Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project manager and project team developing a new product are discussing which work methods and tools to use to build the deliverable. What should the result of this discussion be?

A. An agreed-upon work method and tools that should fit the business need and project constraints

B. A detailed mitigation plan on the risks for each work method and the tools used

C. A consensus that everything will run as anticipated once the tools and work methods are identified

D. A technology roadmap for creating similar deliverables in the future with the same tools

A project manager has experience working with a specific provider that has been requested for an upcoming project. This provider often fails to meet deliverable dates; however, it is the only company with the specific experience required for the project. What should the project manager do during the planning phase?

A. Hire resources to obtain knowledge about the provider's specific capabilities.

B. Add penalty clauses to the contract and update the risk register.

C. Encourage the provider to work overtime with no additional costs to the project.

D. Contract another provider with less experience and give them a chance to provide the deliverables.

A project manager who works for a company involved in several industries is asked to lead a software development project for a government agency. The company attempted to execute similar projects for other industries before but was unsuccessful. What should the project manager do to ensure project success?

A. Document this information in the risk management plan.

B. Develop a contingency plan to prepare for possible risks.

C. Continue executing the project using expert judgment.

D. Review the lessons learned registers from the previous projects.

A project manager is executing a project where an external vendor will provide some deliverables Alter awarding the contract to the vendor the project manager is informed that the vendor is running behind schedule on a separate project Finding another vendor will exceed the budget
What should the project manager update first?

A. ISsue log

B. Lessons learned register

C. Stakeholder engagement plan

D. Risk register

The marketing team is moving from predictive to hybrid approaches for their projects. The marketing director is not familiar with hybrid approaches and does not support the new direction. What should the project manager do?

A. Advise the marketing director to receive formal training.

B. Ask the marketing team members to coach their director.

C. Train the marketing team and keep their director informed.

D. Mentor the marketing director on the approaches.

A project manager is working on a large project in another country and realizes that only a few people from the project team are working on all of the releases. What should the project manager do to prevent this in the future?

A. Document the risk register in the project charter.

B. Speak to the customer and add the issue to the issue log.

C. Review user roles and update the team charter.

D. Involve the product owner to rewrite the user stories.

The main project stakeholder was fired and replaced by another stakeholder. The new stakeholder reviewed the project scope and requested numerous changes, arguing that the stakeholder's team is unhappy with the results to date. What should the project manager do?

A. Put the new requirements in the backlog with high priority and implement the requested changes.

B. Put the new requirements in the backlog and submit a formal change request for approval.

C. Put the new requirements in the backlog and let the product owner check their value and priority.

D. Put the new requirements in the backlog with low priority and implement the requested changes.

A supplier is hired to provide information security services for a project. The supplier has decided not to provide this service any longer since they have not been paid on time. Their services are critical and this decision will affect the outcome of the project. What should the project manager do to address this issue?

A. Negotiate the payments with the supplier and remind them of their long-term association

B. Penalize the supplier according to the contract's service level agreement (SLA

C. Hire another information security supplier and incentivize them for speedy delivery

D. inform the relevant stakeholders of this challenge and seek their support

A project manager is managing a government project that targets the development of small businesses in remote towns. The project team is having difficulty conducting entrepreneurship training in some of the targeted towns because the local municipal governments will not authorize the training. As a result of the delay, project implementation is at risk. What is a probable reason for this?

A. The project should have constructed training centers in the remote towns.

B. The project did not identify and engage the correct stakeholders.

C. The project should have representatives in all the remote towns.

D. The project did not fully engage the project sponsor.

A project manager has been assigned with initiating a large project to deliver complex equipment Part of the project will be the result of a long research process, but once this is completed, the other part of the project must be incrementally delivered to the customer. Which approach should the project manager choose for this project?

A. Agile

B. Waterfall

C. Hybrid

D. Predictive

A customer calls the project manager to express concern about a project team member who has been making changes within the live environment without approval. The team member mentioned that the customer called and asked them to make the changes. What should the project manager do next?

A. Reinforce the value of documenting and approving all change requests and ask the customer to issue these through the agreed channels.

B. Organize a meeting to mediate the relationship between the customer and the team member to ensure no feelings are hurt.

C. Ask the customer to email all requests directly to you and you will ensure they are actioned by the correct team member.

D. Explain to the customer that the team member was just trying to help and the changes can be reverted if necessary.

During the early phases of a project, mitigation actions were not executed in a timely manner; therefore, the project schedule was impacted. Several project stakeholders are now frustrated with the delays. What should the project manager have done to manage the issue?

A. Identified and reported the issue

B. Monitored and controlled the issue

C. Identified the appropriate response and had it implemented

D. Communicated any identified action to impacted stakeholders