EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A company is initiating a project to enhance one of its existing products. All of its products are developed internally What should the project manager do?

Question2: A project manager is responsible for building a bridge The high-level elements of the project are handled using a predictive approach The software responsible for retracting the bridge has been developed based on agile principles During software development, the workflow is often interrupted by various delays or impediments due to lack of information How should the project manager handle this situation?

Question3: Development team members are located in three different time zones It is difficult to find a suitable time to hold the daily standup for all team members What should the project manager do?

Question4: A project manager at a company is considering a high-performing junior member of the organization to be the new project manager for a current project. What should the project manager do to prepare for a recommendation to senior management?

Question5: A project manager invites the company CEO, sponsor, team members, and an external client representative to a meeting to review the project management plan. The project manager starts to present the budget but the CEO suddenly asks to end the meeting What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

Question6: The project manager is having difficulty communicating with one of the team members The team member recently attended a training course and has been training other team members in a new agile technique However sometimes the team member is forceful in pushing ideas even if other team members are uncomfortable What personality indicators should the project manager consider when determining what communication style to use with this team member?

Question7: A retail chain is evaluating a project to replace payment systems across all its stores in multiple locations The project does not pass the financial threshold but is also expected to increase market share, improve customer services and retain more customers The project is planned as a phased implementation building on learning from the retrospectives during each phase How should the business increase the value of the project?

Question8: A project manager receives an update that the development flow is not going well. Some team members cannot start their work because the delivery is late. Looking at the Kanban board and the work in progress (WIP) lines, the project manager observes a bottleneck.
Click the title of the queue in the Kanban board below that requires additional resources to relieve the bottleneck

Question9: A new project manager learns the work assigned to the team has already been decomposed to its lowest level The project manager reviews the work and feels some additional useful information is missing What should the project manager review?

Question10: A team is currently working on a mobile app solution. During sprint execution, one of the developers requires clarification about the acceptance criteria for a particular task What should the project manager do to obtain the information required by the developer?

Question11: A project manager realizes that a project is becoming delayed because some key decisions are affected by contradicting views between the organization's senior management and external stakeholders. What should the project manager do?

Question12: The city has decided to build a new tram station The project will include various approaches The construction and infrastructure work will be accomplished using a predictive life cycle while software will be developed using an iterative life cycle Some neighbors are resisting the project have been asking the mayor to stop the project, and are threatening legal action What two actions should the project manager take'? (Choose two)

Question13: The team is working on a critical project deliverable and the project manager is concerned about meeting the deadline There have been complaints from some stakeholders about some of the team members' performance The project manager wants to understand the situation and provide feedback to the team as soon as possible What three actions should the project manager take to address this situation? (Choose three)

Question14: The project sponsor on an agile project informed the project lead that an executive would like an update on the project's progress What should the project lead do?

Question15: Drag the characteristics of the stage on the left to the correct Tuckman Ladder stage on the right

Question16: During the execution of a project the project manager notices that only one team member has one of the technical skills needed to build the product The project manager is afraid this might have a future impact on the quality and schedule because most of the upcoming activities will require at least three people with this specific skill What two actions should the project manager take to prevent the team from being unqualified'? (Choose two)

Question17: A team has been working on a project for several months,, but the completion date is unclear because the scope is changing frequently as new knowledge is gained. Some deliverables have already been completed, but when new stakeholders join the team, they complain that project outcomes are not meeting business goals How can the project manager prevent this situation from happening in the future?

Question18: A project manager accepts a delivery at the project site but the items are of a poor quality The project manager gets the local vendor to fix the items but more deliveries from this vendor are expected What should the project manager do going forward?

Question19: A company has a lot of experience with predictive projects The project management office (PMO) has been trying to implement iterative tools within the project management framework, and the project manager has been asked to use these tools in their current project After the successful implementation of the iterative tools, the PMO asks the project manager to determine the benefits these tools brought to the project What should the project manager do?

