A project manager is developing a project schedule in which only the high-level scope is defined; the detailed work breakdown structure (WBS) is to be developed at the beginning of each project phase. Project teams are focusing on short-term objectives and can only detail the scope for work they are currently performing. Despite this, the project sponsor asks for a master project schedule.
What two actions should the project manager take in this situation? (Choose 2)

• A. Create a thorough schedule for the activities the team is currently working on and retain a high-level schedule for the remaining scope.
• B. Tell the project sponsor that the master schedule cannot be completed since the complete details of the scope have not been discovered yet.
• C. Tell the project team to go with the predictive approach and complete all the details of the project scope before starting any work.
• D. Create a rough order of magnitude (ROM) schedule for the project activities with unclear scope, copying it from a previous project.
• E. Switch the entire project to an agile approach, where the project management plan can be prepared in detail as the scope evolves with the project ' s progress.

A project team is planning a university graduation ceremony. During a team meeting, a team member disagrees with the project manager on the prioritization of project activities. The team member thinks that it would be more efficient to prioritize the sponsorship instead of preparing a budget since a budget template already exists.
What should the project manager do?

• A. Consider the team member ' s opinion.
• B. Review the list of activities with stakeholders.
• C. Meet with the individual and their manager to discuss activity concerns.
• D. Ask the team member to schedule a meeting with the sponsor.

A project manager is concerned that the percentage of fixed defects encountered during the testing phase has barely reached the required percentage goal for moving the product to production.
What should the project manager do?

• A. Assure the team that the issues will be addressed at a later stage.
• B. Include additional resources to help decrease the issues found.
• C. Schedule a lesson learned meeting to understand the issues.
• D. Identify the root cause of the issues found through analysis.

The project manager is creating a status report to show the progress of completed training artifacts intended for delivery to bank branches for a new project for both new and existing customers. During the review process, it is discovered that some of the artifacts were duplicated by two project team members.
What should the project manager do?

• A. Create a RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) matrix to communicate roles and responsibilities.
• B. Motivate and inspire team members consistently to concentrate diligently on their designated tasks.
• C. Speak with both team members individually and assign them specific new tasks.
• D. Take a proactive approach and select what artifacts they want to work on.

A new technology has been released into the market. The project sponsor realizes that incorporating this new technology into the project will significantly improve the final deliverable. The project manager informs the project sponsor that the internal resources have no working experience with the technology and its related activities, What should the project sponsor do?

• A. Initiate the process of acquiring external talent with relevant expertise.
• B. Request that the sponsor include the change during the next increment.
• C. Hire an external consultant to train only the internal senior resources.
• D. Meet with external consultants to obtain more information on the change.