A project manager is planning a project with a high degree of uncertainty regarding the final product design. The stakeholders are highly involved and want to see progress frequently. Which scheduling method is MOST appropriate?
An agile team is consistently failing to meet their sprint commitment. They commit to 40 story points but only deliver 25. This has happened for three sprints. What should the project manager (acting as Scrum Master) do?
A project has a critical path of A-B-C-D. Task A is 3 days, B is 4 days, C is 5 days, D is 2 days. The project manager decides to 'crash' the project by reducing Task C by 2 days at a cost of $1000. What is the new duration of the critical path? (Enter number only)
A project manager is leading an agile team. The team is complaining that the daily standup is taking 30 minutes instead of 15. What is the MOST likely cause?
A project manager is leading a project with a team that is new to Agile. The team is struggling to estimate stories using Story Points. They keep trying to equate points to hours. What should the PM do?
A project manager is leading a team that uses 'Planning Poker'. What is the main benefit of this technique?
A project manager is leading a project to build a new stadium. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The steel beams are delayed by 4 weeks due to a strike. This activity is on the critical path. What is the impact on the project finish date?
A project manager is leading a project to develop a new video game. The team is using Agile. The marketing team needs a firm release date for the ad campaign. The team says, 'We will be done when we are done.' What should the PM do?
A project manager is leading a project to build a new factory. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on schedule. The PM calculates the Schedule Variance (SV). SV = EV - PV. The SV is -$10,000. What does this mean?
A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on schedule. The PM uses 'Fast Tracking'. What is this?
A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on budget. The PM uses 'Crashing'. What is this?
Activity A has a duration of 5 days. Its Early Start (ES) is day 3 and Early Finish (EF) is day 8. Its Late Start (LS) is day 10 and Late Finish (LF) is day 15. What is the Total Float for Activity A? (Enter the number only)
A project is behind schedule. The Critical Path is A-C-E (20 days). Path B-D-E is 18 days. The project manager decides to crash Activity C by 3 days. What is the new project duration?
An agile team has a velocity of 20 story points per sprint. The release backlog has 100 points remaining. The Product Owner adds a new feature estimated at 10 points. How many sprints are now required to complete the release?
A project is delayed. The project manager needs to compress the schedule without changing the scope. Which two techniques can be used? (Select TWO)
A project has the following activity duration estimates: Activity A (Optimistic: 3, Most Likely: 5, Pessimistic: 13). Using the Beta (PERT) distribution, what is the expected duration for Activity A? (Enter the number only).
In a project using the Three-Point Estimating technique (Beta/PERT distribution), a task has an Optimistic estimate of 2 days, a Most Likely estimate of 5 days, and a Pessimistic estimate of 14 days. What is the Expected Duration? (Enter the number only).
A project is using a hybrid approach. The hardware components follow a predictive schedule, while software is agile. The hardware delivery is delayed by 2 weeks due to supply chain issues. This hardware is required for the software team's integration testing in the current sprint. What should the PM do?
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