Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

During a retrospective review, many project team members say they are not completing tasks during the iterations because of interruptions and requests for help from other teams. As a team facilitator, what should the project manager do to avoid this?

A. Identify the problem's root causes and define the ground rules with all project team members to minimize interferences.

B. Recommend to the project team members that they should improve their planning and make their stories smaller.

C. Reunite with the project team members affected and tell them not to reduce the team's capacity.

D. Hire a coach to help all project teams to improve their abilities to solve problems on their own.

The tables show the requirements for an agile project with the anticipated return on investment (ROI) and identified project risks, along with the analysis details .

What should be the priority order in the product backlog?

A. Risk3, Risk 1, Risk2, Requirements, Requirement 1. Requirement2

B. Requirement 3, Risk 3, Requirement 1, Requirement 2, Risk 2

C. Requirements, Requirement 1, Requirement2

D. Requirement 3. Requirement 1, Risk 3, Requirement 2, Risk 1, Risk 2

A project manager notices that the team lacks a subject matter expert (SME) in a specific area. This expertise will be required for many future projects.

What should the project manager do?

A. Seek help from the project sponsor to get an SME from another team in the organization.

B. Provide an opportunity to one of the existing team members to become an SME.

C. Hire a contractor from outside of the organization to continue with the project.

D. Ask team members to document the issue and address it in the next project meeting.

An agile project is running activities to define the minimum viable product (MVP) During the session, the project manager identifies some mandatory regulations but there is no consensus to include these regulations in the MVP because it may extend the duration of the project What should the project manager do?

A. Train the team on the new regulations as requested by management

B. Get commitment from the team to include all of the required regulations

C. Ask the project sponsor to add more time to the project.

D. Share with participants the need to focus only on product functionality

A project manager is leading a project that is implementing an assembly line. During the quality review meeting, a team member reports an issue stating that the product being developed has discrepancies with the one requested by the customer.
What should the project manager do?

A. Ensure the current solution is in place to enable future usability.

B. Run a root cause analysis to identify the quality breach and update the quality management plan.

C. Check that the product meets the requirements established by the customer.

D. Make a proposal of new specifications and submit it to the customer for approval.

In a hybrid project, the customer decided on a major change for the project design. This change was approved and the impact on schedule and budget is known The software team leader, who is supposed to develop the software, refuses to commit to delivery dates claiming that they work using an agile approach and cannot commit to a final delivery date The hardware team depends on this software to develop their part of the product What should the project manager do?

A. Add this risk to the risk register and monitor it according to the risk management plan

B. Escalate this to higher management and ask for help to resolve the issue.

C. Impose the delivery dates on the software team leader and notify the functional manager about the situation

D. Ask the software team leader to use a predictive approach and commit to a delivery date

A product owner has provided the team with a prioritized backlog for the initial launch of a new product. After analysis, the team concludes that some work is missing to support the initial launch and provides this information to the product owner. The product owner acknowledges the missing work and adds it to the bottom of the backlog. The team is not happy with the prioritization that the missing work received.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Let the project team pull the recommended work from the bottom of the backlog to maximize value creation

B. Analyze and reprioritize the backlog and provide the decision to the product owner and team.

C. Recommend the product owner prioritize the missing work higher because it is needed for the minimum viable product (MVP).

D. Empower the product owner by supporting the decision and instructing the team to follow the prioritization as provided.

An organization's management system is being upgraded by an agile team. Although the project was scoped thoroughly, the functional requirements were handed over to the project team and there is no subject matter expert (SME) available to work on the project continuously. The project manager is concerned that the team's progress will be hindered by their lack of knowledge.
Which two project events will assist the project manager to ascertain if this is the case? (Choose two)

A. Requirements analysis

B. Retrospective

C. Sprint planning

D. Standup

E. Backlog refinement

A large multi-year project requires highly skilled staff for successful deployment The management team and the project sponsor have analyzed the resource requirements and agreed to have permanent staff hired for the project to avoid potential budget overrun However there is a risk of staff turnover during the course of the project, which may have an impact on the delivery Which two actions should the project manager take to mitigate this risk? (Choose two)

A. Introduce a recognition program to motivate and reward resource performance

B. Enhance the competencies of the project team through training, mentoring and coaching.

C. Increase the trained staff to create back-up for resources

D. Meet with management to discuss dividing the project into smaller projects

E. Convince senior management to hire third-party staff

A project manager is tasked with large deliverables that require work by several top developers over the next few weeks Because of the size and complexity of the deliverables the work cannot be assigned to a single person
What should the project manager do first?

A. Request additional developers to join the project team through the change cannot process

B. Break down the deliverable by using the work breakdown structure (WBS) process to make it more manageable for task assignment

C. Assign the entire deliverable to the first available developer to lead and have them assign the work to the remaining developers

D. Include the situation as a risk in the risk register identify risk impacts and possible mitigations, and monitor closely

In an agile project, the project manager notices that one team member rarely reports blockers during daily check-ins. Additionally, the team member is too shy to participate in team activities and prefers to provide status updates individually to the project manager.

How should the project manager rectify this situation?

A. Review team culture and the personality traits of the individual to address status update gaps.

B. Create a safe space for status updates and encourage the team to approach the project manager.

C. Review the team status updates more thoroughly to address the gaps.

D. Support team inclusion and change the format of status updates to email.

During the last sprint review the product owner stated that the product does not deliver any value The project manager believes that the product meets all the provided specifications The team is confused by the product owner's statement What should the project manager do when using a hybrid approach?

A. Escalate the matter to the executive board so they can decide on next steps

B. Prioritize the project backlog and ask the development team to fix the issues

C. Review the project's benefits management plan with the product owner.

D. Ask the product owner to terminate the project as it is no longer aligned to the expected benefits