PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1591:

  In the execution phase of a large construction project, the contracted logistic company decided to increase their price as a result of unavailability of shipping containers. What should project manager do?

  A. Assess the impact of the price increase given by the logistic company and follow the contract and global guidelines for this situation.
  B. Agree to absorb the price increase because the unavailability is beyond the control of the logistic company.
  C. Abandon the contract with the logistic company and look for another company that has not increased their prices.
  D. Explain to the logistic company that an increase in price is not acceptable because they signed a contract.
  A. Assess the impact of the price increase given by the logistic company and follow the contract and global guidelines for this situation.

• Question 1592:

  A project manager is assigned to a project that is in development. As the project manager reviews the project's progress, they find a few tasks that are behind schedule. After investigating, the project manager discovers that a few team members were pulled to work on other assignments, which impacted their ability to focus on the project manager's project.

  Which two actions can the project manager take to bring the team back on track? (Choose two.)

  A. Establish daily standups to review project progress and track the completion of deliverables.
  B. Allow the team members to catch up at their own pace.
  C. Alert the business stakeholders immediately of the schedule delay.
  D. Discuss the risk of project delay and work priorities with the respective functional managers.
  E. Work with the team to identify options to accelerate project delivery.
  D. Discuss the risk of project delay and work priorities with the respective functional managers.
  E. Work with the team to identify options to accelerate project delivery.

• Question 1593:

  The sponsor is supportive in leveraging agile approaches. The project manager is contemplating how to roll out the agile approach and gam buy-in from both project team members and stakeholders. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Determine which agile software tools will be required to support agile delivery within the organization
  B. Select a current predictive project define the approach, and provide agile training to execute the remainder of the project
  C. Start with a pilot project of appropriate complexity and provide agile training to those who are impacted
  D. Determine how to transform the organization using agile techniques, including organizational training and communications
  C. Start with a pilot project of appropriate complexity and provide agile training to those who are impacted

• Question 1594:

  A project manager is assigned to lead a design for a new version of an existing product with the technology and operations teams. The project manager organizes a joint requirements session to determine the most practical ideas. The project manager was advised that the session may become chaotic.

  What should the project manager do to ensure the session is interactive, productive, and efficient?

  A. Pick the senior and experienced staff members from both teams and arrange face- toface interviews.
  B. Organize a formal session led by a skilled facilitator with defined rules for how participants will interact with one another.
  C. Distribute a questionnaire on the key features of the product and encourage the teams to respond with their design recommendations.
  D. Hold multiple sessions of manageable sizes with participants from both teams to discuss their ideas.
  B. Organize a formal session led by a skilled facilitator with defined rules for how participants will interact with one another.

• Question 1595:

  A junior staff member was recently assigned to the team. The new team member tells the project manager that they are confused because they are not familiar with what is expected of them on the project. What should the project manager do to assist the new team member?

  A. Advise the new team member to enroll in project management training.
  B. Instruct the new team member to review the responsible, accountable consult, and inform (RACI) matrix before asking for help
  C. Advise the new team member to review the project charter and stakeholder engagement plan.
  D. Review the resource management plan and provide mentoring to the new team member if necessary
  D. Review the resource management plan and provide mentoring to the new team member if necessary

• Question 1596:

  An organization has successfully delivered many projects using only predictive approaches. The organization has now decided to add some agile development processes into their standard deployment framework. What should the project manager take into account first when building the schedule for this new project?

  A. The benchmarked velocities of the previously completed projects
  B. The benchmarked baselines of the previously completed projects
  C. The compliance needs and categories of the new project
  D. The compliance measurement criteria of the new project
  C. The compliance needs and categories of the new project

• Question 1597:

  A project manager receives information in preparation for reporting the project's monthly performance to the project steering committee.

  1. Actual progress = 2 units

  2. Planned progress = 3 units

  3. Actual cost (AC) = 2 units

  4. Budgeted cost = 3 units

  What statement should the project manager make to the project steering committee?

  A. The project is currently behind schedule with a corresponding lower cost, and every effort is being made to expedite the delayed activities.
  B. The project is currently behind schedule with a corresponding cost savings, and no further actions should be taken.
  C. The project is currently behind schedule but at a lower cost, and an application for a time and budget extension will be submitted.
  D. The project is currently behind schedule but is under the planned expenditure, and the project manager is pleased to declare a project cost savings.
  A. The project is currently behind schedule with a corresponding lower cost, and every effort is being made to expedite the delayed activities.

• Question 1598:

  Travel restrictions are suddenly imposed during a project's execution. The team members reside in different geographic locations. What should the project manager do next to address this issue?

  A. Halt all processes until procurement and implementation of solutions are completed.
  B. Place a hold on activities until the team can resume the work on-site.
  C. Ask the team members to proceed independently while examining needs and alternatives.
  D. Obtain and implement the sponsor's recommendations for a solution.
  C. Ask the team members to proceed independently while examining needs and alternatives.

• Question 1599:

  A project manager is about to start a large-scale project with unclear requirements, a fixed deadline, and a fixed budget. The client is unable to provide a product owner, as they do not have enough capacity and they want to be involved only a few times during the project.

  How should the project manager plan and manage the project?

  A. Refuse to manage the project as there is too much risk in developing this kind of project without a product owner.
  B. Define the project's requirements, prepare a long-term detailed plan, and manage the project according to it.
  C. Convince the client that a product owner is needed, as the project manager is not able to run an agile project without all the relevant roles in place,
  D. Agree up front on a minimum viable product (MVP), establish deadlines for review, and run the project with a backlog and weekly sprints.
  D. Agree up front on a minimum viable product (MVP), establish deadlines for review, and run the project with a backlog and weekly sprints.

• Question 1600:

  In an agile project, the team decided to have a rotating group of facilitators for the daily scrum. Overall, most of the facilitators have grown and done well in this role; however, a few of them tend to run inefficient daily scrums. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Praise the team for self-organizing and growing, then work one-on-one with the facilitators, as needed.
  B. Return to using the scrum master as the facilitator for the daily scrums now that the trial period is over.
  C. Ask the facilitators who are doing well to continue and recommend that the others stop facilitating.
  D. Retrain all team members on daily scrum facilitation to ensure there is consistency in the approach.
  A. Praise the team for self-organizing and growing, then work one-on-one with the facilitators, as needed.