Practice Free PMP Exam Online Questions
A construction company is executing a building contract that includes firm milestones for replacing certain components of the building. During execution, the client complains that the new components do not meet the requirements.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this from happening?
- A . Defined acceptance criteria in a quality checklist agreed upon before starting the build phase
- B . Approved a detailed change management process before starting the build phase
- C . Provided compensation for issues due to the variance in the agreed-upon requirements
- D . Continuously communicated the changes in the work plan and the agreement to the client
A technician is scheduled to install internet service at the homes of three remote call center agents who have different working schedules. Their functional managers arranged time off to allow time for installation and testing. The carrier sends an email to the project manager stating that one appointment is delayed for 2 days.
What does the project manager need to do now?
- A . Inform the relevant stakeholders.
- B . Inform the project team only.
- C . Inform the product owner.
- D . Inform the project sponsor.
A project manager is working with team members and customers who are operating in multiple countries. The team is working on implementing a new technology that includes ambiguities, uncertainties, and unknowns, both in terms of technology and of the end-user expectations for this solution.
What should the project manager do to keep the stakeholders engaged?
- A . Use email as a communication channel.
- B . Use feedback and decision-making tools.
- C . Use meetings as a communication channel.
- D . Use a shared collaboration platform.
A company is about to start a complex research project. Due to the level of uncertainty, the project manager recommends the use of a hybrid approach; however, the organization only has experience with predictive projects.
How can the project manager strategize the use of a hybrid approach to the organization?
- A . Present the benefits of a hybrid approach to key stakeholders to get their support.
- B . Create a project change request to execute the project using a hybrid approach.
- C . Send a letter to the project management office (PMO) requesting to use a hybrid approach.
- D . Submit a notification to the project team confirming they will be using a hybrid approach on the project.
A project had scheduling delays, which necessitated the team to work overtime to meet critical milestones. This led to some misunderstandings among team members. The project sponsor has allocated a monetary award.
How should the project manager utilize the award?
- A . Meet with the team members and ask them how to spend the reward.
- B . Arrange a luncheon for all team members and include team-building sessions.
- C . Draft a points system to allocate a portion of the money for each resource.
- D . Allocate the reward to the team leaders to spend on the team as they see fit.
A project manager is leading a project in which the product requirements have not been fully met due to several uncertainties about customer acceptance.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Gather a reduced number of approved requirements and add some extra features to fulfill the product specifications.
- B . Ask team members to research and collect data about the best features offered by similar products in the market.
- C . Stop all project activities until all requirements are set up front by the project sponsor and the key stakeholders.
- D . Gather enough requirements to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) with which to evaluate customer acceptance.
The scope of a project is to replace the street signs within a 10-km radius. The client does not want to sign the project closure report if the radius is not extended by 1 km, to be aligned with the council’s development plan.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Delay the approval and ask the project sponsor for additional funding.
- B . Contact the council and ask for their approval to extend the scope of the project.
- C . Initiate a new project and discuss the request because it came in too late.
- D . Obtain formal acceptance for the completed work and submit a change request.
A project team Is trying to meet the milestone target dates in order to receive a bonus promised by the project sponsor. Unforeseen challenges and poor communication among the team members resulted in mistakes and delays. Tensions are high, and the sponsor is concerned.
What should the project manager do?
- A . Discuss with the team how the project objectives can be met.
- B . Request that the sponsor increase the bonus for high performers.
- C . Schedule a team-building activity to boost the team’s morale.
- D . Organize a team meeting to remind the team of the ground rules.
Acompany routinely outsources resources for specific core activities. Due to a sudden, unforeseen risk, all of the team members are needed to work remotely, including the outsourced ones.
How can the project manager address this challenge to assure outsourced vendors deliver?
- A . Review the coordination and communication costs with the supplier.
- B . Develop a new strategy for communication and management of resources.
- C . Review the risk management plan for the mitigation activities.
- D . Submit a change request to increase the contingency budget.
An agile facilitator has gathered a team for a new project. This team and facilitator have not yet worked on a project together.
How should the facilitator proceed?
- A . Schedule a release planning session.
- B . Set up a lessons learned session from a similar project.
- C . Conduct a product roadmap session with the team.
- D . Hold a team charter discussion.