Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A vendor informed the project manager that a critical resource will be on a long leave of absence The project team reviewed the pending vendor deliverables and identified an alternative solution, but the solution will incur an additional cost The project is currently on schedule and slightly under budget What should the project manager do next?

A. Request a replacement resource

B. Perform a cost-benefit analysis

C. Implement risk responses

D. Perform Integrated Change Control

The project manager of an agile project has been asked to reduce the budget by 30%. Since this is a small project team, the budget is primarily allocated to resources.

What strategy should the project manager use in order to keep delivering value in a restricted environment?

A. Prioritize the product backlog looking for high business value and low effort, and adjust the project budget and staffing to account for those items.

B. Balance the project team in order to accommodate the budget challenges, and provide training to mitigate the risk of low performance.

C. Restrict the project scope only to basic critical features, and run the project with the current staffing level until all of the budget is consumed.

D. Reduce the project staff and adjust the scope and timelines accordingly in support of the budget reduction

During the implementation phase of a project, a new regulation affects the project, and a critical status meeting discussing the scope changes is required. The project manager discovers that a key stakeholder cannot attend the scheduled meeting What should the project manager do?

A. Call for a change control board (CCB) meeting, and inform the stakeholder about the outcome

B. Update the communications management plan and implement the change

C. Meet with the project sponsor to discuss how to address the situation.

D. Meet with the stakeholder prior to the meeting to obtain their opinion

A project manager has recently been assigned to an agile project and discovers that a contractor for the project does not have any experience with agile. What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the project sponsor to replace the contractor since they do not have agile experience

B. Issue a formal notice to the contractor to obtain an agile certification

C. Consult the project team to understand the extent of the training needs for the contractor

D. Instruct the contractor to receive agile training since the project has already started

A member of the board of directors is the sponsor of a project that is important to the organization This stakeholder has many other priorities and is not currently engaged in the project activities How should the stakeholder be engaged in the project?

A. Keep the stakeholder informed and consult with them based on their needs

B. Involve the stakeholder in governance and decision making

C. Consult with the stakeholder and increase their level of interest

D. The stakeholder needs to be made aware of the project progress

A team is ready to start working on a project with a customer who was very difficult to work with in the past because the customer was unable to describe exactly what they wanted What approach should the project manager take to remove this impediment?

A. Follow a predictive approach in order to obtain formal acceptance of each deliverable

B. Work with the product owner to define the minimum viable product(s)

C. Reinforce the negotiation and soft skills of the team through training

D. Develop and monitor a plan with due dates to reduce the time of completing the product

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

During project execution, the risk owner is monitoring the critical speed rate of a power engine to eventually trigger the defined risk-response strategy. During the risk assessment and management process phase, it was defined that the power engine has the following characteristics
1,600 rpm (rate-per-minute) -> stops working and crashes the system
1.500 rpm (rate-per-minute) -> warns of max rate allowed
1.400pm (rate-per-minute) -> reduces the power and brakes the engine
Which of the following statements is correct?

A. 0 1,600 rpm is a project risk,
1,500 rpm is an event that triggers a response strategy and 1,400 rpm is a project issue.

B. 1,600 rpm is a project issue,
1,500 rpm is an event that triggers a response strategy and 1,400 rpm is a project risk

C. 1600 rpm is a project issue; 1,500 rpm is a project risk; and
1,400 rpm is an event that triggers a response strategy

D. 1.600 rpm is an event that triggers a response strategy.
1,500 rpm is a project issue and 1,400 rpm is a project risk.

A project manager is leading a virtual team that is geographically dispersed. What should the project manager do to avoid uncertainty in the project due to different cultures?

A. Start the project and add any uncertainty that arises to the risk register.

B. Dissolve the virtual team and build a colocated team.

C. Gather relevant cultural data and engage members in discussions covering their work ethics.

D. Build a culturally neutral team that will not be affected by cultural differences.

A client is structured as a matrix organization for an agile project The project manager is working on-site with key stakeholders from different parts of the organization How should the project manager handle the different stakeholders?

A. All stakeholders are important, so the project manager should follow directions provided by management and key stakeholders

B. Because there are different perspectives perform a stakeholder analysis and act based on the outcome.

C. The project manager is working on the client's premises, so follow the directions of all the key stakeholders

D. This is an agile project, so listen only to the directions of the project manager's supervisor and the functional managers of the organization

During daily calls team members share task progress One team member does not usually communicate many details and has critical tasks to be completed All team members are located in different countries and critical work is about to start Which two options will help the project manager in this situation? (Choose two)

A. Encourage all team members to use a virtual workspace

B. Ask the team to send emails with detailed task progress

C. Talk to the team member about their engagement and take appropriate action.

D. Reassign the work to a resource who participates in the daily calls

E. Report the team member’s poor performance to the functional manager

A product owner has an idea for a new product but is struggling to define the features because they are not certain of the perceived business value for each feature.
What should the project manager have the delivery team do to address this issue?

A. Assess the product roadmap to see if there is another product that is more suitable for the build.

B. Develop a minimum viable product (MVP) for assessment from a select customer group.

C. Commission a business analyst to research similar competitor products.

D. Complete a work breakdown structure (WBS) to assess the cost of each feature