Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A new project manager has been assigned to an environmental project. After reviewing the project plan, the project manager notices that health and safety requirements have not been properly addressed. This is a serious concern, and the project manager wants to fix this issue immediately. Why is this situation problematic?

A. Injury or loss incidents could delay project deliverables.

B. It is imperative that established performance metrics are met.

C. The project manager is obligated to comply with the project location's regulatory requirements.

D. The project manager must follow their employer's organizational process assets (OPAs).

A project is about to close and the project manager is p Set up a meeting to perform a root cause analy reparing a draft of the project closure report. The project sponsor has approached the project manager to stay on longer to ensure the benefits in the charter are tracked as completed However, some of the benefits will not be realized until 1year after project implementation. What should the project manager do?

A. Explain to the project sponsor that the project manager is only accountable for managing the project scope budget quality and schedule

B. Document who will be tracking benefits realization what will be tracked and when it will be tracked in the project closure report

C. Explain to the project sponsor that they are accountable for tracking benefits realization after project completion

D. Discuss extending the project manager's allocation to the project until all benefits are realized with the project management office (PMO)

A project manager is tasked with managing a customer relationship management (CRM) implementation project. The project charter is approved, and the project is now in the planning phase. The project manager meets with the stakeholders several times to gather the initial requirements. However, each time they meet, the stakeholders provide additional information that is different from what they provided earlier. The stakeholders are becoming frustrated, and the sponsor is now unresponsive.

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

A. Initiated requirements planning to analyze, document, and manage requirements

B. Applied requirements elicitation to involve engaging stakeholders consistently in the requirements process

C. Implemented the change request process to harness change to the stakeholders’ advantage

D. Used progressive elaboration to enhance the scope management plan with additional details

A project, which has its execution phase planned m an iterative way has the following metrics for the first three iterations



One of the requirements for the project states that m order to get payment authorized fcx the project neither the SPI nor the CPl can be less than 0 95 What should the project manager do in iteration 4 to ensure the project is in compliance with the requirement?

A. Schedule crashing

B. Fast tracking

C. Earned schedule

D. Earned value

A telecommunications company is doing a national network rollout involving continuously changing technical requirements. To address the situation the company has recently adopted a hybrid project life cycle. During a retrospective some team members complain that me majority of me stones are ready to test but have not advanced because they are waiting for the project manager's approval. What should the project manager do?

A. Update the issue log and review the lessons learned register for options

B. Implement conflict resolution to accommodate the team's needs

C. Implement decision-making techniques to advance the stones

D. Empower the team to self-organize and make their own decisions

A project manager is working on a highly complex project. During the execution of the project, the local government changed certain environmental regulations, which could potentially delay the project. What immediate action should the project manager take?

A. Update the issue log.

B. Update the project baseline.

C. Update the risk management plan.

D. Update the change request log.

A project manager is assigned to a new project. The project management office (PMO) and the project manager agree that this is the right opportunity to include daily standup meetings. The project team has never used such tools, and a few members are challenging the decision.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Engage an external vendor to perform the design phase under an iterative approach.

B. Request that new team members familiar with iterative approaches be assigned to this project.

C. Update the project schedule to consider a daily standup as part of the project design phase.

D. Define the ground rules, responsibilities, and conflict management strategies.

A customer interacts directly with a Scrum team and continually requests changes in priorities. This causes confusion among the team members and they complain to the project manager. What should the project manager do?

A. Advise the customer to discuss changes with the product owner.

B. Document this issue in the sprint backlog for discussion at a team meeting.

C. Ask the customer to submit a change request to the project sponsor.

D. Encourage the team to clarify the requests with the customer.

On a recently completed prefect a project manager noticed that some of the subcontractors approached the client directly with questions. These subcontractors had a previous direct reporting relationship with the client. The project manager is now in the initial stage of a new project with the same subcontractors and client. How should the project manager set up communications?

A. Inform the client that all communications moving forward will go through the project manager

B. Ensure that the communications management plan covers contractual obligations

C. Consult the communications management plan from a recent project that has been closed

D. Update the communications management plan to allow the subcontractors to communicate directly with the client

A contractor has been making small changes to the engineering specifications without submitting change requests. The contractor and the technical team did not discuss the changes with the project manager, and the modifications do not affect the budget and quality of the deliverable.

What should the project manager do?

A. Report the violation to the change control board (CCB) and seek comprehensive approval for these modifications.

B. Update the change management plan to define the level of control required for these types of modifications.

C. Ask the quality control team to evaluate the modifications, but take no action because the associated quality risks are insignificant.

D. Request the engineering team to update the specifications to reflect the modifications made by the contractor.

In the planning phase, a project manager receives identified risks from the sponsors and subject matter experts (SMEs) and wants to develop a risk response strategy for them. What should the project manager do first?

A. Perform a risk reserve analysis.

B. Assign allocated budget to cover key risks.

C. Agree on the criteria to prioritize risks.

D. Assign a risk responsibility to each team member.

A company's board of directors announced that a major layoff will occur at the end of the month. When evaluating the impact the protect manager found that 25°© of the project team members are part of the layoff
What should the project manager do first?

A. Request a meeting with the project sponsor to discuss the viability of the project and determine the next actions

B. Request a meeting with the customer and discuss trade-offs to reduce the scope and product quality as a result of the lack of personnel

C. Request a meeting with the finance department to increase the budget of the project to hire temporary personnel to perform the affected activities

D. Request a meeting with the human resources (HR) department and demand they find a solution to retain the project team members