9. During the execution of a project, a company decides that everybody will need to take vacation time before the end of the year. This may cause a change in the project time line. How should the project manager address the situation?

A. Agree with functional management and team members on a vacation schedule that would minimally impact the project schedule

B. Submit a formal request to senior management asking them not to proceed with this decision based on the impact it will have on the project

C. Push out the project timeline according to the vacation plan in place based on the recent company policy

D. Discuss the vacation plan and include scheduling changes in the change log database

10. A project team is implementing a hosted system for a third party. Just before going live, the customer asks the project team to include additional functionality. The project team identified risks to the delivery date and informed the project manager that some of the requested functions are in conflict with the agreed scope. What should the project manager do?

A. Discuss with the customer the risks identified and team's concerns

B. Discuss with the team, estimate the effort, and raise a change request

C. Ask the customer to go live and add the new functionality in the backlog

D. Ask the team to deliver the functionality on the agreed go-live date

11. A project manager is working with the team to deliver a project in a company that uses different delivery methods. The project manager is concerned about the communication channels currently suggested by the project management office (PMO) because some information is taking too much time to reach the team members, causing negative consequences for delivery. How should the project manager avoid this situation in the future?

A. Agree with the project team on a suitable collaboration and make sure information is shared at all times.

B. Use the same methods until the end of the current delivery and suggest new ones during the retrospective.

C. Refer to the policies and frameworks used at the company enterprise level and inform the project team members.

D. Tell the sponsor that the project manager will use their own communication model to ensure on-time delivery. 12. A project manager is managing a project that has a new sponsor who is cutting the budget. As a servant leader, how should the project manager handle the budget cuts with the team?

A. Notify the project sponsor that the budget reduction will require a schedule slip and scope reduction.

B. Collaborate with the team to assess the impact of the change on the project and recommend an updated project plan.

C. Inform each team member that they must release a portion of their budget but must remain on schedule with no change to the scope.

D. Meet with the schedule coordinator and financial analyst to tell them which budget lines to reduce and where to release slack.

13. A high-performing team member has started to demonstrate a performance drop as well as some aggressive behaviours toward other team members in meetings. The project manager has worked with this individual for many months on this project and has not seen this type of behaviour before. What should the project manager do?

A. Discuss the individual's behaviour with the other team members to determine if they have noticed and know what is going on

B. Attend more team meetings to observe the team more closely to determine the root cause

C. Discuss the project manager's observations with the individual to determine why they are behaving this way

D. Discuss their performance with the team member's functional manager as well as human resources (HR) and discuss next steps