PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1691:

  During a status meeting, a project manager reports that a project is on track. However, the project sponsor thinks the project is behind schedule because a few tasks have already passed their planned finish dates but are still in progress.

  How should the project manager revise the report and demonstrate that the project is on schedule?

  A. Use a network diagram to show that the delayed tasks are not on the critical path.
  B. Use a network diagram to show the task durations and dependencies among tasks.
  C. Use a Gantt chart to compare the actual schedule with the planned project schedule.
  D. Use a resource histogram to show that the resources are adequate to complete all tasks on time.
  A. Use a network diagram to show that the delayed tasks are not on the critical path.

• Question 1692:

  A project manager has been assigned to a global project involving regulatory bodies, government agencies, internal company leaders, the project team, and end users. What should the project manager do to engage them all effectively?

  A. Gather business requirements.
  B. Check lessons learned from past projects.
  C. Remove any bias that exists on the team.
  D. Analyze the stakeholders.
  D. Analyze the stakeholders.

• Question 1693:

  The customer wants to show their stakeholders a tangible outcome faster. This requires advancing a milestone. Which two things should the project manager do? (Choose two)

  A. Inform the customer that moving the milestone has a very high impact on project cost.
  B. Escalate the Issue to senior management so they can impose a solution on the customer.
  C. Convince the customer to keep the requirements as is and not move the milestone.
  D. Review the customer's priorities regarding the desired requirements for the milestones.
  E. Discuss which requirements can be delivered faster with the project team.
  D. Review the customer's priorities regarding the desired requirements for the milestones.
  E. Discuss which requirements can be delivered faster with the project team.

• Question 1694:

  A new systems project requires feedback from the accounting manager at the beginning of solution discussions and before meeting with other functional managers. The project manager knows the accounting manager will not be available until a few days before the deadline for the solution document.

  What should the project manager do to avoid a delay in the project?

  A. Ask the accounting manager to delegate a team member who can support the project.
  B. Wait for the accounting manager to be available while identifying subsequent tasks that can be compressed.
  C. Request that the sponsor direct the accounting manager's supervisor to provide a replacement resource.
  D. Begin discussions with other functional managers and meet with the accounting manager later.
  A. Ask the accounting manager to delegate a team member who can support the project.

• Question 1695:

  A project manager has been assigned to an existing infrastructure project. The current project manager, who is retiring, and the project sponsor have had a good working relationship for many years. The project sponsor has expressed dissatisfaction with having a new project manager assigned to the project.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Set up a new communication plan and stakeholder engagement plan and submit to the project sponsor.
  B. Discuss the strategic benefits of the project and schedule communication with the project sponsor.
  C. Send weekly project reports to the project sponsor to provide an opportunity for engagement and feedback.
  D. Set up a detailed meeting with the project sponsor and brief them about the project's progress.
  D. Set up a detailed meeting with the project sponsor and brief them about the project's progress.

• Question 1696:

  An organization is introducing agile to its projects. During an informal discussion the project manager learned that team members who are currently working on different teams are discussing how they would like to be together on the same team.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. The project manager should not allow resources to choose teams because the project manager assigns the resources based upon project needs
  B. The project manager should not allow resources to choose on which team they would like to work because they will always choose their favorite team
  C. The project manager should allow the resources to periodically choose on which team they would like to work.
  D. The project manager should indicate that the team members have already been assigned to a team through workforce optimization
  D. The project manager should indicate that the team members have already been assigned to a team through workforce optimization

• Question 1697:

  A project manager is leading an integration project for a retail company. The project demands a lot of time from the stakeholders to make important business decisions. The project is critical and must be completed on time and within budget. What should the project manager do to ensure that key stakeholders are available for this project?

  A. Schedule meetings with all of the stakeholders to make business decisions when needed.
  B. Share the project schedule, milestones, and meeting agendas with the stakeholders ahead of time.
  C. Work with the available stakeholders to make business decisions and keep all unavailable stakeholders informed.
  D. Add time reserve in the project schedule to allow extra time for the stakeholders to make decisions.
  B. Share the project schedule, milestones, and meeting agendas with the stakeholders ahead of time.

• Question 1698:

  One of the main inputs required for a deliverable is missing due to a miscommunication between the vendor and project manager. Because of the missed deliverable, the critical path of the project is extended. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Start an audit of the vendor's processes and procedures
  B. Review lessons learned from previous projects with this vendor
  C. Make a detailed analysis on vendor issues during the project
  D. Execute a contingency plan to address the issue with the vendor
  D. Execute a contingency plan to address the issue with the vendor

• Question 1699:

  A geographically distributed project team working on an iterative project adopts a new mode of communication following changes in health protocols. The colocated team members are finding themselves challenged with understanding verbal communication and collaboration methods.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Allow collaboration to smooth out communication between team members.
  B. Add collaboration tools to the communications management plan.
  C. Escalate these communication challenges to the project sponsor.
  D. Organize a team meeting to resolve the communication challenges.
  D. Organize a team meeting to resolve the communication challenges.

• Question 1700:

  A project manager receives an email from a customer saying that they do not want to keep working with one of the project team members. The customer does not provide any reasons for this sentiment. The project manager is concerned because this project team member is highly skilled and experienced and is key in one of the main project deliverables.

  What should the project manager do to ease the situation?

  A. Talk to the customer and project team member separately to assess the issue and decide on the next steps.
  B. Remove the project team member immediately and assign the pending activities to other team members.
  C. Tell the customer that they do not have the authority to remove project team members.
  D. Ask the project team member to call the customer to apologize for their behavior.
  A. Talk to the customer and project team member separately to assess the issue and decide on the next steps.