Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

During the implementation phase of a construction project the customer asked a key subcontractor to deliver a work package ahead of time The subcontractor was not prepared for it and asked the project manager for additional budget What should the project manager do first?

A. Ask upper management for more funds and update the project budget

B. Revise the project scope accordingly to cope with the budget changes

C. Update the risk register and project log. and manage the budget closely.

D. Submit a change request to accelerate the project as requested

The change control board (CCB) rejects a change request submitted by a subject matter expert (SME) The SME refuses to accept this rejection and does not want to continue the project without the change What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

A. Requested that the sponsor approved the change request first.

B. Assessed the change's overall impact to the project before submission

C. Ensured that the change request was aligned with the project scope

D. Submitted the change request directly to the CCB

The product team is progressing with a prototyping approach to deliver a multiyear business initiative A few user stones are taking longer to be delivered. What should the project manager do?

A. Determine the risks and identify a resolution during the retrospective meeting

B. Inform stakeholders about the delay during project updates

C. Determine cross-dependencies and plan a spike in the next spont

D. Discover the gaps in the communications management plan and address them accordingly

How should the project manager develop the project management plan to ensure that the project continually delivers the expected benefits?

A. Clarify project benefits with the sponsor.

B. Identify the goal of each work product

C. Perform integration testing of each release

D. Include the entire project team in testing

A project manager is implementing a new software system Some department staff members are questioning the necessity of the change and feel the new system will impede their current processes What should the project manager have done at the start of the project to prevent this resistance?

A. Created a communications management plan that outlined the method of communicating to stakeholders.

B. Ensured that the company culture encourages changes before accepting the project

C. Encouraged leadership to discuss the change with departments that are typically resistant to change

D. Involved stakeholders from all levels of the company so everyone understands the

During the retrospective ceremony, the agile team is talking about the product owner’s expectations not being met What should the project manager have done at the beginning of the project?

A. Defined the expected agile team contribution in the creation of the backlog.

B. Assessed the capabilities of the agile team and planned for the required training

C. Defined the team ground rules and shared project vision.

D. Communicated project vision and sprint goals clearly to the team

A project manager is managing a project which has a very complex and long execution period Although the project is mostly predictive, the team was able to break the design and execution into smaller packages using a hybrid framework The business wants to keep track of the value delivered by this framework application but there is no defined set of measurable items for the framework. What should the project manager do first?

A. Work with the stakeholders to determine which measurable benefits can be tracked and assign an accountable person to monitor and report them

B. Create a report based on the work breakdown structure (WBS) and update it on a regular basis.

C. Use the same benefits tracking process from the last predictive project and add this to the monthly status report

D. Research which templates of reports were used the most for this framework and incorporate them into the project

A marketing team is planning for a multiyear initiative that will include a lot of crossfunctional stakeholders The project manager has been assigned and is now in the project planning phase What item(s) should the project manager develop first?

A. A product backlog and identification of the features to be delivered

B. A business case and scope document

C. A communications management plan that addresses the team's needs

D. A risk management plan to incorporate known risks

The team is working on a critical project deliverable and the project manager is concerned about meeting the deadline There have been complaints from some stakeholders about some of the team members' performance The project manager wants to understand the situation and provide feedback to the team as soon as possible What three actions should the project manager take to address this situation? (Choose three)

A. Define team ground rules

B. Perform a retrospective session

C. Implement daily team meetings.

D. Request a manager performance review

E. Conduct an annual review.

From previous lessons learned working with a client, a project manager notes that the client's turn-around times on documents sent for approval were very slow and well outside of the agreed timelines At the initial kick-off meeting with the same client, how should the project manager approach this issue for the new project?

A. Inform the client that extra resources will be added to give the client more time for reviews.

B. Update the project risk register with the potential for delays

C. • Work with the client on an acceptable amount of time for document approval

D. Inform the client of their responsibility in relation to document approval

A project manager is starting a project using a hybrid approach and notices some team members only have knowledge of predictive approaches What does the project manager need to do first in order to have good project performance?

A. Coach those team members lacking hybrid knowledge to learn on the job.

B. Change the team to include hybrid experts

C. Assess the required training per team member.

D. Deliver hybrid training to all team members

A company has been following a predictive approach and always waits for the preceding phase to be completed before evaluating the quality of their products A new project manager with experience in hybrid approaches has been assigned to help increase the efficiency of the company's quality management process. What should the new project manager do to address the process improvements?

A. Understand the context and interdependencies of the process from the team members and then define improvements

B. Continue with the process as is. and wait until the next phase to suggest any improvements

C. Discuss the process improvement with the project management office (PMO) lead to update the project delivery framework

D. Define a ground rule to comply with the quality standard and ask the team members to apply it.