Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project for a new product launch is in a very initial stage and the requirements are evolving Due to stiff competition in the market, the customer would like to launch the product keeping the scope flexible. The project team intends to start the work based on the forecast of a similar project delivered last year Which project approach suits the scenario?

A. Execute it as a Scrum project

B. Execute it as a predictive project

C. Execute it using the same approach as the reference project

D. Execute it as a project with stage gates

A project manager is leading an electrical project that spans five towns. The project manager is informed by the team that one of the towns is not allowing the team to work there even though the town was included in stakeholder engagements before the start of the project.
What should the project manager do?

A. Change the project scope and seek approval to exclude this town from the overall project.

B. Engage with the town's authorities to discuss the reason for the change in commitment and agree on a solution

C. Instruct the team to move to the next town and continue the project to avoid further delays.

D. Retrieve all minutes of stakeholder engagements and send to the town as a reminder of their commitment to the project

A project team is conducting a retrospective. The team wants to identify what had a positive impact on the velocity and keep doing it.

Click on the area that the team should focus on to identify good practices.

A project manager for a strategic initiative realizes a new stakeholder is interested in the project and wants to ensure the stakeholder is fully aware of the goals, objectives, benefits, and risks of the project. What should the project manager do to enhance the success of the project?

A. Add the new stakeholder to the communications management plan

B. Share the project status reports with the new stakeholder.

C. Update the stakeholder engagement plan

D. Schedule a meeting with the new stakeholder

A protect manager is struggling to obtain participation from key stakeholders who do not usually attend project meetings What should the project manager do1?

A. Distribute the communications management plan

B. Reschedule meetings lo align with the stakeholders' availability

C. Escalate the issue to senior management

D. Set clear meeting expectations by sharing agendas in advance

An agile leader notices that one team member consistently fails to complete the deliverables on time The agile leader suspects that this team member does not have the proper training.
What should the agile leader do?

A. Reassign the task to another team member and require the team member to complete training

B. Use the retrospective meeting to remind the entire team that they must complete all deliverables in each sprint

C. Review the definition of done (DoD) with the team so that everyone understands what the team must deliver in this sprint.

D. Speak directly with the team member about improvements and commit to an agreedupon time frame.

A project manager is assigned to a project within a program. The high-level requirements of the project are known, but the priorities of some of the requirements are uncertain as they are interdependent on some other pipeline projects within the program. How should the project manager prepare for the next steps of the project?

A. Escalate to the management team to increase the timeline based on the complexity of the project

B. Wait for the other project estimates before planning the schedule

C. Prioritize and estimate the milestones for the high-level requirements based on historical data

D. Ask the project management office (PMO) to estimate the tasks for all the projects and share the project management plan

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 their cooperation.

D. Find another person to replace this team member.

During project execution a project team member resigned and a new junior member joined the team To smooth the transition the project manager assigned a senior project team member to transfer knowledge and support the junior team member The project manager subsequently received feedback from the senior team member saying that the junior member submitted a poor-quality deliverable and should be removed from the team However the project manager checked that deliverable and found it met quality requirements
Which technique should the project manager use to resolve this issue?

A. Smooth/accommodate

B. Compromise/reconcile

C. Force/direct

D. Collaborate/problem solve

A project manager is managing an innovation project for a big corporation The project manager is planning to use email as the main communication channel, however, the product owner prefers to use another approved communication tool instead of email What should the project manager do?

A. Contact the sponsor to request direction regarding the communication tool to be used by the project team

B. Update the communications management plan based on the product owner’s preferences and distribute to the team

C. Suggest to the team to start using the communication tool suggested by the product owner

D. Request the product owner to use email because using another tool will increase the workload

A project manager is leading a hybrid project. The self-organizing teams are continually late in delivering their demos, resulting in low morale. The steering committee is familiar with the reporting and planning associated with a predictive approach and is concerned about the project because it is unclear if the expected value will be delivered.
What should the project manager do?

A. Emphasize to the teams the importance of reaching the agreed deadlines and value.

B. Request to coach the team to ensure motivated project team members are on board.

C. Update the project schedule with a buffer to reflect the expected delays being incurred by the team.

D. Suggest to the teams to limit the scope of work per iteration so they will start to deliver more reliably.

During the last sprint review, the mam stakeholder complained that the product was missing many features they had been expecting The project team argued that every increment met the acceptance criteria and was approved by the mam stakeholder The cost performance index (CPI) of the project is 1 15 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.43 What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the project team to perform the modifications since the project budget and schedule can support them.

B. Ask the stakeholder to submit a change request to increase the budget and time for the modifications requested

C. Explain to the stakeholder that since the acceptance criteria for every increment were met the project can be closed.

D. Analyze the reason for the gap in understanding with both sides and negotiate a solution