Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project team is globally distributed with team members living and working in different time zones. The project manager is trying to get the team to collaborate effectively. Which three actions should the project manager take to accomplish this goal? (Choose three)

A. Require the team to have daily mandatory meetings with the project management office (PMO).

B. Recommend the use of formal written documentation in all project communications.

C. Review the communications strategy with the team regularly with a view for continuous improvement.

D. Send out a survey to review the preferred method, time frequency for communications.

E. Compile a communications management plan with input from all stakeholders and distribute for review and approval.

A product owner has added new high-priority work to the backlog, A project manager is working with a dedicated agile team that does not specialize in this specific area of work. The team reviewed the work and wants to accept it but acknowledges it may not have the same level of efficiency as another team having specialization in this area. What should the project manager do In this scenario?

A. Add temporary members with the specialized skill set to the team to accomplish the work with a high level of confidence.

B. Assess the impact of a possible delay to the project and encourage the team to take the work if the impact is tolerable.

C. Accept the work and outsource it to another team that has the specialized skill set; then integrate the solution,

D. Reject the work from this team's backlog and ask the product owner to add It to another team's backlog.

While following up on a deliverable, a team member expresses concern to the project manager about working with another team member. This team member states that the other team member, who is a functional manager, is often defensive and aggressive during meetings. How should the project manager handle this situation?

A. Suggest that the team member ignore the disruptive team member and focus only on the work.

B. Encourage both team members to meet as soon as possible and resolve the problem

C. Monitor the situation for a few weeks to determine if the disruptive team member's attitude changes.

D. Report the disruptive team member to the human resource (HR) department.

Two companies recently merged. The team charter for a new initiative combines the best practices of both companies. One of the team members consistently ignores one of the rules.

What should the project manager do to address this concern?

A. Schedule a dedicated session to review the team charter.

B. Set up a meeting with the team member to review the team charter.

C. Ask another team member to meet with this team member for a discussion.

D. Send a reminder to the team member about the rule being violated.

A CEO of a general contracting company urgently asks the project manager to sign up two project team members to participate in a specific training course. Halfway through the training, both team members complain that the training is too difficult, above their experience level, and that the material does not align with their tasks. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?

A. Communicated with the two team members that the purpose of the training is to provide material that might be useful to them in the future

B. Sent an immediate request to the human resources (HR) department to replace the current team members with higher skilled candidates

C. Observed and assessed the competencies and skills of the team members and analyzed the training material beforehand

D. Planned a training to follow the specific course to bring the two team members to the required experience level

A company's project management office (PMO) has started to implement iterative tools. The project manager is starting a new project and has identified an opportunity to use the new tools. There is disagreement among stakeholders about the use of the adaptive tool. What should the project manager do first?

A. Investigate the reasons for the disagreement to understand the gap among the stakeholders and search for consensus.

B. Discuss the situation with the stakeholders to evaluate other adaptive tools for the project.

C. Schedule training sessions for the stakeholders on the benefits of the adaptive tools.

D. Update the risk register and escalate the disagreement to the project sponsor and distribute the status to the team.

A predictive project team come across a scenario where they need to use some agile tools and methods. However, they did not feel this was appropriate since their organizational project management processes did not mention this.

What should the project manager do in this scenario?

A. Ensure the project team follows the organizational project management processes.

B. Create a change request to include the agile methods and proceed to implementation,

C. Work with the team to determine appropriate project methods and practices and implement them.

D. Prepare a summary and escalate this issue to the project's change control board (CCB),

A new marketing vice president just joined a software startup and is concerned that the agile model does not provide the needed accountability for their role. What should the responsible project manager do to ensure the vice president is comfortable with the project meeting its agreements?

A. Require proper approval of all requirements from the marketing vice president and formally document the agreements.

B. Foster an environment of open communication where all parties can discuss issues and agree on objectives.

C. Establish an executive review board where all stakeholders discuss and approve features and requirements.

D. Leverage the use of the review/demo sessions with the vice president to acknowledge that the agreements were met.

A multinational company is launching a company-wide digital transformation project that covers all of its regions and business lines. The project is expected to go through five phases and finish in 2 years. The project manager schedules a kick-off meeting. What should the project manager do next?

A. Ensure there is enough budget to mandate all team members to fly to corporate headquarters for the kick-off meeting.

B. Consider using digital or virtual tools to conduct the kick-off meeting to minimize geographic boundaries.

C. Document the kick-off meeting and close out the planning phase after the meeting is held.

D. Limit to one kick-off meeting in the project's first phase in order to control the budget.

Due to a statewide emergency, a project team for a global insurance company is being forced to complete a project virtually, The project manager is tasked with conducting meetings where confidential patient information will be presented.

What tool should the project manager use to conduct meetings with the project team and clients?

A. Use a third-party instant messaging tool.

B. Use a password-enabled audio/video product,

C. Use a popular social media platform.

D. Use a collaborative electronic whiteboard,

A project manager is leading a cross-organizational project that is replacing a platform on which various solutions used by 15 business units were built. The project is part of a large program of work, and some of the resources are shared with other projects outside of the program initiated by the respective business units. Which stakeholders should the project manager consult with first to manage interdependencies?

A. Project sponsors

B. Other project managers

C. Business unit managers

D. Program managers

A defect is identified during user acceptance testing that could significantly impact the system's performance. The project team has advised that this defect puts the delivery date at risk. Which risk management process should be performed?

A. Plan Risk Responses, to outline the possible options to bypass the system performance issue

B. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis, to assess the extent of the system performance impact

C. Monitor Risks, to install system performance monitoring tools and update the risk register

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis, to outline the details of the system performance issues