may need to be included. The analyst documents these activities and informs the project manager.
What should the project manager do?


A. Update the project management plan.
B. Perform a risk assessment.
C. Review the resource management plan.

D. Update the issue log.