PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 871:

  A team averages 100 story points per iteration. The team estimates there are about another 2,000 points remaining and about 20 iterations remaining. One of the team members suggests estimating by feature because the large stories are difficult to break up.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Meet with this team member.
  B. Review this method with the team.
  C. Accept this task-based estimation.
  D. Reject this task-based estimation.
  B. Review this method with the team.

• Question 872:

  A project manager is assigned to a parachute development project. Two of the key project resources have a disagreement regarding a requirement. What should the project manager do?

  A. Refer to the ground rules that were set at the beginning of the project to help resolve the conflict.
  B. Reassign both of the resources to a different project to avoid conflict.
  C. Consider recommendations from a resource who has more experience with this situation.
  D. Define an action plan based on the project manager's experience.
  A. Refer to the ground rules that were set at the beginning of the project to help resolve the conflict.

• Question 873:

  The customer is reviewing the new reporting system and informs the project manager that one of the components in the printing module is not complete. The project manager reviews the work breakdown structure (WBS) and confirms that the component Is included.

  What does the project manager need to do first?

  A. Raise a change request to immediately implement the printing module component.
  B. Escalate this issue to the project sponsor immediately
  C. Ask the project team to conduct a quality audit of the printing module components.
  D. Meet with the project team to understand the issue and define actions.
  D. Meet with the project team to understand the issue and define actions.

• Question 874:

  During user acceptance testing, a project sponsor asks the project manager to add a couple of features. To meet the firm go-live date, the project team will need to work overtime. What should the project manager do?

  A. Submit an emergency change request and assign tasks to the team.
  B. Request approval for overtime and a bonus to deliver on time.
  C. Inform the sponsor that the project team cannot commit to more work.
  D. Consult with the project team and provide options to the sponsor.
  D. Consult with the project team and provide options to the sponsor.

• Question 875:

  A project manager has been assigned to take over an existing software project. The project manager inherited a lean team comprised of key stakeholders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and senior developers. While reviewing the project status with the team, the project manager observes that the team seems to lack direction and enthusiasm.

  What should the new project manager do?

  A. Ensure everyone performs their assigned tasks as planned.
  B. Organize frequent team building sessions and update the risk register.
  C. Meet with the project sponsor and propose a corrective action for the project.
  D. Encourage participation in decision making and empower the team.
  D. Encourage participation in decision making and empower the team.

• Question 876:

  While preparing an earned value analysis (EVA) for the sponsor, the project manager provided the following information in the latest project report:

  1. Approved Work Package Cost Estimates: US$9,500

  2. Contingency Reserves: US$500

  3. Management Reserves: 10% of contingency reserves

  4. Percent Complete of the Project: 50%

  5. Planned Percent Complete of the Project: 40%

  6. Actual Costs of the Project: US$4,500 What is accurate about the project status?

  A. The actual work is 25% more than the planned work.
  B. The project cost is 10% lower than planned.
  C. The actual work is 25% less than the planned work.
  D. The project cost is 10% higher than planned.
  A. The actual work is 25% more than the planned work.

• Question 877:

  A project manager is working on a software development project. The project manager and the project team identified the project risks. As the project progressed, one of the risks materialized, and the project manager referred to the risk management plan to determine how to manage the risk. Once the risk management strategy was chosen and implemented, the risk was closed.

  At what point did the project manager move the risk from the risk register to the issue log?

  A. Risk monitored
  B. Risk occurred
  C. Risk managed
  D. Risk identified
  A. Risk monitored

• Question 878:

  After completion of a project with specific users in various countries, the project manager's supervisor asks if the project users are satisfied with the way the project was run. What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

  A. Prepare the lessons learned from the project phase.
  B. Obtain official approval on the new process from the various countries
  C. Send a questionnaire to the project participants and seek their feedback.
  D. Refer to the communications management plan
  E. Deliver the project materials to the users and see if they have any comments
  A. Prepare the lessons learned from the project phase.
  C. Send a questionnaire to the project participants and seek their feedback.

• Question 879:

  An equipment vendor will implement a new production line for a client company. The year-long project will include 2- to 4-month-long iterations; however, the client's project manager has no agile experience. How should the project manager ensure that the client is effectively represented in the daily meetings?

  A. Recommend agile training programs that best suit the client project manager's schedule.
  B. Realign the project to a predictive approach to ensure optimal collaboration between the teams.
  C. Propose a session tor essential agile Knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals
  D. Provide the client project manager with agile best practice documents and web resources.
  C. Propose a session tor essential agile Knowledge transfer for the client team to align with the daily meeting goals

• Question 880:

  A project manager notices that a product owner has been unresponsive over the last few weeks. During one-on-one sessions, the product owner is unable to provide complete information, leading to rework of the project stories.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Escalate the issue to the stakeholder's functional manager.
  B. Increase the sprint duration to accommodate the additional work.
  C. Conduct a root cause analysis before addressing the issue.
  D. Cancel the one-on-one sessions and obtain the information via email.
  C. Conduct a root cause analysis before addressing the issue.