PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1521:

  A project manager is leading an agile team. The daily standups and iteration meetings are currently facilitated by the product owner. A team member contacts the project manager and mentions that they are looking to improve their facilitation skills.

  How should the project manager respond to this request?

  A. Ask the team member to review the lessons learned on facilitation from previous projects.
  B. Suggest that the team member facilitate an upcoming iteration and review the outcomes in the iteration retrospective.
  C. Engage their functional manager to determine if there is alignment to their development plan before agreeing.
  D. Add new elements to the project backlog to account for the training needs of the team member.
  C. Engage their functional manager to determine if there is alignment to their development plan before agreeing.

• Question 1522:

  A sales team working on an IT deployment project approached the project manager on several occasions and complained about nonpayment of their overtime pay. The project manager realized that other team members are receiving their overtime pay.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Have a discussion with the sales team to find a solution to the issue
  B. Validate the reason and add n as an issue m the issue log
  C. Escalate the issue to the functional manager
  D. Direct the sales team to speak with accounting to resolve the issue
  A. Have a discussion with the sales team to find a solution to the issue

• Question 1523:

  An agile team recently started working on a project for a financial institution. The project sponsor is concerned that an agile approach will not provide enough support for the organization's compliance standards. In order to mitigate this risk and avoid problems, what should the project manager do?

  A. Propose using a compliance review board that will be responsible for approving all product features prior to their release to the public.
  B. Liaison with the compliance group, making them responsible for understanding the requirements and keeping them prioritized in the backlog.
  C. Meet with the compliance team and make sure that their requirements are covered in the definition of done (DoD) for each story.
  D. Ensure that the peer review process also covers compliance requirements, creating a second layer of security for the project.
  C. Meet with the compliance team and make sure that their requirements are covered in the definition of done (DoD) for each story.

• Question 1524:

  A project team's performance is being impacted by impeding internal procedures that are affecting the progress of activities and team autonomy. What should the project manager do first to address this situation?

  A. Discuss the issue in the next sprint review meeting.
  B. Train the team members on the organization's procedures.
  C. Ask the organization to improve the internal procedures.
  D. Try to remove the barriers and empower team members.
  D. Try to remove the barriers and empower team members.

• Question 1525:

  In an agile environment, a project is running iteration four out of six. A team member leaves the company with no replacement. What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the sponsor for an experienced team member in the company to help the project team.
  B. Reduce the scope of the project and inform stakeholders.
  C. Ask the team for extra work to fulfill the project commitment.
  D. Update the issue log and refer to the resource management plan to address the situation.
  D. Update the issue log and refer to the resource management plan to address the situation.

• Question 1526:

  A project team is working hard to reach a milestone. The team morale is low because of the extended hours worked to meet the deadline. Adding to this tension is the fact that the team works remotely, and there has been little time to build relationships or get to know team members beyond the tasks that everyone performs.

  What should the project manager do to address the remote team's morale?

  A. Evaluate the challenges and capture them with the team as part of the lessons learned
  B. Plan a party to celebrate everyone's accomplishments after reaching the milestone
  C. Offer opportunities for coworkers to interact beyond tasks, and model this behavior to create a safe space
  D. Invite the team to a work retreat to allow the team to build relationships in person and reach the milestone as planned
  C. Offer opportunities for coworkers to interact beyond tasks, and model this behavior to create a safe space

• Question 1527:

  The project is delayed due to the high amount of major changes requested by different stakeholders at different stages of the project. If the project continues on the same path, it will consume twice the time and budget planned. What two actions can the project manager take to be more cost effective? (Choose two)

  A. Conduct a stakeholder analysis.
  B. Reinforce team communication.
  C. Update the project management plan with the new timeline
  D. Adopt an incremental approach
  E. Leverage work between team members
  A. Conduct a stakeholder analysis.
  D. Adopt an incremental approach

• Question 1528:

  A project manager is working on a unique project that is dissimilar to the project nature of the organization. The project manager is tailoring the artifacts for this new project. Who should determine which artifacts should be used in the project?

  A. The project sponsor should select the project artifacts that the project manager and project management team should use in the project.
  B. The project manager and project management team should use the standard project artifacts from the database.
  C. The project stakeholders should meet and determine the project artifacts to be used by the project manager and the project management team.
  D. The project manager and the project management team should select the appropriate artifacts for use in the specific project.
  D. The project manager and the project management team should select the appropriate artifacts for use in the specific project.

• Question 1529:

  A project manager working on a software development project asked the software development about the status of a task. The developer responded that the task was delivered 1 week ago and mentioned that the delivery was reported via a specific project management software.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Review the stakeholder engagement plan and communicate which technology is available to develop, transmit, and store project artifacts.
  B. Engage the software developer, let them work with this project management software, and then conduct a train-the-trainer activity to ensure everyone can use it.
  C. Research the project management software to understand how it works, and establish it as the acceptable software to hold the project artifacts.
  D. Review the communications management plan and communicate which technology is to be used to develop, transmit, and store project artifacts.
  D. Review the communications management plan and communicate which technology is to be used to develop, transmit, and store project artifacts.

• Question 1530:

  An agile project is approaching its first release date, and the product will be supported by the operations team. To ensure proper support for the product, what should the project manager do?

  A. Engage an external consultancy to assemble supporting documents and coordinate the knowledge transfer.
  B. Propose a workshop with the operations team to outline all requirements of the new software and how to properly support it.
  C. Ensure the operations team has representation in the planning and review meetings and that there are support requirements in the backlog.
  D. Create and prioritize a support manual on the product backlog to ensure adequate knowledge transfer.
  C. Ensure the operations team has representation in the planning and review meetings and that there are support requirements in the backlog.