Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

An agile project team is building a new product. The stakeholders require ongoing illustration of project business value.

How should the project manager proceed?

A. Prepare performance value reports for the business on an ongoing basis.

B. Include demonstrations of the built portion of the product at the end of every sprint.

C. Prepare a project report for the stakeholders and distribute it weekly.

D. Confirm the minimum viable product (MVP) and demonstrate it to the business when it is ready.

A project manager is working on a large project with a very difficult client. During the course of the project, the project manager realizes that if the project team had a little more time and funding to make some minor changes, the client could realize the benefits of 25% of the project outcomes early.

How should the project manager approach this?

A. Concentrate on the current project milestones.

B. Update the project management plan for this new work.

C. Develop a business case and submit it to the client.

D. Make all the changes and then show the client the results.

An agile project is running its second of six iterations. One new team member who does not have agile experience has just joined the team. In the daily meetings, the project manager observes that the team is having problems meeting their goals.

What should the project manager do?

A. Provide feedback to the team and conduct a meeting to review the team rules.

B. Provide feedback to the team and conduct a retrospective meeting to find a root cause.

C. Provide feedback to the team and request agile training for the new member.

D. Provide feedback to the team and coach the new team member in agile methodology.

A project using a hybrid approach to migrate from a current system to a new and enhanced system is underway. The plan is to migrate the system in stages. However, the operations team is complaining that they are not ready to start supporting the new system.

How should the project manager effectively approach this situation?

A. Create a lessons learned register to include operations team training for future projects.

B. Include knowledge transfer sessions between the project and operations teams at every stage.

C. Change the project management plan to add a final stage for product handoff to the operations team.

D. Prepare detailed documentation to be shared with the operations team during project closure.

Team morale is at an all-time low after an incident involving one of the team members.
Which two actions should the project manager take to resolve the situation? (Choose two)

A. Host a special meeting to talk about what happened.

B. Escalate the issue to human resources (HR).

C. Review the lessons learned document with the team.

D. Conduct a team-building workshop.

E. Discuss this incident in the project review meeting.

A project manager has been assigned to a long-term project. The project manager came across a government debate over a new law that may affect the project.

What are the first two actions the project manager should perform? (Choose two)

A. Create a change request to discuss with the change control board (CCB).

B. Request additional budget for contingency.

C. Perform a risk identification process with the project team.

D. Consult with the project stakeholders.

E. Discuss the possible impacts with subject matter experts (SMEs).

A project manager has taken over an existing project According to the previous project manager, the project is on track and within budget However, stakeholders are unhappy with the recent progress report since the metrics show that the project is delayed and the cost is higher than expected.

What should the project manager do?

A. Schedule a meeting with the previous project manager

B. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB)

C. Schedule training for project team members

D. Conduct an earned value analysis (EVA)

A project manager is assigned to a new project. Many of the project deliverables need to be outsourced.

What should the project manager use to document the project deliverables?

A. Service level agreement (SLA)

B. Statement of work (SOW)

C. Scope management plan

D. Memorandum of understanding (MOU)

An intern is replacing a critical resource midway through a sprint To help the intern get up to speed, the project manager assigns a senior engineer in the team as the intern's mentor Two months later, the project goes into critical status, delaying the release milestone by a month.

What should the project manager have done to avoid this scenario?

A. Convinced the critical resource to remain on the project.

B. Requested an experienced resource as a replacement

C. Allocated additional time for mentoring

D. Negotiated additional time to complete the project

A supplier was supposed to mobilize a government-issued, licensed piece of equipment two days ago, but did not. The procurement manager was informed that the supplier failed to check the validity of the license, which expired last week. The supplier had already submitted an application to the authorities, but it generally takes one to three weeks to process the application, which will affect the critical path.

Which action should the project manager take?

A. Update the project team on the delay so that resources can be utilized elsewhere.

B. Analyze the schedule and look for fast tracking and crashing alternatives.

C. Review the terms of the contract in order to determine next steps.

D. Update the lessons learned register to serve as an input for future material transactions.

During a regular review, the project manager of an agile project realizes that a key stakeholder is missing critical information about some features being developed. In order to improve communications and reduce the risk of deploying the wrong features, what should the project manager do?

A. Assess the stakeholder's needs and communication style and propose a tailored approach with regular status reports and progress meetings.

B. Invite the stakeholder to the regular "show and tell" sessions so the stakeholder is aware of project progress and feedback can be gathered.

C. Conduct stakeholder remapping, evaluate stakeholders by their level of influence and interest on the project, and communicate accordingly.

D. Include the stakeholder on regular project communications so that decisions can be followed up closely.

When reviewing the project team's performance the project manager realizes that the team velocity is not fast enough to meet the next review gate goal What should the project manager do?

A. Increase the sprint duration to allow the team more time

B. Prioritize the contents of the backlog and remove some stories

C. Create a change request to modify the gate review goals

D. Use the standup meeting to assess impediments and problems