PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1321:

  During a regular review, the project manager of an agile project realizes that a key stakeholder is missing critical information about some features being developed. In order to improve communications and reduce the risk of deploying the wrong features, what should the project manager do?

  A. Assess the stakeholder's needs and communication style and propose a tailored approach with regular status reports and progress meetings.
  B. Invite the stakeholder to the regular "show and tell" sessions so the stakeholder is aware of project progress and feedback can be gathered.
  C. Conduct stakeholder remapping, evaluate stakeholders by their level of influence and interest on the project, and communicate accordingly.
  D. Include the stakeholder on regular project communications so that decisions can be followed up closely.
  B. Invite the stakeholder to the regular "show and tell" sessions so the stakeholder is aware of project progress and feedback can be gathered.

• Question 1322:

  A team is given an agile project to build a conceptual product for a new customer. While planning, the project manager is trying to determine the best way to show value to the customer, as the technical requirements are not very detailed. What should the project manager do to help the client understand the value delivered during project execution?

  A. Include a planned value (PV) calculation in the sprint report for each build cycle.
  B. Conduct a customer demonstration at the end of each build cycle.
  C. Provide the customer with the refined specification during each build cycle.
  D. Show the customer a sprint burndown chart for each build cycle.
  B. Conduct a customer demonstration at the end of each build cycle.

• Question 1323:

  An intern is replacing a critical resource midway through a sprint. To help the intern get up to speed, the project manager assigns a senior engineer in the team as the intern's mentor. Two months later, the project goes into critical status, delaying the release milestone by a month.

  What should the project manager have done to avoid this scenario?

  A. Convinced the critical resource to remain on the project.
  B. Requested an experienced resource as a replacement
  C. Allocated additional time for mentoring
  D. Negotiated additional time to complete the project
  B. Requested an experienced resource as a replacement

• Question 1324:

  A project manager is assigned to a multiyear enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution project. During planning, the business sponsor emphasizes the importance of demonstrating value along the way, while maintaining the integrity of the final product.

  How should the project manager establish the delivery model for this project?

  A. Organize the project into multiple subsets based on business functions and deliver each subset as a component of the final product.
  B. Reestablish the project as a program with multiple small projects, as each project will be delivered as a product of its own.
  C. Communicate the latest status to the steering committee and provide a demo of the features completed.
  D. Schedule routine demos on features completed and deliver a single product once all features are completed.
  A. Organize the project into multiple subsets based on business functions and deliver each subset as a component of the final product.

• Question 1325:

  An international client contacted a software development company to build out a software product, and an agile project manager was assigned. At one of the review meetings, the client complains that a feature mentioned at the initial debriefing was not implemented.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Include the mentioned feature in the prioritized requirements list.
  B. Assign a team member to immediately start working on that feature.
  C. Review the original project documentation to confirm.
  D. Treat it as a change request and assess the effect on the project's goals.
  C. Review the original project documentation to confirm.

• Question 1326:

  A project team member was unhappy with a new change in project governance and complained to one of the project sponsors. The project sponsor challenged the project manager. How should the project manager resolve this conflict?

  A. Arrange a meeting with the project team member and project sponsor to discuss the change and obtain consensus.
  B. Discuss how to manage this conflict with the project management office (PMO) and let them decide how to resolve the issue.
  C. Explain to the sponsor why the change is required and get their support in forcing the project team member to accept the new change.
  D. Schedule a meeting with the project team member's functional manager and request the functional manager's support.
  A. Arrange a meeting with the project team member and project sponsor to discuss the change and obtain consensus.

• Question 1327:

  One of a project manager's team members is continuously improving. This team member has been a role model and mentor to others in the organization. How should the project manager acknowledge this team member's commitment?

  A. Send this person to a meeting to negotiate the scope with the client
  B. Appreciate this team member's performance throughout the project life cycle
  C. Promote this team member to a coaching role after this project is completed
  D. Document it in the team member's end of year performance review
  B. Appreciate this team member's performance throughout the project life cycle

• Question 1328:

  A project team is working on the design of a solution for a complex project. Due to a lack of clarity of the customer's requirements, daily meetings were agreed upon between the team and the customer. There are a few external contractors in the project who do not agree with this idea as they feel it is a waste of time.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Welcome and involve the contractors as part of the project team.
  B. Ask the contractors to meet with the customer independently.
  C. Ask the customer to develop a document with the requirements.
  D. Warn and penalize the contractors who do not attend the meeting.
  A. Welcome and involve the contractors as part of the project team.

• Question 1329:

  A project manager is working on a critical path activity and notices a delay in product delivery due to an anticipated event. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Follow the risk response plan
  B. Use the contingency fund
  C. Prepare a change request
  D. Update the risk register
  A. Follow the risk response plan

• Question 1330:

  A project manager has been assigned to run an organization's first agile project. The project team has no previous agile experience. A high-level scope has been defined, but the team is not clear as to what to work on first. What should the project manager do to address this situation?

  A. Hire an external consultancy service to help define the project scope.
  B. Work with the product owner to define the initial product backlog.
  C. Keep the project on hold until a detailed scope document is defined.
  D. Dedicate the first three sprints with the team to define the sprint backlog.
  B. Work with the product owner to define the initial product backlog.