PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 2251:

  To estimate the costs of a new project that is similar to a project that was implemented last year, the project manager meets with a group of experts from the previous project. The group uses a three-point estimating technique. The project manager submits the estimated budget to the project sponsor for approval. The project sponsor, who is new to the company, is concerned because the budget exceeded their expectations.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Review the organizational process assessment to determine if a contingency reserve was considered in the budget estimate
  B. Review the historical information and lessons learned from last year's project to justify the new budget estimate
  C. Change the budgeting technique to a more accurate, bottom-up cost estimation.
  D. Use soft skills to convince the project sponsor to approve the new budget estimate
  B. Review the historical information and lessons learned from last year's project to justify the new budget estimate

• Question 2252:

  Some of the mote experienced members of a project team have complained about the project manager. The senior project team members feel that the project manager is micromanaging them and preventing them from completing their work. What should the project manager do when made aware of these issues?

  A. Ask for advice on how to be a better mentor to these team members.
  B. Set up a team building event to bring synergy back to the project team.
  C. Adjust the project manager's management style to better fit senior team members.
  D. Meet daily with each senior team member to monitor project status
  C. Adjust the project manager's management style to better fit senior team members.

• Question 2253:

  A project manager is leading a project that has been in execution for 1 year. An experienced team member is performing well, but often disagrees with the project manager and refuses to implement their decisions. Part of the team supports the team member's defiance, while the other team members do not.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Conduct a performance review and define and document the goals for the team member.
  B. Clarify decisions and request that the project team follows the project manager's decisions.
  C. Understand what the team member wants and find possible opportunities to address it.
  D. Remove existing ground rules and create new ground rules that support the project manager.
  C. Understand what the team member wants and find possible opportunities to address it.

• Question 2254:

  A project manager is assigned to a large, complex project with cross-functional dependencies. The project enters a new phase that requires new stakeholders with conflicting priorities to be added.

  How should the project manager ensure successful engagement with the stakeholders?

  A. Invite all stakeholders to status meetings.
  B. Identify and categorize the stakeholders.
  C. Interact individually with the stakeholders.
  D. Recognize the diversity of the stakeholders.
  B. Identify and categorize the stakeholders.

• Question 2255:

  During execution of an agile project, a project manager realizes the budget is almost completely used, but the project is not close to being completed. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

  A. Review the project time line and find opportunities to reduce the project schedule.
  B. Review the budget with the project sponsor and ask for an increase to the budget
  C. Review the backlog and find opportunities to reprioritize the work and reduce the project scope
  D. Review the resource management plan and find opportunities to reduce project costs.
  C. Review the backlog and find opportunities to reprioritize the work and reduce the project scope

• Question 2256:

  During a final investment decision meeting, all of the stakeholders were aligned on the project benefits, proposed budget, and schedule. Before final approval was given, the executive requested an aspirational target for the project team to obtain an enhanced benefit from the project.

  What should the project manager do in this situation?

  A. Accept the request and commit to some benefit improvement opportunities for the project.
  B. Investigate the request and express willingness to find ways to obtain higher project benefits.
  C. Review the proposal and suggest optional benefit improvement opportunities for the project.
  D. Explain the planning and budgeting process and demonstrate that the project proposal maximizes benefits.
  B. Investigate the request and express willingness to find ways to obtain higher project benefits.

• Question 2257:

  A project manager is leading a hybrid project that is building an app for a travel industry startup. Due to unforeseen events, the features and the overall solution will not be useable by many customers due to new travel restrictions. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Release the team and help them achieve their potential on a new project.
  B. Ask the organization's management for advice regarding the project's direction.
  C. Assess the environmental changes and recommend a pivot for the project.
  D. Pause the project if business value cannot be reached and collect lessons learned.
  C. Assess the environmental changes and recommend a pivot for the project.

• Question 2258:

  A project manager works for a company that has a reputation of delivering environmentally sustainable projects. During the half- yearly review of the project, the project manager raises serious concerns with the project sponsor regarding the project's viability and success. There are some stakeholders who oppose this project on the grounds of compromising land erosion.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Request additional resources from the business unit manager due to the project's complexity.
  B. Calculate float on the project because it has severely affected the project's major critical path.
  C. Propose to close the project because it no longer fits the business values of the organization.
  D. Calculate earned value (EV) because the project manager is forecasting a loss for this project in the yearly review.
  C. Propose to close the project because it no longer fits the business values of the organization.

• Question 2259:

  During the third iteration of a project, the main sponsor retired from the company, and a new sponsor was appointed. The new sponsor is not familiar with the agile approach for project delivery, which leads them to request more control over the project team.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Schedule a meeting with the new sponsor in order to explain the agile approach and how teams are supposed to be self-organized.
  B. Schedule an emergency meeting with the project team so they fulfill every request that comes from the sponsor.
  C. Review the sponsor's request with the project team during the next daily review meeting in order to provide the requested control.
  D. Review the sponsor's request with the project team during the next iteration review meeting in order to obtain a team decision.
  A. Schedule a meeting with the new sponsor in order to explain the agile approach and how teams are supposed to be self-organized.

• Question 2260:

  A learn member has a sudden emergency that may last for several days. There are no other team members who can cover their tasks and job duties. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

  A. Hold an emergency project team meeting to discuss the situation.
  B. Ask the human resources (HR) manager for an external replacement.
  C. Log the situation in the issue log.
  D. Update the key stakeholders on the issue.
  A. Hold an emergency project team meeting to discuss the situation.