PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 2001:

  Near the closing stage, a project is delayed due to staff shortages. In order to meet the mandatory deadline, additional resources are necessary, but there is no additional budget.

  What should the project manager do first to obtain the funding needed to hire the required resources?

  A. Introduce a change request.
  B. Update the baselines to accommodate the delay.
  C. Use management reserves.
  D. Ask the sponsor for additional financial resources.
  C. Use management reserves.

• Question 2002:

  A government agency is developing a new connectivity policy. The assigned project manager is a famous economist with international recognition. The team is eager to work with the project manager, but feels intimidated. The project manager realizes that a junior economist, whose tasks are behind schedule, is especially intimidated by the situation.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Evaluate the performance of the junior economist in the upcoming months.
  B. Reassign some of the junior economist's tasks to other economists.
  C. Request to replace the junior economist with a more experienced economist.
  D. Consider organizing paired work sessions for the junior and senior economists.
  D. Consider organizing paired work sessions for the junior and senior economists.

• Question 2003:

  A project manager decided to incorporate the latest technological advancement with the client's devices at no additional cost to the project. Upon completion and submission of the project deliverables, the client rejected the devices, despite having the latest features.

  What should the project manager have done?

  A. Incorporated the change within the scope of the project
  B. Reviewed the quality inspections
  C. Complied with the customer specifications
  D. Documented the technical reviews with the new change
  C. Complied with the customer specifications

• Question 2004:

  The product owner decides to launch a product after a couple of releases, knowing that the minimum viable product (MVP) lacks some features. One of the key stakeholders, the marketing vice president, is not happy with the results and questioned the release decision.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Support the product owner's decision and seek better alignment with this stakeholder in order to avoid this type of issue in the future
  B. Coach the team on the decision-making process, assuming a risk-averse strategy towards product releasing
  C. Assume the responsibility for product releases making the final call on when something is ready for customer launch
  D. Escalate the issue to the sponsor questioning the authority of the key stakeholder regarding the product launch decision
  A. Support the product owner's decision and seek better alignment with this stakeholder in order to avoid this type of issue in the future

• Question 2005:

  During a requirements review session with a customer, a team member gets upset when questioned by the customer and responds angrily. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Discuss with the whole team the root cause of this issue
  B. Meet with the team member to reset expectations
  C. Provide the team member with space to manage their emotions
  D. Follow up with the whole team to find the best approach
  C. Provide the team member with space to manage their emotions

• Question 2006:

  Project team member A has a conflict with project team member B. The project manager believes project team member A's behavior is unacceptable. However, project team member A believes their behavior is appropriate. What should the project manager do?

  A. Review the roles and responsibilities of each team member with the team.
  B. Ask the project team member to review the team charter and follow up with a one-on-one meeting.
  C. Review the resource requirements to determine if the project team member is a good fit.
  D. Add an agenda item to the next team meeting to manage the conflict.
  B. Ask the project team member to review the team charter and follow up with a one-on-one meeting.

• Question 2007:

  An events company is planning their annual event for a retirement fund. The organization has run the event planning using agile approaches for the last 3 years. During the initiation phase, while assessing possible risks and improvements for the event, the project manager uses previous event feedback to assist in developing the risk register.

  Which ceremony should be used in developing this register?

  A. Sprint plans
  B. Retrospective results
  C. Sprint report
  D. Project status report
  A. Sprint plans

• Question 2008:

  An agile project manager has started working in a company that builds shopping centers. The project manager wants to implement some agile practices, which are relevant to the project. What should the project manager do in order to gain buy-in from the different stakeholders?

  A. Organize a meeting with relevant stakeholders explaining the benefits of agile and the practices relevant for the project.
  B. Send the project management plan, which includes the suggested agile practices, to the stakeholders.
  C. Ask the project management office (PMO) to get buy-in from the stakeholders, because agile is an approach that differs from their previous ways of working.
  D. Organize a meeting with a consultant to provide training to the stakeholders on agile practices.
  A. Organize a meeting with relevant stakeholders explaining the benefits of agile and the practices relevant for the project.

• Question 2009:

  A software system is being built for a company. Once the system is in production, the team would like to collect usage data to evaluate the delivered value. Which evaluation practice should the project lead use to obtain accurate usage data?

  A. Send out a questionnaire to all users regarding the most useful features.
  B. Embed a feedback form into the system for users to respond.
  C. Interview a sampling of users to obtain the usage data.
  D. Build the functionality in the software to collect the operational usage data.
  C. Interview a sampling of users to obtain the usage data.

• Question 2010:

  The deliverables of a project have been completed. However, the stakeholders did not approve the deliverables, because they did not cover the needs of the business. Which actions should the project manager have taken to avoid this situation?

  A. Defined the project management plan and ensured it met the project objectives and business needs.
  B. Ensured that the stakeholders participated in the daily meetings to confirm that the project was developing correctly.
  C. Provided and explained the sprint backlog at the beginning of the project to the stakeholders and project team.
  D. Requested that the team change the frequency of the deliverables in the development phase to obtain earlier feedback.
  A. Defined the project management plan and ensured it met the project objectives and business needs.