Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

The sponsor is supportive in leveraging agile approaches The project manager is contemplating how to roll out the agile approach and gam buy-in from both project team members and stakeholders

What should the project manager do first?

A. Determine which agile software tools will be required to support agile delivery within the organization

B. Select a current predictive project define the approach, and provide agile training to execute the remainder of the project

C. Start with a pilot project of appropriate complexity and provide agile training to those who are impacted

D. Determine how to transform the organization using agile techniques, including organizational training and communications

A company has a lot of experience with predictive projects The project management office (PMO) has been trying to implement iterative tools within the project management framework, and the project manager has been asked to use these tools in their current project After the successful implementation of the iterative tools, the PMO asks the project manager to determine the benefits these tools brought to the project.

What should the project manager do?

A. Prepare and submit a status report to the steering committee to update performance monitoring

B. Determine the data to be monitored during the project as well as the expected performance and targets.

C. Update the communications management plan to consider performance review meetings with the project stakeholders

D. Conduct reviews with stakeholders to discuss the potential benefits the approach may have to the project

For the purposes of quality assurance a quality audit was conducted on the processes being used in the project execution plan. One of the nonconformance issues raised by the auditor was that attendance lists for the project risk review meetings were not available

Why is an attendance list important?

A. It is standard practice on projects to conduct risk review meetings which should have records on meeting attendance

B. The attendance list is evidence that risk review meetings were held with the appropriate project team members

C. It is a record that shows the number of attendees in the meeting

D. It is a document that is registered within the lessons learned register

A few months into a project, several schedule issues have emerged Drag the schedule problems on the left to the specific tools on the right that if implemented during schedule development could have prevented the issues.

In an industrial plant, the owner has decided to add more capacity to the plant by installing a new machine and updating the software used in production. This capacity enlargement will occur while the plant is still functioning and producing The software update will be accomplished using an agile approach in order to minimize risk The machine procurement, installation, and integration will be accomplished using predictive approaches

What types of communications will the project manager have to design into the schedule management plan to ensure the project will be on schedule'’

A. Weekly colocated meetings with the relevant stakeholders

B. Biweekly conference calls with the relevant stakeholders

C. Weekly one-on-one meetings with each of the relevant stakeholders

D. Biweekly written status reports from the relevant stakeholders

A project team has recently completed the initial sprint for developing an automated payroll system for a company The project manager has scheduled a sprint planning meeting with the product owner and team members to discuss which features should be worked on next

Which two pieces of information does the project manager need in order to make this meeting productive and effective? (Choose two)

A. Sprint charter

B. Burndown chart

C. Company mission and vision

D. Product backlog

E. Sprint goal

A verbal announcement is made that the new team member joining the Scrum team has limited mobility The scrum master is aware that some team members are unsure how the dynamics of the team will change

What should the scrum master do?

A. Create a stakeholder engagement plan

B. Design a communications management plan

C. Update the team charter accordingly.

D. Set up a meeting to discuss accommodations the team will have to make

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

An agile project is running its fifth iteration out of eight After the last iteration planning the team was informed that there is a new competitor in the market and it is necessary to move faster to ensure market share is not missed What should the project manager do?

A. Add the competitor's functionalities to the product backlog to improve the product

B. Ask the sponsor to add more people to the team

C. Help the team to find a new approach to launch the product as soon as possible

D. Ask the team to increase the velocity to launch the product as soon as possible

A project manager for a maintenance project has a contract that is renewed annually The project started 6 years ago After contract renewal this year the auditors reported that this version of the contract violates a new law that was passed last year

What has happened in this situation?

A. The contract has not been appropriately reviewed by the project team

B. The stakeholder engagement plan has not been correctly implemented

C. The legal department has not disseminated the law correctly to all staff.

D. The project manager does not have enough knowledge on this legal matter

During the execution of a project within an operations function the project manager encounters scope changes and a delay in the delivery of critical tasks How should the project manager address this situation?

A. Communicate the concerns to the project management office (PMO) during the weekly project reports

B. Call for a team meeting to decide if the changes should be included

C. Initiate the change request to modify the scope and adjust the timelines

D. Conduct an impact analysis and present the results to the steering committee for approval

The project manager is having difficulty obtaining approval of the project requirements because there is disagreement among the project stakeholders This issue is putting the project schedule at risk

What should the project manager do first to facilitate the approval of project requirements'?

A. Review the project charter

B. Perform a stakeholder analysis

C. Identify the source of the disagreement

D. Hold a team-building event