PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 151:

  In the initial project meeting, a stakeholder presents a complaint about the validity of the project. The complaint occurs after the stakeholder discovers that the project will not deliver the objectives they expected and will have a higher cost. How should the project manager handle the complaint?

  A. Highlight the reasons for the project cost increase and negotiate with the providers to reduce the cost.
  B. Use management skills to convince the stakeholder in agreeing to the project cost.
  C. Delay discussions with the stakeholder and request a revision of the project with the sponsors.
  D. Reinforce the importance of the project mission and the overall vision of the work to be performed.
  D. Reinforce the importance of the project mission and the overall vision of the work to be performed.

• Question 152:

  A company strictly uses an agile approach, and the backlogs are continuously updated. A new project lead is hired and feels uncomfortable sharing some of the product's vital information with the team and the product owner. What does the project lead need to do to prevent a risky situation in the next iterations?

  A. Keep the project focused and executed in silos for better outcomes.
  B. Report the concern to the agile project management office (PMO),
  C. Inform the product owner of the concern so that i can be addressed.
  D. Open up to the team to work collaboratively to achieve the outcomes.
  D. Open up to the team to work collaboratively to achieve the outcomes.

• Question 153:

  A few developers have submitted their resignation after completing their annual review and receiving their annual bonus. The project manager cannot find replacements for all of the developers in time to meet the project's deadline. What should the project manager do?

  A. Request additional budget to recruit more developers.
  B. Lower the recruitment criteria.
  C. Log the issue in the issue log.
  D. Analyze the impact and inform the stakeholders.
  D. Analyze the impact and inform the stakeholders.

• Question 154:

  A team is currently working on a mobile app solution. During sprint execution, one of the developers requires clarification about the acceptance criteria for a particular task. What should the project manager do to obtain the information required by the developer?

  A. Request direction from the project sponsor
  B. Write an email to the client requesting clarification
  C. Seek support from the development manager.
  D. Work with the product owner to clarify the requirement
  D. Work with the product owner to clarify the requirement

• Question 155:

  A product owner has added new high-priority work to the backlog. A project manager is working with a dedicated agile team that does not specialize in this specific area of work. The team reviewed the work and wants to accept it but acknowledges it may not have the same level of efficiency as another team having specialization in this area.

  What should the project manager do in this scenario?

  A. Add temporary members with the specialized skill set to the team to accomplish the work with a high level of confidence.
  B. Assess the impact of a possible delay to the project and encourage the team to take the work if the impact is tolerable.
  C. Accept the work and outsource it to another team that has the specialized skill set; then integrate the solution.
  D. Reject the work from this team's backlog and ask the product owner to add It to another team's backlog.
  B. Assess the impact of a possible delay to the project and encourage the team to take the work if the impact is tolerable.

• Question 156:

  DRAG DROP

  The team has reported the following impediments at the daily standup meeting. Drag each impediment on the left to the action that the project manager needs to take on the right.

  Select and Place:

  

  

• Question 157:

  A company is transitioning from a predictive to agile delivery of projects. Based on the requirements, the project team estimates the budget and decides to use a fixed-price contract with its vendor. However, during the execution of the project, the requirements evolve and priorities start to change constantly, which puts the project and the estimate at completion (EAC) off by 40%.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Send a detailed status report highlighting the issue with funding to all of the stakeholders.
  B. Submit a change request to the financial manager to increase the funding and continue as is.
  C. Meet with the stakeholders to recommend the use of a time and materials (TandM) contract to address the problem.
  D. Wait until the next gate review meeting to highlight the risk of low funds to the stakeholders.
  A. Send a detailed status report highlighting the issue with funding to all of the stakeholders.

• Question 158:

  A company routinely outsources resources for specific core activities. Due to a sudden, unforeseen risk, all team members, including the outsourced ones, are required to work remotely. How can the project manager address this challenge to ensure outsourced vendors deliver?

  A. Review the coordination and communication costs with the supplier.
  B. Develop a new strategy for communication and management of resources.
  C. Review the risk management plan for the mitigation activities.
  D. Submit a change request to increase the contingency budget.
  B. Develop a new strategy for communication and management of resources.

• Question 159:

  A project sponsor is concerned that the scope is not being met correctly and has questioned several team members about this individually. When the project sponsor approached the project manager, the project manager realized that the issue was that the project sponsor understood the scope in a different manner than the project team.

  What should the project manager do to address this issue?

  A. Request that the project team change their task deliverables to reflect the project sponsor's requirements.
  B. Set up a daily standup and request that the project sponsor attend to understand the project's tasks and deliverables.
  C. Ask the project team to compile a project scope document and obtain approval from the project sponsor.
  D. Facilitate a stakeholder alignment session so that the team and project sponsor are in agreement with the deliverables.
  D. Facilitate a stakeholder alignment session so that the team and project sponsor are in agreement with the deliverables.

• Question 160:

  A project team is using a vendor solution. The project team has been notified that the vendor solution will no longer be on the premises, but in the cloud. The cloud transition will require additional infrastructure resources and adherence to new security standards.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Initiate a change request for covering additional security scope.
  B. Research alternative vendor solutions for on-premise security.
  C. Ask the sponsor to provide security training for the project team.
  D. Schedule a meeting with security to understand the standards.
  D. Schedule a meeting with security to understand the standards.