PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1331:

  Anew engineer was assigned to a project. Although the engineer has adequate skills for the job, they always wait for authorization from the project manager before acting. What should the project manager do?

  A. Obtain related training for the new team member.
  B. Determine the appropriate level of decision-making authority and empower the engineer.
  C. Make all of the decisions for the engineer in order to keep the workflow on track.
  D. Replace the resource with an experienced engineer.
  B. Determine the appropriate level of decision-making authority and empower the engineer.

• Question 1332:

  A project was recently flagged as being noncompliant during an inspection. Several options were suggested on how to address the noncompliance, but each may have different impacts on the budget, schedule, and quality. How should the project manager proceed?

  A. Review the risk register.
  B. Perform a cost-benefit analysis.
  C. Determine the cost of change.
  D. Conduct a root cause analysis (RCA).
  B. Perform a cost-benefit analysis.

• Question 1333:

  During the execution of a project, an experienced team member informs the project manager that they cannot take part in all of the scheduled project activities due to a conflicting operational schedule. What should the project manager do?

  A. Replace the team member with another available resource on the team.
  B. Discuss the situation with the team member's functional manager to see if the schedule can be adjusted.
  C. Check with the project management office (PMO) on the available resources to complete the activities.
  D. Encourage the team member to prioritize scheduled project activities.
  B. Discuss the situation with the team member's functional manager to see if the schedule can be adjusted.

• Question 1334:

  A project has a schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.75 and a cost performance index (CPI) of 1.1. As a result, the project manager is considering either fast-tracking or crashing the project schedule to bring the project back on track.

  What could be a secondary result of these actions?

  A. A decrease in project cost
  B. An increase in project risk
  C. Additional project scope
  D. Additional resources
  B. An increase in project risk

• Question 1335:

  A project manager is leading a hybrid project. A project team member has not been delivering on time; as a result, the project is about to be delayed.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Revise the project schedule with the customer.
  B. Schedule a meeting with the project team to address timelines.
  C. Negotiate revised timelines with the project sponsor.
  D. Discuss the situation with the project team member.
  D. Discuss the situation with the project team member.

• Question 1336:

  A project manager is facilitating a project steering committee meeting where the prioritization of work items in the backlog is being discussed. The engineering executive wants to prioritize features based on level of effort, completing the smallest items first. The quality executive wants to complete the most complex tasks first to have adequate time to ensure a quality product is delivered. The compliance officer wants to complete items with associated regulatory components as they are essential items.

  How should the project manager prioritize the work items?

  A. Complete tasks associated with regulatory components as the team cannot deliver business value that does not adhere to compliance regulations.
  B. Ensure that the team assesses opportunities to deliver the highest business value items incrementally.
  C. Ensure that the project value is within the quality guidelines by prioritizing and completing intricate tasks earlier in the project.
  D. Complete the smaller tasks first to allow the team opportunities to prototype and evaluate development processes.
  B. Ensure that the team assesses opportunities to deliver the highest business value items incrementally.

• Question 1337:

  A project manager is planning a project and identifies that legislation requirements for specific project tasks will be changing. This will occur half way through the project execution phase and will affect a few key workers' licenses, which will become noncompliant.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Start scheduling the training for key workers now to ensure compliance.
  B. Maintain the current key workers since the project has already started.
  C. Update the project charter to ensure the new legislation is addressed.
  D. Start a recruitment drive for new workers with the licenses required.
  A. Start scheduling the training for key workers now to ensure compliance.

• Question 1338:

  A large matrix organization is adopting a new communications approach. This is necessary because their projects often require the resourcing of expert knowledge in the form of specialists from various departments and divisions. What should the project manager do to set up effective communications?

  A. Plan on transmitting the information in an easily understandable manner.
  B. Focus on the recipients' needs and not the information itself.
  C. Use the highest possible technical language and avoid using metaphors.
  D. Ensure that messages sent to the recipients are delivered.
  B. Focus on the recipients' needs and not the information itself.

• Question 1339:

  A project manager is newly appointed to an ongoing project that will develop a new solution using an affiliate of the company. The deploying resources will come from another entity of the company. When asked to confirm the availability of the deploying team, the deploying manager declined.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Reschedule the project taking this new information into account.
  B. Refer to the project's resource management plan.
  C. Ask the project sponsor for external resources.
  D. Create a change request to be validated by the project sponsor.
  B. Refer to the project's resource management plan.

• Question 1340:

  The project manager started a new project and must ensure that the team members and stakeholders are adequately trained. After an interview with the team, the project manager discovers that all resources have experience in different agile methodologies.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Make sure the project team is aware of all agile techniques
  B. Skip the training because the team already understands agile
  C. Ensure the team has a common understanding of agile
  D. Teach one agile methodology fully and completely
  C. Ensure the team has a common understanding of agile