PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1161:

  A project manager and project team have brought a project back on track after mapping and removing impediments. During the current sprint, the team reported that an impediment that previously caused major delays has appeared again. The team tried implementing the same mitigation tasks that worked previously. However, the tasks are not having the same result with the impediment.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Escalate the issue with an impediment to the project sponsor
  B. Use the contingency budget to implement schedule compression
  C. Implement the mitigation plans listed in the organizational process assets (OPAs)
  D. Reassess the issue as part of monitoring and controlling
  D. Reassess the issue as part of monitoring and controlling

• Question 1162:

  A department lead requested additional items be included in the project during the execution phase. Their acceptance is mandatory before the project can be closed. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Find a way to accommodate the requested additions.
  B. Schedule a meeting to gain better understanding.
  C. Politely refuse the request stating the project baselines.
  D. Initiate a change request for the additional scope.
  B. Schedule a meeting to gain better understanding.

• Question 1163:

  A project manager was notified about a new regulatory requirement that could impact the project schedule. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Increase the amount of slack in the critical path to reduce the impact of the regulatory requirement.
  B. Update the schedule and project risk register according to the regulatory requirement.
  C. Consult the project management plan for guidance on addressing the regulatory requirement.
  D. Assess the impact of implementing the potential regulatory requirement on the project.
  D. Assess the impact of implementing the potential regulatory requirement on the project.

• Question 1164:

  A project manager is leading a project that is in an advanced stage. All high-level risks identified in the risk management plan have been resolved or are no longer a risk for the project. Only low-level risks remain. What should the project manager do now?

  A. Reduce the priority of project risks as all remaining risks are low-level
  B. Notify stakeholders that all high-level risks have been resolved
  C. Reevaluate identified risks and update the risk register
  D. Reclassify low-level risks as high-level risks
  C. Reevaluate identified risks and update the risk register

• Question 1165:

  A project has completed the first phase. During the lessons learned meeting, the project manager reported that the project was successful because it was on time, on budget, and on scope. The sponsor objected and said that other project benefits, such as cost reduction of the product and system response time, were not achieved.

  What may have caused this situation?

  A. The change control plan was not followed by the project manager.
  B. The acceptance criteria were not accurately defined.
  C. The items did not appear in the project management plan.
  D. The benefits should have been managed at the organizational level.
  B. The acceptance criteria were not accurately defined.

• Question 1166:

  A newly commissioned project has had trouble recruiting team members because the turnover rate is high. The human resource (HR) manager has conducted several exit interviews. Many team members have expressed that the project manager has inadequate relationship management competencies. The project manager explains that the exiting team members were lazy.

  What should the project manager do to prevent this high turnover rate from continuing?

  A. Be more involved in the team member recruitment process to ensure qualified team members are chosen.
  B. Develop relationship skills as a leader and also develop the teams' emotional intelligence skills.
  C. Avoid micromanaging the team, enforce stricter rules, and monitor employees.
  D. Explain to the recruiting manager that a project is temporary in nature, making it different than an operational environment.
  B. Develop relationship skills as a leader and also develop the teams' emotional intelligence skills.

• Question 1167:

  In an agile project, the team planned to complete 40 story points in an iteration, but only completed 30 story points. What is the schedule performance index (SPI)?

  A. 30/40
  B. 30/70
  C. 40/30
  D. 40/70
  A. 30/40

• Question 1168:

  A project manager is working on a project to build a manufacturing complex. The project will run in three different phases: engineering, procurement, and construction. The procurement phase is in the initiation stage. The project sponsor wants to pursue the project phases as they have been planned, but also wants to accommodate and adjust to new data, input from the customer, and changes during the various phases as the project progresses.

  How should the project manager approach this project?

  A. Apply a predictive project management approach.
  B. Evaluate and decide on a phased project management approach.
  C. Implement an adaptive project management approach.
  D. Use a hybrid model to combine predictive and adaptive life cycles.
  D. Use a hybrid model to combine predictive and adaptive life cycles.

• Question 1169:

  A distributed project team has communication issues because of their collaboration tools. The team feels that efficiency could be improved by changing the collaboration platform. What should the project manager do?

  A. Discuss this with the project team and select the appropriate tools.
  B. Inform the project team to continue using the current tools.
  C. Implement the communication tools used by other project teams.
  D. Escalate the issue to the sponsor and ask them to decide.
  A. Discuss this with the project team and select the appropriate tools.

• Question 1170:

  A project manager has been working on a critical project to transform an organization's operations. The project manager had successfully completed four sprints when the innovation director was replaced. The new director placed a hold on the project until a new strategy can be put in place.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Discuss the vision and possible impacts with the new director.
  B. Review the risk management plan from previous projects with the new director.
  C. Escalate to the project sponsor to remove the project hold.
  D. Seek approval from the new director to replace the current contingency budget.
  A. Discuss the vision and possible impacts with the new director.