Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

In analyzing a project for monthly status reporting, the project manager notices that the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.75 and the cost performance index (CPI) is 1 25 The project manager must provide the first project status review soon and wants to emphasize that the project is under control How should the project manager report the project status to key stakeholders?

A. Prepare a detailed presentation for stakeholders on earned value including how it is calculated and the project's current earned value results

B. Report that the project is behind schedule but that an additional experienced resource can be added to stay within schedule and maintain the budget.

C. Perform a detailed root cause analysis utilizing a pareto chart and fishbone diagrams to demonstrate that the project is under control.

D. Report that the project is not tracking as expected, but is still under control since the next project milestone is over a month away

During the implementation of a project the project team discovered a new opportunity After an internal review the project team agreed that the opportunity is outside of the project scope The project manager decided to update the risk register and escalate the opportunity to a higher level What should the project manager do next with this opportunity?

A. Share this opportunity with another project

B. Establish a contingency reserve to support the opportunity

C. Further monitor the opportunity

D. No more action is required

Two key team members suggest different options to prevent time overruns and delays.

There is a conflict between these two team members because of their divergent views.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Schedule a meeting between the team members to find a solution.

B. Refer the team members to the project charter to resolve the conflict.

C. Issue a new change request to evaluate this situation and communicate the result.

D. Document the facts explained by the team members in the issue log.

A key stakeholder for a construction project has been spending a lot of time at the site and interrupting the team's efforts What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Work to understand the key stakeholder's concerns and provide feedback in regular project status reports

B. Arrange an ad hoc meeting to address the key stakeholder's concerns with team members

C. Reinforce with the key stakeholder that the project is performing on schedule\

D. Escalate the situation to the project sponsor because the key stakeholder's behavior is impacting progress

company has always acquired very specialized services from local companies for its projects. During the planning stage for a regulatory project, the project manager is informed that local vendors would not be able to operate due to an unexpected major event. There is an option to hire the same services from companies in other countries.
What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Plan to execute the procurement tasks in a virtual environment.

B. Review organizational process assets (OPAs) for similar projects.

C. Create a change request to extend the duration of the project.

D. Ask the project sponsor to put the project on hold.

An agile team is working on a product deliverable in an organization that is transforming itself to quickly respond to change. The finance team is requesting a project budget for the new product.

What should the team do to address this request?

A. Work with the finance team to transition to incremental budgeting.

B. Request the finance team to allocate a budget based on historical data.

C. Provide the budget to the finance team for only the planned increments.

D. Extrapolate the budget based on the current cost performance index (CPI).

A project has recently Kicked off. The project manager observes that thete are different expectations among the project team members. These growing misunderstandings are affecting team productivity. Which document should the project managefve?

A. Project charter

B. Stakeholder register

C. Team charter

D. Project organization charts

In a weak matrix environment, two key team members are falling behind with their tasks, which will affect the success of the project.

Further investigation by the project manager reveals that they have unresolved issues with each other. The project manager asks them to find a way to resolve the issues, but this is unsuccessful. The project manager then holds a meeting with them to work outa permanent solution to the issues, but this is also unsuccessful.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Escalate the issue to a higher authority.

B. Suspend the two key team members immediately.

C. Put the issue on the agenda for the next team meeting.

D. Reassign one of the key team members to a different task.

After reviewing the project management plan with key stakeholders, the project manager was told that an 18-month release plan was unacceptable and the product should launch in six months. Based on the new timeline, what should the project manager do?

A. Plan for overtime, apply crashing and fast tracking and share the risk of failure with project stakeholders.

B. Review the project backlog looking for high-priority items and come up with a minimum viable product (MVP) that fits the expected timeline

C. Seek approval with the sponsor to triple the project budget, hiring more people to compensate for the compressed schedule

D. Go over the critical path with stakeholders, explaining why it is not possible to deliver all the scope in the expected timeline

Two team members were recently released from a project because the customer reduced the budget. However, the agile team is still receiving the same, if not more, work requirements as before.

How should the agile project leader resolve this situation

A. Update the restriction log with the new team capacity.

B. Explain the new project requirements to the team.

C. Update the project budget with the released team members.

D. Explain the new team velocity to the customer.

During the course of a project the project manager's immediate director is communicating directly with the client to approve changes without the project manager's knowledge This iscausing confusion in the project team where the scope is changing in the background, but only being mentioned in project meetings How should the project manager handle this?

A. Communicate directly with the director and inform them of the communications management plan

B. Communicate directly with the client stating that any scope changes must go through the project manager

C. Review the stakeholder engagement plan and put in place any existing actions accordingly

D. Discuss the issues with the project team and let them know that the project manager will handle scope changes

The project manager has observed that two team members have been arguing with each other openly at meetings To push their ideas through, each team member individually spoke with the sponsor directly and made decisions without informing the project manager or other team members What two actions should project manager take? (Choose two)

A. Ask the team members to work it out themselves

B. Discuss this situation with other project managers and ask for advice

C. Reiterate ground rules at the next meeting and ensure that all team members are clear about these rules.

D. Address the behavioral issue with each team member

E. Discuss the behavior directly with their managers and request them to correct the behavior.