PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1351:

  What cost control technique is used to compare actual project performance to planned or expected performance?

  A. Cost aggregation
  B. Trend analysis
  C. Forecasting
  D. Variance analysis
  D. Variance analysis

• Question 1352:

  A project manager is preparing to start a new project in which the team members are distributed geographically across different countries. The project manager is using the communications management plan to engage the team members and find a communication method that suits everyone.

  How should the project manager continually evaluate the effectiveness of the virtual team's engagement?

  A. Collect feedback from the team to discuss alternatives to enhance the communication.
  B. Conduct individual meetings to create a trusting environment with team members.
  C. Establish periodic face-to-face meetings and address the communication topic.
  D. Hold meetings in accordance with the team members' preferences and availability.
  A. Collect feedback from the team to discuss alternatives to enhance the communication.

• Question 1353:

  An output of Control Schedule is:

  A. A project schedule network diagram
  B. A schedule management plan
  C. Schedule data
  D. Schedule forecasts
  D. Schedule forecasts

• Question 1354:

  A functional manager is concerned that the project's quality management techniques have advanced beyond the department's capabilities and wants the project team to review all quality management activities in two full-day workshops the following week.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Draft a project decision request to include in the scope for the current iteration and ask the sponsor to approve.
  B. Explain that the team is fully dedicated to the current sprint activities and negotiate a mutually agreeable time.
  C. Add this to the project backlog and have the product owner determine where it fits in terms of priority.
  D. Indicate that this was a not a requirement identified during project planning and it is outside of the scope.
  B. Explain that the team is fully dedicated to the current sprint activities and negotiate a mutually agreeable time.

• Question 1355:

  A new quality report was distributed to stakeholders after the sponsor approved it. A senior manager requests changing the colors and sizes of some of the graphs included in the report. What should the project manager do?

  A. Reject the change as the report was approved previously.
  B. Incorporate the change in a future report.
  C. Ask the team to make the manager's requested changes.
  D. Advise the manager to raise a change request.
  D. Advise the manager to raise a change request.

• Question 1356:

  In a project that will deliver a new product using new technology, the project team frequently discusses difficulties that may arise and possible strategies to address them. One team member sets up a meeting with the project manager to discuss their list of challenges and presents an extensive list of items that require continuous attention.

  How should the project manager use this event to maximize the benefits to the stakeholders?

  A. Validate the list of challenges and act on the valid items according to the priority indicated.
  B. Document the findings and update and redistribute the communications management plan.
  C. Invite the team member to participate in the risk register and review the evaluation frequently.
  D. Present the list of challenges to the steering committee to gain buy-in before starting the activities.
  A. Validate the list of challenges and act on the valid items according to the priority indicated.

• Question 1357:

  A project team delivered a critical deliverable to the customer. The customer complained that the maintenance manual was not included. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Submit a change request to include the manual.
  B. Add the needed manual and update the risk log.
  C. Review the stakeholder engagement plan.
  D. Review the terms and conditions of the contract.
  D. Review the terms and conditions of the contract.

• Question 1358:

  A project manager recently finished a project and started managing a new project with a different supervisor. As part of the early project activities, the supervisor from the original project is assigned to the team as a nonsupervisory resource and immediately begins challenging all decisions made by the current supervisor.

  What should the project manager do to resolve this conflict?

  A. Give the project team time to work through the issues with the new supervisor.
  B. Ensure the new supervisor takes the lead when being challenged.
  C. Immediately remove the resource from the project team.
  D. Communicate with the resource on the roles and responsibilities of this project.
  D. Communicate with the resource on the roles and responsibilities of this project.

• Question 1359:

  A project manager working on a large-scale network implementation is frustrated with the hardware supplier. Their deliveries have been consistently late and frequently do not have vital components. The project manager's company has decided to cancel the contract and move to a new supplier, but the only other option is an overseas company.

  What should the project manager do first to proceed with this change?

  A. Engage the services of an interpreter who understands the project domain.
  B. Check social media to determine if there are any common connections that use the new supplier.
  C. Request assistance from the procurement department on the next steps.
  D. Become aware of any cultural characteristics of the new supplier that could impact negotiation.
  C. Request assistance from the procurement department on the next steps.

• Question 1360:

  A customer is unhappy after weeks of working in a newly implemented virtual environment and wants their key stakeholders to be more involved in the development processes. The customer is requesting access to the information radiators of the project management information system (PMIS). The development company has never allowed clients access to the system.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Submit the request and advise for approval, then investigate the training needs for team members and stakeholders.
  B. Break down the request situation to identify the root causes for the customer's dissatisfaction.
  C. Deny the request and negotiate for alternatives that will achieve the customer's desired results.
  D. Submit the request and advise for denial, as the company has never allowed customers access to the PMIS.
  B. Break down the request situation to identify the root causes for the customer's dissatisfaction.