PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 2221:

  A project team has difficulty understanding the relationship between functional requirements and their associated benefit to the business stakeholders. How should the project manager improve the team's understanding?

  A. Involve team members in stakeholder analysis and engagement.
  B. Invite all stakeholders to progress meetings to avoid ambiguity.
  C. Ensure team members have access to a well-written requirements traceability matrix.
  D. Engage with the project sponsor and ensure the product backlog is correct and up to date.
  C. Ensure team members have access to a well-written requirements traceability matrix.

• Question 2222:

  In an iteration-based marketing project, a product is scheduled to be launched at the sixth iteration. In the third iteration demo, the marketing team expressed that they need five iterations to launch the product and they have not started yet. What should the project team have done to avoid this issue?

  A. Held a touchpoint with marketing before the demo to discuss any impediments
  B. Scheduled a demo presentation of the product during the first reason
  C. Asked the marketing team to start working on the product immediately
  D. Confirmed marketing requirements and constraints when adding to the backlog
  A. Held a touchpoint with marketing before the demo to discuss any impediments

• Question 2223:

  At a project status meeting, different activities were agreed upon for the following weeks. At the end of the first week, the project team realizes that the activities were executed in the wrong way because each team member had a different understanding. These misunderstandings have caused a delay in the project.

  Which of the following actions should the project manager take to avoid this situation in the future?

  A. Conduct reviews prior to performing activities.
  B. Monitor the team's performance metrics.
  C. Document the agreement in the meeting minutes.
  D. Use a common communication terminology.
  C. Document the agreement in the meeting minutes.

• Question 2224:

  A large company is transitioning its projects to an agile approach. After the transition, executive management requests the information that was previously available in old reports and dashboards. Many of the old reports and dashboards are no longer relevant after the shift to agile practices.

  What should the project manager do in this situation?

  A. Explain to the management team that reporting and management dashboards are not effective agile practices
  B. Ask the management team to review the endorsed agile concepts to prove that the old information s not relevant
  C. Help the management team understand how the change to an agile approach impacts the relevance of certain reports and key performance indicators (KPls)
  D. Remind the management team that an agile approach empowers teams to be self- directed and therefore there is no need for reporting
  C. Help the management team understand how the change to an agile approach impacts the relevance of certain reports and key performance indicators (KPls)

• Question 2225:

  A project manager just took over a construction project which was already in its execution phase. Labor union representatives of the construction workers ask to revise the overtime per hour rate, as wage per hour have increased across the industry.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Obtain approval from sponsors to increase the rates because it can affect project due to lack of resources.
  B. Carefully read the agreements and see if there was any clause if the per hour rate could be increased.
  C. Assign a team member to negotiate the increased wage per hour with the labor union representatives.
  D. Negotiate with the labor union representatives if the clause about increased wage per hour meets their requirements.
  B. Carefully read the agreements and see if there was any clause if the per hour rate could be increased.

• Question 2226:

  During the last sprint review, the main stakeholder complained that the product was missing many features they had been expecting. The project team argued that every increment met the acceptance criteria and was approved by the main stakeholder. The cost performance index (CPI) of the project is 1.15 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.43.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Ask the project team to perform the modifications since the project budget and schedule can support them.
  B. Ask the stakeholder to submit a change request to increase the budget and time for the modifications requested
  C. Explain to the stakeholder that since the acceptance criteria for every increment were met the project can be closed.
  D. Analyze the reason for the gap in understanding with both sides and negotiate a solution
  D. Analyze the reason for the gap in understanding with both sides and negotiate a solution

• Question 2227:

  An organization is altering their schedule, and the project team is now expected to be in the office together once a week. Despite everyone being dedicated to the project, the team members all follow their functional teams' schedules, which differ from one another.

  How should the project manager address this situation?

  A. Look into the option of changing the status of all team members to being fully remote.
  B. Look into changing the company's policy from 1 day to 2 days on-site.
  C. Work with the team to determine if the in-person project day is required.
  D. Work with the functional managers and get an exception for the team members.
  C. Work with the team to determine if the in-person project day is required.

• Question 2228:

  A regulatory branch of an environmental government agency has recently placed a ban on the manufacturing of a specified thickness of plastic packaging products. This ban will take effect in 12 months. The project manager for a startup firm working in alternative packaging has been monitoring the progress of this law for a while and, as part of risk management, has identified new products that can support a growing customer base.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Continue production processes and plan to discuss changes at the next annual target review meeting.
  B. Begin a marketing campaign to sell alternative packaging after the 12-month period ends.
  C. Inform management of the new law as an opportunity to expand market share and share the proposed products
  D. Organize a meeting with all stakeholders and review the stakeholder engagement plan
  C. Inform management of the new law as an opportunity to expand market share and share the proposed products

• Question 2229:

  A project manager is about to kick off a new project with the team. Due to an unprecedented event, all team members are currently working remotely. How should the project manager ensure the continuity of information sharing for the project?

  A. Encourage the team to create and distribute larger weekly reports.
  B. Setup clear communication channels with increased team interactions online.
  C. Advise the team to communicate as much as possible with all team members.
  D. Send out multiple emails regarding the project's milestone deadlines.
  B. Setup clear communication channels with increased team interactions online.

• Question 2230:

  In a hybrid project, the project manager has identified a few stakeholders. According to the stakeholder matrix, the head of development has a high rating of power/influence and a high likelihood of conflict. Which action should the project manager avoid?

  A. Escalating a conflict within the project
  B. Creating a new communication channel
  C. Giving special attention to this stakeholder
  D. Dismissing the stakeholder's opinions
  D. Dismissing the stakeholder's opinions