PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 541:

  A project is on its second iteration out of six. The team realizes that a key deliverable will depend on the acquisition of a new device. What should the project manager do?

  A. Register a risk and escalate it to the project sponsor.
  B. Include the responsibility for acquisition with the core team.
  C. Detail the reason for the deliverable delay in the status report.
  D. Invite the stakeholders to discuss prioritization of a new deliverable.
  C. Detail the reason for the deliverable delay in the status report.

• Question 542:

  A project manager is working with an agile team to enhance a product. Due to a tight deadline, the team is trying to crash the schedule by engaging multiple resources to work on the project simultaneously. However, the technical environment is configured to allow only one resource to work on a feature at a time. The team plans to upgrade the technical environment but is unable to agree on a way forward.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Conduct a consensus-building session to decide how to approach the next set of work.
  B. Escalate the issue to the product owner for resolution.
  C. Add this conflict to the agenda for discussion at the next daily standup meeting.
  D. Conduct a planning session to decide how to approach the next set of work.
  A. Conduct a consensus-building session to decide how to approach the next set of work.

• Question 543:

  A project has completed design activities ahead of schedule. Suddenly, the project manager is informed by a vendor that a deliverable may not meet the agreed delivery time frame due to a resource shortage. The internal team asked if they should continue to deliver as per the schedule.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Discuss with the team the need for longer hours to minimize the impact.
  B. Inform the project team that they may proceed at a more relaxed pace.
  C. Inform the project team that some of them will work for the vendor.
  D. Discuss with the project team alternative options to deliver as planned.
  D. Discuss with the project team alternative options to deliver as planned.

• Question 544:

  The investment committee is the authority for approving the funding required for a business improvement project. The committee approved funding to complete the preliminary feasibility study. The project is on an expedited schedule, and the project manager requires interim funding to continue with the preliminary feasibility activities that must commence immediately.

  How should the project manager get these funds approved?

  A. Wait until the next investment committee meeting to submit the request and include the delay in the schedule due to work that could not start.
  B. Continue with the preliminary activities and inform the investment committee at the next monthly meeting.
  C. Exclude the preliminary scope from the full project scope and continue it as a new project that does not require investment committee approval.
  D. Submit the request to the project director for interim approval and include this approval for discussion at the next investment committee meeting.
  D. Submit the request to the project director for interim approval and include this approval for discussion at the next investment committee meeting.

• Question 545:

  A new project manager learns the work assigned to the team has already been decomposed to its lowest level. The project manager reviews the work and feels some additional, useful information is missing. What should the project manager review?

  A. The project charter and scope statement
  B. The requirements traceability matrix
  C. The business requirement documents (BRD)
  D. The WBS dictionary
  D. The WBS dictionary

• Question 546:

  We architects are unable to agree on how to approach certain components of the development that will be included in the upcoming sprint. After a one-on-one discussion, the architects have decided to each take ownership of a particular module of the system, and the team supports the decision.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Discuss the issue with the team to resolve the disagreement.
  B. Ensure that there is consensus among the project stakeholders.
  C. Discuss the issue during the next sprint planning meeting.
  D. Support the outcome of the architects' agreement.
  A. Discuss the issue with the team to resolve the disagreement.

• Question 547:

  A project manager for a software development company faces a number of financial risks in their project. The project manager needs to frequently check the strength and efficiency of the risk management process. What should the project manager use to accomplish this?

  A. Stakeholder register
  B. Brainstorming session
  C. Audit meeting
  D. Assumption log
  C. Audit meeting

• Question 548:

  A project team consists of eight resources working on a complex project. The chief technical designer prefers to work alone and seldom talks in meetings, but produces good designs. The technical lead is always energetic, has lots of opinions about the project, and constantly clarifies their thoughts in discussions.

  What should the project manager do to improve overall team performance?

  A. Ask the chief technical designer to provide their feedback by email.
  B. Let the team dynamics continue as is since the current team mix works well.
  C. Encourage the chief technical designer to engage more with the team.
  D. Ask the technical lead to drive the project s technical discussions.
  C. Encourage the chief technical designer to engage more with the team.

• Question 549:

  A project manager has just been assigned to a team that is developing a new design product. The work breakdown structure (VW/BS) has been created and the activities have been assigned to the team members. The project manager finds that there are activities that could be completed sooner by other team members. If the current assignments are left as is, the project could be delayed 2 weeks.

  What should the project manager do in this situation?

  A. Review the work allocation and reassign some tasks to shorten the critical path.
  B. Maintain the task assignments as planned and compress the other tasks to keep the project on schedule.
  C. Ask the team members to work overtime to finish the tasks on time according to the schedule.
  D. Keep the task assignments unchanged since the project management plan has been approved.
  A. Review the work allocation and reassign some tasks to shorten the critical path.

• Question 550:

  A company faces challenges and decides to cut a few product features from the main project due to market conditions. During a status meeting, a new stakeholder expresses concern about the discrepancies between the current deliverables and the deliverables agreed upon in the project charter.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Ask the new stakeholder to submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
  B. Determine the root cause of the discrepancy with the project team and agree on the project scope.
  C. Review the project objectives for alignment with the intended corresponding business value.
  D. Ask the project team to increase the number of updates provided to the stakeholder.
  B. Determine the root cause of the discrepancy with the project team and agree on the project scope.