Question20: A project team has recently completed the initial sprint for developing an automated payroll system for a company The project manager has scheduled a sprint planning meeting with the product owner and team members to discuss which features should be worked on next Which two pieces of information does the project manager need in order to make this meeting productive and effective'? (Choose two)

Question21: The CEO has authorized the development of a complex financial product for a company to provide greater future benefits. The budget has been acquired through financing with global investors who expect all risks to be identified as soon as possible What should the project manager use to identify the risks?

Question22: An integrated project involves the interaction of both hardware and software and the sponsor has approved the schedule management plan The project team evaluated the product's feasibility of functionality and accelerated testing What should the project manager do as a servant leader?

Question23: During an inspection, the production phase was stopped because the inspector claimed that regulatory labels were missing. What should the project manager do?

Question24: A company just started managing a project using an agile approach Due to this change the general manager is worried about the scope definition process for upcoming projects What should the project manager do to ensure the project scope is completely defined?

Question25: A project manager presented the project schedule to the mam stakeholders They have requested that the project be completed two months earlier than the scheduled date What should the project manager do?

Question26: Early in the execution phase, a project manager discovers that recent changes in enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) will severely reduce the implementation cost and shorten the project schedule. How should the project manager address this situation?

Question27: A new project manager for an agile project is reviewing with an established team, some of the roles to avoid confusion on what to expect. Drag the description on the left to the role on the right

Question28: The project manager of an agile project has been asked to reduce the budget by 30% Since this is a small project team, the budget is primarily allocated to resources What strategy should the project manager use in order to keep delivering value in a restricted environment?

Question29: During project execution, the risk owner is monitoring the critical speed rate of a power engine to eventually trigger the defined risk-response strategy. During the risk assessment and management process phase, it was defined that the power engine has the following characteristics
1,600 rpm (rate-per-minute) -> stops working and crashes the system
1.500 rpm (rate-per-minute) -> warns of max rate allowed
1.400pm (rate-per-minute) -> reduces the power and brakes the engine
Which of the following statements is correct?

Question30: A project manager has been assigned to lead a project to deploy a new system. The stakeholders disagree on the project objectives and approach What should the project manager do?

Question31: For the purposes of quality assurance a quality audit was conducted on the processes being used in the project execution plan. One of the nonconformance issues raised by the auditor was that attendance lists for the project risk review meetings were not available Why is an attendance list important?

Question32: A technical manager newly appointed by the client, visits the project site to verify the project deliverables The technical manager feels that the project manager has not been providing enough information What should the project manager do first to resolve this situation?

Question33: A project in the execution phase is behind schedule and is missing some materials The contractor submits an offer to supply the missing materials and reimburse the cost since the internal procurement process will cause more delay The project manager does not agree with the costs submitted by the contractor for the missing materials What should the project manager do next?

Question34: A project team is engaging a development team in another country to develop software. During progress reviews, the project manager identified completion date delays due to rework because there were different interpretations of the client's needs What should the project manager do?

Question35: During a project's third iteration, two of the existing team members were replaced As the project entered the next iteration, the team velocity dropped and the performance started to slip.
What should the project manager do?

Question36: The project manager started a new project and must ensure that the team members and stakeholders are adequately trained. After an interview with the team, the project manager discovers that all resources have experience in different agile methodologies What should the project manager do?

Question37: A new project manager is assigned to a project midway through its implementation During the first risk review meeting, the project manager notices that the version of the risk register used by the project team members is different from the one the project manager is using What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?

Question38: A team member misses a project meeting without it being approved and has been penalized as defined in the ground rules. This team member, as well as other team members, insist that it is the first time they have seen this rule regarding the project and they do not agree with the penalty What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

Question39: A new team member is added to a self-organizing team The new team member is reluctant to speak and take part in team discussions or decisions Which two actions should the team take to engage this new team member? (Choose two)

Question40: A high-performing team member's performance has been consistently increasing over the past year, leaving other peers behind The project manager has been reluctant to publicly recognize the team member's contributions for fear of discouraging others The project manager is also concerned that the team member may leave if not rewarded for the contributions made.
What should the project manager do?

Question41: A large project is affecting the neighborhood in which it is located The neighbors are not satisfied with the project and their resistance to the project may affect the project deadline What two actions should the project manager take'? (Choose two)

Question42: A team has different ideas on how to address a feature of a product under construction and; although the sprint began two days ago, they have still not reached a consensus. What should the project manager do?

