During the execution of a project within an operations function the project manager encounters scope changes and a delay in the delivery of critical tasks How should the project manager address this situation?
The project manager should initiate the change request to modify the scope and adjust the timelines. This is because the project manager is responsible for managing the project scope and ensuring that the project delivers the agreed outcomes within the approved budget and schedule. When the project manager encounters scope changes and a delay in the delivery of critical tasks, they should follow the change management process as defined in the project management plan. This process involves initiating a change request that describes the proposed changes, their impact, and their justification. The change request should then be submitted to the appropriate authority, such as the change control board or the steering committee, for review and approval. The project manager should also update the project documents, such as the scope baseline, the schedule baseline, and the cost baseline, to reflect the approved changes. The project manager should communicate the changes and their implications to the relevant stakeholders, such as the project team, the PMO, the sponsor, and the customer.Reference:PMBOK Guide, 6th edition, section 4.6, page 115,PMP Exam Prep, 10th edition, page 180
A key project stakeholder recently joined the project and is questioning some of the previously made decisions. This starts to impact project execution.
What should the project manager do?
A company is changing their current business model The change requires implementing a complex project using multiple agile teams.
What three options should the project manager have the testing team adopt as testing mechanisms? (Choose three)
According to the Agile Testing: A Practical Guide For Testers And Agile Teams1, security and performance testing are two types of nonfunctional testing that are important for agile teams. Security testing ensures that the system is protected from unauthorized access, data loss, or corruption. Performance testing measures how the system responds to different levels of load, stress, and concurrency. These types of testing can be done at different levels of granularity, from unit testing to system testing, and can use tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or Selenium.
Story testing is a type of functional testing that verifies that the system meets the acceptance criteria of each user story. User stories are short descriptions of the features or functionalities that the customer wants from the system. Story testing can be done by the developers, testers, or customers, and can use tools such as FitNesse, Cucumber, or SpecFlow.
Tests based on behavior and test-driven development are two approaches that support agile testing practices. Behavior-driven development (BDD) is a technique that uses natural language to describe the expected behavior of the system in different scenarios. Test-driven development (TDD) is a technique that involves writing the tests before the code, and then refactoring the code to make the tests pass. Both BDD and TDD help to clarify the requirements, design the system, and ensure the quality of the code. They can use tools such as JUnit, NUnit, or RSpec.
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide For Testers And Agile Teams, Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2009
Scrum Testing: A Detailed Guide to Testing on an Agile Team, Testim, Accessed on January 29, 2024
Agile Testing Best Practices & Why They Matter, Atlassian, Accessed on January 29, 2024
Project stakeholders have provided a team with requirements that will take at least one year to complete. The project sponsor advised that they need to see some return on investment (ROI) soon.
What should the project manager do?
In the execution phase of a project, the development team is informed by the IT security department that one of the external platforms that the team is using will be uninstalled for the whole organization.
What should the project manager do first?
When an unexpected change or constraint arises during execution, the project manager should first assess the impact. The development team is closest to the technical implications, and their analysis will guide decisions about alternatives, scheduling, or risk.
Per the PMBOK Guide -- Seventh Edition (Risk and Delivery Performance Domains), impact analysis is a key first step before escalating, updating risk logs, or brainstorming new paths forward.
Option A is premature before understanding the scope of impact.
Option C is about risk documentation, but this situation already materialized.
Option D is part of response planning, not the first action.
PMBOK Guide -- Seventh Edition, Risk and Delivery Performance Domains
PMI Change Control and Impact Assessment Guidelines
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