PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1931:

  During the daily meetings with the team the project manager notices that a new team member is not making the expected progress on an assigned task. What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the new team member to follow the team ground rules.
  B. Ask an experienced team member to identify a replacement
  C. Ask the new team member to reassess their own capabilities
  D. Ask an experienced team member to coach the new team member
  D. Ask an experienced team member to coach the new team member

• Question 1932:

  A project manager has been given a critical, 5-day window and is allocated a maximum of US$100,000 as a contingency reserve. Subsequently, the project manager drafted a course of action based upon the best available information. Overall, five actions were required to be completed at a cost of US$20,000 and a duration of 1 day each. After 3 days of work, the project manager completed two actions and spent US$80,000.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. As the CPI and SPI are greater than 1.0, reevaluate and prioritize the remaining actions.
  B. Stop the work and raise a project change request to the change control board (CCB) for additional funds and a project schedule extension.
  C. As the cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI) are less than 1.0, reevaluate and prioritize the remaining actions.
  D. Complete all actions and then inform the client of the additional cost and schedule overrun needed to complete the project.
  C. As the cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI) are less than 1.0, reevaluate and prioritize the remaining actions.

• Question 1933:

  In an ongoing project, there is an argument between two subject matter experts (SMEs) on what the correct approach to design should be. The project manager suggests that the two SMEs meet and come to a consensus. Which conflict resolution approach did the project manager use?

  A. Compromise
  B. Collaborate
  C. Synergy
  D. Force
  B. Collaborate

• Question 1934:

  A project manager was informed by their supplier that there will be an upcoming raw material shortage due to a regulatory change. What should the project manager do?

  A. Tell the supplier that they have an obligation to supply the raw material.
  B. Search for a new supplier that can deliver the same materials on time.
  C. Seek advice from the legal department and implement penalties.
  D. Assess the possible impact of the raw material shortage on the project.
  D. Assess the possible impact of the raw material shortage on the project.

• Question 1935:

  In a multinational multi location project with virtual teams a project manager has established a project baseline. The project manager discovers that multiple risk elements have appeared. The project manager did not foresee these risks during the planning stage of the project.

  What should the project manager calculate to address this critical budgetary situation? (Choose two)

  A. Contingency control in the project and rebaseline
  B. Mitigation control in the project
  C. Benefits management control in the project
  D. Integrated change control in the project
  E. Currency exchange rate
  A. Contingency control in the project and rebaseline
  D. Integrated change control in the project

• Question 1936:

  The project manager just started leading a project team from which the previous project manager resigned. After a quick evaluation of the project, it is apparent that team morale is low due to continuous disagreement about how to complete tasks. Tasks are taking longer than forecasted and the project is off schedule.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Conduct a meeting with the project team to discuss and address the sources of disagreement
  B. Inform the stakeholders that the project will be delayed due to previous team management
  C. Crash the project timeline to ensure the project is back on schedule
  D. Issue a change request to extend the project schedule based on identified delays
  A. Conduct a meeting with the project team to discuss and address the sources of disagreement

• Question 1937:

  A project manager has expertise in the technical domain. The project manager frequently demonstrates unacceptable behavior toward other team members; however, when confronted, the project manager denies this behavior. What is the reason for the project manager's behavior?

  A. The project manager lacks necessary empathy.
  B. The project manager lacks emotional intelligence (El).
  C. The project manager was not properly trained.
  D. The project manager is in the wrong project role.
  C. The project manager was not properly trained.

• Question 1938:

  A project is being delayed due to a large amount of rework caused by a quality problem that is impacting the critical path. What should the project manager do?

  A. Rebaseline the project schedule to absorb the delay.
  B. Report the delay with rectifying actions to the project management office (PMO).
  C. Notify the project steering committee about the cause of the delay.
  D. Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.
  D. Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review.

• Question 1939:

  A project management office (PMO) has been trying to implement an adaptive approach for the project management framework. The project manager has been asked to use adaptive tools in the next project. Awareness of adaptive tools is very low in the company, and many stakeholders are concerned about moving to a hybrid approach.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Recommend to the PMO that it is not the right time to start implementing new tools for projects.
  B. Include the use of tools and monitoring of their benefits in regular status reports and the communications management plan.
  C. Prepare a change request and seek approval from the steering committee regarding the new project framework.
  D. Bring in a third-party company to develop and implement a hybrid framework for this specific project.
  B. Include the use of tools and monitoring of their benefits in regular status reports and the communications management plan.

• Question 1940:

  An agile project started 6 months ago. Since the beginning of the project, there have been disagreements among team members regarding daily meetings since some of the team members are not available at the same time. The project manager is convinced an agile team should be self-organizing, and that meeting times should be worked out by the team.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Establish a team charter.
  B. Recognize the team's contributions.
  C. Assign a team leader.
  D. Establish a project schedule.
  A. Establish a team charter.