PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 171:

  A project manager is assigned to a project within a program. The high-level requirements of the project are known, but the priorities of some of the requirements are uncertain as they are interdependent on some other pipeline projects within the program.

  How should the project manager prepare for the next steps of the project?

  A. Escalate to the management team to increase the timeline based on the complexity of the project
  B. Wait for the other project estimates before planning the schedule
  C. Prioritize and estimate the milestones for the high-level requirements based on historical data
  D. Ask the project management office (PMO) to estimate the tasks for all the projects and share the project management plan
  C. Prioritize and estimate the milestones for the high-level requirements based on historical data

• Question 172:

  A project manager is in the middle of handling a major upgrade to an existing product. The project manager learns that the resources initially promised as part of the project are being moved to another priority project. What should the project manager do?

  A. Retrieve the documentation that shows the resource allocation.
  B. Examine ways of modifying the scope of the project.
  C. Adopt a resource leveling procedure to level the resources.
  D. Perform an impact analysis to see the effect on the project.
  D. Perform an impact analysis to see the effect on the project.

• Question 173:

  During a project's execution phase, two team members are having conflicts with other team members within the team on technical and interpersonal levels. Which two actions should the project manager take first to address this conflict? (Choose two)

  A. Ask human resources (HR) to intervene before it escalates and affects the team's performance.
  B. Arrange individual meetings with the team members who cannot work together effectively.
  C. Address the conflict during team meetings for the entire team to participate and find solutions.
  D. Discuss the conflict early among the affected team members using a direct, collaborative approach.
  E. Plan to resolve the team members' conflicts after the sprint and focus on achieving the goal.
  B. Arrange individual meetings with the team members who cannot work together effectively.
  D. Discuss the conflict early among the affected team members using a direct, collaborative approach.

• Question 174:

  A project team has expressed concern that certain remote team members are not able to collaborate with the larger project team due to their work schedule. The project manager is confused since the entire team is located in the same time zone and believes there are other factors at play.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Implement new options.
  B. Examine the team's virtual needs.
  C. Rectify ground rule violations.
  D. Review performance formally.
  B. Examine the team's virtual needs.

• Question 175:

  A project manager receives a voicemail from a business analyst on the project team. The business analyst indicates that an internal stakeholder is upset that they were not included before the project began. The stakeholder is asking for an addition to the requirements traceability matrix.

  What should the project manager do to improve the stakeholder relationship?

  A. Consult the project scope document to make sure the addition is in scope.
  B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan to ensure the stakeholder is included in the project stakeholder list
  C. Initiate a project change request so the change control board (CCB) can decide if it is in scope.
  D. Engage the stakeholder to solicit more information before responding to the request
  D. Engage the stakeholder to solicit more information before responding to the request

• Question 176:

  During a project meeting, the project manager expressed the importance of delivering reports on time. These individual reports will be consolidated into a single report. One of the team member's reports was not delivered on time and therefore the report could not be integrated with the other reports. This demonstrates a lack of teamwork and impacts project success.

  What should the project manager do to resolve this issue?

  A. Assign the task to someone else on the team.
  B. Discuss it with the team member in confidence.
  C. Discuss this matter during the project meeting.
  D. Include this item in the risk register.
  C. Discuss this matter during the project meeting.

• Question 177:

  The project leader for an agile team has discovered that a certain team member has been struggling with an impediment that is hindering the team's progress. The project is now at risk of completing later than expected. What should the project leader do?

  A. Report the impediment to the functional manager.
  B. Identify the impediment and associated risks at the daily standup.
  C. Escalate the impediment and associated risks to the business sponsor.
  D. Identify the impediment during the retrospective.
  B. Identify the impediment and associated risks at the daily standup.

• Question 178:

  Project acceptance criteria include on-site training for the new users of a system. Due to unforeseen circumstances, all team members have to work remotely for an indefinite period of time. What should the project manager do?

  A. Reschedule on-site training to online sessions.
  B. Create a risk and assign remediation actions.
  C. Cancel all of the on-site training sessions.
  D. Document the project issue and provide options.
  A. Reschedule on-site training to online sessions.

• Question 179:

  In a project, one core team member tends to do all the work and ensures all tasks are completed. This core team member is soon leaving the project, which may make the project vulnerable. What should the project manager do?

  A. Ensure the activities of this team member are distributed across the project team.
  B. Assess a mechanism for knowledge transfer among the team members.
  C. Motivate the team member to stay by providing them with incentives.
  D. Ask human resources (HR) to counsel the team member to balance the workload.
  B. Assess a mechanism for knowledge transfer among the team members.

• Question 180:

  An organization is transitioning to an agile environment. The project manager finds that most of the team members are not familiar with an agile environment. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

  A. Change the approach with the team.
  B. Meet with an agile coach to handle this issue.
  C. Analyze the level of the team's agile maturity.
  D. Support the team members' growth and development.
  C. Analyze the level of the team's agile maturity.