PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1381:

  During a discovery phase, a project manager coordinated a brainstorming event to determine the best strategy to meet the product release date. After the project overview, the subject matter expert (SME) remained quiet during the call. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Cancel the meeting if team members do not have the skills to suggest a strategy.
  B. Pose direct questions to the participants based on their area of expertise to start engaging them in the conversation.
  C. Review the roles and responsibilities during the call to determine who is accountable for the strategy.
  D. Create a strategy based on the project manager's experience and get approval during the call.
  B. Pose direct questions to the participants based on their area of expertise to start engaging them in the conversation.

• Question 1382:

  A project manager for a technologically complex engagement reviews the key project indicators with the main stakeholders on a regular basis. During one of the meetings, the project sponsor explains that they are using the project manager's risk register as a way to communicate about the project at the executive level.

  How should the project manager ensure that project risks are reported accurately in the risk register?

  A. Review the risks throughout project execution.
  B. Plan to update the risks at project closure.
  C. Update the risks in the risk management plan.
  D. List the project risks identified in the kick-off meeting.
  A. Review the risks throughout project execution.

• Question 1383:

  A project manager is leading a team of diverse individuals of all ages. The working hours for the project were set at the beginning of the project, and all team members agreed to the hours. However, later in the project, one of the team members informed the project manager that the previously agreed upon hours no longer work due to the team member's personal commitments.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Allow the most senior team members to decide the time that works for the team.
  B. Reassess the team's hours collaboratively so that the team is not impeded by the issue.
  C. Discuss the lack of dedication with the team member and their functional manager.
  D. Remove the team member from the project team to be fair to the other members.
  B. Reassess the team's hours collaboratively so that the team is not impeded by the issue.

• Question 1384:

  A transportation company is developing a new tool to improve their delivery process. As project development for sprint two began, the executive steering committee made a request to include a new capability to perform a what-if analysis in the tool based on the customer demand and forecast.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Revise the project schedule and budget based on the additional scope, and review with the team.
  B. Include the new capability to the product backlog and continue activities based on the current plan.
  C. Perform an impact analysis on the schedule and budget based on the additional scope.
  D. Analyze and negotiate with the executive steering committee regarding this new request.
  C. Perform an impact analysis on the schedule and budget based on the additional scope.

• Question 1385:

  During daily calls team members share task progress. One team member does not usually communicate many details and has critical tasks to be completed. All team members are located in different countries and critical work is about to start.

  Which two options will help the project manager in this situation? (Choose two.)

  A. Encourage all team members to use a virtual workspace
  B. Ask the team to send emails with detailed task progress
  C. Talk to the team member about their engagement and take appropriate action.
  D. Reassign the work to a resource who participates in the daily calls
  E. Report the team member's poor performance to the functional manager
  A. Encourage all team members to use a virtual workspace
  C. Talk to the team member about their engagement and take appropriate action.

• Question 1386:

  A new project includes important product features that should be delivered as soon as they are completed during the following quarter. The project team consists of junior and senior technicians.

  Which two actions should the project manager take to deliver product features as soon as possible? (Choose two.)

  A. Instruct the senior technicians to lead the junior technicians.
  B. Align on clear and appropriate accountability levels.
  C. Empower the team to self-organize.
  D. Conduct a detailed work review of the junior technicians.
  E. Review a detailed plan with the senior technicians.
  B. Align on clear and appropriate accountability levels.
  C. Empower the team to self-organize.

• Question 1387:

  During project planning activities, a project manager identifies potential delays in obtaining resources required for a project. This will significantly impact the construction timeline. What should the project manager do?

  A. Review and update the project management plan to accommodate the delays.
  B. Speak with the project sponsors about changing the project management plan.
  C. Create a change request to increase the cost of resources.
  D. Delay the project until additional resources can be identified.
  A. Review and update the project management plan to accommodate the delays.

• Question 1388:

  During a project's closing phase, the project manager identified that the client did not use one particular service. The client then asks the project manager to informally extend the service beyond the contract end date. The contract is clear about the expiration of the service.

  How should the project manager address this situation in order to close the project?

  A. Escalate the request to the functional manager to approve the additional service hours.
  B. Issue a change request and activate the formal change control process to address the situation.
  C. Accept the client's proposal to use the service until the additional hours are exhausted.
  D. Deny the request and include it in lessons learned documentation for the next contract renewal.
  B. Issue a change request and activate the formal change control process to address the situation.

• Question 1389:

  A supplier that the company has used for years has trouble accepting the new terms of an agile contract. They do not understand the terms in the contract and feel they should not have to sign it because they have had a long relationship with the company.

  Which action should the project manager take?

  A. Train the supplier in agile approaches to help them understand the contract.
  B. Change contract terms and conditions to avoid losing the supplier.
  C. Issue a request for proposal (RFP) to find new suppliers with agile experience.
  D. Ask the team if they can do the work until there is an available supplier.
  A. Train the supplier in agile approaches to help them understand the contract.

• Question 1390:

  A project manager discovers that the project team is spending a large amount of time delivering several reporting formats for the same project updates to multiple stakeholders. What should the project manager do to reduce the time spent on these activities?

  A. Update the communications management plan to remove less influential stakeholders.
  B. Delegate all of the stakeholder communications activities to a project team member.
  C. Segment the types of communications to be delivered to different stakeholders.
  D. Hold biweekly status meetings to deliver information to all stakeholders at once.
  C. Segment the types of communications to be delivered to different stakeholders.