Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project manager for a large software delivery project is in the process of finalizing the project governance, The project manager would like to implement procedures that do not align with several policies required by the organization's project management office (PMO).

The project manager believes that the procedures outlined in the project governance will be necessary for this particular project due to the unique nature of the technology.

What should the project manager do?

A. Engage stakeholders to modify policies outlined by the PMO.

B. Move forward with the project governance and inform the PMO.

C. Discuss the proposed changes with the PMO

D. Disregard the initial procedures and follow the policies outlined by the PMO,

A team averages 100 story points per iteration. The team estimates there are about another 2,000 points remaining and about 20 iterations remaining. One of the team members suggests estimating by feature because the large stories are difficult to break up.

What should the project manager do?

A. Meet with this team member.

B. Review this method with the team.

C. Accept this task-based estimation.

D. Reject this task-based estimation.

A project manager is working on a construction project. The company owner asks the project manager to provide cost estimates for the new decoration project within 4 hours.

How will the project manager be able to complete this task?

A. Tell the owner that a rough order of magnitude will be provided.

B. Contact a subject matter expert (SME) for advice and consultation.

C. Call a meeting with the project team to identify the most appropriate approach.

D. Tell the owner that the task requires more time and expertise

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 project manager has been assigned to a project where collaboration with the business is a critical key factor. The project manager is not sure about which approach to use. A senior project manager has been assigned to help the project manager.

What advice should the senior project manager provide?

A. Provide a project management template for the project manager to follow as a guide.

B. Suggest using an agile approach since customer and team collaboration is critical for project success.

C. Work with the project manager to develop a new approach that will bring benefits to the project.

D. Establish a project management methodology that requires the customer to provide daily updates to the team.

In a standup meeting a team member has been providing the same update for five consecutive days. The task which is on the critical path is now at risk tor delaying the schedule. What should the project manager do?

A. Reassign the task to another member of the team

B. Support the team member by providing one more resource to complete the task immediately

C. Ask the team member if there is an impediment and help to remove the blockers

D. Keep the project sponsor informed about the delay

A project manager is working on the delivery of a solution that needs to be deployed to the public quickly. The project team is experienced, the stakeholders are supporting the delivery, and the customer is cooperating.

What strategy should the project manager use to ensure on-time delivery of the solution?

A. Have a high-level plan for incremental deliveries and get the customer's feedback as early as possible.

B. Ask the sponsor for support regarding the allocation of additional resources to finish on time.

C. Have a detailed plan of all milestones, deliverables, functionalities, and allocation of resources.

D. Meet with the customer to agree on the components of the solution and the priorities.

In experienced project manager has never managed an agile project until now. Due to the uncertainty of the project, the project manager is struggling with the definition of the project scope and is taking a long time trying to define it.

What should the project manager do?

A. Submit a change request to leverage previous experience and manage the project using a predictive approach,

B. Schedule a daily project definition meeting with the team to define the project scope before starting the execution.

C. Start executing the project as the scope will be defined and redefined throughout the project.

D. Obtain partial approval from the product owner to baseline the project scope plan before starting the execution.

An agile team completes a deliverable that is to be certified by another expert team The second team does not take the deliverable for many months What should the servant leader do?

A. Review the process and remove the impediment

B. Escalate this to the project director for a resolution

C. Remove the certification need from the project scope

D. Escalate this to the agile lead of the second team

A project manager is evaluating a project and realizes that its earned value (EV) shows the cost spent is higher than the value delivered. The project manager then discovers that the team has been adding small features that are not part of the requirements.

What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the team to focus on and deliver only the agreed-upon features.

B. Request additional budget because additional features are being added.

C. Encourage the team to continue, as this will eventually help the customer.

D. Ask the product owner to add the additional features to the requirements.

After months of careful planning and discussions with subject matter experts (SMEs). a new law is announced that may significantly impact the project budget. What should the project manager do first?

A. Consult the risk and issue logs.

B. Initiate a project change request.

C. Create a baseline impact assessment

D. Discuss with the project sponsor.

we architects are unable to agree on how to approach certain components of the development that will be included In the upcoming sprint. After a one-on-one discussion, the architects have decided to each own a particular module of the system, and the team supports the decision.

What should the project manager do?

A. Discuss the issue with the team to resolve the disagreement.

B. Ensure that there is consensus among the project stakeholders.

C. Discuss the issue during the next sprint planning meeting.

D. Support the outcome of the architects’ agreement.