Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

An organization is introducing agile to its projects. During an informal discussion the project manager learned that team members who are currently working on different teams are discussing how they would like to be together on the same team

What should the project manager do?

A. The project manager should not allow resources to choose teams because the project manager assigns the resources based upon project needs

B. The project manager should not allow resources to choose on which team they would like to work because they will always choose their favorite team

C. The project manager should allow the resources to periodically choose on which team they would like to work.

D. The project manager should indicate that the team members have already been assigned to a team through workforce optimization

A project manager is struggling to figure out the performance of the project teams in an agile environment for the same scope of work, team A has calculated 100 story points and team B has calculated 125 story points

Which team is performing better?

A. Team A as they have calculated fewer story points than team B.

B. Team B as they have calculated more story points than team A

C. The team that completes the most stories selected from the sprint backlog

D. The team with the least amount of defects in their deliverables

During a retrospective meeting a project manager hears that stakeholders have been constantly complaining at iteration demos about product features not being delivered as requested. What advice should the project manager give to the Product owner to ensure that product features are always delivered as requested?

A. Include stakeholders during daily standup meetings to monitor progress.

B. Validate acceptance criteria with stakeholders prior to backlog refinement

C. Avoid including stakeholders in iteration reviews.

D. Create a requirements traceability matrix and distribute it accordingly

A product company is transforming the way it develops and releases products in the market Executives believe that this is a high-risk initiative, and this initiative must be successful

What should the project manager do in this scenario?

A. Develop a business case with assumptions for the new model

B. Develop a communications management plan to inform the employees about the new business model

C. Adopt an iterative rollout approach that delivers the highest business value earlier

D. Develop a detailed sprint plan with clear deliverables

How should the project manager develop the project management plan to ensure that the project continually delivers the expected benefits?

A. Clarify project benefits with the sponsor.

B. Identify the goal of each work product

C. Perform integration testing of each release

D. Include the entire project team in testing

A project for a new product launch is in a very initial stage and the requirements are evolving Due to stiff competition in the market, the customer would like to launch the product keeping the scope flexible. The project team intends to start the work based on the forecast of a similar project delivered last year

Which project approach suits the scenario?

A. Execute it as a Scrum project

B. Execute it as a predictive project

C. Execute it using the same approach as the reference project

D. Execute it as a project with stage gates

The project manager has learned that the project sponsor is unhappy with the development of the project requirements In order to realign the project with the sponsor's expectations, what should the project manager do?

A. Review the project goal diagram with the team.

B. Perform a stakeholder evaluation

C. Confirm which templates the team should be using

D. Review the risk management plan

A new project manager is assigned to lead an agile project The project manager wants to use motivation to encourage the team to perform well throughout the project

What should the project manager do?

A. Use the management reserves to fund some team-building activities

B. Inflate project estimates to provide a financial buffer for team activities.

C. Find another method to increase the team's performance

D. Implement a reward system aimed to keep the team engaged and motivated

A project manager is assigned to lead a newly formed agile team. The functional manager has assigned tasks to team members, but the team members do not feel empowered.

How can the project manager promote empowerment and accountability among the team?

A. Assign the tasks individually based on the role of the team member to ensure expertise on the subject.

B. Encourage and assign the team to perform demos of their products or software with the customers

C. Give the team autonomy to make their own decisions on how to perform the tasks.

D. Encourage the team to keep the product owner involved when choosing ways to resolve the given task

The steering committee has asked a project manager experienced in agile to provide an indication of the time remaining on a medium-sized project What tools can be used to provide this information?

A. A release burndown chart

B. Analysis of the business requirements document

C. Story points for the remaining user stories

D. Surrogate measurements

A project manager has been using predictive methodology for more than 10 years and is switching to an agile project. The team members have not previously worked together. After two sprints of work, the team has not achieved any outcome and there is a lot of pressure to get work done

What kind of leadership style should the project manager use at this stage?

A. A directive style that makes decisions for the group to reach early outcomes

B. A leadership style that coaches people who want help and fosters greater team collaboration

C. A passive leadership style that allows the team to self-organize until the norming stage is reached

D. A democratic style that uses techniques where majority opinion prevails

A new project manager is assigned to a project midway through its implementation During the first risk review meeting, the project manager notices that the version of the risk register used by the project team members is different from the one the project manager is using

What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?

A. Referred to the communications management plan

B. Validated the issue log

C. Validated the project artifacts

D. Performed expert judgment