34. On a project with multiple international locations, a trend for delays has been flagged. When looking into the issue, the project manager realized that some of the key activities were scheduled over the holiday periods in the overseas offices. What should the project manager do next?

a). Update the schedule to reflect the holidays and notify the project sponsor of the delayed completion.

B. Hire additional personnel on a temporary basis to cover the extra workload during the holiday seasons.

C. Request that the offices in overseas locations work overtime to mitigate schedule slippages.

D. Update the schedule to reflect the holidays and share the workload among offices to mitigate schedule slippage.

35. A project manager is managing a project that requires specialized architecture services. This project was identified as a high risk for the organization. The project manager works with an external architect who is highly specialized. However, the architect will soon resign because they accepted an offer from another firm. What should the project manager do next?

A. Discuss this with the project team, assess the impact, and decide on the appropriate actions to follow.

B. Ask the architect for the contact details for their new employer and call their account manager.

C. Call the account manager and ask them to retain the expert by offering them an incentive.

D. Escalate the issue to the procurement department and ask them to discuss this with the vendor firm.

36. A new engineer was assigned to a project. Although the engineer has adequate skills for the job, they always wait for authorization from the project manager before acting. What should the project manager do?

A. Obtain related training for the new team member.

B. Determine the appropriate level of decision-making authority and empower the engineer.

C. Make all of the decisions for the engineer in order to keep the workflow on track.

D. Replace the resource with an experienced engineer.

37. A senior project manager has included a junior project manager as part of the project team. During a coaching session, the junior project manager asks the senior project manager how to be efficient and reduce rework. How should the senior project manager respond?

A. Use a work breakdown structure (WBS) to create a project schedule based on the project and resource requirements.

B. Monitor resource allocation to ensure that team members work 8 hours per day.

C. Assign project tasks to the team regardless of their skills to accomplish the project schedule.

D. Schedule daily meetings with key stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of the project management plan. 38. A project manager has been assigned to lead an IT project to store information on sold lottery tickets. During the project execution, a failure in the system caused 10 numbers to be sold two times. This happened during the month of greatest demand because the prize was the highest of the year. The project team is concerned that one of those tickets could be the winner. What should the project manager do first?

A. Reassure the sponsor by explaining the probability of this risk materializing is extremely low.

B. Carry out tests to verify that the system does not fail again due to the high occurrence of events.

C. Review the list of risks to verify that this issue was considered and execute the detailed action plan.

D. Inform the sponsor about the issue and make a request for sufficient funds to be made available