Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A customer wants to launch a new product in the market and an agile team is set up to work on this project for 9 months After 1 month the customer feels that it would be better to release the product 2 months earlier than the planned date. The task is now assigned to the most talented resource in the organization to this project tor an early finish.

Which risk management strategy has been adopted in this scenario?

A. Shared

B. Accepted

C. Enhanced

D. Exploited

The product backlog has been completed and prioritized. and the first sprint has begun A team member advised that during the daily standup there is a delay in having an external vendor contract signed.

What is the project manager's priority in this situation?

A. Request that the team member gel the contract signed as soon as possible

B. Determine a mitigation strategy to move the project forward

C. Take over contract negotiations for the team member to speed up the process

D. Assist with the removal of impediments and blockers so that the project can continue

A project team has missed the delivery date for the West milestone of a large software development project protect governance dictates that formal communication be sent to project stakeholders including the project manager's supervisor when a milestone is missed. The project manager is concerned that this wilt reflect poorly on the team

What should the project manager do?

A. Send a formal communication regarding the missed milestone

B. Delay sending a formal communication until the project team catches up

C. Ask for a meeting with the sponsor to decide whether to send the formal communication

D. Forego the formal communication and have a conversation with the supervisor

A project manager has just completed a fixed-price project and the stakeholder is unhappy with the result What should the project manager do?

A. Explain to the stakeholder that any modifications require additional budget

B. Review the missed program deliverables with the project team

C. Review the project charter for the project approval criteria

D. Speak with the team's manager to get extra hours from the team

A project has issues arising where the data integration team and the data migration team have areas that overlap It is not clear who would be responsible for delivery on these areas

What should the project manager do next?

A. Review the project scope to align the project teams

B. Review the resource management plan to align the project teams

C. Review the project integration plan to align the project teams

D. Review the work breakdown structure (WBS) to align the project teams

A project manager sent the first communication about the project management plan to the team. The next day. two field engineers were asking about their roles and the project schedule.

What should the project manager have done*?

A. Confirmed that the communication was understood and solicited feedback from the team

B. Sent the roles and responsibilities matrix along with the project management plan

C. Discussed the roles with the managers to help explain them to their team members

D. Briefed each team member on their roles before sending the project management plan

A third-party supplier demands payment for the services provided for a project. The agreement was that payment would be made after the organization receives payment from the client. The third-party supplier lacks the capital to meet their payroll and has informed the project manager that if they do not receive payment quickly, they will withdraw team members from the project.

What should the project manager do?

A. Process a bank loan to pay the payroll of the third-party supplier.

B. Reassign resources from other projects to pay the third-party supplier.

C. Explain the third-party supplier situation to the client and request payment.

D. Inform the client that the project must be delayed until payment is received.

A project is scheduled to end in 2 weeks. The team is expected to continue working long hours and is showing signs of weariness and fatigue What should the project manager do to encourage the team?

A. Schedule training courses to enhance team performance

B. Add new team members to help the project finalization

C. Initiate rewards and incentives according to assessment results

D. Schedule working lunch meetings until the project is complete

One of the project manager's important assignments is to formally revise project compliance as it pertains to user data protection regulations. What should the project manager do to monitor compliance?

A. Assess the risk register.

B. Conduct project reviews.

C. Perform retrospectives.

D. Complete sprint reviews

A project manager has been authorized to begin a project and realizes that an effective high-performing team is needed to finish the project successfully What should the project manager do next?

A. Establish the project scope and set clear team objectives

B. Set performance standards and direction

C. Hold early kick-off meetings and regular weekly meetings

D. Select members for their skill or potential

A project manager has been assigned a low-priority project that includes new team members with no previous formal project experience. The project team has requested deadline extensions for the first development increment twice already.

What should the project manager do to support the team?

A. Create a change request to extend the project's duration and costs.

B. Provide feedback to the team using project performance evaluations.

C. Escalate the impact on the schedule to the project sponsor.

D. Include buffer time in the schedule to absorb future delays.

A project manager for a factory construction project in a small town is evaluating the necessary actions to engage stakeholders The local community is speculating the impact of the facility. There are rumors of job opportunities and environmental impacts which are listed on the project risk matrix

What should the project manager do with regard to community engagement in this situation''

A. Include the local union representative in the high-power, high-impact stakeholder group

B. Focus on the sideward stakeholders only and let the organization manage the community.

C. Build channels to extend communication efforts to the local community

D. Use the city administration to address communication with the community