PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 481:

  During project initiation meetings, the project manager of a 9-month project states that a specific task would be out of schedule. At the project kick-off meeting, a key project stakeholder strongly objects, stating that this task is the key value of the project and should be completed on time.

  What should the project manager do to reduce the chances of having a strong rejection from stakeholders during the project initiation stage?

  A. Develop a stakeholder-by-stakeholder engagement assessment matrix.
  B. Send a letter to the stakeholders to inform them about the project scope and start date.
  C. Schedule meetings with key stakeholders in advance to gather feedback on the project scope.
  D. Identify stakeholder rejection as a risk in the project risk register.
  C. Schedule meetings with key stakeholders in advance to gather feedback on the project scope.

• Question 482:

  A project manager has been assigned to lead a project with limited funding and resources. During the requirements brainstorming session, several stakeholders request a long list of requirements for a new project, which exceeds the budget. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Host a requirements workshop and ask the stakeholders to prioritize the requirements based on critical needs.
  B. Review the requirements and determine which of them can be removed, then advise the stakeholders of the changes.
  C. Meet with the sponsor to obtain their feedback regarding critical requirements in the view of senior management.
  D. Reach out to the sponsor and request additional budget and capacity in order to complete the project.
  A. Host a requirements workshop and ask the stakeholders to prioritize the requirements based on critical needs.

• Question 483:

  A project manager is assigned to a technical research project. The project team has already been assigned, and the main subject matter expert (SME) sends the project manager a list of the technical skills required for the execution of this project.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Send the list to the project team and ask them to get training on the required skills.
  B. Ask the functional manager to review the resource pool and recommend the right individuals to join the team.
  C. Discuss the list with the project sponsor to confirm that the resources have the required skills.
  D. Meet with the project team to understand their skills and identify potential gaps and training requirements.
  D. Meet with the project team to understand their skills and identify potential gaps and training requirements.

• Question 484:

  A project manager wants to make sure that similar projects in the future use the project's performance data as a reference. However, the project manager is not sure how to accomplish this. What should the project manager do?

  A. Share project documentation in a repository with exclusive access.
  B. Schedule weekly knowledge-sharing sessions with key stakeholders.
  C. Send periodic emails to senior management with the latest project updates.
  D. Keep project artifacts up-to-date and accessible to all stakeholders.
  A. Share project documentation in a repository with exclusive access.

• Question 485:

  An agile project has just started, and the backlog is being prioritized. The customer wants to prioritize business value over identified risks. How should the customer's request be managed?

  A. Accept risks as they decrease over a period of time.
  B. Create a risk value profile to track the relative importance of risks.
  C. Log and track risks separately as only business value is important.
  D. Assess risks together with business value during prioritization.
  D. Assess risks together with business value during prioritization.

• Question 486:

  A project manager is working on a project to scale an operation globally. This endeavor required multiple interviews with various stakeholders. During the user story creation phase, the product owner met with multiple stakeholders who had different opinions about the requirements.

  How should the project manager address this situation?

  A. Ask the product owner to create the backlog.
  B. Use a voting system for stakeholders.
  C. Perform a stakeholder identification analysis.
  D. Limit the participation from stakeholders.
  B. Use a voting system for stakeholders.

• Question 487:

  A business transformation project has a four-phase delivery plan. The project team has successfully delivered one phase of the project. To further enhance team performance and empower team members, which two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

  A. Encourage team members to cross-check decisions with the project manager.
  B. Vet all of the decisions before execution.
  C. Allow team members to make limited decisions.
  D. Organize and assign team members to tasks where they have strengths.
  E. Support team members to make decisions in their areas of strength.
  D. Organize and assign team members to tasks where they have strengths.
  E. Support team members to make decisions in their areas of strength.

• Question 488:

  Before a daily standup, a team member informed the project manager that they have accepted a job offer at another company. The team member explains that they plan to present their resignation to the functional manager. What should the project manager do next?

  A. Contact the product owner and review the current sprint backlog.
  B. Communicate to the team members at the daily standup.
  C. Alert the functional manager about possible delivery delays.
  D. Contact the functional manager and develop a mitigation strategy.
  D. Contact the functional manager and develop a mitigation strategy.

• Question 489:

  A project manager is managing a project with a cost performance index (CPI) of 1.05 that is trending downward. To maintain on-time completion, the scrum master needs to add 30 additional team members in the next month to enable more sprints. The project manager is concerned because the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.0.

  What is the first step the project manager should take?

  A. Meet with the project team to forecast the SPI trend to determine if there are funds available to pay the 30 team members.
  B. Quantify the cost for the 30 team members and determine if there is budget available to fund the expanded team.
  C. Inform the project team that since the CPI is trending downward, there are funds available to expand the team.
  D. Engage with the human resources (HR) representative to begin selecting candidates for the 30 open positions.
  B. Quantify the cost for the 30 team members and determine if there is budget available to fund the expanded team.

• Question 490:

  As part of a company's planning effort for team capacity building, the project manager was asked to provide management with a list of required trainings for the project team. What should the project manager do?

  A. Review the gaps found during project execution, prepare a list of recommended trainings, and discuss it during a team meeting.
  B. Review the project schedule and the team members' performance, and decide on soft skills and related trainings needed for the team.
  C. Review the project pipeline, identify gaps in competencies for execution, and decide on the needed trainings.
  D. Review the team members' latest performance, identify gaps in competencies, and decide on the needed trainings.
  C. Review the project pipeline, identify gaps in competencies for execution, and decide on the needed trainings.