PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 371:

  A new project manager has been hired at a company that has suffered many project failures. The project manager has been tasked with delivering a software product for the company's biggest customer. The customer has not been able to articulate how a major piece of functionality should work. The project manager wants to deliver value immediately.

  How should the project manager approach the software development life cycle with this customer?

  A. Assign a business analyst to build detailed requirements so the project manager can estimate the project duration.
  B. Explain that the team will build a production prototype model to help the customer visualize how the features should work.
  C. Add extra time and resources to the estimating phase to accommodate the lack of requirements.
  D. Raise a risk that scoping and estimating will be delayed if the customer cannot approve the requirements.
  B. Explain that the team will build a production prototype model to help the customer visualize how the features should work.

• Question 372:

  A company is implementing a growth strategy by constructing a new production facility, which will soon move into the operation phase. Although a governance policy was already in place, the company must comply with new financial regulations that have been recently implemented. Compliance with the regulations will cause a major change in project scope.

  How should the project manager respond to this requirement?

  A. Proceed with the existing company governance policy.
  B. Perform an analysis to assess the impact on the project.
  C. Directly comply with the financial regulations.
  D. Escalate the issue to upper management and let them decide.
  B. Perform an analysis to assess the impact on the project.

• Question 373:

  A large and complex project is comprised of multiple regions. The estimate to complete (ETC) work is assumed to be performed at the same cumulative cost performance index (CPI) as that incurred by the project to date. As of now, the earned value (EV) is 145 person/day, the planned value (PV) is 145 person/day, the actual cost (AC) is 170 person/day, and budget at completion (BAC) is 285 person/day.

  What is the estimate at completion (EAC)?

  A. 334 person/day
  B. 285 person/day
  C. 310 person/day
  D. 315 person/day
  A. 334 person/day

• Question 374:

  A project manager is assigned to a project that has a tight schedule. Due to recent market changes the marketing team has identified that a few features that were initially in the scope are no longer required. What should the project manager do?

  A. Advise the marketing team that at this stage of the project changes to the scope are no longer accepted
  B. Escalate the issue to the project management office (PMO) and make sure they understand the impact on the schedule due to the change
  C. Update the risk register with input from marketing and sales and highlight the benefits of the features m discussion
  D. Review the change request with the project stakeholders and evaluate the impact of the scope reduction
  D. Review the change request with the project stakeholders and evaluate the impact of the scope reduction

• Question 375:

  Multidisciplinary teams will be needed for a project. The project manager asks the project planner to create a consolidated schedule. The project manager determines from the consolidated schedule that the project's finish date exceeds the

  requested finish date.

  What should the project manager suggest to the planner to analyze this issue?

  A. Verify the total float of each activity of the consolidated project schedule.
  B. Verify the critical path of the consolidated project schedule.
  C. Verify successors and predecessors of each activity of the consolidated project schedule.
  D. Verify the free float of each activity of the consolidated project schedule.
  B. Verify the critical path of the consolidated project schedule.

• Question 376:

  An agile leader is working on a complex project that is entering the final phase where solutions from different vendors are being integrated. This is the most critical delivery stage for the project. How should the agile leader ensure successful delivery?

  A. Ensure participation from all team members
  B. Ask the client to attend all daily calls.
  C. Ensure cross-departmental teams are colocated
  D. Request additional project resources
  A. Ensure participation from all team members

• Question 377:

  A complex, high-value agile project includes sprint demonstrations with the customer every four weeks. Executive management is concerned about the project's progress and wants more frequent updates on the project status. What should the project manager do?

  A. Inform executive management that the customer is made aware of the status during the sprint demo.
  B. Prepare a weekly status report and share it with executive management every week.
  C. Inform executive management about agile principles and processes that are followed in the project.
  D. Ask the team to prepare and share the status report with executive management every week.
  D. Ask the team to prepare and share the status report with executive management every week.

• Question 378:

  An organization is about to start a multiphased project. Due to strict regulations, some of the phases must be completely planned in advance. However, other phases allow for more flexibility and experimentation on scope and schedule. The sponsor wants to pursue the project objectives as planned, but also wants to accommodate new information and changes as the project progresses.

  Which project management approach should the project manager select for this project?

  A. Hybrid
  B. Incremental
  C. Agile
  D. Phased
  A. Hybrid

• Question 379:

  A company initiated a departmental transformation project improving the processes for the organization using a predictive approach. This is a critical project for the organization and, in the middle of the project, the project manager noticed that one of the deliverables cannot be produced due to a missing technical skill.

  What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

  A. Planned all required training for the team during the onboarding process
  B. Identified all required skills after the kick-off of the project
  C. Identified all required skills during the planning of the project
  D. Asked the sponsor to identify all required skills during the planning of the project
  C. Identified all required skills during the planning of the project

• Question 380:

  A project manager is working with the team to deliver a project in a company that uses different delivery methods. The project manager is concerned about the communication channels currently suggested by the project management office (PMO) because some information is taking too much time to reach the team members, causing negative consequences for delivery.

  How should the project manager avoid this situation in the future?

  A. Use the same methods until the end of the current delivery and suggest new ones during the retrospective.
  B. Refer to the policies and frameworks used at the company enterprise level and inform the project team members.
  C. Tell the sponsor that the project manager will use their own communication model to ensure on-time delivery.
  D. Agree with the project team on a suitable collaboration and make sure information is shared at all times.
  A. Use the same methods until the end of the current delivery and suggest new ones during the retrospective.