PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1981:

  A product owner is trying to understand how many of the user stories have been completed within a 2-week sprint. How should the project manager approach this situation?

  A. Use retrospectives to deliver the finished products.
  B. Invite the product owner to regular standup meetings.
  C. Have a face-to-face conversation with the product owner.
  D. Share the burndown chart with the product owner.
  D. Share the burndown chart with the product owner.

• Question 1982:

  A project development team is located in different areas around the world. Last week, a very important release was delayed because one of the developers did not respond on time to an email that was sent to everyone. The developer seems to have missed reading the email.

  What should the project manager do to avoid these situations?

  A. Review the stakeholder engagement plan.
  B. Review the resource management plan.
  C. Review the risk management plan.
  D. Review the communications management plan.
  D. Review the communications management plan.

• Question 1983:

  At the start of a typical project life cycle, costs are:

  A. low, peak as work is carried out, and drop as the project nears the end.
  B. low, become steady as work is carried out, and increase as the project nears the end.
  C. high, drop as work is carried out, and increase as the project nears the end.
  D. high, become low as work is carried out, and drop as the project nears the end.
  A. low, peak as work is carried out, and drop as the project nears the end.

• Question 1984:

  One of the project manager's important assignments is to formally revise project compliance as it pertains to user data protection regulations. What should the project manager do to monitor compliance?

  A. Assess the risk register.
  B. Conduct project reviews.
  C. Perform retrospectives.
  D. Complete sprint reviews
  C. Perform retrospectives.

• Question 1985:

  Some project teams are voicing frustration because of conflicting priorities between agile and predictive work in a complex project. Which leadership style would effectively promote collaboration across the project teams?

  A. Directive leadership
  B. Servant leadership
  C. Delegative leadership
  D. Leadership by example
  B. Servant leadership

• Question 1986:

  A company is using a predictive approach for the development of a particular component as defined in the scope management plan. Due to regularly changing regulatory requirements, the development team has requested to utilize agile approaches.

  What should the project manager do about the development team's request?

  A. Escalate the request for additional financial resources
  B. Forward the request to the project management office (PMO) to amend the organizational process assets
  C. Ask the project sponsor to obtain approval for implementation of the new approach
  D. Analyze the requirements that will need to be addressed under the requested method
  D. Analyze the requirements that will need to be addressed under the requested method

• Question 1987:

  During project execution, the client requires several changes that will impact the project's duration. The project manager needs to apply fast-tracking techniques to accelerate the schedule, but the team is concerned about working overtime. What should the project manager do to motivate the team?

  A. Negotiate with the client to reduce the changes in requirements.
  B. Crash the project schedule to ensure completion on time.
  C. Introduce team-building activities to improve team performance.
  D. Meet with the team members to review their roles and responsibilities.
  C. Introduce team-building activities to improve team performance.

• Question 1988:

  Team members are having a discussion with the project manager. In the last retrospective meeting, the team realized that the obsolete equipment could affect the next iteration of the project. The team recommends buying new equipment because it is critical to the success of the final deliverable.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Check the project budget to verify if there is enough contingency reserve
  B. Review the cost management plan to determine how to address this issue
  C. Tell the team members that more equipment is not part of the project's scope.
  D. Submit a change request to increase the budget and buy new equipment
  B. Review the cost management plan to determine how to address this issue

• Question 1989:

  In the initiating phase of a project, the project manager and team members are prioritizing the product backlog along with the product owner. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Produce a value-added product for the customer as continuously as possible.
  B. Produce a value-added product for the customer in the beginning of the project.
  C. Produce a value-added product along with the supporting documentation.
  D. Produce a value-added product for the customer in each phase of the project.
  D. Produce a value-added product for the customer in each phase of the project.

• Question 1990:

  In the planning phase, a project manager receives identified risks from the sponsors and subject matter experts (SMEs) and wants to develop a risk response strategy for them. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Perform a risk reserve analysis.
  B. Assign allocated budget to cover key risks.
  C. Agree on the criteria to prioritize risks.
  D. Assign a risk responsibility to each team member.
  C. Agree on the criteria to prioritize risks.