Full Length Exam 3.2 - soal 50

A project is running over the allocated budget and still has many items in the backlog. The team has been releasing updated deliverables after each sprint and users are already getting value from them.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

• Measure user satisfaction and present the results to the steering committee.

• Remove the deliverables from the backlog that were not part of the project charter.

• Request additional budget based on an updated estimation of the remaining backlog items.

• Set the expectation that the committed work must be finished on time.

An agile project manager based in country A is working with a development team and business analyst in country B, and a quality assurance team in country C. During the second sprint, it becomes apparent that all of the test cases have failed. The agile facilitator ascertains that the business analyst changed the acceptance criteria of the stories and only communicated these changes to their local team.

What should the agile project manager implement going forward to prevent this from recurring?

• Password protection on the user stories

• Signed change control documentation

• Automated change notifications from the user story tool

• Backlog grooming

A project manager is assigned a complex project with significant legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements. However, these requirements have not yet been defined or finalized. Concerns exist regarding a delay in completing these requirements.

What should the project manager do?

• Focus on the project deliverables instead as it is not the project manager's responsibility to fulfill these requirements.

• Contact the product owner and highlight the project risks related to the delay in fulfilling these requirements on time.

• Meet with the product owner and the legal department to review the project status and the progress in defining these requirements.

• Delay the finalization of the legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements until the end of the project, and before the go-live date

A risk was identified at the beginning of an agile project and a mitigation plan was established. The risk event occurs but the impact is much higher than anticipated and the originally planned response will be ineffective. The project team developed a more effective response, but it is drastically different from the original mitigation plan and must be implemented as soon as possible.

What should the project manager do?

• Implement only the initial response as outlined in the risk management plan.

• Update the risk management plan and implement the newly created response.

• Defer risk response until the next progress meeting to inform stakeholders.

• Implement a contingency response and inform the stakeholders afterward.

The opening of a new overseas office is at risk of delay because the necessary permit has not yet been issued by the local government. The project team met to assess the response to take as indicated on the risk register. After a thorough assessment, the team decided to postpone the opening to another date.

Which document should the project manager use to update the project management plan?

           

• Risk management plan

• Risk register

• Risk report

• Lessons learned register

             

A scrum team is using a hybrid approach with 2-week sprints. The minimum viable product (MVP) release is at the end of the current sprint, and the team has completed the must have and should have features; however, some of the other priority features are still in development. The project manager is preparing the monthly report for the steering committee.

What should the project manager recommend?

• Reschedule the MVP release review until all the agreed-on features have been completed.

• Update the project management plan to include in the release only the features completed

• Complete the sprint review and release the MVP with the completed features.

• Estimate the effort required and submit a change request to add more resources to the team.

A project manager is leading a hybrid project with a self-organizing team. The team is unable to identify the scope for the next increment.

How should the project manager resolve this issue?

• Facilitate the choice by enabling the team to explore different options so that their merits become clear.

• Escalate the issue to the project sponsor so that the risk posed by the choice of technical approach becomes visible.

• Collaborate with a suitable subject matter expert (SME) to determine the best technical approach for the next increment.

• Request the team to identify the appropriate risk response action to remove the impediment.

In a hybrid project, the need for customer involvement throughout the project is not understood by the customer. As a consequence, rework is beyond acceptable levels.

What should the project manager do to address this issue?

• Submit a change request to obtain the required involvement from the customer

• Add this customer issue to the backlog for prioritization and review.

• Meet with the customer to highlight the importance of their engagement for project success.

• Instruct senior management to make the customer work closely with the team.

A team member who is unfamiliar with the subject matter is struggling to complete a complex deliverable. What should the agile project manager do to ensure that the team member is able to take on a similar challenge in the future?

• Ensure that the team member receives adequate training and is comfortable with the subject matter.

• Encourage the team member to take on more stories on this subject matter until they are completely comfortable.

• Ask the team member to avoid taking on stories on this subject matter until the person is comfortable with the subject matter.

• Replace the team member with a more experienced team member who will improve the team's velocity.

A project is currently behind schedule when a new team member, known for their high performance, is assigned to the team. While assessing the new team member, the project manager realizes that the individual lacks training for the specific project but has the skills and relevant experience to join the team.

What should the project manager do?

• Ensure that the team member receives training before joining the team.

• Assign the new team member to critical activities under close monitoring while they receive training.

• Assign the new team member to noncritical activities without close monitoring while training is provided.

• Decline the addition of the new team member to the team