PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1751:

  A project manager finds that there are knowledge gaps in the project team relating to the core competencies required to deliver the desired results. What should the project manager do to achieve the desired results?

  A. Communicate the situation to the team and plan for the necessary training and coaching arrangements
  B. Report the situation back to upper management and request to have the scope changed
  C. Plan to hire more experienced team members and lay off a few of the existing team members.
  D. Communicate the situation to the customer and inform them about potential delays in delivery.
  A. Communicate the situation to the team and plan for the necessary training and coaching arrangements

• Question 1752:

  A project manager and project team developing a new product are discussing which work methods and tools to use to build the deliverable. What should the result of this discussion be?

  A. An agreed-upon work method and tools that should fit the business need and project constraints
  B. A detailed mitigation plan on the risks for each work method and the tools used
  C. A consensus that everything will run as anticipated once the tools and work methods are identified
  D. A technology roadmap for creating similar deliverables in the future with the same tools
  A. An agreed-upon work method and tools that should fit the business need and project constraints

• Question 1753:

  A project manager is reviewing several potential changes to the contract with third-party vendors. Which two changes could trigger a modification to the vendor contractual obligations? (Choose two)

  A. Adding new resources to the change control team
  B. Adding vendors to increase flexibility and availability of work crews
  C. Introducing additional requirements based on new regulations
  D. Modifying a supplier's name due to a vendor acquisition
  E. Replacing a material type based on product availability
  C. Introducing additional requirements based on new regulations
  E. Replacing a material type based on product availability

• Question 1754:

  A key team member has recently gone through some personal issues that has affected their performance. The project manager noticed that the team member's emotional situation has affected the rest of the team's performance.

  How should the project manager handle this situation?

  A. Help all team members learn to deal with their emotions by building a culture of empathy.
  B. Separate the key team member and replace them while they emotionally recover.
  C. Meet with the team to discuss how to handle the performance problem.
  D. Ask the human resources (HR) department for their support providing emotional help.
  D. Ask the human resources (HR) department for their support providing emotional help.

• Question 1755:

  A company just started managing a project using an agile approach. Due to this change, the general manager is worried about the scope definition process for upcoming projects. What should the project manager do to ensure the project scope is completely defined?

  A. Meet with the general manager and convince them to return to using predictive approaches to avoid any risk.
  B. Ask for a budget increase to implement a double-check process to ensure every business need is included in the requirements
  C. Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations
  D. Ask the general manager to review every requirement to ensure all projects will deliver the requested products
  C. Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations

• Question 1756:

  Due to a recent company merger, a project manager from company B has been assigned to a team that is comprised of team members from company A. At the start of the project, conflicts arise due to a lack of clarity on processes and the project manager's relationship with company B.

  What should the project manager do to resolve this conflict?

  A. Avoid the conflict as the customer feels comfortable with using processes from company A.
  B. Review the historical information and make the decision based on the return on investment (ROI).
  C. Ask the team to use company B's processes since they are more familiar with these processes.
  D. Work with the team to analyze which processes are suitable to use and define them in the ground rules.
  D. Work with the team to analyze which processes are suitable to use and define them in the ground rules.

• Question 1757:

  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

• Question 1758:

  A software development project is about to start. The product owner and project manager cannot agree on which programming language to use from the available two. The company lacks experienced developers in the product owner's preferred language; however, they are very skilled in the other language.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Persuade the product owner to use the language preferred by the developers.
  B. Coordinate programming language training for the developers.
  C. Hire a vendor with the necessary skills to quickly fill the gap in resources.
  D. Plan according to the requirement from the product owner.
  A. Persuade the product owner to use the language preferred by the developers.

• Question 1759:

  A project manager is assigned to a project with a long timeline and complex scope. The client requires a high-level, long-term plan as well as something that will work immediately, adding features to the product as the project progresses. How should the project manager plan and deliver this project?

  A. Plan the project with a predictive approach with a work breakdown structure (WBS) and then execute it using an agile approach to deliver value incrementally.
  B. Plan the project with a predictive approach and a work breakdown structure (WBS) following the plan and deliver value at the end of the project.
  C. Agree on a minimum viable product (MVP) first to be delivered immediately with the client and then release the rest of the scope at the end of the project.
  D. Select an agile approach and manage the project according to best practices to ensure value is delivered to the client.
  A. Plan the project with a predictive approach with a work breakdown structure (WBS) and then execute it using an agile approach to deliver value incrementally.

• Question 1760:

  As a result of the first iteration review, the stakeholders' feedback indicated that they saw more technical features than business ones. What should the project manager do?

  A. Include this topic in the next iteration retrospective.
  B. Review this topic with the product owner before the next iteration planning.
  C. Discuss this topic with the team in the next daily meeting.
  D. Ask the product owner to review this topic in the next iteration planning.
  B. Review this topic with the product owner before the next iteration planning.