PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 2351:

  An internal process was recently introduced by the management team. The new process, however, has not added much value and is impacting the project's deliverables. What should the project manager do?

  A. Allocate one team member who can focus only on process adherence.
  B. Ensure that the team implements the process without delays in deliverables.
  C. Discuss this with the team and convince them to continue with the process.
  D. Negotiate with management and get the required process changed.
  D. Negotiate with management and get the required process changed.

• Question 2352:

  The project team members have finalized the technical specifications after their discussion with the machine manufacturers. However, it has been identified that the specifications are not aligned with the project management office (PMO). The project team members are confident about their choice of specifications.

  What should the project manager do in this situation?

  A. Request a decision from the project sponsor.
  B. Give approval of the technical specifications.
  C. Ask the sponsor for additional funding to hire a senior subject matter expert (SME).
  D. Schedule a meeting with all of the subject matter experts (SMEs) to discuss.
  D. Schedule a meeting with all of the subject matter experts (SMEs) to discuss.

• Question 2353:

  A project manager is working on a project that will transform the organization's operating model. The project manager reviewed the budget allocation for various phases and was informed that upper management will not approve any additional funds.

  Knowing that there are no additional funds available, how should the project manager proceed?

  A. Allocate the budget to the phases of the project and meet with upper management to consolidate the final funds.
  B. Ensure that the budget is enough to cover the internal resources, since external supplies can be covered by procurement.
  C. Allocate the budget to the deliveries that have higher business value for the organization than those with lower business value.
  D. Decide to work on the small deliveries, leaving the big deliveries until the end of the project, and track critical expenses.
  C. Allocate the budget to the deliveries that have higher business value for the organization than those with lower business value.

• Question 2354:

  A steering committee member is complaining about the weekly report. They stated that the report is too long and has unnecessary details. As a result, they are unable to obtain the main message and take action. What should the project manager do to avoid similar complaints?

  A. Present the status at a weekly meeting with the steering committee.
  B. Verify the information needed for steering committee members.
  C. Send a shorter daily report to this steering committee member.
  D. Demonstrate the weekly reports in a presentation for the steering committee member.
  B. Verify the information needed for steering committee members.

• Question 2355:

  It is taking several additional iterations for a project team to complete planned backlog items. The project manager notices that some features are not meeting the iteration-level Definition of Done and must be placed back into the backlog.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Put more emphasis on the Definition of Done (DoD).
  B. Extend the iterations to complete the items.
  C. Review and update the acceptance criteria.
  D. Address the required changes in the next release.
  A. Put more emphasis on the Definition of Done (DoD).

• Question 2356:

  A project manager who is experienced in predictive and adaptive approaches has been assigned to a new project. Most of the project stakeholders have only worked on predictive projects, and only a few have been exposed to adaptive projects.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Propose a hybrid approach and determine which stakeholders will be engaged in each phase of the project.
  B. Follow a predictive approach to reduce the training effort, even though there are incremental deliveries in the project.
  C. Use an adaptive approach, engage the stakeholders who have been exposed to adaptive projects, and train those who have not.
  D. Understand the scope complexity and project magnitude prior to determining which approach to use.
  A. Propose a hybrid approach and determine which stakeholders will be engaged in each phase of the project.

• Question 2357:

  As a member of an organizational change management team, a project manager must pass on any changes to the project team. The project manager needs to avoid any misunderstandings or resistance to help ensure that the project team will support any organizational change.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Conduct meetings with resistant members to facilitate smooth project implementation
  B. Meet with the team on a regular basis to ensure they are aware of changes.
  C. Influence the team to communicate any changes
  D. Check with the team members on their willingness to change
  B. Meet with the team on a regular basis to ensure they are aware of changes.

• Question 2358:

  A project manager assigned to an agile project realizes that after iteration demos, new user stories to fix issues reported by the product owner are not included in prioritization of the following sprint. This has led to a high number of unprioritized stories in the backlog and will lead to delay of the product release.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Review the minimum viable product (MVP) user stories and ensure all related stories are prioritized.
  B. Ask the team and product owner to reprioritize the user stories in the backlog for an updated iteration schedule.
  C. Ask the team to include the user stories as spikes in the next iteration to bring the project back on schedule.
  D. Add additional iterations to the schedule to accommodate for the work required on the stories.
  B. Ask the team and product owner to reprioritize the user stories in the backlog for an updated iteration schedule.

• Question 2359:

  An agile team is brainstorming and prioritizing all of the risks according to severity. What should the team do about the identified risks?

  A. Mitigate the risks that are applicable to the current and following iterations.
  B. Focus on the project deliverables rather than the documented risks.
  C. Agree that any issue can be handled when it becomes a problem.
  D. Acknowledge that the risks will be handled in the corresponding iteration.
  A. Mitigate the risks that are applicable to the current and following iterations.

• Question 2360:

  A self-organizing project team is sharing facilitator responsibilities, with each person on the core team taking turns serving as the facilitator to enable communication, collaboration, and engagement. One of the team members acting as facilitator missed an email from the project client regarding an important change. This oversight caused a project delay and significant rework.

  Where does the accountability for this oversight reside?

  A. The team should take accountability based on the decentralized project management style.
  B. The project sponsor who approved the decentralized project management style should be held accountable.
  C. The team member acting as facilitator who missed the email should be held accountable.
  D. The working agreement should be accountable since it did not cover situations involving oversight.
  A. The team should take accountability based on the decentralized project management style.