PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1171:

  A project is starting its sixth iteration out seven. During the daily meeting, a team member explains that a key function will take longer to complete than originally anticipated. What should the project manager do?

  A. Update the issue log and escalate the problem to the project sponsor.
  B. Ask for a project extension to deliver the committed scope.
  C. Review the options and possible solutions with the project team.
  D. Ask for help to increase the team capacity to deliver on time.
  C. Review the options and possible solutions with the project team.

• Question 1172:

  A company initiated a project to introduce a new product to the market. The product must undergo the industry's regulatory process prior to approval and launch. However, the company sees a great demand for this product and wants it to launch as soon as possible.

  What should the project manager do to realize this opportunity?

  A. Communicate with the industry's regulatory authority to grant the company an exception.
  B. Escalate the issue to the company's CEO who has experience with the regulations.
  C. Comply with the regulatory requirements and work to compress the project schedule.
  D. Hire a third party who is an expert on the industry's regulations to work out the details.
  C. Comply with the regulatory requirements and work to compress the project schedule.

• Question 1173:

  The project charter was just approved and the project sponsor has given permission to proceed with the project. The program manager has confirmed that one of the requested key resources is also needed on another project at the same time. This will affect project delivery.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Pay overtime to key resource to get the work done outside of working hours
  B. Have a meeting with project manager of the other project to find a resource optimization solution that works for both projects
  C. Speak with the client to see if the project delivery deadline can be delayed due to resource availability
  D. Talk to the program manager and about prioritizing this project over other projects so the key resources are available
  B. Have a meeting with project manager of the other project to find a resource optimization solution that works for both projects

• Question 1174:

  A company has been following a predictive approach and always waits for the preceding phase to be completed before evaluating the quality of their products. A new project manager with experience in hybrid approaches has been assigned to help increase the efficiency of the company's quality management process.

  What should the new project manager do to address the process improvements?

  A. Understand the context and interdependencies of the process from the team members and then define improvements
  B. Continue with the process as is. and wait until the next phase to suggest any improvements
  C. Discuss the process improvement with the project management office (PMO) lead to update the project delivery framework
  D. Define a ground rule to comply with the quality standard and ask the team members to apply it.
  A. Understand the context and interdependencies of the process from the team members and then define improvements

• Question 1175:

  The stakeholders in an agile project are upset because some of the final products do not meet their expectations. When the project manager asks the team about the stakeholders' expectations, the team only mentions the project's objective. In addition to reminding the team about the importance of stakeholder expectations, interest, and influence in the project, how should the project manager improve this situation?

  A. Motivate the team to create and use an agile project charter.
  B. Encourage the team to use an information radiator to analyze expectations.
  C. Teach the team how to use the user persona technique.
  D. Remind the team that face-to-face communication is the best method.
  C. Teach the team how to use the user persona technique.

• Question 1176:

  How should the project manager develop the project management plan to ensure that the project continually delivers the expected benefits?

  A. Clarify project benefits with the sponsor.
  B. Identify the goal of each work product
  C. Perform integration testing of each release
  D. Include the entire project team in testing
  B. Identify the goal of each work product

• Question 1177:

  A project manager has access to risk management tools but chooses to use a quantitative method to evaluate the project risks. During project execution, the project sponsor asks for an updated risk matrix. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Use integrated risk management software to evaluate the risks.
  B. Trust in the quantitative method already chosen as it is a precise method.
  C. Add new risks and send the risk matrix to leadership for approval.
  D. Use their own professional knowledge to reassess the risks.
  A. Use integrated risk management software to evaluate the risks.

• Question 1178:

  An agile team is working on a two-week sprint to deliver business value. About one week after the sprint starts, the product owner realizes that a regulatory compliance requirement was missed. The product owner reminds the team that this requirement must be completed in the current sprint or the organization will face a penalty.

  What should the project manager do to mitigate this risk?

  A. Review the issue with the project sponsor and ask for more time to complete this requirement.
  B. Complete an impact analysis as the scope of the sprint backlog cannot be changed after the sprint has started.
  C. Include the compliance user story in the next sprint as the team is fully occupied with the current sprint.
  D. Request the team to add the user story to the current sprint and let them work on it.
  D. Request the team to add the user story to the current sprint and let them work on it.

• Question 1179:

  A project manager works for a large global company. The project manager is leading a project where the expected business value is to improve the company's image and reputation. During the project's closing phase, the project manager realizes that there is still a negative perception about the company's brand.

  What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

  A. Monitored progress in achieving the business value throughout the project
  B. Asked for additional time to achieve the project goals and increase business value
  C. Increased the number of project resources to ensure attainment of the business value
  D. Reviewed previous projects' lessons learned and applied them to this project
  A. Monitored progress in achieving the business value throughout the project

• Question 1180:

  During the last two iterations of a project, one of the team members had low performance. The project manager conducted two feedback sessions with the team member and escalated the issue to the resource manager and project sponsor, but there has been no improvement.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Escalate the situation again to the project sponsor.
  B. Review this obstacle during the daily standup meeting.
  C. Request a new resource to execute the activities.
  D. Provide feedback to the resource at the sprint review.
  C. Request a new resource to execute the activities.