PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 2141:

  A project manager is leading a project that will be delivered using a Scrum framework. The organization has an innovative project management office (PMO) that fully supports agile and also has a very friendly procurement team. A new vendor needs to be engaged to provide more developers for a new reporting platform.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Use an agile approach and engage a vendor that delivered well in a previous organization.
  B. Consult the product owner and engage a vendor that is recommended by them.
  C. Consult the development team and engage a vendor that is recommended by them.
  D. Use a formal approach using procurement policies, procedures, forms, and work instructions.
  D. Use a formal approach using procurement policies, procedures, forms, and work instructions.

• Question 2142:

  A project manager has been assigned to a new agile project with rapidly changing knowledge areas.

  How should the project manager manage knowledge transfer on this project?

  A. Require stakeholders to fully document all domain knowledge before starting.
  B. Mentor the team and stakeholders to ensure that domain knowledge is exchanged during sprints.
  C. Ask the team to set up initial sprints for knowledge transfer before focusing on deliverables.
  D. Work with quality assurance (QA) to ensure that domain knowledge is transferred properly among stakeholders.
  B. Mentor the team and stakeholders to ensure that domain knowledge is exchanged during sprints.

• Question 2143:

  A project team is in the planning phase of a product migration project. The project manager schedules a meeting with the project team, telecommunications team, and the department leaders with group product accounts. The purpose of the meeting is to determine the project timeline based on how much content needs to be transferred to or created in the new system and the processing procedures and time frames.

  Who should the project manager also invite to the meeting?

  A. Representative from the provisioning team
  B. Representative from the network team
  C. Representative from the reimbursement team
  D. Representative from the service desk team
  B. Representative from the network team

• Question 2144:

  A project team member identified a defect in the initial solution design for a project. The stakeholders are not sure whether to deploy the system or not. What should the project manager do?

  A. Propose a solution redesign for the project.
  B. Perform risk analysis against the issue.
  C. Revise the project's quality control measurements.
  D. Develop a mitigation based on the solution design.
  B. Perform risk analysis against the issue.

• Question 2145:

  A project team member does not submit the project status report on time. The team member is frustrated about being required to complete the report. The team member believes that the report does not reflect the reality of the project, has too many pages, and will not be read by stakeholders.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Review the requirements of the report with the team member to redefine its purpose.
  B. Escalate to the team member's functional manager that the report was not submitted as requested.
  C. Instruct the team member to provide the report and document this in the performance review.
  D. Reassign the report to another team member to prepare and submit it as requested.
  A. Review the requirements of the report with the team member to redefine its purpose.

• Question 2146:

  A project leader of an agile team realizes that one team member is unmotivated, which is affecting the whole team. What should the project leader do to improve the situation?

  A. Invest in developing the team's emotional intelligence.
  B. Ask the unmotivated team member to take a short leave.
  C. Reduce the number of daily and retrospective meetings.
  D. Send the unmotivated team member to another team.
  A. Invest in developing the team's emotional intelligence.

• Question 2147:

  A subcontractor informs the project manager that they are unable to supply a key component to the project. What should the project manager do?

  A. Discuss the issue with the project sponsor and request extra time and budget to obtain the component from a different supplier.
  B. Raise a new risk in the risk register, perform a risk assessment, and convene SMEs and relevant stakeholders to plan a risk response
  C. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB) for changes to the performance measurement baseline to obtain the component from a different supplier.
  D. Raise a new issue in the issue log and convene subject matter experts (SMEs) and relevant stakeholders to identify alternatives to address the problem.
  B. Raise a new risk in the risk register, perform a risk assessment, and convene SMEs and relevant stakeholders to plan a risk response

• Question 2148:

  A project is about to start with a global project team. Travel is not a viable option for project team members, so most will participate virtually. What should the project manager do to engage the team?

  A. Have one-on-one meetings with team members to improve communication.
  B. Ask human resources (HR) for team-building recommendations.
  C. Schedule weekly team meetings to encourage collaboration.
  D. Invest in a virtual collaboration/colocation environment.
  D. Invest in a virtual collaboration/colocation environment.

• Question 2149:

  A flagship project is sponsored by the CEO and has a critical go-live date. The project's product requires a regulatory review and approval before it can go live. The CEO instructed to allow only 2 weeks for regulatory approval in the schedule; however, the director for the regulatory liaison indicated 6 weeks was a more realistic timeline.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Proceed with the direction given by the director for the regulatory liaison, as they are the subject matter expert (SME).
  B. Follow the CEO's directive, as they are the highest authority in the company and are the ultimate decision maker.
  C. Meet with the CEO and the director to discuss and register it as a major risk if agreement cannot be made.
  D. Schedule final testing activities in parallel with the regulatory approval activities to compensate for lost time.
  C. Meet with the CEO and the director to discuss and register it as a major risk if agreement cannot be made.

• Question 2150:

  In an attempt to streamline project communications, a project manager established a shared portal for all stakeholders to get project information. The sponsor complained about this system and says that it is ineffective. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation from occurring?

  A. Analyzed the sponsor's communication requirements.
  B. Confirmed that the portal is providing adequate information.
  C. Verified that the project team is following the communications management plan.
  D. Ensured the sponsor had the necessary skills to use the portal.
  A. Analyzed the sponsor's communication requirements.