Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project manager is defining the sprint goals with the team, A team member who is responsible for acceptance testing starts criticizing the goals and cannot come to an agreement with the other team members. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A. Request to meet with the team member and ask that any issues be escalated separately.

B. Reprimand the team member and provide immediate coaching on goal alignment.

C. Proceed with defining the goals with the team members given the majority approval from the team.

D. Approach the team member with empathy and obtain agreement through collaboration.

As a project is reaching completion, the project sponsor tells the project manager to immediately close the project and to move on to another project. Which critical task should the project manager complete before closing the project?

A. Ensure that the whole team is appropriately recognized and organize a project farewell party to celebrate the project success and closure.

B. Update and close both the risk register and issue log with the latest updates, and save them in the organization's project management information system (PMIS).

C. Archive all the project documents following the organization's accepted practices so the documents can be used in other future projects.

D. Meet with the project sponsor and advise that the new project might be difficult to undertake because the current project is not yet complete.

A project manager is leading a project with a predictive approach for a governmental body with strictly defined requirements. In the middle of the project, the sponsor requires a significant new feature to be included. This feature was not in the original plan, nor was it part of the planning process,

What should the project manager do?

A. Descope low-priority features that were not explicitly requested and add this feature as a high priority.

B. Inform the senior manager that they will need a new project management plan for this feature,

C. Complete the most current feature and release the resources for the new feature.

D. Analyze the impact of this change and present the options to the senior manager.

A sponsor and project manager found out that a vendor in a different time zone has delayed the delivery of its products and needs close supervision until the project gets back on track. The only option is to relocate three key members of the project team to spend 6 months abroad What should the project manager do next?

A. Communicate to the whole team the decision to relocate team members abroad and the implications of doing so in the next project status meeting

B. Communicate individually with the affected team members to negotiate the decision and confirm their willingness to relocate

C. Communicate the decision to the human resources (HR) department so they can direct the project team members to be sent abroad

D. Communicate to the affected team members' manager and schedule a meeting to discuss the details of this assignment

During protect execution the project manager observes lower velocity and a high volume of tasks m the testing queue. The project is using a hybrid approach and there are only a few sprints remaining

What should the project manager do?

A. Work with the team to understand and solve the issues

B. Provide testing training to all the project team members

C. Increase the sprint duration so the testing can be completed

D. Add a new resource with testing skills to the team

A project is on its sixth iteration out of seven. Select the two points where the team is performing better than expected.

Early prototypes developed in a project show an unacceptably high detect rate. The quality management plan calls for a cause-and-effect analysis to address quality problems as they arise.

What is the protect manager's first step in addressing the problem?

A. Communicate the issue to the change control board (CCB) and relevant stakeholders identified in the stakeholder engagement plan

B. Create a problem-solving team from quality assurance subject matter experts (SMEs) experienced in this type of analysis

C. Form a brainstorming team from project team members selected for their relevant technical analytical and management knowledge

D. Form a brainstorming team with stakeholders from all of the functional departments involved in the project

An agile project has a documented list or requirements prioritized in high, medium, and low categories. The project team has expressed that it is difficult to know what to work on next as so many items are listed as high priority. What should the project manager recommend?

A. Ensure the product owner determines the priority based on a product roadmap. release plan, and iteration plan.

B. Ask the team to prioritize the high-priority items based on what they feel is a logical sequence to build.

C. Ask the team to prioritize the high-priority Items based on the release plan and what allows tor testing most effectively.

D. Discard the current categorization of requirements as high, medium, and low and prioritize numerically

A project manager has been assigned to an emergency project that must be completed within the next few weeks. The project manager realizes this will have an impact on the local community. As the work is near a school, the project manager has engaged with them to understand their needs

How should the project manager ensure the work continues smoothly?

A. Postpone the required work on the project until school holidays begin

B. Advise the school to close (or the duration of the project work

C. Continue the work as planned and inform the school when the project team arrives onsite

D. Liaise with the school to include nonworking project hours during school start and finish times

A construction services company has influence within the local community with the potential to derail a project site establishment. Their build was unsuccessful but they continue to communicate with the hope that their influence will persuade the project manager to reconsider their offer.

What is the appropriate course of action for the project manager to pursue?

A. Do not communicate with the unsuccessful bidder as they do not have any further influence on the project

B. Meet with the unsuccessful bidder to review their submission and the areas that led to the bid being unsuccessful

C. Reassess the bid to establish areas for improvement with the intention to assign work to this contractor

D. Report the unsuccessful bidder to the local community leadership who have been supportive of the project

A project manager is working on a software development project. The project manager and the project team identified the project risks. As the project progressed, one of the risks materialized, and the project manager referred to the risk management plan to determine how to manage the risk. Once the risk management strategy was chosen and implemented, the risk was closed. At what point did the project manager move the risk from the risk register to the issue log?

A. Risk monitored

B. Risk occurred

C. Risk managed

D. Risk identified

A project manager has recently moved to an organization to lead a key project. The project manager notices that team performance is below the target, and the tasks assigned are not delivered on time. Team commitment is also not as appropriate as it should be. What should the project manager do?

A. Study and determine the appropriate leadership style suitable for the team.

B. Hire a project team leader who can influence the project team members.

C. Schedule a meeting and communicate the performance concern to the team.

D. Apply an agile approach to help improve team performance.