A customer's technical lead discussed a new feature with the project manager. The project manager believes the new feature will boost performance significantly and adds it as a high-priority item in the sprint backlog.
At the end of the sprint, all of the planned stories were not completed because the new feature took more time.
What should the project manager do next?

• A.Agree with the project team to modify and delete some of the stories in the current sprint backlog.
• B.Negotiate with the scrum master before adding the new story to the sprint backlog.
• C.Obtain approval from the project team and add the new story to the product backlog.
• D.Receive an agreement from the product owner and add the new story to the product backlog.

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A project manager is reviewing a draft of the project charter with key stakeholders. During the meeting, a conflict occurs between the sponsor and the product owner.
How should the project manager deal with the situation?

• A.Postpone the meeting and invite a subject matter expert (SME) to join the next meeting.
• B.Continue the meeting and use facilitation techniques to improve communication within the team.
• C.Continue the meeting and ask the project sponsor and product owner to take their discussion offline.
• D.Postpone the meeting and ask the project sponsor and product owner to take their discussion offline.

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A project manager joins a team that is providing a customized enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to a client. A potential design problem is identified by the development team. After reviewing this issue with the project owner and team members, all agreed to revise the design to avoid a system defect when deployed. The design is already approved.
What should be the project manager's next steps?

• A.Amend the design specifications and pass them to the development team for reprogramming.
• B.Inform the client of the problem and follow the change request process.
• C.Make a change request and get formal approval from the project owner.
• D.Conduct a proof of concept to make sure there are no problems in the revised design.

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A project manager is assigned to a critical software development project. The team is using a hybrid approach and has divided development into four sprints. At the end of sprint three, the project manager discovers that the earned value (EV) is US$500,000 and the planned value (PV) is US$550,000.
What should the project manager do?

• A.Adjust the budget.
• B.Introduce a float.
• C.Adjust the project time line.
• D.Fast track the project.

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A project is comprised of team members who are not engaged and committed to project success. What should the project manager do to address this situation?

• A.Send each team member a direct email indicating that disciplinary action is likely if they do not change their attitude.
• B.Accept the situation knowing there is schedule slack available to release on an incremental basis when necessary.
• C.Contact the project sponsor to request approval to release the current team and hire replacement personnel.
• D.Call each team member to gain their perspective on the problem, then bring the whole team together to discuss a solution.

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