Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

Early in a project, a team member failed to effectively communicate the reason for their absence from three team meetings. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A. Reaffirm the required project obligations directly with the team member. oy

B. Ask the team member to explain the reason for the absences.

C. Assess the impact of the team member's absence on the task involved.

D. Send a formal letter to the team member stating that their absences are noted.

During a project review meeting, several project team members expressed that they did not have an understanding of the benefits of certain features for the project What should the project manager do next?

A. Review the project scope statement

B. Confirm ownership for ongoing value realization

C. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor

D. Appraise the stakeholders of value gain progress

A new relevant project stakeholder suggested a change to some of the project parameters midway through execution What should the project manager do next?

A. Accept the change and use contingency funds to implement this change with minimal schedule impacts

B. Reject the change because it is contrary to what was agreed to during earlier phases of the project

C. Transfer the change to the steering committee for them to evaluate and decide the appropriate next steps

D. Evaluate the proposed change with integrated change controls and discuss the change with the project sponsor

A self-organizing team was delivering as committed. The team accepted a development task with new technology and the iterations started to have reduced velocity. What management decision is suited for this situation?

A. Provide opportunity for team members to learn and adjust to the technology.

B. Move team members who are not performing from the team.

C. Add new members to the team and increase the velocity

D. Re-assign the project to a team that has worked with this technology

In the middle of a project, a business unit manager who regularly interacts with the project manager's team is promoted to a higher management position. The replacement manager is from the same unit and is somewhat familiar with the project.

After getting more information about the new manager, what is the project manager's next step?

A. Contact the previous business unit manager to learn more about the new manager.

B. Update the stakeholder register and the stakeholder engagement plan to include the new manager.

C. Send the new manager a copy of the project charter to ensure the project objectives are understood.

D. Schedule a meeting with the new manager to discuss the business analysis team's plans.

A project manager is working with an agile team. A key stakeholder who does not join the sprint planning session is very unhappy, as the delivery date for the final product has been pushed back three times. What should the project manager do?

A. Meet with the stakeholder to understand the concern and business impact, reprioritize as necessary, and invite them to join the sprint planning session.

B. Direct the product owner to drop other work in progress and work on this stakeholder’s requirement as the top-priority item.

C. Share the prioritized items that the team is working on with the stakeholder and invite them to join the sprint planning session.

D. Secure some additional funding to recruit more resources to the project team to enable faster delivery.

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

One of the service providers on a complex project has been facing resource availability problems over the last six months. However, the service provider has assured the project manager that the deliverables will be on time.

How should the project manager address this situation?

A. Update the issue log.

B. Perform a qualitative risk analysis.

C. Perform a root cause analysis.

D. Implement a risk response plan.

An agile project has just started, and the backlog is being prioritized. The customer wants to prioritize business value over identified risks.

How should the customer’s request be managed?

A. Accept risks as they decrease over a period of time.

B. Create a risk value profile to track the relative importance of risks.

C. Log and track risks separately as only business value is important.

D. Assess risks together with business value during prioritization.

A junior team member escalates an issue to the project manager about another member's interpersonal skills causing the team to be less effective.

What should the project manager do first?

A. Have the team members resolve the issue on their own.

B. Highlight the impact of their behavior and motivate the team member to make improvements.

C. Gather information and find the root cause of the problem.

D. Document the escalated issue and address it at the end of the project.

The project management office (PMO) assigns a project manager who specializes in hybrid approaches to a predictive project that is off track from both the cost and schedule perspectives. The project runs into further delays as the project manager is ramping up on the project. The stakeholders and ask senior management to replace the project manager.

How should the project manager approach this situation?

A. Meet with the stakeholders to understand their concerns and define an action plan to resolve issues.

B. Continue to work on the project until the stakeholders and management come to a decision.

C. Socialize with the stakeholders to better understand their needs and reset expectations.

D. Escalate the stakeholder issue to the management team and ask for help with resolving the conflict.

A team is working on a project using a hybrid approach, and they are facing a lot of obstacles and blockers from some stakeholders. What should the project manager do to improve project performance?

A. Ask stakeholders to communicate with the project manager and not directly with the team

B. Empower the team members to remove obstacles and blockers

C. Address and remove obstacles and blockers for the team

D. Add blockers to the issue log and risk management plan