PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1671:

  A project manager is managing a new development program to automate some technical functions. During project kickoff, the project manager expresses the need for a technical architect to support the project for a moderate amount of time. The project sponsor informs the project manager about an existing technical architect who possesses valuable knowledge but is already assigned at the portfolio level.

  What engagement model should the project manager use for the technical architect role to ensure project success?

  A. Hire a new technical architect who would be solely dedicated to the current project.
  B. Share the existing technical architect so they can be allocated to the current project and other projects.
  C. Hire a new technical architect who would be shared between the current project and other projects.
  D. Assign the existing technical architect to solely be dedicated to the current project.
  B. Share the existing technical architect so they can be allocated to the current project and other projects.

• Question 1672:

  A company has hired a vendor to deliver a scope of work and assigned a project manager to oversee the project. The vendor advised that they completed the scope successfully and is asking for approval. What should the project manager do in response to this request?

  A. Obtain approval from the project sponsor.
  B. Update the project management plan and mark the milestone as completed.
  C. Ask the vendor to validate the agreement for any deviations.
  D. Set up a meeting with stakeholders to validate and confirm acceptance of the deliverables.
  D. Set up a meeting with stakeholders to validate and confirm acceptance of the deliverables.

• Question 1673:

  A project manager has taken over a project and realizes a number of the suppliers responsible for the delivery have not done an implementation as complex and large as this project. The project manager reviews the risk log and logs this as a risk. Three months later, two suppliers have missed key milestone dates and delivered substandard work.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Support the suppliers by providing them with additional resources.
  B. Execute the risk response plan and update the issue log.
  C. Ask suppliers to submit a revised plan and schedule.
  D. Execute the risk response plan and update the action register.
  B. Execute the risk response plan and update the issue log.

• Question 1674:

  Near the closing stage, a project is delayed due to staff shortages. In order to meet the mandatory deadline, additional resources are necessary, but there is no additional budget.

  What should the project manager do first to obtain the funding needed to hire the required resources?

  A. Ask the sponsor for additional financial resources.
  B. Introduce a change request.
  C. Use management reserves.
  D. Update the baselines to accommodate the delay.
  C. Use management reserves.

• Question 1675:

  A project manager is leading a highly visible project initiative. A few weeks after kickoff, the project manager starts receiving requests for updates from various stakeholders.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Explain to the stakeholders that they must request project updates from the project sponsor.
  B. Schedule a meeting with relevant stakeholders to review the project communications plan.
  C. Invite all project stakeholders to join the daily standup meeting to ensure that they are informed.
  D. Remove those stakeholders from the project since they may negatively affect the project goals.
  B. Schedule a meeting with relevant stakeholders to review the project communications plan.

• Question 1676:

  A key customer stakeholder asks the project team to include new tasks in the backlog and begin analyzing new requests. The customer expects results as soon as possible and pressures the team to attend noncritical meetings. The team is frustrated by this situation.

  How should the project manager approach this situation?

  A. Understand the customer's perspective and provide mentoring on agile mindsets.
  B. Call for an internal team retrospective and create an improvement action plan.
  C. Ask the customer to work with the product owner to prioritize all requests.
  D. Work with the team to receive customer directions and improve the process.
  C. Ask the customer to work with the product owner to prioritize all requests.

• Question 1677:

  During the implementation stage of a project, a newly appointed team leader approaches the project manager to verify the team's tasks and schedule. The work did not go as planned due to the team leader's lack of management experience. This could cause delays for the project.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the human resources director to appoint a senior team leader
  B. Inform the project sponsor about the possible delay
  C. Directly manage the project team to avoid project delays
  D. Provide mentoring to the newly appointed team leader
  D. Provide mentoring to the newly appointed team leader

• Question 1678:

  A new project manager is initiating a project and realizes the team members are all very rigid, unwilling to change, and constantly state that they have been running projects successfully for years. The project manager realizes that the project will be at risk if the team does not adopt an agile approach.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Realize the team is in the forming stage and that, as the team moves toward the performing stage, it will become agile.
  B. Schedule a meeting with the project sponsor to request that management support the team's adoption of agile.
  C. Recognize the team is historically successful and decide to allow the team to continue as they have for years.
  D. Engage with the team to explain the risks of using the old approach and gain support for the agile process.
  D. Engage with the team to explain the risks of using the old approach and gain support for the agile process.

• Question 1679:

  A project engineer in country A is complaining about the sample received from the supplier in country B, because the sample is not the correct length. During a telephone conference, the supplier checked the drawings and insisted that the measurement was accurate.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Escalate the issue to the purchasing department for review.
  B. Evaluate the procurement contract to determine the agreed-upon specifications.
  C. Hire a company in country B to perform a quality check before shipment.
  D. Add an additional task to cut the received part according to the specifications,
  B. Evaluate the procurement contract to determine the agreed-upon specifications.

• Question 1680:

  A project is starting its second iteration out of six. During the daily meeting, a team member asks for help. In order to finish a deliverable, an approval from the design department will be needed. What should the project manager do?

  A. Meet with the design manager to ask for the necessary approval.
  B. Invite a design team member to the next daily meeting.
  C. Update the issue log and escalate it to the project sponsor.
  D. Replace this iteration deliverable for one without any blockers.
  B. Invite a design team member to the next daily meeting.