Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A company is conducting a digital transformation project that has a hard deadline. The marketing team wants to combine this implementation with a new product, and the newly assigned project manager is not aware of all the dependencies. Using a hybrid approach, what should the project manager do to ensure the dependencies are taken into consideration?

A. Implement a project newsletter so the different team members can be informed about the progress of each project.

B. Combine all of the small projects into one big project so the team can collaborate better as one big team.

C. Facilitate communication promoting a Scrum of Scrums so the different teams are aware of the dependencies and progress.

D. Make sure that each individual project schedule is aligned with the common deadlines.

Ai the start of a project, the sponsor declares that demonstrating benefits from the product will be extremely important. The project sponsor calls a meeting with the project manager and the project leadership team to discuss the best approach because the project has a high degree of uncertainty and many changes are expected. What should the project manager propose?

A. Develop requirements and designs to support a faster product release.

B. Emphasize the adoption of a predictive approach to minimize ambiguity.

C. Recommend an agile approach so the project can be delivered iteratively.

D. Outsource development of the product to a third party with more experience.

An issue reoccurs six months after a project's go-live date despite being resolved during the project life cycle. What should the project manager have done in the previous phase to avoid this issue?

A. Ensured the project team documented lessons learned about the issue

B. Ensured the project team applied a long-term solution for the issue

C. Asked the project team to conduct more testing with users

D. Discussed the issue with the stakeholders

A project manager is using a hybrid approach to comply with a regulatory requirement. The planning and closing phases will use a predictive approach, and the execution phase will use an iterative approach. During the second sprint review, the project sponsor requested a change in priority tor some of the product backlog items
What should the project manager do as a servant leader?

A. Ask the sponsor to submit a change request to the change control board (CCB)

B. Support the product owners decision to change the priority of the product backlog items

C. Accept the request and include the product backlog items in the next sprint

D. Review the impact of the change on the schedule management plan baseline

A project team has been formed and the tasks have been assigned to each team member All team members have agreed to follow a hybrid protect approach. What should the project manager do to ensure the team performs as an organized unit?

A. Advise the team to adjust their work habits and behaviors to allow for better conflict resolution

B. Call a team meeting to discuss team members' strengths and weaknesses

C. Establish rules and regulations for team members with consequences if the goals are not reached

D. Establish team behavior and develop an understating of how to work together

A team lead has been highly engaged and involved in a project and is operating without a chain of command or authority levels What is the team lead dang1?

A. Modeling directive leadership

B. Modeling commanding leadership

C. Modeling adaptive leadership

D. Modeling servant leadership

A government agency is developing a new connectivity policy. The assigned project manager is a famous economist with international recognition. The team is eager to work with the project manager, but feels intimidated. The project manager realizes that a junior economist, whose tasks are behind schedule, is especially intimidated by the situation.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Evaluate the performance of the junior economist in the upcoming months.

B. Reassign some of the junior economist's tasks to other economists.

C. Request to replace the junior economist with a more experienced economist.

D. Consider organizing paired work sessions for the junior and senior economists.

There is a problem with a project because some features are not in compliance with regulations. Some stakeholders do not believe compliance is a priority, while others disagree. What should the project manager do?

A. Review the stakeholder engagement assessment matrix to determine next steps.

B. Set up some time with the stakeholders to explain the importance of compliance.

C. Meet with the sponsor to discuss how to handle the stakeholders' differing opinions.

D. Send out documentation to align stakeholder expectations and project objectives.

A project manager has been assigned to a new project. There is one team member who never says anything during meetings. After meetings, however, the team member sends detailed emails with very good suggestions that help with project execution. How should the project manager guide the team members?

A. Review the communications management plan with the team members.

B. Remind the team members to follow the team charter.

C. Motivate the team members to speak freely in the meeting.

D. Arrange a team-building activity to involve all team members.

A newly appointed product owner is working with a project team that is using agile for the first time. The product owner is constantly disrupting various team members throughout the day to discuss progress. This has resulted in the team feeling micromanaged and frustrated because of the constant disruptions. How should the project manager proceed?

A. Invite the product owner to attend daily standup meetings so they can assess progress.

B. Set up a feedback session with the product owner once a week so they can assess progress.

C. Instruct the team to refer the product owner to the project manager for information.

D. Invite the product owner's functional manager to a feedback session to escalate the issue.

A project manager is assigned to lead a design for a new version of an existing product with the technology and operations teams. The project manager organizes a joint requirements session to determine the most practical ideas. The project manager was advised that the session may become chaotic. What should the project manager do to ensure the session is interactive, productive, and efficient?

A. Pick the senior and experienced staff members from both teams and arrange facetoface interviews.

B. Organize a formal session led by a skilled facilitator with defined rules for how participants will interact with one another.

C. Distribute a questionnaire on the key features of the product and encourage the teams to respond with their design recommendations.

D. Hold multiple sessions of manageable sizes with participants from both teams to discuss their ideas.

A project team is executing a project to replace an existing system with a new one. A new project manager has been hired and observes that the team consist of professionals who have worked with the older system, and others who have little previous experience. What should the project manager do to ensure project success?

A. Request a performance assessment for the team from the functional manager.

B. Evaluate the current effectiveness of the team and define development needs.

C. Allow each team member to use their individual strengths for project success.

D. Assign team member roles and responsibilities based on past experience.