PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 781:

  A few key team members recently left the project team. The remaining members took time to understand the details and found it difficult to make progress. As a result, the project schedule is seriously delayed. What should the project manager do?

  A. Request additional resources to be incorporated to the project team.
  B. Observe the project team and give them time to catch up before escalating.
  C. Escalate to the project sponsor and seek alternatives to resolve the issue.
  D. Review the issues and adjust the project plan to give a realistic schedule.
  C. Escalate to the project sponsor and seek alternatives to resolve the issue.

• Question 782:

  A technical subject matter expert (SME) identifies an occurrence that should be captured in the project's lessons learned. The SME asks the project manager to write, document and include it in the lessons learned register. What should the project manager do?

  A. Assign the documenting task to a project team member
  B. Ask the SME to document and capture the occurrence.
  C. Request the SME to wait until the project closure phase.
  D. Take ownership of documenting this information
  D. Take ownership of documenting this information

• Question 783:

  An insurance company is planning to make a big change to its core application. The project manager realizes there is resistance to change from the sales agents since they are accustomed to taking orders manually and entering them in the system at the end of the day. With the new change, they will use point-of-sale devices to take orders online.

  What should the project manager do to get commitment from the sales agents?

  A. Use a business case to model a sales pitch and gain consensus from the sponsors.
  B. Request help from the project sponsor to get support from the sales agents.
  C. Escalate the issue to senior management to gain team buy-in.
  D. Explain the change benefits to the sales agents' manager to get their support.
  A. Use a business case to model a sales pitch and gain consensus from the sponsors.

• Question 784:

  For the purposes of quality assurance a quality audit was conducted on the processes being used in the project execution plan. One of the nonconformance issues raised by the auditor was that attendance lists for the project risk review meetings were not available.

  Why is an attendance list important?

  A. It is standard practice on projects to conduct risk review meetings which should have records on meeting attendance
  B. The attendance list is evidence that risk review meetings were held with the appropriate project team members
  C. It is a record that shows the number of attendees in the meeting
  D. It is a document that is registered within the lessons learned register
  B. The attendance list is evidence that risk review meetings were held with the appropriate project team members

• Question 785:

  A project manager is working on a project that is required to deliver value on an incremental basis. Which action should the project manager take to enable successful project execution?

  A. Identify the tangible and intangible benefits.
  B. Create a project schedule containing milestones.
  C. Engage with the project sponsor to understand the scope.
  D. Develop a comprehensive set of requirements.
  B. Create a project schedule containing milestones.

• Question 786:

  A project manager is working on the budget for a long-term project. The project manager creates a work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimates the cost for each work package based on past projects. What else does the project manager need to do before determining the budget baseline?

  A. Look at a previous project to ensure the budget totals match.
  B. Require all stakeholders to review and approve the estimates.
  C. Revise the project timeline and scope based on the WBS.
  D. Add contingency into the budget for inflation and other changes.
  D. Add contingency into the budget for inflation and other changes.

• Question 787:

  Which enterprise environmental factors are considered during Estimate Costs?

  A. Market conditions and published commercial information
  B. Company structure and market conditions
  C. Commercial information and company structure
  D. Existing human resources and market conditions
  A. Market conditions and published commercial information

• Question 788:

  A product owner presented the backlog to the team, and the team raised concerns over implementing some of the features due to various impediments. What should the project manager suggest that the product owner do next?

  A. Ensure that the impediments are captured and prioritized based upon the highest valued features
  B. Estimate the financial impact of the impediments and request additional funding
  C. Begin to remove the impediments, starting with the easiest ones first, to foster team accomplishment
  D. Capture the impediments and inform management that their assistance is needed in resolving the impediments
  A. Ensure that the impediments are captured and prioritized based upon the highest valued features

• Question 789:

  A project manager is developing the stakeholder register and is having trouble understanding the motivation of some of the stakeholders. What should the project manager do to get this information?

  A. Organize a one-on-one conversation with each stakeholder.
  B. Request stakeholders articulate their motivations at the kick-off meeting.
  C. Email project objectives to all stakeholders and ask for endorsement.
  D. Identify each stakeholder's motivations from the business case.
  A. Organize a one-on-one conversation with each stakeholder.

• Question 790:

  Five vendors are contributing to a project with an impending deadline. Two vendors are behind on their deliverables and rarely provide status updates.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Begin daily check-ins with the two vendors to recover time at their own expense.
  B. Extend the project schedule and inform the vendors that it was due to their poor performance.
  C. Find replacements for the two vendors to complete the project in a timely manner.
  D. Reduce the two vendors' pay due to poor performance and lack of communication.
  A. Begin daily check-ins with the two vendors to recover time at their own expense.