PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 161:

  A key project stakeholder who was a big supporter and motivator for the project team is leaving the organization. The project team is experiencing low morale and poor teamwork. What should the project manager do to improve morale?

  A. Identify the wants and aspirations of the team
  B. Build team connections and emotional bonds
  C. Forge consensus through team participation.
  D. Set goals and push the team to achieve the goals
  A. Identify the wants and aspirations of the team

• Question 162:

  In a project management team meeting, one of the team members always argues with the project manager about the objective, timeline, and deliverable of any assigned task. What should the project manager do to manage this conflict?

  A. Schedule a meeting with the team member and their manager to discuss the issue.
  B. Talk to the project sponsor about the team member's attitude.
  C. Schedule a one-on-one meeting with the team member to talk about it and get their cooperation.
  D. Find another person to replace this team member.
  C. Schedule a one-on-one meeting with the team member to talk about it and get their cooperation.

• Question 163:

  At the end of the last iteration, the customer rejects the deliverables since they did not meet the customer's expectations. What should the project manager have been done to prevent this situation?

  A. Involved the customer more in the planning process for the project, and ensured agreement on the proceedings.
  B. Included all relevant criteria in the agreed upon definition of done (DoD), and crafted a shared product vision.
  C. Provided the customer with the backlog and the specified user stories at the beginning of the iteration.
  D. Developed the DoD in close cooperation with all stakeholders to ensure their expectations were included.
  D. Developed the DoD in close cooperation with all stakeholders to ensure their expectations were included.

• Question 164:

  While working on a proposal for a national-level solution, a new project manager finds that the proposal is asking for compliance from various organizations and policies. The project manager understands that while several compliances are in place, some of the specific regulatory needs for this project are not in place. Senior management advised the project manager to overlook these compliance problems, because they will be ready when that stage of the project is reached, and to continue building the proposal.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Verify the regulatory requirements and establish a strategy for compliance.
  B. Document the interactions with senior management in the risk register.
  C. Advise senior management that itis ethically unprofessional to continue.
  D. Build the proposal with an alternative set of regulatory requirements.
  A. Verify the regulatory requirements and establish a strategy for compliance.

• Question 165:

  A new team member inquires about how much they need to learn about the organizational process assets (OPAs) residing on the company intranet. Another team member states they only need to know the basics. However, the project manager believes the team member should know everything regarding the OPAs.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Create a training schedule for the new team member to follow over the next few weeks.
  B. Escalate the inquiry to the team member's functional manager.
  C. Clarify the relevance of reviewing the documentation on the intranet.
  D. Ask a senior team member to help the new team member navigate through all the documentation.
  C. Clarify the relevance of reviewing the documentation on the intranet.

• Question 166:

  A team member who is working on a critical project deliverable reported that their computer is not working. The IT department says that due to a high workload, they will not be able to provide assistance for 1 week. How should the project manager address this situation?

  A. Ask the team member to find an innovative solution or workaround to overcome the issue and avoid project delays.
  B. Schedule a meeting with the project sponsor to request a budget to buy or rent a new computer.
  C. Explore options with the IT department to expedite the necessary repairs based on criticality of the project.
  D. Use project reserves to buy new equipment to avoid an impact to the critical path of the project.
  C. Explore options with the IT department to expedite the necessary repairs based on criticality of the project.

• Question 167:

  A project team with a tight schedule has succeeded in maintaining a schedule performance index (SPI) through regular daily standups and overtime when required. After a few months, the project manager notices that some team members' performance has decreased, but the overall project team performance is still ahead of schedule by a few days.

  What should the project manager do first to maintain the project team's performance level?

  A. Initiate a performance-based bonus for the team members to provide them with a monetary incentive
  B. Remind the team frequently that the project must be delivered on time and within budget
  C. Invite the team to a team-building event to alleviate their stress while strengthening teamwork
  D. Provide routine mentoring and coaching to the team members to identify any demotivating issues
  D. Provide routine mentoring and coaching to the team members to identify any demotivating issues

• Question 168:

  A project is delayed due to multiple problems discovered during the quality review. Every time the team addresses one problem, additional problems are encountered. This is frustrating for both the project team and the project sponsor, who are driven to meet the dates and results expected by the organization.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Request that the team identifies, documents, and registers the issues to locate the source of the problems.
  B. Evaluate the cost and schedule variance in order to determine how much the project is off track.
  C. Ask the team to commit to a new date to fix all the problems and proceed with a change request to adjust the baseline.
  D. Request that a senior subject matter expert (SME) be hired to analyze and solve the problems.
  A. Request that the team identifies, documents, and registers the issues to locate the source of the problems.

• Question 169:

  A company is initiating a project to enhance one of its existing products. All of its products are developed internally. What should the project manager do?

  A. Ensure the stakeholder engagement plan is accurate and properly documented.
  B. Review the lessons learned from the previous project
  C. Identify the risk of implementing the new solution and evaluate the impact on the project.
  D. Create a lessons learned document for the initiation phase
  B. Review the lessons learned from the previous project

• Question 170:

  After reviewing the project management plan with key stakeholders, the project manager was told that an 18-month release plan was unacceptable and the product should launch in six months. Based on the new timeline, what should the project manager do?

  A. Plan for overtime, apply crashing and fast tracking and share the risk of failure with project stakeholders.
  B. Review the project backlog looking for high-priority items and come up with a minimum viable product (MVP) that fits the expected timeline
  C. Seek approval with the sponsor to triple the project budget, hiring more people to compensate for the compressed schedule
  D. Go over the critical path with stakeholders, explaining why it is not possible to deliver all the scope in the expected timeline
  B. Review the project backlog looking for high-priority items and come up with a minimum viable product (MVP) that fits the expected timeline