PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 2041:

  An updated schedule for work delivered by a subcontractor is a condition for a milestone payment. The subcontractor completed the work but does not have a schedule, claiming that work was already agreed upon with the client. What should the project manager do?

  A. Negotiate a contract change with the subcontractor.
  B. Meet with the client to discuss the issue with the subcontractor.
  C. Inform the subcontractor that they must send the schedule.
  D. Tell the subcontractor to submit a draft schedule.
  C. Inform the subcontractor that they must send the schedule.

• Question 2042:

  A project manager notices that one of the marketing executives in the firm always appears stressed. The project manager observes that the executive's performance is gradually declining and is affecting the project deliverables. What should the project manager do?

  A. Assign the marketing executive's tasks to another project team member.
  B. Review the executive's declining performance with human resources (HR).
  C. Show empathy and praise the marketing executive's strengths.
  D. Make the marketing executive accountable for their work and output.
  B. Review the executive's declining performance with human resources (HR).

• Question 2043:

  A project manager has received feedback from stakeholders regarding poor communication about project progress. Weekly status reports were provided to the project management office (PMO), and the standard communications

  management plan was followed.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Perform a root cause analysis (RCA) of the existing communication approach.
  B. Ensure that all of the complaining stakeholders are on the distribution list.
  C. Create a change request for implementing an online collaboration tool.
  D. Distribute hard copies of status reports and confirm that messages were read.
  A. Perform a root cause analysis (RCA) of the existing communication approach.

• Question 2044:

  During the execution of a project, the finance team identified that they were not involved in building the business case for the project and will not approve the estimated return on investment (ROI). What should the project manager do?

  A. Revisit the communications management plan and make necessary adjustments
  B. Revisit the scope management plan and note this as a risk
  C. Schedule a meeting with the product owner and finance team to agree on course corrections
  D. Continue developing based on the project management plan and address the issue post delivery
  C. Schedule a meeting with the product owner and finance team to agree on course corrections

• Question 2045:

  A project lead with a strong technical background oversees a project using agile delivery. The product owner asked the project lead to assist with ensuring the benefits of functionality that are built in the sprint are tracked. What should the project lead advise?

  A. During the sprint review, ensure that the completed items deliver business benefits.
  B. Present in detail the business benefits delivered in the sprint during the sprint retrospective.
  C. During the daily standup, ensure that each item meets the definition of done (DoD) before accepting it.
  D. Review in detail the criteria for the definition of done (DoD) for each item during the sprint planning.
  A. During the sprint review, ensure that the completed items deliver business benefits.

• Question 2046:

  Team members of a new scrum team are skilled and excited about the project, despite never having worked together before. The project leader requested an offsite team building activity to talk about the project and get familiar with each other, but the activity was not approved by the sponsor who is trying to save money. The project leader believes it is important to hold a team building activity to bring the team together.

  What should the project leader do?

  A. Tell the team that the event will be handled at the end of the project due to current financial constraints
  B. Bypass the event because the team members' seniority is enough to engage without further activities
  C. Explain the financial constraint and ask each team member to pay their own share for the event
  D. Use the office facilities and support to organize an interactive event for the team members in-house
  D. Use the office facilities and support to organize an interactive event for the team members in-house

• Question 2047:

  An agile project has a documented list or requirements prioritized in high, medium, and low categories. The project team has expressed that it is difficult to know what to work on next as so many items are listed as high priority. What should the project manager recommend?

  A. Ensure the product owner determines the priority based on a product roadmap. release plan, and iteration plan.
  B. Ask the team to prioritize the high-priority items based on what they feel is a logical sequence to build.
  C. Ask the team to prioritize the high-priority Items based on the release plan and what allows tor testing most effectively.
  D. Discard the current categorization of requirements as high, medium, and low and prioritize numerically.
  A. Ensure the product owner determines the priority based on a product roadmap. release plan, and iteration plan.

• Question 2048:

  A project manager works in an organization that embraces using different project approaches. The project manager's current project uses a predictive approach with clear requirements. A few months following the kickoff, the project manager notices that the virtual development teams are not communicating enough, and coordination is becoming an issue. The teams are not aligned on the tasks being done or the current impediments.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the members to be more proactive and share ideas with each other.
  B. Set up a daily virtual meeting with the development team.
  C. Plan a monthly virtual meeting to align and to review the plans.
  D. Review the issue with the project sponsor and ask for support.
  B. Set up a daily virtual meeting with the development team.

• Question 2049:

  A project manager uses a laissez-faire leadership style with a newly hired project team. The project manager quickly notices that team members are underperforming, the schedule is delayed, and the project is overbudget. What should the project manager have done at the start of the project?

  A. Managed the team as necessary and allowed them to work on their own.
  B. Adapted a direct management style according to the project team's needs.
  C. Established goals and provided the project team with sufficient authority to work.
  D. Adapted a servant leader management style to support the team's development.
  C. Established goals and provided the project team with sufficient authority to work.

• Question 2050:

  Midway into a project, the project manager is concerned with the lack of responsiveness from a vendor. What should the project manager do to ensure the project is delivered successfully?

  A. Ask the vendor to communicate via the established channels.
  B. Invite the vendor to a meeting to discuss the concerns.
  C. Escalate the vendor's lack of responsiveness to the project sponsor.
  D. Proceed with other tasks while awaiting a response from the vendor.
  B. Invite the vendor to a meeting to discuss the concerns.