Question43: A project has a very tight delivery schedule The project is approaching the delivery date and the project sponsor often sends the project manager alerts to avoid any schedule slippage The project team has performed at an acceptable level until now but the project manager wants to ensure the team's performance level is maintained until the end What action should the project manager take to motivate the project team's performance?

Question44: In a software development project the product owner and development team agree on a sprint backlog The highest priority in the backlog is to build a payment module The team worked on the module during the first half of the sprint, but now two developers want to spend the rest of the sprint focusing on refactoring another feature that might create issues in the future.
What should the project manager do?

Question45: A team is working on implementing a communications system when the client says that they are considering closing the project. The project manager schedules an urgent meeting with the client to understand why the project is at risk Which two tools or techniques can the project manager use to influence the client's decision to keep the project active? (Choose two)

Question46: Which two actions should a project manager consider while launching a new virtual team? (Choose two)

Question47: A project manager has been using predictive methodology for more than 10 years and is switching to an agile project. The team members have not previously worked together. After two sprints of work, the team has not achieved any outcome and there is a lot of pressure to get work done What kind of leadership style should the project manager use at this stage?

Question48: During the last sprint review, the mam stakeholder complained that the product was missing many features they had been expecting The project team argued that every increment met the acceptance criteria and was approved by the mam stakeholder The cost performance index (CPI) of the project is 1 15 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.43 What should the project manager do?

Question49: How should the project manager develop the project management plan to ensure that the project continually delivers the expected benefits?

Question50: After a couple of iterations the project manager decides to present the product to a key stakeholder The stakeholder's feedback is that the team missed the mark on many features What should the project manager do to avoid this in the future?

Question51: A project manager has just finished initiating a project. While planning the project manager notes that several essential team members do not have the required skills for key tasks later in the project What should the project manager do first?

Question52: The project team follows a hybrid framework for its delivery. During the execution of a project, the team learns of a new compliance requirement that has to be delivered before any other requirements How should the project manager address this situation?

Question53: A project manager is assigned to a project within a program. The high-level requirements of the project are known, but the priorities of some of the requirements are uncertain as they are interdependent on some other pipeline projects within the program How should the project manager prepare for the next steps of the project?

Question54: One of a project manager's team members is continuously improving This team member has been a role model and mentor to others in the organization How should the project manager acknowledge this team member's commitment?

Question55: A project manager who is managing a critical project in a multinational company is conducting a progress meeting with all team members. During the meeting, one of the team members states that they are facing a critical problem that will prevent them from completing their assigned task What should the project manager do?

Question56: During daily calls team members share task progress One team member does not usually communicate many details and has critical tasks to be completed All team members are located in different countries and critical work is about to start Which two options will help the project manager in this situation? (Choose two)

Question57: A project manager is worried that a key stakeholder is not participating in the project and has concluded that the final product is not as good as it could have been if the stakeholder had been more involved Drag the scenario on the left to the correct risk response strategy on the right

Question58: A technical subject matter expert (SME) identifies an occurrence that should be captured in the project's lessons learned The SME asks the project manager to write, document and include it in the lessons learned register What should the project manager do?

Question59: At the end of a project with multiple suppliers, the project manager is reviewing the closing process and finds that an unexpected financial balance is remaining What will help the project manager understand why this has occurred?

Question60: A junior staff member was recently assigned to the team. The new team member tells the project manager that they are confused because they are not familiar with what is expected of them on the project What should the project manager do to assist the new team member?

Question61: In analyzing a project for monthly status reporting, the project manager notices that the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0 75 and the cost performance index (CPI) is 1 25 The project manager must provide the first project status review soon and wants to emphasize that the project is under control How should the project manager report the project status to key stakeholders?

Question62: To estimate the costs of a new project that is similar to a project that was implemented last year, the project manager meets with a group of experts from the previous project The group uses a three-point estimating technique The project manager submits the estimated budget to the project sponsor for approval The project sponsor, who is new to the company, is concerned because the budget exceeded their expectations What should the project manager do?