Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

An external project manager is managing the construction of new corporate offices for a large company The project management plan states that it is necessary to contract a highly trained external resource to revise and validate an important project component The client has rejected hiring the external resource because of the high cost even though it is within the project budget. What should the project manager do to resolve this issue?

A. Hire the resource in order to achieve the project objectives.

B. Ask the client for a meeting and explain that the task will not be performed

C. Evaluate the consequences and meet with the client to explain the possible scenarios.

D. Try to accomplish the task internally by leveling resources from other projects

Drag the technical practices on the left to the scenario on the right.

A junior project manager is excited to start working on their first project with a telecommunications company, A senior project manager has decided to educate the junior project manager on the challenges of project management and how to achieve success. Which three artifacts should the senior project manager tell the junior project manager to utilize to ensure project success? (Choose three)

A. Organizational process assets (OPAs)

B. Lesson learned registers from past projects

C. Historical issue logs

D. Project scope statement

E. Project management plan

A team has different ideas on how to address a feature of a product under construction and; although the sprint began two days ago, they have still not reached a consensus. What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the product owner, who is the key stakeholder, to choose among the different ideas.

B. Propose ideas to the group, ask everyone to vote, and then choose the most popular idea

C. Schedule a session to give everyone the chance to express their opinions about each idea, then vote and decide.

D. Offer an opinion about the pros and cons of each idea and try to reach a consensus in a facilitated meeting

During a meeting for product review, a key stakeholder announces that because they are receiving adequate information about the project they will not attend any further meetings.

What should the project manager do?

A. Log this as an issue in the issue log and address it with the project sponsor.

B. Ignore the stakeholder as the product is almost complete.

C. Explain that the needs will be updated in the stakeholder engagement plan.

D. Inform the stakeholder that changes can happen in this project.

A project manager arranged a team-building activity to build and maintain teamwork, trust, and commitment due to internal team conflicts. Two months after completing the training, another situation is causing new delays in the project.
What should the project manager do to address this concern?

A. Ask human resources (HR) to coordinate another activity.

B. Reassess the team situation and provide a proper solution.

C. Inform HR about the situation and ask for support.

D. Meet with the team to explain that conflicts must be addressed and solved.

A project sponsor receives project information and updates in a timely manner, but the sponsor is concerned because key information is missing in the reports. What should the project manager do?

A. Review the communication needs of key stakeholders.

B. Confirm that the project information is understood and feedback is received.

C. Determine communication methods, frequency, and level of detail.

D. Provide all project information to the stakeholder.

During the design phase, a project manager realizes that the project will benefit from using adaptive tools The effectiveness of this approach has been proven in past projects inside the organization What should the project manager do first?

A. Update project documents to include adaptive tools and artifacts and plan the first iterative session

B. Contact the project sponsor and request new team members who are familiar with adaptive projects

C. Confirm team capabilities before introducing adaptive tools and artifacts to the project

D. Freeze the design stage and look for an external resource to run iterative design at extra cost

A new facility project is being developed using a hybrid approach. After the third iteration, the project manager sees a decline in the team's productivity.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Review the iteration duration with the team.

B. Discuss the issue in the next retrospective.

C. Encourage the team to improve their performance.

D. Reduce the iteration backlog.

The project is delayed due to the high amount of major changes requested by different stakeholders at different stages of the project If the project continues on the same path, it will consume twice the time and budget planned. What two actions can the project manager take to be more cost effective? (Choose two)

A. Conduct a stakeholder analysis.

B. Reinforce team communication.

C. Update the project management plan with the new timeline

D. Adopt an incremental approach

E. Leverage work between team members

During a retrospective meeting a project manager hears that stakeholders have been constantly complaining at iteration demos about product features not being delivered as requested. What advice should the project manager give to the Product owner to ensure that product features are always delivered as requested?

A. Include stakeholders during daily standup meetings to monitor progress.

B. Validate acceptance criteria with stakeholders prior to backlog refinement

C. Avoid including stakeholders in iteration reviews.

D. Create a requirements traceability matrix and distribute it accordingly

At the end of a project, the project manager is asked to submit project documentation for an internal audit in response to regulatory requirements. What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project to ensure that project documentation would fulfill these requirements?

A. Conducted a document review

B. Confirmed documentation requirements with stakeholders

C. Updated the project templates

D. Implemented a new change control policy