PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 101:

  A project manager has been informed by a vendor that a shipment of supplies needed for the project will be delayed by six weeks.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Treat the risk as an issue and launch the risk response plan.
  B. Find another vendor to deliver the required supplies on time.
  C. Ask the procurement manager to resolve the issue with the vendor.
  D. Document this as a risk and define a risk response plan.
  A. Treat the risk as an issue and launch the risk response plan.

• Question 102:

  A project management office (PMO) is currently stretched for project control resources. Specifically, the cost control resources are short of the staff required for this activity level. A new project is about to start soon.

  What should the project lead do to obtain the needed resources?

  A. Evaluate running the project without the required resources and depend on the lessons learned from similar past projects.
  B. Prepare to perform the duties of the cost controller for the duration of the project.
  C. Meet with the PMO team and review the resource management plan ahead of the project kickoff to ensure resource availability.
  D. Inform the project sponsor and initiate a recruitment exercise outside of the PMO.
  C. Meet with the PMO team and review the resource management plan ahead of the project kickoff to ensure resource availability.

• Question 103:

  As a project is ending, a business stakeholder requests information from the project manager regarding overall project performance to determine the success of the initiative. What should the project manager do to provide relevant information to the stakeholder?

  A. Update the project status report to include current performance information.
  B. Document the key performance indicators (KPIs) in the final project report.
  C. Document the project performance and influencing factors in the lessons learned register.
  D. Inform the stakeholder that performance will be evaluated three months after project closure.
  B. Document the key performance indicators (KPIs) in the final project report.

• Question 104:

  HOTSPOT

  A project is on its sixth iteration out of seven. Select the two points where the team is performing better than expected. (Choose two.)

  Hot Area:

  

  

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• Question 105:

  Three testers joined the project team just before the end of the build. During the project team meeting, the testers indicated that the project quality is poor, and they should not continue testing until all the defects are fixed. Which three actions should the project manager do? (Choose three.)

  A. Stop the project and review the output.
  B. Ask the testers to provide additional information.
  C. Brainstorm the issue with the project team.
  D. Continue with testing according to the plan.
  E. Ask the sponsor for assistance and guidance.
  B. Ask the testers to provide additional information.
  C. Brainstorm the issue with the project team.
  D. Continue with testing according to the plan.

• Question 106:

  To limit the amount of time and cost of using a contract programming firm, a product manager announces that the developers will not be paid for unrequested embellishments to the product. What can the development team and scrum master do to ensure they are paid for all their work?

  A. Convert the story points on user stories to hours to provide estimates of the potential costs to the product manager.
  B. Have the product manager work with the scrum master to assign specialists to user stories to meet the requirement.
  C. Ensure that the task board is used as an information radiator and all stories have enough detail to build the required feature or function.
  D. Refine the definition of done (DoD) for user stories to ensure that part of the completion is a verification review of the code.
  C. Ensure that the task board is used as an information radiator and all stories have enough detail to build the required feature or function.

• Question 107:

  An important project to build a new airport was suddenly stopped because of complaints from residents in the surrounding communities. The residents stated they were not consulted and that the project would cause ecological and pollution damage.

  What should the project manager have done first to avoid this situation?

  A. Identified the stakeholders and their expectations
  B. Presented the project to the community
  C. Added this situation to the risk register
  D. Added these requests to the project scope statement
  A. Identified the stakeholders and their expectations

• Question 108:

  A project manager is managing a large project. During a review meeting, the project manager discovers that one of the team members who use to be a high performer was not able to complete their work on time. What should the project manager do?

  A. Talk to the team member to determine why their performance changed.
  B. Talk to the team member and a human resources (HR) representative.
  C. Talk to the team member's manager to provide more training.
  D. Talk to the project lead and ask them to allocate less demanding tasks.
  A. Talk to the team member to determine why their performance changed.

• Question 109:

  During a blueprint review meeting, the finance department representative is not comfortable with a proposed solution that favors another department. As a result, document approval is delayed, which impacts the project schedule.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Work with the project team to find a compromise solution that suits both departments.
  B. Schedule a meeting with the project sponsor to seek advice on the approach of both departments.
  C. Arrange a meeting with the two departments to understand their differences and address their needs.
  D. Assess the risk of postponing this specific solution and advise both departments of the delay.
  C. Arrange a meeting with the two departments to understand their differences and address their needs.

• Question 110:

  While monitoring a project at a work site, the project manager notices that the site team's work breaks have increased by a few minutes every week. How should the project manager approach this?

  A. Reduce payment to the workers due to their extended breaks.
  B. Issue a formal written warning to all hourly workers for their break tardiness.
  C. Have a meeting with the team to discuss the issue and propose solutions.
  D. Dismiss some of the workers for failing to adhere to the break policy.
  C. Have a meeting with the team to discuss the issue and propose solutions.