PMP Project Management Professional

During Sprint 1 of an Agile product launch, a newly formed cross-functional squad is arguing over story ownership, technical boundaries, and working norms. According to Tuckman's team development model, which stage is this squad in?

• AForming
• BStorming
• CNorming
• DPerforming

On a hybrid program integrating a predictive ERP workstream with an Agile mobile squad, which artifact maps specific roles to deliverables so every work package has a clear owner?

• AStakeholder register
• BRACI matrix
• CRisk register
• DIssue log

An Agile product squad has worked together across eight sprints. Members trust one another, resolve blockers collaboratively, and consistently deliver Done increments. Which stage of Tuckman's model does this describe?

• AForming
• BStorming
• CNorming
• DPerforming

In a RACI matrix, what does the "A" stand for, and what is its key rule?

• AApprover — multiple people can share this role per task
• BAccountable — only one person can be accountable per task
• CAssigned — the person who performs the work
• DAdvisor — the person who provides expert guidance

A project manager is co-locating a distributed team for the first two sprints of an Agile project. What is the primary benefit of co-location?

• AIt reduces project costs by eliminating travel expenses
• BIt enables osmotic communication and faster problem-solving
• CIt allows the project manager to closely monitor individual productivity
• DIt ensures all team members work the same hours

A senior cloud engineer joins a self-organizing Scrum squad midway through Release 2. The squad had been operating in the Performing stage, but now shows confusion over workflow norms. What is happening?

• AThe team has permanently regressed back into the initial Forming stage
• BThe team is cycling back through earlier Tuckman stages after change
• CThe project manager has failed to onboard the new team member properly
• DThe team has entered the final Adjourning stage of team development

A distributed Agile release train spanning four time zones is experiencing sprint handoff delays and asynchronous misunderstandings. What should the project manager do FIRST?

• ARequire every team member to work the same business hours
• BSet communication protocols with overlapping hours and async tools
• CReplace the virtual team members with locally based staff
• DEscalate the communication problem to the project sponsor

A servant leader is chartering a new cross-functional Agile squad. Which approach BEST builds a high-performing team?

• ASet strict individual performance metrics and rank team members publicly
• BEstablish team agreements, psychological safety, and shared recognition
• CAssign the most experienced person to lead all technical design decisions
• DMinimize team meetings to allow maximum individual heads-down work time

A project manager is building a cross-functional team. Several functional managers are reluctant to release their best resources. What type of organizational structure is most likely causing this challenge?

• AProjectized organization
• BMatrix organization
• CSimple/organic organization
• DVirtual organization

A Scrum team of eight members has three people who consistently dominate discussions during sprint retrospectives while others remain silent. As the servant leader, what should you do?

• ARemove the dominant members from future sprint retrospective meetings
• BUse facilitation techniques that give every member a chance to contribute
• CLet the team resolve the issue on their own since they are self-organizing
• DCancel sprint retrospectives until the underlying team dynamics improve

A hybrid delivery team must obtain a legal specialist's input before finalizing each privacy-related deliverable. The specialist neither performs the delivery work nor owns its final approval. Which RACI designation fits this two-way advisory role?

• AResponsible
• BConsulted
• CAccountable
• DInformed

A project team consists of 10 members. How many communication channels exist?

• A10
• B20
• C45
• D90