PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 181:

  Project stakeholders are engaged in a discussion on how to achieve the best user experience in the design of a new application. The agile team is divided on the approach. The conflict is more of a collective disagreement than an outright

  conflict.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Apply appropriate conflict resolution techniques to solve the issue.
  B. Call a team meeting to have a formal discussion of the issue.
  C. Allow the team to work through it on their own unless help is needed.
  D. Engage in individual conversation with each team member.
  C. Allow the team to work through it on their own unless help is needed.

• Question 182:

  Due to unforeseen circumstances, a contractor was unable to mobilize the project team, which was necessary to conduct face-to-face meetings and discussions. Virtual meetings were subsequently put in place, but the local project team and end users now face a communication gap that is causing the team's low performance.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the contractor to solve this problem because this is a contractual obligation.
  B. Terminate the contract and initiate a new one with a local contractor.
  C. Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) and convince the contractor to engage the team.
  D. Reassess continually to remove blockers for the team.
  D. Reassess continually to remove blockers for the team.

• Question 183:

  A hybrid project team is working on an upgraded version of software for their product owner. The team is also responsible for supporting the existing product and customers. For the last three sprints, the team had to stop their project work and focus on major support items for the product owner. The testers are struggling to cope with the constant changes to the plan, which has resulted in a number of emotional outbursts.

  How should the project manager proceed?

  A. Request a replacement for those team members who are unhappy with this way of working.
  B. Schedule a session with the product owner to explain that no support items can be taken into the sprints going forward.
  C. Ask human resources (HR) to send the team members to a change management workshop.
  D. Schedule a session with the team to discuss the issues and work with them to define a plan to manage the sprints going forward.
  D. Schedule a session with the team to discuss the issues and work with them to define a plan to manage the sprints going forward.

• Question 184:

  A project manager is transferred to another country to perform a project within their organization.

  What should the project manager do first to ensure collaboration within the team for a successful delivery?

  A. Determine a leadership style that is suitable for that location.
  B. Check if resources from headquarters can also be assigned to the project.
  C. Mentor the team members to perform project management.
  D. Assign a local resource to manage communication with the team.
  A. Determine a leadership style that is suitable for that location.

• Question 185:

  A global and complex project is in the execution phase. Recently, there were executive board changes, and the executive sponsor is transitioning to a new role. The outgoing sponsor asked the project manager to speed up project completion of the current phase to ensure successful onboarding of the new sponsor.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Use the contingency budget to implement compression techniques to finish the current project phase early.
  B. Review the stakeholder engagement plan and determine the best course of action to take.
  C. Notify the outgoing sponsor that the project needs to be put on hold until the new sponsor is onboarded.
  D. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB) to modify the end date of the current phase.
  B. Review the stakeholder engagement plan and determine the best course of action to take.

• Question 186:

  A project manager has recently been assigned to a new project. When the project manager first meets the project team, the team tells the project manager that all of the management plans and documents for the project are missing.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the stakeholders to develop all of the project artifacts so the project team can continue their scheduled activities.
  B. Create the project management plans with the project team and share the documents with the stakeholders.
  C. Continue working on scheduled tasks to avoid delaying the project and leave the development of project artifacts for later.
  D. Adapt the project management plans and documents from previous executed projects in order to save time.
  B. Create the project management plans with the project team and share the documents with the stakeholders.

• Question 187:

  There are two interdependent projects: the first project is in execution, and the second one is about to be deployed. The first project has been delayed, which is now affecting the second project due to the sharing of resources. What should the project manager do in this situation?

  A. Ask for written commitment from the team manager assuring the deployment team can work on only one of the projects.
  B. Assess the issue with the deployment resources' availability and define a plan to deploy extra resources to the deployment team.
  C. Organize a meeting with the deployment team and explain that, due to a resource shortage, the project will be delayed.
  D. Ask the procurement team to solicit offers from external providers in order to replace the internal resources for the deployment.
  B. Assess the issue with the deployment resources' availability and define a plan to deploy extra resources to the deployment team.

• Question 188:

  An agile team was hired to work on a public service project. The team received a list of vague ideas about the business and now needs to understand, develop, and prioritize a list of functionalities. Who will be responsible for this task?

  A. Project owner
  B. Agile leader
  C. Agile team
  D. Product owner
  D. Product owner

• Question 189:

  A project interfaces with other projects that are in the same portfolio but are being developed in international locations. One of the international projects has suggested a tactical change that needs to be implemented in this project. What should the project manager do next ?

  A. Use the team's connections with international colleagues to get early warnings on future changes.
  B. Keep the focus on the priority items while the change goes through the change control process.
  C. Reject the change request since it may negatively impact the project's performance.
  D. Implement the change request as soon as possible to avoid accumulating new scope.
  B. Keep the focus on the priority items while the change goes through the change control process.

• Question 190:

  A project manager has been assigned to a project where the budget is very tight. Incurring extra costs is not an option. What should the project manager do to manage this situation?

  A. File a change request to make the customer billable for all extra costs incurred for the project.
  B. Ask the accounting department to forward all project expenses to the project manager's email.
  C. Monitor the budget for the project continually and anticipate any issues if possible.
  D. Ask the project resources to finish their assignments in less time than originally planned.
  C. Monitor the budget for the project continually and anticipate any issues if possible.