Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

An organization uses a hybrid approach to project management. A project manager has been assigned to an external project, project A, where two of the three modules in the project require machine learning skills. The only machine learning expert in the project manager's organization is engaged in an internal project, project B, that is about to end.

What should the project manager do?

A. Prioritize project A over project B since A is an external project and B is an internal project.

B. Plan projectA in sprints, starting with the module that does not require machine learning skills.

C. Engage the human resource manager to employ a machine learning expert for project

D. Plan project A to start at the end of project B when the machine learning expert is available.

Due to a recent budget reduction, two team members were released from an agile team. The customer is still expecting early results for the project.

Which two actions should the project manager take to align customer expectations?
(Choose two)

A. Ask the agile team to review the updated sprint velocity with the customer.

B. Ask the product owner to review the prioritized backlog with the customer.

C. Ask the agile team to review and update the quality management plan with thecustomer.

D. Review the impediments log with the customer.

E. Send a detailed project management plan to the customer.

A project manager for a building construction project is planning to go on vacation midway through the project execution phase. What should the project manager do first to ensure the team is empowered and deadlines are met?

A. Allow the team to make decisions to stay on schedule.

B. Postpone the vacation to a different time.

C. Ask the project sponsor to make any necessary decisions.

D. Analyze the impacts and create a plan for team decision making

A project manager is in the middle of an agile project comprised of 100 user stories broken down into five iterations Each user story is worth USS50 The actual expenditure is US$2,000 and 50 user stories have been delivered.

Which statement is true''

A. The project is on budget and on schedule.

B. The project is over budget and behind schedule

C. The project is under budget and behind schedule.

D. The project is under budget and on schedule.

When reviewing the project team's performance the project manager realizes that the team velocity is not fast enough to meet the next review gate goal What should the project manager do?

A. Increase the sprint duration to allow the team more time

B. Prioritize the contents of the backlog and remove some stories

C. Create a change request to modify the gate review goals

D. Use the standup meeting to assess impediments and problems

A project manager is attending a progress meeting with a client The client requests a design change which might potentially add value to the project What action should the project manager take?

A. Accommodate the change request to serve the client's needs

B. Consult with team members and allow them to make a decision

C. Convince the client not to make changes to the project

D. Make transactional decisions focusing on the project goals

A project manager for an agile project wants to have a highly engaged team. How should the project manager achieve this objective?

A. Be clear with directions and assignments so people stay focused and engaged with their work.

B. Promote an environment where everybody knows what their contribution means to the project as a whole.

C. Design a reward system to get people motivated by recognizing significant individual contributions from the last sprint

D. Encourage continuous rotation of roles among team members to keep people motivated throughout project delivery.

A project manager is hired by a global company. The project manager is an agile specialist and is tasked with supporting the project team to reduce rework and dissatisfaction.

How should the project manager address these objectives?

A. Decrease the scope of the portfolio and send new solutions to the customer.

B. Deliver a schedule with the portfolio timeline and delivery to the customer.

C. Adopt an incremental cycle of delivering value to the customer.

D. Prepare deliveries with more details to satisfy the customer.

local company is developing a new product and. for the first time, using a remote team for the programming tasks of features. The design for the product comes from the local team. During the third sprint review, the product owner has concerns about the project's outcomes. The remote development team is complaining that they do not clearly understand the requirements conveyed in the daily standup meetings.

How should the project manager address this situation?

A. Evaluate and reassign the developing tasks to a local vendor who has worked on previous projects.

B. Document the risk in the risk management plan and use contingency reserves to hire a local vendor.

C. Review lessons learned from previous projects and organizational process assets (OPAs).

D. Determine the communication needs, environment, and tools to get the message across.

A company has agreed to run a transformation project using agile approaches.

During the implementation, there is pushback from the functional groups that the project is moving too fast.

What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project to prevent this from happening?

A. Circulated the project charter

B. Assessed the organizational culture

C. Determined the level of maturity of the employees

D. Communicated the project schedule

Match the project situation on the left to the meeting on the right where the situation could occur.

A key agile project team member takes a leave of absence in the middle of an iteration and will not return to work for a while What should the project manager do next regarding the feature on which the team member was working?

A. Assign the feature to another team member, and have them try to complete the feature by the end of this iteration

B. Review team capacity and reassign the functionality to additional iterations as required

C. Determine if the team member can work from home to complete the functionality.

D. Review the work in progress with the product owner to determine the next step