PMI PMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 971:

  A project team began working on a complex project that involves new technology as a product. The team is new to the technology and the proposed approach. Additionally, the customer is apprehensive about how the product will be received in the market.

  What should the project manager do to help the team and the customer?

  A. Manage the risks associated with the proposed approach.
  B. Assist the team with identifying the minimum viable product (MVP) to validate assumptions.
  C. Coordinate with the business unit to get detailed requirements.
  D. Work closely with the marketing team on market research and product segments
  B. Assist the team with identifying the minimum viable product (MVP) to validate assumptions.

• Question 972:

  During a project planning phase, the project manager realizes that project performance win be measured based on budget deviation and revenue, but without consideration for the overall project schedule. What should the project manager do?

  A. Review and update the project schedule according to performance.
  B. Review the schedule baseline and consider adopting a schedule performance indicator.
  C. Develop a lime. cost, and scope tracking method exclusively for this project.
  D. Adopt a formal change management process for the project.
  D. Adopt a formal change management process for the project.

• Question 973:

  By the end of the first sprint, a project lead notices that one of the team members is not performing very well. Which form of communication should the project lead use to handle the situation?

  A. Informal written communication, such as a friendly reminder.
  B. Formal written communication, such as an email with a copy sent to the manager.
  C. Informal verbal communication, such as a conversation.
  D. Formal verbal communication, such as a conversation at the end of the sprint retrospective.
  C. Informal verbal communication, such as a conversation.

• Question 974:

  The product backlog has been completed and prioritized, and the first sprint has begun. A team member advised during the daily standup that there is a delay in having an external vendor contract signed. What is the project manager's priority in this situation?

  A. Request that the team member gel the contract signed as soon as possible
  B. Determine a mitigation strategy to move the project forward
  C. Take over contract negotiations for the team member to speed up the process
  D. Assist with the removal of impediments and blockers so that the project can continue
  D. Assist with the removal of impediments and blockers so that the project can continue

• Question 975:

  The city has decided to build a new tram station. The project will include various approaches. The construction and infrastructure work will be accomplished using a predictive life cycle while software will be developed using an iterative life cycle. Some neighbors are resisting the project have been asking the mayor to stop the project, and are threatening legal action.

  What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.)

  A. Discuss with the construction team alternatives on moving the new train station to another location.
  B. Publish information on the city's website about the benefits that the new tram station will bring
  C. Have a meeting with the mayor and explain the importance of the new train station to the city.
  D. Conduct regular meetings with the neighbors to get their buy-in for the project
  E. Register this situation as a risk and develop a mitigation plan
  D. Conduct regular meetings with the neighbors to get their buy-in for the project
  E. Register this situation as a risk and develop a mitigation plan

• Question 976:

  In an advanced stage of a project a stakeholder who is not receiving the project status report communicates this to the project manager. After checking, the project manager determines that the person is registered as a stakeholder but was not included in the communications management plan.

  What should the project manager do next1?

  A. Update the communications management plan to include the missed stakeholder, and send the current project status documentation to this stakeholder
  B. Inform the project sponsor that there are stakeholders who are not included in the communications management plan
  C. Inform the stakeholder that the project team cannot provide information to anyone who is not registered in the project's communications management plan
  D. Ask the stakeholder to get the project status report from another stakeholder listed in the communications management plan.
  A. Update the communications management plan to include the missed stakeholder, and send the current project status documentation to this stakeholder

• Question 977:

  A railroad construction project is in the planning stage. During a monthly progress meeting, an external project manager from the sponsoring organization mentioned there is a potential delay in the design completion date. The external project manager wants to know the impact of this delay on the overall project completion date in the next monthly meeting.

  Which three actions should the internal project manager take next? (Choose 3)

  A. Perform variance analysis.
  B. Validate the critical path method (CPM).
  C. Establish what-if scenario analysis.
  D. Determine the schedule performance index (SPI).
  E. Execute a Monte Carlo simulation.
  A. Perform variance analysis.
  B. Validate the critical path method (CPM).
  C. Establish what-if scenario analysis.

• Question 978:

  Due to a tight schedule, a project team member suggests skipping the quality check of a minor deliverable. What should the project manager do?

  A. Evaluate the impact of skipping the quality check for the deliverable.
  B. Seek approval from the sponsor on an extension of the project schedule.
  C. Seek approval from the quality board to skip the quality check.
  D. Ask the team member to work overtime to complete the quality check.
  A. Evaluate the impact of skipping the quality check for the deliverable.

• Question 979:

  A project manager was recently assigned to a new project that is about to start. The organization has already signed a fixed-cost contract with the customer detailing the scope and final delivery date, but the project manager has identified several internal constraints and conditions that will certainly prevent the project from being completed in the number of iterations initially planned.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Create an issue log template that will be used to identify and track impediments.
  B. Create a contingency plan in case the project deviates from the initial plan.
  C. Create a schedule management plan to ensure the project meets the delivery date.
  D. Create an assumption log and map assumptions to impediments based on the impact to the project value.
  B. Create a contingency plan in case the project deviates from the initial plan.

• Question 980:

  Experienced team members assigned to a critical project are also supporting several other projects and this is delaying the critical project. If this critical project is not delivered, the company could receive a fine from the government. What should the project manager do?

  A. Discuss the issue with the project sponsor.
  B. Review the resources required for the tasks on the critical path.
  C. Review and update the risk management plan.
  D. Allocate resources to develop the competencies of the other team members
  B. Review the resources required for the tasks on the critical path.