Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project manager is instructed by the project sponsor to draft the project charter. The project sponsor asks the project manager to involve a particular stakeholder m order to provide necessary resources However, the stakeholder is refusing to get involved because the stakeholder thinks mat there is no benefit m using the project deliverable
What should the project manager do to resolve this?

A. Meet with the stakeholder to discuss the impact of the deliverable

B. Consider the stakeholder as a risk and evaluate possible solutions with the project team

C. Improve communication with the stakeholder to obtain their assistance in the future

D. Escalate to the project sponsor due to the political nature of the issue

Some members of a project team are frustrated by a new team member who previously worked in a Scrum setting This new team member approaches members of the project team on a daily basis in what appears to be an attempt to engage in individual standup meetings What should the project manager do?

A. Schedule a meeting for the project team to review the communications management plan.

B. Tell the rest of the project team to continue discussions with the new team member

D. Mentor the new team member on the methodology the project team is using

During a project planning meeting, the customer is not sure how to build a brand new product and is worried about extra costs and work.

The customer is asking the project manager for guidance.

What should the project manager do?

A. Wait to start the project execution phase until all requirements and acceptance criteria are clear.

B. Ask the customer to include all of the requirements in the project charter to officially start the project planning phase.

C. Schedule a brainstorming session and select the top ten most important requirements.

D. In the planning meeting, focus on releasing a minimum viable product (MVP) quickly and getting feedback from the end users.

A project manager working on a large-scale network implementation is frustrated with the hardware supplier. Their deliveries have been consistently late and frequently do not have vital components. The project manager's company has decided to cancel the contract and move to a new supplier, but the only other option is an overseas company.
What should the project manager do first to proceed with this change?

A. Engage the services of an interpreter who understands the project domain.

B. Check social media to determine if there are any common connections that use the new supplier.

C. Request assistance from the procurement department on the next steps.

D. Become aware of any cultural characteristics of the new supplier that could impact negotiation.

Team members are having a discussion with the project manager In the last retrospective meeting, the team realized that the obsolete equipment could affect the next iteration of the project The team recommends buying new equipment because it is critical to the success of the final deliverable What should the project manager do next?

A. Check the project budget to verify if there is enough contingency reserve

B. Review the cost management plan to determine how to address this issue

C. Tell the team members that more equipment is not part of the project's scope.

D. Submit a change request to increase the budget and buy new equipment

During a project status update by the project management office (PMO), the CEO is concerned that the status of all projects suddenly changed from green to red, without warning. Upper management is used to reading traditional reports related to progress and cost, and they want to continue viewing this information.

How should the PMO implement a better way to report the project's health?

A. Perform a root cause analysis (RCA) to find out why the status of projects is deteriorating so fast.

B. Explore reporting the earned value (EV) key performance indicators (KPls) using agile progress as an input.

C. Ask the project managers to report on their projects using a Kanban board format.

D. Request the program managers to be more accurate when presenting status reports.

While reviewing prototypes, the quality team found some deviations that do not affect the mam functionality but have the potential to be an issue in the future To avoid major problems in the future, the team recommends corrective actions that will require additional funds The project is already struggling to stay on budget and has even used some of the contingency reserves What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the product designer why the deviation was not considered in the design phase

B. Report to the project sponsor that the product is working and the project is struggling with the budget.

C. Evaluate and initiate the change request process with the stakeholders

D. Ask the quality team to discard the sample and test again with a new sample

A project manager has been assigned to a project and receives the project charter from the project management office (PMO) The document is very clear about customer requests During Project Scope Management some requirements seem to be different from the ones specified within the project charter What should the project manager do?

A. Modify the baseline of the project for minor impact changes to the project scope

B. Use a focus group and brainstorming sessions to gather more details about the project scope

C. Register the changes in the configuration management plan and send it to the change control board (CCB).

D. Explain to the sponsor that these requests could endanger the schedule and cost of the project

A contractor delivering construction services to a company is using agile principles to manage the project tasks. Engineers are producing frequent design changes due to new legislation. There is a risk the contractor may lose money due to resources waiting on design changes or performing rework.

What should the project manager do to minimize the cost?

A. Put the project on hold until all definitions are ready in order to avoid rework.

B. Review the backlog with the product owner and prioritize the tasks that are least likely to be affected by a change in legislation.

C. Capture the engineers' feedback at the daily meeting and communicate it to the product owner.

D. Cancel the project release resources, then start again when all the definitions are ready.

A company has a lot of experience with predictive projects The project management office (PMO) has been trying to implement iterative tools within the project management framework, and the project manager has been asked to use these tools in their current project After the successful implementation of the iterative tools, the PMO asks the project manager to determine the benefits these tools brought to the project. What should the project manager do?

A. Prepare and submit a status report to the steering committee to update performance monitoring

B. Determine the data to be monitored during the project as well as the expected performance and targets.

C. Update the communications management plan to consider performance review meetings with the project stakeholders

D. Conduct reviews with stakeholders to discuss the potential benefits the approach may have to the project

As part of a temporary assignment, a project manager is leading a business project During a daily status meeting, it is discovered that the project manager's former department has not completed a task This is delaying the current iteration.

What should the project manager do?

A. Create an entry in the impediment board and assign it.

B. Invite the project team to a swarming session to define a solution

C. Leverage the network of the former department and ask for help

D. Escalate the issue to the product owner to define the next steps

An agile project is starting and the assigned team is new to agile During the first daily meetings, the project manager observes that the team is having problems meeting goals What should the project manager do?

A. Plan an outdoor activity tor the team to get to know each other

B. Ask the team to review agile protect management approaches.

C. Ask the human resources department for an experienced agile team

D. Conduct a meeting to help the team define the team charter