PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1811:

  A project manager has experience working with a specific provider that has been requested for an upcoming project. This provider often fails to meet deliverable dates; however, it is the only company with the specific experience required for the project.

  What should the project manager do during the planning phase?

  A. Hire resources to obtain knowledge about the provider's specific capabilities.
  B. Add penalty clauses to the contract and update the risk register.
  C. Encourage the provider to work overtime with no additional costs to the project.
  D. Contract another provider with less experience and give them a chance to provide the deliverables.
  B. Add penalty clauses to the contract and update the risk register.

• Question 1812:

  A project that is using an incremental approach has colocated team members and is using a kanban board to visualize the work in progress (WIP). A key external stakeholder requests that all project activities be placed on hold until a status report is distributed.

  What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

  A. Stored project documentation in a shared folder.
  B. Organized monthly meetings with the external stakeholders.
  C. Invited all of the stakeholders to daily standup meetings.
  D. Sent weekly status update reports to all of the stakeholders.
  D. Sent weekly status update reports to all of the stakeholders.

• Question 1813:

  A project manager is leading a project in which the product requirements have not been fully met due to several uncertainties about customer acceptance. What should the project manager do?

  A. Gather a reduced number of approved requirements and add some extra features to fulfill the product specifications.
  B. Ask team members to research and collect data about the best features offered by similar products in the market.
  C. Stop all project activities until all requirements are set up front by the project sponsor and the key stakeholders.
  D. Gather enough requirements to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) with which to evaluate customer acceptance.
  D. Gather enough requirements to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) with which to evaluate customer acceptance.

• Question 1814:

  A project manager is performing earned value management (EVM) for a cross-country pipeline project. The project manager has determined the ratio of earned value (EV) to actual cost (AC) for the project and has found the calculated result to be 0.9024.

  What does this value mean for the project?

  A. The project has started exceeding the planned cost.
  B. The project is earning less value an was planned.
  C. The project has earned more value than planned.
  D. The project is close to exceeding the planned cost.
  A. The project has started exceeding the planned cost.

• Question 1815:

  A project manager has been assigned to lead a project to deploy a new system. The stakeholders disagree on the project objectives and approach.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Create a roles and responsibilities matrix based on the project charter and ask the sponsor to share it with all stakeholders to provide credible authority
  B. Conduct scoping workshops with the project team to create a work breakdown structure (WBS), assign tasks to various entities share this with all stakeholders, and ask the team to complete their tasks as scheduled
  C. Conduct a general meeting with all stakeholders and review and address a list of activities for each of them
  D. Breakdown the situation to identify the root causes for the disagreement and then work with each stakeholder and participating entity on their exact roles and responsibilities
  D. Breakdown the situation to identify the root causes for the disagreement and then work with each stakeholder and participating entity on their exact roles and responsibilities

• Question 1816:

  Negotiations are underway to secure an agreement with a critical supplier for the project. The negotiation situation has become contentious as it is becoming apparent that both parties will not receive everything they want and that a compromise might be necessary to avoid project delays, cost overruns, and damage to reputations.

  What should the project manager do to help ensure a successful outcome for the project?

  A. Collaborate with stakeholders to complete an analysis of priorities with ranked objectives.
  B. Withhold from revealing the priorities and objectives until midway through negotiations.
  C. Begin the negotiation process with predetermined objectives to guide the discussions.
  D. Adjust priorities and objectives based on real-time developments during the negotiation process.
  A. Collaborate with stakeholders to complete an analysis of priorities with ranked objectives.

• Question 1817:

  DRAG DROP

  A project team has developed the initial schedule using a network diagramming method and has arrived at the overall project duration. Upon examining the schedule, the project manager finds that there are several activities that may require buffers to mitigate or eliminate potential scheduling conflicts.

  Match the following common terms with their explanations that evaluate the buffers or constraints.

  Select and Place:

  

  

• Question 1818:

  A project lead conducted coordination meetings to estimate the budget and confirm the timeframe for a new project. Due to internal resource challenges, some activities may be outsourced during execution.

  What should the project lead ensure before submitting the project for a stage-gate review to receive the needed investment?

  A. Add a percentage for management reserve.
  B. Conduct a retrospective with all involved stakeholders.
  C. Initiate a recruitment plan to explore the market situation.
  D. Align with relevant stakeholders on the procurement strategy.
  D. Align with relevant stakeholders on the procurement strategy.

• Question 1819:

  A hybrid project is experiencing several issues with both the agile delivery of the product as well as the predictive development of a marketing strategy.

  What should the project manager do to receive feedback from stakeholders located in different time zones?

  A. Refer to the stakeholder engagement plan.
  B. Set up a conference call for all stakeholders.
  C. Refer to the communications management plan.
  D. Send an email to all stakeholders.
  C. Refer to the communications management plan.

• Question 1820:

  A large project is affecting the neighborhood in which it is located. The neighbors are not satisfied with the project and their resistance to the project may affect the project deadline. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.)

  A. Send letters to the neighbors and ask them kindly not to disturb the project.
  B. Set up a meeting with neighborhood representatives to win their cooperation
  C. Analyze the situation and find out what is causing the neighborhood's negative attitude.
  D. Ask the customer to extend the project deadline to allow time for conflict resolution
  E. Ask the mayor of the city to use their authority to stop neighborhood resistance
  B. Set up a meeting with neighborhood representatives to win their cooperation
  C. Analyze the situation and find out what is causing the neighborhood's negative attitude.