Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

During the forming phase of a project team a project manager implements several teambuilding initiatives and decides it would be fun to have improvisations theater activities. After the sessions the project manager received feedback from some key team members who felt that although the activity was fun it was not appropriate for the purpose of team building. What should the project manager have done to avoid this negative feedback'?

A. Assessed and analyzed personality indicators from the project team

B. Sent the activity details to everyone involved prior to the session

C. Communicated the decision to conduct this activity to the key team stakeholders

D. Selected a vendor for the activity according to the procurement management plan

A project manager notices that a project participant seems frustrated and expresses themselves loudly at status meetings and later discovers that the participant is hearing impaired. Which process should the project manager have used at the start of the protect that would have identified this situation?

A. Stakeholder analysis

B. Resource needs analysis

C. Accommodations assessment

D. Team member assessment

A project manager is working on a project that has strict deadlines and budget restrictions. The project manager realizes that in order to win the bid the company submitted a significantly tower bid than their local competitors leaving a thin profit margin. The client is constantly submitting change requests and. unfortunately, these change requests are stretching both the schedule and the budget
What should the project manager do?

A. Instruct the team to accommodate the changes to the project

B. Review the project charter to identify the agreed scope

C. Negotiate the impact of these changes with the client

D. Escalate the issue to senior management

A contract has fust been awarded for an automation project that was supported by the local community. The project manager was warned by the elected officials that the project cannot proceed. Why did this action occur?

A. Inadequate funds for the automation project

B. Inadequate engagement of the political stakeholders

C. LAck of competence to manage the automation project

D. Lack of a proper legal framework in place

A project manager works at an organization that is transitioning to agile The development team has recommended using a burndown chart to provide visibility on project progress to all stakeholders. What should the project manager do to ensure effective communication throughout the project?

A. Advise the project management office (PMO) to use the burndown chart as the single communication channel.

B. Develop a communications management plan for each category in the stakeholder register.

C. Include the burndown chart in a monthly report that is distributed to all stakeholders.

D. Postpone the recommendation since the organization does not currently have a defined agile methodology.

During a meeting with a customer, it was determined that participants of the meeting had different draft versions of an important design document. What should the project manager do first to ensure that this does not happen again?

A. Revisit the communication process control.

B. Ensure only the approved version is shared.

C. Investigate how draft versions were shared.

D. Ensure only the latest version is shared.

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. Predictive

D. Hybrid

A project manager is working on a complex project and is unsure about planning, executing, monitoring and controlling the project. Match the phrase on the left with the correct statement on the right.

In an iteration-based marketing project, a product is scheduled to be launched at the sixth iteration In the third iteration demo the marketing team expressed that they need five iterations to launch the product and they have not started yet
What should the project team have done to avoid this issue?

A. Held a touchpoint with marketing before the demo to discuss any impediments

B. Scheduled a demo presentation of the product during the first reason

C. Asked the marketing team to start working on the product immediately

D. Confirmed marketing requirements and constraints when adding to the backlog

A project manager is leading a project that is on time and under budget. In the weekly meeting with the team, the project manager finds out that one of the tasks due next week does not have an assigned resource available for it. The resource is currently assigned to another project.
What should the project manager do to manage the situation?

A. Ask the procurement department to supply a different resource.

B. Change the schedule according to the availability of the resource.

C. Ask the sponsor to obtain the resource as originally planned.

D. Contact the other project manager to request the resource.

A key import supply has suffered a delay of 6 months. The delay affects a functionality that is needed to complete the project on time. The project manager learns from the project te«... that another team is working on a product that could work as a solution, but it is still a prototype
What should the project manager do to accelerate this solution?

A. Contact the other project team and ask them to organize a demo of the prototype

B. Perform iterative planning with the team to use the prototype

C. Check the burnup charts to see what progress has been made to integrate the solution

D. Prioritize the backlog with the customer to remove the feature

An agile leader is working on a complex project that is entering the final phase where solutions from different vendors are being integrated. This is the most critical delivery stage for the project
How should the agile leader ensure successful delivery?

A. Ensure participation from all team members

B. ASk the client to attend all daily calls.

C. Ensure cross-departmental teams are colocated

D. Request additional project resources