PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 551:

  A large and complex program in an agile environment has experienced an increase in escalations from the client side. The rates and responsibilities are unclear, and the client does not have any direction regarding the escalation process. What should be done to resolve this issue?

  A. Invite the client and product owner to all planning, review, and retrospective meetings.
  B. Accept the escalations and manage them so the working relationship with the client is not impacted.
  C. Review and clarify roles, responsibilities, and the governance model at the next sprint review meeting.
  D. Invite the product owner to attend all Scrum meetings and define the governance model and escalation path.
  C. Review and clarify roles, responsibilities, and the governance model at the next sprint review meeting.

• Question 552:

  A project is comprised of team members who are not engaged and committed to project success. What should the project manager do to address this situation?

  A. Accept the situation knowing there is schedule slack available to release on an incremental basis when necessary.
  B. Call each team member to gain their perspective on the problem, then bring the whole team together to discuss a solution.
  C. Send each team member a direct email indicating that disciplinary action is likely if they do not change their attitude.
  D. Contact the project sponsor to request approval to release the current team and hire replacement personnel.
  B. Call each team member to gain their perspective on the problem, then bring the whole team together to discuss a solution.

• Question 553:

  A project management office (PMO) is following the execution of an organization's critical project. Some of the project phases are experiencing serious delays due to an international supply chain crisis. Project team members suggested revisiting the planned project phases to maintain the project's value delivery.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Schedule a meeting with the project sponsor to report and discuss the issue.
  B. Update the project schedule in response to the external crisis.
  C. Develop a contingency plan and seek alternative suppliers.
  D. Assess and consolidate projects phases and update the project management plan.
  D. Assess and consolidate projects phases and update the project management plan.

• Question 554:

  Two learn members are consistently having misunderstandings and find it difficult to work together. How should the project manager handle this situation?

  A. Remove one of the team members
  B. Identify the issues between the team members and guide them toward a resolution
  C. Warn the team members about their behavior
  D. Train the team members on communication techniques and interpersonal behavior
  B. Identify the issues between the team members and guide them toward a resolution

• Question 555:

  A project manager was just assigned to a project as the leader of an experienced agile team. How should the project manager influence the team to accomplish the project objectives?

  A. Express trust in the team's ability to fulfill the necessary deliverables.
  B. Assert judgment over the team.
  C. Use a plan-driven approach in order to demonstrate control over the project.
  D. Increase the amount of subject matter experts (SMEs) to get better results.
  A. Express trust in the team's ability to fulfill the necessary deliverables.

• Question 556:

  A product owner has provided the team with a prioritized backlog for the initial launch of a new product. After analysis, the team concludes that some work is missing to support the initial launch and provides this information to the product owner. The product owner acknowledges the missing work and adds it to the bottom of the backlog. The team is not happy with the prioritization that the missing work received.

  What should the project manager do in this situation?

  A. Let the project team pull the recommended work from the bottom of the backlog to maximize value creation.
  B. Analyze and reprioritize the backlog and provide the decision to the product owner and team.
  C. Recommend the product owner prioritize the missing work higher because it is needed for the minimum viable product (MVP).
  D. Empower the product owner by supporting the decision and instructing the team to follow the prioritization as provided.
  D. Empower the product owner by supporting the decision and instructing the team to follow the prioritization as provided.

• Question 557:

  An experienced project manager is leading an enthusiastic team but realizes the team lacks the experience to complete the job successfully. What should the project manager do to reduce the risk of project failure?

  A. Ask the sponsor to add experienced professionals to the team.
  B. Assign a dedicated resource to check the quality of each deliverable.
  C. Approve the appropriate training program for team members.
  D. Provide team members with the necessary coaching and mentoring.
  D. Provide team members with the necessary coaching and mentoring.

• Question 558:

  A project is in the knowledge transfer phase, and a few subject matter experts (SMEs) went to the client site for knowledge transfer. The SMEs captured various process deviations without sharing with the project team.

  How can the project manager ensure knowledge transfer across the team?

  A. Ask the project team to run a deviation log review meeting with the client, highlighting that the project may not be able to go live as scheduled
  B. Ask the project management office (PMO) to provide team members with real-time visibility for deviations and facilitate team members to resolve issues
  C. Ask the SMEs to share the knowledge transfer documents with all other members by placing the documents in the project management information system (PMIS)
  D. Ask the project team to facilitate a lessons learned session during the project closure phase to incorporate this issue
  C. Ask the SMEs to share the knowledge transfer documents with all other members by placing the documents in the project management information system (PMIS)

• Question 559:

  A project manager is working on a project with three virtual teams. Team A is in a different time zone than teams B and C. The project was going well, but recently team A has started feeling left out. Information reaches team A late or is sometimes missed, and teams B and C give preference to each other's problems over team A. The project manager has already set project guidelines, but realizes they need to be improved.

  Which two things should the project manager do to help the teams collaborate better? (Choose two)

  A. Schedule weekly progress meetings with all three teams and have them take turns as key players.
  B. Plan for team members to temporarily work at each other's locations to better provide a sense of community.
  C. Update the communications management plan and encourage the teams to review it promptly and proactively.
  D. Create a status reporting template and share it with all team members before the day ends.
  E. Schedule daily meetings with each team to understand their progress and concerns in detail.
  A. Schedule weekly progress meetings with all three teams and have them take turns as key players.
  C. Update the communications management plan and encourage the teams to review it promptly and proactively.

• Question 560:

  A Scrum team is analyzing the burndown chart on day four of a 15-day sprint. The burndown chart is shown below. What should the team do next?

  

  A. Continue with the sprint as the progress shows buffers for potential interruptions.
  B. Ask the product owner if some low-priority stories could be cut from the sprint.
  C. Continue with the sprint work as planned and keep monitoring.
  D. Ask the project team to select any additional stories as they have additional capacity than planned.
  B. Ask the product owner if some low-priority stories could be cut from the sprint.