PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 601:

  A compliance manager announces a new policy issued by the government that may impact project development. How should the project manager respond?

  A. Continue with project execution as per the previously approved project plan.
  B. Maximize delivery by including this policy in the process.
  C. Address any blockers to the project due to this policy and resolve them.
  D. Analyze the circumstances that brought about this new policy.
  C. Address any blockers to the project due to this policy and resolve them.

• Question 602:

  A project manager coordinates several projects in one program. Each project concerns a different country, has a different sponsor, and has specific business priorities. The resources are shared among the projects. The project manager anticipates this could result in delays and/or conflicts that will affect the program outcomes.

  What should the project manager do to prevent such a situation?

  A. Review all project schedules and add a 3-month time period to each to cover such a risk and ensure there will be no delay that could affect the program.
  B. Organize regular meetings to identify risks related to the projects and program, assess them, and define action plans when needed to mitigate the risks.
  C. Ask each project manager to write a detailed weekly report listing all the activities, what was achieved, what needs to be done, and the identified risks.
  D. Ask the project managers to work on their own schedules independently of one another and aggregate these schedules to present at the monthly steering committee meeting.
  B. Organize regular meetings to identify risks related to the projects and program, assess them, and define action plans when needed to mitigate the risks.

• Question 603:

  After meeting with stakeholders, a project manager working at a computer gaming company is creating a project management plan for the company's newest offering. The project manager learns that the company's main competitor is scheduled to release a similar offering leveraging the newest technology. The project manager fears that the competitor's offering is better in multiple ways compared to the project manager's project.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Meet with the project team to discuss the concerns and determine how to ensure the project's deliverable can compete with the competitor's.
  B. Note this concern in the risk register and meet with the sales team to identify mitigation options factoring in the competitor's offerings.
  C. Perform a Kano analysis factoring in the competitor's offering and present it to the stakeholders.
  D. Meet with the development team to see what changes will improve the project compared to the competition's deliverable.
  A. Meet with the project team to discuss the concerns and determine how to ensure the project's deliverable can compete with the competitor's.

• Question 604:

  A project manager has been assigned to handle a company's newest product. The product is in the conceptual stages and no one is sure about the success or marketability of the product. Management wants to deliver the product in 3 months.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Explore the minimum requirements of the product and their feasibility.
  B. Explain the resource constraints of the project to management.
  C. Outsource the management of the product to an external team.
  D. Conduct a detailed risk analysis to highlight the risks in the project.
  A. Explore the minimum requirements of the product and their feasibility.

• Question 605:

  A project manager is managing a project in the execution phase, which was agreed upon with the sponsor. However, the sponsor is constantly micromanaging and requesting iterations that are affecting the team's effectiveness. The sponsor indicates that as long as the project scope is not affected, these iterations are needed to simplify the project.

  How should the project manager handle the situation?

  A. Review validation and control procedures.
  B. Perform stakeholder requirements activities.
  C. Approach the sponsor about using an agile approach.
  D. Discuss reducing interruptions with the sponsor.
  D. Discuss reducing interruptions with the sponsor.

• Question 606:

  A project manager is in the process of authoring the communications management plan for a new project. One of the project's stakeholders has a habit of posting work updates on social media, which may include confidential project status

  updates.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Ensure that social media posts related to the project are removed.
  B. Ensure that sensitive information is not included in stakeholder updates.
  C. Review social media access and restrict it to ensure confidentiality.
  D. Review the protocols and security measures to ensure confidentiality.
  B. Ensure that sensitive information is not included in stakeholder updates.

• Question 607:

  A project manager is implementing a new software system. Some department staff members are questioning the necessity of the change and feel the new system will impede their current processes. What should the project manager have done at the start of the project to prevent this resistance?

  A. Created a communications management plan that outlined the method of communicating to stakeholders.
  B. Ensured that the company culture encourages changes before accepting the project
  C. Encouraged leadership to discuss the change with departments that are typically resistant to change
  D. Involved stakeholders from all levels of the company so everyone understands the change
  D. Involved stakeholders from all levels of the company so everyone understands the change

• Question 608:

  A project team was hired to perform on-site duties, but there were unexpected circumstances that required the entire team to work remotely. Some team members returned to their hometowns and they are now requesting reimbursement for operational expenditures.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Follow the Perform integrated Change Control process and submit a change request.
  B. Ask [he team members to draft a justification before processing the reimbursements.
  C. Update the project management plan with the incurred costs.
  D. Review the budget and allocate funds for the reimbursements.
  A. Follow the Perform integrated Change Control process and submit a change request.

• Question 609:

  During a design workshop, the engineers ask the project manager about the safety prerequisites for the new product's operating procedures. What should the project manager do?

  A. Provide the team with the enterprise environmental factors (EEFs).
  B. Run a benchmark with similar sites to compare compliance constraints.
  C. Look into lessons learned documentation for similar projects.
  D. Hire a specialized engineer to support the design team.
  A. Provide the team with the enterprise environmental factors (EEFs).

• Question 610:

  A project manager recognizes that a key stakeholder is not engaged in the project and does not seem interested in the project status. The project manager is concerned that the project may go off track if the stakeholder expectations are not met.

  How should the project manager approach the stakeholder?

  A. Analyze the stakeholder's expectations and emphasize the topics of interest that may influence the project's success
  B. Post regular updates to the project teams board and email the stakeholder when they are posted so the stakeholder can review at their convenience
  C. Schedule regular review sessions with the stakeholder and the project team so the stakeholder can understand the status and engage with team members
  D. Continue to send status reports by email and schedule one-on-one sessions with the stakeholder so they are regularly debriefed on the project status
  A. Analyze the stakeholder's expectations and emphasize the topics of interest that may influence the project's success