Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project team consists of members based in country A and subject matter experts (SMEs) based in country B with a 12-hour time difference. What can the project manager do to improve interactions between the team members in both countries?

A. Ensure full participation of both the product owner and business SMEs in scopeplanning sessions.

B. Identify virtual communication methods and arrange for regular team meetingsaccordingly.

C. Explore the opportunity to have both teams colocated.

D. Plan for frequent face-to-face meetings.

Two learn members are consistently having misunderstandings and find it difficult to work together. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A. Remove one of the team members

B. Identify the issues between the team members and guide them toward a resolution

C. Warn the team members about their behavior

D. Train the team members on communication techniques and interpersonal behavior

A financial company is developing a new application for mobile banking using a hybrid approach The project is delayed as the product concept has not yet been developed to the key stakeholder s satisfaction despite multiple design iterations. The key stakeholder has now started participating in all daily standups. The project manager has observed that the key stakeholder's presence has had a negative impact on the team's morale, while also impacting productivity

How should the project manager ensure that the stakeholder s issues are addressed effectively without impacting the team?

A. Set up a meeting with the stakeholder to address their concerns directly

B. Move to a predictive design-and-requirements gathering approach

C. Talk to the team separately to address the stakeholder's concerns

D. Schedule a team retrospective and invite the stakeholder

During the project quality control process, the project manager realizes that the quality management plan does not include how the final user will perceive the benefits of the new product compared with the actual product. What should the project manager do first?

A. Let the product go to market and wait for customer feedback regarding quality

B. Ask the quality manager to include the final user tests in the quality management plan.

C. Submit a change request to analyze a new set of quality tests

D. Ask the product manager to include the final user tests in the quality management plan

A project manager is assigned to deliver an innovative solution that is part of a brand new offering. The project manager reviews the request for proposal (RFP) and realizes that key terms are restricted to technical resource assignments. There is also a gap in addressing compliance.

How should the project manager bridge the gap and ensure the project delivers the expected business value?

A. Determine the critical requirements.

B. Document the risks and mitigations.

C. Define the project schedule.

D. Create a project scope statement.

A protect manager is managing a project that will handle sensitive data for millions of users The sponsor mentioned that, lo their knowledge, the project does not seem to have any compliance requirements in their country.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Request expert advice from the compliance leader to confirm if there are any compliance requirements for the project.

B. Check with The national compliance agency to determine if the project has any compliance requirements in this country

C. Trust in the expertise of the sponsor and believe that there are no compliance requirements for this project.

D. Conduct independent research regarding the data protection policy of the country for legal and regulatory compliance.

An information technology (IT) team is responsible for the validation and release of a product developed by the agile development team Due to other priorities for the IT team the releases are delayed

What action should the project manager take?

A. Escalate the issue from the IT team to management and get the validation prioritized

B. Work with the IT team to prioritize the validation and release of the new features

C. Deliver the features when the IT team is able to validate them

D. Request the IT team to immediately release the product and then validate the features

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

One team member Is complaining about an agreement made during the last meeting. That team member was present at the meeting ana participated in the decisions registered in the meeting minutes.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Arrange an additional meeting with the team to communicate the agreement made during the last meeting.

B. Schedule a new meeting to evaluate the agreement and negotiate a new one.

C. Talk with the team member and explain that once the meeting ended, the agreement must be respected.

D. Meet with the team member and search for the root cause of their behavior.

A project has been running successfully for 2 months. At a regular project meeting, the team raises several potential obstacles to future progress. The obstacles include vendor delivery performance, technical performance of a subsystem, and conflict with another division of the organization.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Work with the team and others in the network to assess and prioritize the obstacles.

B. Engage with the external stakeholders and the other division of the organization toresolve the issues.

C. Escalate the obstacles to the project sponsor for assistance with resolution.

D. Determine a change response to identify and resolve the obstacles to move the projectforward.

In an ongoing project, stakeholders have been approaching team members for status reports and changes without consulting the project manager. What should the project manager do to ensure a successful project?

A. Send the project charter to all stakeholders for information.

B. Send an email to all stakeholders directing them to approach the project managerdirectly.

C. Review the stakeholder engagement plan and inform the stakeholders.

D. Review the change management plan and ask the change control board (CCB) to beinvolved.

After difficult negotiations, a customer committed to pay the cost for changes to the project scope. The team seems unhappy as the project completion time will take longer than previously scheduled.

How should the project manager support the outcome of the new agreement?

A. Motivate the team and deploy the necessary resources.

B. Find a way to maintain the project schedule.

C. Impose authority on the project.

D. Request additional resources from the sponsor and motivate the team.