Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project is being delayed due to a large amount of rework caused by a quality problem that is impacting the critical path. What should the project manager do?

A. Rebaseline the project schedule to absorb the delay.

B. Report the delay with rectifying actions to the project management office (PMO).

C. Notify the project steering committee about the cause of the delay.

D. Report the delay with rectifying actions to the change control board (CCB) for review,

A project involves exporting 150 packages to the customer. However, only 30 packages have been cleared by the customer for shipment. The logistics manager provided details to the customer 2 weeks ago and set up a weekly conference call to effectively communicate with them, but the customer has not been participating in the calls. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A. Request a change in the contract to include the shipment in the project management plan.

B. Find the root cause of the issue and discuss the customer's current engagement.

C. Inform the customer that subsequent packages cannot be manufactured.

D. Request a delivery date extension from the customer

A project manager is leading a software development project. Recently, team members have complained that during the last few dally standup meetings, a key stakeholder frequently interrupts, requests explanations, and proposes unplanned changes. This issue is frustrating the project team and slowing down me work. What should the project manager do?

A. Instruct the team to work as planned and Ignore the stakeholder's requests.

B. Escalate the situation to upper management.

C. Add more team members to make up for any project delays.

D. Address the issue with the stakeholder and explain the situation.

A project is experiencing delays due to identified risks What should the project manager do to manage the project schedule?

A. Revise the project schedule and inform the stakeholders regarding any delays

B. Revise the project estimates and meet with the project team to discuss delays

C. Review the management reserve to identify any costs associated with the delays

D. Review the contingency reserve to identify any delays to the project

A project selection committee is shortlisting projects for the coming year. Which selection criteria should the project manager recommend?

A. Projects with the least duration

B. Projects that maximize the business value

C. Projects with maximum revenue generation

D. Projects with the least associated risks

What should an agile lead do lo ensure their team is set up for success?

A. Pay attention to team dynamics and understand that coaching is done simultaneously at an individual and whole-team level

B. Schedule sprint meetings and coaching sessions to discuss project-related information

C. Plan quarterly informal meetings or team bonding sessions to encourage the team to work together

D. Document team tasks and challenges in order to understand when to step in and help a member of the team

A project manager is working with an agile team to enhance a product. Due to a tight deadline, the team is trying to crash the schedule by engaging multiple resources to work on the project simultaneously. However, the technical environment is configured to allow only one resource to work on a feature at a time. The team plans to upgrade the technical environment but is unable to agree on a way forward. What should the project manager do first?

A. Conduct a consensus-building session to decide how to approach the next set of work.

B. Escalate the issue to the product owner for resolution.

C. Add this conflict to the agenda for discussion at the next daily standup meeting.

D. Conduct a planning session to decide how to approach the next set of work.

A key project stakeholder does not attend any of the project meetings and is providing false information that the project team is not delivering on time. What should the project manager do to address this situation?

A. Create a new communication artifact for the key stakeholder.

B. Email the latest status report to the key stakeholder.

C. Share the meeting recordings with the key stakeholder.

D. Discuss communication needs with the key stakeholder.

Anew systems project requires feedback from the accounting manager at the beginning of solution discussions and before meeting with other functional managers. The project manager knows the accounting manager will not be available until a few days before the deadline for the solution document.

What should the project manager do to avoid a delay in the project?

A. Ask the accounting manager to delegate a team member who can support the project.

B. Wait for the accounting manager to be available while identifying subsequent tasks that can be compressed,

C. Request that the sponsor direct the accounting manager's supervisor to provide a replacement resource,

D. Begin discussions with other functional managers and meet with the accounting manager later.

A project team delivered a critical deliverable to the customer. The customer complained that the maintenance manual was not included. What should the project manager do next?

A. Submit a change request to include the manual.

B. Add the needed manual and update the risk log.

C. Review the stakeholder engagement plan.

D. Review the terms and conditions of the contract.

During the executing phase, a project manager is reviewing the issue log and finds there are outstanding high-priority issues that are still open. Most of the open issues require effort from external domain experts who are not on the project team. What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the issue reporter to close the issues, because there are no project team members who have the required domain knowledge.

B. Review the open issues with the issue reporter and issue a change request to hire an external domain expert.

C. Request that the project team members learn the required domain knowledge and resolve the open issues in a short time.

D. Reduce the project scope to ensure that the project team has the knowledge to deliver the system on schedule.

A project manager noticed that the functional manager is not cooperating with staff assignment schedules and is always finding excuses not to release the requested staff.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Ask the leadership team for help obtaining the needed staff.

B. Have a direct talk with the functional manager to understand the reasons behind their attitude.

C. Evaluate the impact caused by the delay of forming the team and confront the functional manager.

D. Check with human resources (HR) regarding the availability of staff.