Which of the following is described as placing responsibility for addressing the potential effects of an uncertain future event on an entity outside the organization?
A. Risk avoidance:e
B. Risk transfer
C. Risk exploitation
D. Risk mitigation
A daily standup Scrum meeting is BEST accomplished in a:
A. telephone conference.
B. group email.
C. face-to-face meeting.
D. video conference.
At a project kickoff meeting, several team members acted unprofessionally. The project manager would like to set expectations for team interaction. Which of the following would BEST accomplish this?
A. Team contract
B. Corrective action plan
C. User acceptance policy
D. MOU
E. SLA
A vendor advises the project manager that a key component of the project is no longer available and recommends a higher-cost replacement. To have this change approved, the project manager submits a change request that contains which of the following?
A. Description, cost difference of the replacement, and WBS
B. Description, justification, and cost
C. Cost difference of the replacement, justification, and communications plan
D. Description, quality impact, and cost
A recently added stakeholder is unaware of critical changes that will affect the department. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST to ensure all parties have the same level of information?
A. The project manager should check the project management plan to determine how the project should be managed and controlled.
B. The project manager should check the communications plan to ensure stakeholders are included on any key messages.
C. The project manager should check the meeting agenda to ensure the stakeholder is invited to all meetings.
D. The project manager should ensure meeting minutes are distributed to all project members.
A project manager has taken over a project that is already in progress. The project manager notices the functional manager of one team is unaware of the current progress. Which of the following should the project manager do? (Choose two.)
A. Update the project charter to include the functional manager as a key stakeholder
B. Publish the project schedule to the functional manager
C. Review the communications plan to ensure proper involvement
D. Add the incident to the issue log and seek resolution
E. Ensure the functional manager is on the status report distribution list
A project needs two more months of work to be completed, but the deadline is in 35 days. The project manager heard the company recently hired an experienced person. The project manager scheduled a meeting with the functional manager to negotiate bringing the experienced person to the team. Which of the following strategies is the project manager trying to apply?
A. Exploit
B. Mitigate
C. Accept
D. Transfer
A project manager has set aside a contingency reserve for unforeseen communications. Which of the following types of communication is MOST likely to utilize this contingency reserve?
A. Impromptu meeting
B. Closure conference
C. Distributed printed media
D. Kickoff meeting
A team member has been consistently underperforming, and mentoring has not corrected the problem. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
A. Hire additional personnel.
B. Inform the project sponsor.
C. Replace the resource.
D. Send the resource to training.
Which of the following organizational changes is MOST likely used to transfer staff resources from one city to another to support team activities?
A. Relocation
B. Business merger
C. Outsourcing
D. Internal reorganization