Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

In a weak matrix environment, two key team members are falling behind with their tasks, which will affect the success of the project.

Further investigation by the project manager reveals that they have unresolved issues with each other. The project manager asks them to find a way to resolve the issues, but this is unsuccessful. The project manager then holds a meeting with them to work outa permanent solution to the issues, but this is also unsuccessful.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Escalate the issue to a higher authority.

B. Suspend the two key team members immediately.

C. Put the issue on the agenda for the next team meeting.

D. Reassign one of the key team members to a different task.

A Scrum team is analyzing the burndown chart on day four of a 15-day sprint. The burndown chart is shown below. What should the team do next?

A. Continue with the sprint as the progress shows buffers for potential interruptions.

B. Ask the product owner if some low-priority stories could be cut from the sprint.

C. Continue with the sprint work as planned and keep monitoring.

D. Ask the project team to select any additional stories as they have additional capacity than planned.

In a project management team meeting, one of the team members always argues with the project manager about the objective, timeline, and deliverable of any assigned task.

What should the project manager do to manage this conflict?

A. Schedule a meeting with the team member and their manager to discuss the issue.

B. Talk to the project sponsor about the team member's attitude.

C. Schedule a one-on-one meeting with the team member to talk about it and get theircooperation.

D. Find another person to replace this team member.

A company that is introducing a new product into the market by the end of the year requires a storage and distribution facility to be built. During the monthly stakeholder meeting, it is discovered that the location for implementation is a government-owned area

What should the project manager do first?

A. Identify an alternative site.

B. Update the issue log

C. Issue a change request

D. Update the risk register.

A project manager receives a request for proposal (RFP) from a client. The client is very clear about the requirements. A requirements analysis must be done in the first month of the project, and the client wants to see a demo of the work completed every two weeks.

What project approach should the project manager use?

A. Iterative for the requirements analysis and delivery phases of the project

B. Agile for all of the phases of the project, including the requirements analysis and delivery

C. Predictive for the requirements analysis and agile for delivery of the project

D. Predictive for the requirements analysis and delivery phases of the project

An agile team is working on a project that will be launched in six countries. Each country has specific requirements in addition to the base offering. The estimates indicate it will take six months to develop the base offering and an additional month to finalize each country’s unique requirements. The expected revenue for the product is the same for each country.

Which release strategy should the project manager recommend?

A. A risk-based strategy to maximize the perceived value of the product by launching it to the countries with the lowest technical complexity

B. An iterative-based strategy to maximize value by releasing the product to each country as it is finalized and ready for release in that country

C. A quality-based strategy to maximize post-market adoption by releasing the product to the countries with the lowest probability of reporting field issues

D. A financial-based strategy to reduce the roll-out effort and costs by planning a single, bundled release to all countries at the same time

A project needs to be outlined as a phased approach for multiple product lines with a review gate at the end of each phase. To ensure consistency for this hybrid delivery, what should the project manager do?

A. Ask subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide a detailed plan for each phase.

B. Commit to a detailed global plan from the initiation phase.

C. Get agreement from stakeholders on high-level deliverables and requirements.

D. Request the project management office (PMO) to review the initial plan

After a performance review, a team member approaches the project manager and asks for feedback. The project manager mentions anecdotal information about this team member being a positive team player and generally getting their work done on time, even though they have been late with work once or twice. The team member expresses frustration at not having better information included in the annual performance review.

What should the project manager do to prevent this frustration going forward?

A. Request the human resource (HR) department to provide the key performance indicators (KPls) that were defined for this project.

B. Set team performance goals and explain how the team receives the same performance scores.

C. Review the key performance indicators (KPIs) for this team member and remind the team member how they are determined.

D. Provide the team member with velocity tracking tools and explain how the team member can see and track performance.

During a project review meeting, the project sponsor is worried that the protect may not be delivering results as planned Based on that the project manager is evaluating the project status. What information should the project manager use as an indicator that the project is actually delivering value?

A. Stakeholders are satisfied with the current status.

B. The project is under budget and on schedule

C. The project is aligned with the project charter

D. The protect is aligned with the benefits management plan

A project manager has just been assigned to a team that is developing a new design product. The work breakdown structure (VW/BS) has been created and the activities have been assigned to the team members. The project manager finds that there are activities that could be completed sooner by other team members. If the current assignments are left as is, the project could be delayed 2 weeks.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Review the work allocation and reassign some tasks to shorten the critical path.

B. Maintain the task assignments as planned and compress the other tasks to keep the project on schedule.

C. Ask the team members to work overtime to finish the tasks on time according to the schedule.

D. Keep the task assignments unchanged since the project management plan has been approved.

The business manager and the product owner are requesting a more flexible way to incorporate changes into the product baseline They are concerned about losing time to market with respect to other vendors

What should the project manager do?

A. Review the assumption log and project management plan for changes.

B. Identify adequate change management tools to conduct the project

C. Establish a change control board (CCB) with key stakeholders.

D. Allow key stakeholders to make some changes to deliver the product faster

A project manager is working to create a product that can be released to the market as soon as it passes rigorous quality standards.

Historically, the company has used a predictive methodology, but the company is exploring the implementation of agile methodologies.

The company asked the project manager to explain the value gained by using an agile process.

How should the project manager respond?

A. Early value cannot be achieved until the product is fully released.

B. Early value can be gained by testing the most important features in the initial stages to fix deviations.

C. Early value will be gained only if beta products can be released to the market.

D. Early value will be gained only if the speed can be increased to release the product to the market.