PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1361:

  A project manager was replaced in the early phases of a new project. The new project manager discovers that the business team is not supporting the project. After discussing these concerns with the team, it is determined that the project does not have the full support of senior management.

  What should the new project manager do next?

  A. Send out a status report describing the situation to the stakeholders and request general assistance.
  B. Request the business team to clearly define their issues with the project work completed to date.
  C. Study the stakeholder analysis to understand which stakeholder holds the most influence and seek their assistance.
  D. Ask senior management to be more involved with the project and to provide their full support.
  C. Study the stakeholder analysis to understand which stakeholder holds the most influence and seek their assistance.

• Question 1362:

  A project manager is executing a commercial building project. The project manager discovers that the required building permits have not been obtained. Obtaining the permits will delay the project by 1 month and will cost the project US$35,000. The fine associated with continuing to build without the permits is US$1,000 per day.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Continue the project while trying to obtain the permit.
  B. Update the risk management plan.
  C. Review lessons learned from previous projects.
  D. Obtain the permits before continuing the build.
  D. Obtain the permits before continuing the build.

• Question 1363:

  A project team is globally distributed with team members living and working in different time zones. The project manager is trying to get the team to collaborate effectively. Which three actions should the project manager take to accomplish this goal? (Choose three)

  A. Require the team to have daily mandatory meetings with the project management office (PMO).
  B. Recommend the use of formal written documentation in all project communications.
  C. Review the communications strategy with the team regularly with a view for continuous improvement.
  D. Send out a survey to review the preferred method, time frequency for communications.
  E. Compile a communications management plan with input from all stakeholders and distribute for review and approval.
  C. Review the communications strategy with the team regularly with a view for continuous improvement.
  D. Send out a survey to review the preferred method, time frequency for communications.
  E. Compile a communications management plan with input from all stakeholders and distribute for review and approval.

• Question 1364:

  A team is assembled for a new project that will be using a predictive approach through requirements gathering and an agile approach for development and testing. Not everyone on the team has experience working in agile. The schedule has started slipping due to the unclear structure of the agile development approach.

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

  A. Established daily standup meetings to track and report on team progress and escalated delays to stakeholders as they occurred
  B. Set up weekly status meetings to review team progress, prepared weekly status reports to track progress and regularly escalated delays
  C. Met with the team, allowed team members to make decisions about what to do and established performance goals
  D. Conducted routine meetings and identified team members who are under performing
  C. Met with the team, allowed team members to make decisions about what to do and established performance goals

• Question 1365:

  A project manager with agile experience is part of an organization that is transitioning to agile. The project manager was assigned to the first agile project by the project management office (PMO). The PMO manager asked the project manager if an existing governance from a previous project would be suitable to use in the current agile project.

  How should the project manager respond?

  A. This framework is not appropriate for agile.
  B. This is a learning experience for the agile team.
  C. An agile approach is easily adaptable.
  D. An agile approach is different.
  C. An agile approach is easily adaptable.

• Question 1366:

  In a hybrid project, 100 new base stations are being added to a 4G mobile network every month. At the end of the first month, the team is behind the target and the operator is losing money. The stakeholders are requesting information on when the base stations can go live and begin to bill.

  What should the project manager do to take the schedule back and accelerate the return on investment (ROI) of the project?

  A. Change the project approach to predictive.
  B. Increase reporting to the business.
  C. Clarify the agile and predictive modules.
  D. Reconsider necessary schedule reserves.
  D. Reconsider necessary schedule reserves.

• Question 1367:

  A project manager is leading the development and delivery of a strategic product that must be delivered on time. The project is facing technical issues that could significantly impact the budget and ability to deliver some of the product features.

  What should the project manager do first to resolve the issue?

  A. Record the situation in the risk register and communicate it to stakeholders.
  B. Assess the impact of the feature on the project and ask for a contingency.
  C. Schedule a meeting with the team and management to discuss options.
  D. Develop a quality management plan to clearly identify how features should be classified.
  B. Assess the impact of the feature on the project and ask for a contingency.

• Question 1368:

  In a functional organization, a product analyst is assigned to a short-duration application development effort. The analyst expresses concerns about the task and asks the project manager to provide the support of a peer with expertise in this domain.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Make sure the analyst has regular pairing meetings with the other team member throughout task execution
  B. Ask the analyst to use skills to develop the tool, then move development to another team member
  C. Enroll the analyst in a capacity-building program and keep this analyst assigned to the task
  D. Recognize the analyst's concerns and reassign the task to another team member
  A. Make sure the analyst has regular pairing meetings with the other team member throughout task execution

• Question 1369:

  A healthcare company is in the process of deploying an innovative healthcare solution globally. The project team has completed a limited release. The stakeholders have raised concerns about global healthcare guidelines and risks. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Evaluate lessons learned from similar projects prior to deployment.
  B. Perform a qualitative risk analysis on the identified project risks.
  C. Review compliance and regulatory requirements with stakeholders.
  D. Conduct a feasibility analysis of deploying the solution globally.
  C. Review compliance and regulatory requirements with stakeholders.

• Question 1370:

  After months of careful planning and discussions with subject matter experts (SMEs), a new law is announced that may significantly impact the project budget. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Consult the risk and issue logs.
  B. Initiate a project change request.
  C. Create a baseline impact assessment
  D. Discuss with the project sponsor.
  B. Initiate a project change request.