PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 561:

  A project manager has just completed a fixed-price project and the stakeholder is unhappy with the result. What should the project manager do?

  A. Explain to the stakeholder that any modifications require additional budget
  B. Review the missed program deliverables with the project team
  C. Review the project charter for the project approval criteria
  D. Speak with the team's manager to get extra hours from the team
  C. Review the project charter for the project approval criteria

• Question 562:

  A project manager is leading a hybrid project. The work breakdown structure (WBS) and the schedule were developed, but the project manager is having difficulty assigning specific resources to all of the project tasks. What should the project manager do?

  A. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and seek their immediate intervention.
  B. Assign the unallocated tasks to the functional role and then reallocate when the resources are available.
  C. Assign the unallocated tasks to the project management office (PMO) manager and reallocate when the resources are available.
  D. Ignore the unallocated tasks for now and reallocate when the resources are available.
  B. Assign the unallocated tasks to the functional role and then reallocate when the resources are available.

• Question 563:

  During project execution, a key stakeholder approaches the project manager and questions the business value of the project. What should the project manager do?

  A. Explain to the stakeholder that it is up to the project sponsor and the client to determine if the project still has the perceived business value.
  B. Inform the stakeholder that the project will still proceed to completion because the project charter has already been approved.
  C. Consult the remainder of the stakeholders and the sponsor to determine if they have the same concern.
  D. Validate the business value with the stakeholder by ensuring each requirement is still aligned to the business and project objectives.
  D. Validate the business value with the stakeholder by ensuring each requirement is still aligned to the business and project objectives.

• Question 564:

  A project manager is leading a major water pipeline project and realizes midway into the project that the project completion date is not achievable. Local farmers who rely on the water for irrigation may be affected due to the delay. The project manager is afraid of their displeasure and reaction, which will affect the project.

  How should the project manager plan the communication to the stakeholders?

  A. Document and accept this risk and communicate this decision to the project sponsor.
  B. Collect feedback from the farmers and keep the information within the project team.
  C. Deliver the information to the stakeholders with the project management office's (PMO) assistance.
  D. Propose a solution to the stakeholders and communicate it to the local farmers.
  D. Propose a solution to the stakeholders and communicate it to the local farmers.

• Question 565:

  A system migration project is in its closing stage. The project manager is being pressured to close the project. The project manager communicated to all stakeholders, however, the last department to migrate indicated that they have not received the notification.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Report the issue during the next status meeting at the end of the week
  B. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and upper management
  C. Close out the project and tell the manager to open a service desk ticket
  D. Log the issue and assign it to the project team member(s).
  D. Log the issue and assign it to the project team member(s).

• Question 566:

  An agile project is in its sixth iteration out of 10 After the iteration review, the team receives feedback from the stakeholders that could result in a change in the product. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

  A. Ask the stakeholders about the priority of this change
  B. Ask the product owner to review the product backlog
  C. Ask the team members to analyze the impact of this change
  D. Ask the sponsor to approve the change request
  E. Ask the team members to include the change in the next iteration
  A. Ask the stakeholders about the priority of this change
  B. Ask the product owner to review the product backlog

• Question 567:

  In analyzing a project for monthly status reporting, the project manager notices that the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0,75 and the cost performance index (CPI) is 1,25. The project manager must provide the first project status review soon and wants to emphasize that the project is under control.

  How should the project manager report the project status to key stakeholders?

  A. Prepare a detailed presentation for stakeholders on earned value including how it is calculated and the project's current earned value results
  B. Report that the project is behind schedule but that an additional experienced resource can be added to stay within schedule and maintain the budget.
  C. Perform a detailed root cause analysis utilizing a pareto chart and fishbone diagrams to demonstrate that the project is under control.
  D. Report that the project is not tracking as expected, but is still under control since the next project milestone is over a month away
  B. Report that the project is behind schedule but that an additional experienced resource can be added to stay within schedule and maintain the budget.

• Question 568:

  local company is developing a new product and. for the first time, using a remote team for the programming tasks of features. The design for the product comes from the local team. During the third sprint review, the product owner has concerns about the project's outcomes. The remote development team is complaining that they do not clearly understand the requirements conveyed in the daily standup meetings.

  How should the project manager address this situation?

  A. Evaluate and reassign the developing tasks to a local vendor who has worked on previous projects.
  B. Document the risk in the risk management plan and use contingency reserves to hire a local vendor.
  C. Review lessons learned from previous projects and organizational process assets (OPAs).
  D. Determine the communication needs, environment, and tools to get the message across.
  D. Determine the communication needs, environment, and tools to get the message across.

• Question 569:

  During execution of the third sprint in a project, a project team is uncertain about the frequent updates on the vendor's platform. The team is concerned about how the updates will impact the rest of the backlog. What should the project manager do to minimize the uncertainty?

  A. Speak with the vendor and explain that constant updates are impacting the project and request an action plan to minimize the changes.
  B. Schedule a spike meeting, conduct risk assessments, and incorporate them into the backlog to help with risk mitigation.
  C. Explain to the project team that the vendor's updates are something unpredictable, and the team must continue working on the project.
  D. Schedule a retrospective meeting and conduct a risk assessment with the team, implementing mitigation tasks before the next sprint.
  B. Schedule a spike meeting, conduct risk assessments, and incorporate them into the backlog to help with risk mitigation.

• Question 570:

  A project team member identified a procurement risk and sent an email to the project sponsor highlighting the risk. The sponsor forwarded the email to the project manager asking for further details. After speaking with the sponsor, the project manager decided to take preventive action.

  Which document should the project manager review with their team?

  A. Risk management plan
  B. Quality management plan
  C. Communications management plan
  D. Procurement management plan
  A. Risk management plan