Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

During the final iteration of the execution phase, the project has a cost performance index (CP!) of 0.9 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.0.

How should the project manager avoid a budget shortfall?

A. Follow the risk management plan.

B. Reduce the team effort utilization.

C. Look for cost-saving opportunities.

D. Submit a change request to add to the management reserve.

Two companies recently merged. The team charter for a new initiative combines the best practices of both companies. One of the team members consistently ignores one of the rules.

What should the project manager do to address this concern?

A. Schedule a dedicated session to review the team charter.

B. Set up a meeting with the team member to review the team charter.

C. Ask another team member to meet with this team member for a discussion.

D. Send a reminder to the team member about the rule being violated.

During a project to develop a new pharmaceutical product, the project manager was informed that there has been a change in government regulations regarding the materials of the project.

What should the project manager do?

A. Review the procurement documentation and modify requirements as needed.

B. Study the new regulations with the team and evaluate if there is any impact on theproject variables.

C. Update the contingency plan to take this issue into account.

D. Meet with the stakeholders to update the risk register and risk management plan.

A self-organizing team brings an internal problem to the project manager. What should the project manager do as a servant leader?

A. Provide the team with a solution that solves the problem.

B. Coach the team to solve the problem independently,

C. Discuss the issue with the management team and provide a solution,

D. Speak with the team lead about the issue and provide a solution,

A project team is implementing a new solution that will be distributed worldwide. Due to a new issue that has a global impact, several government agencies are implementing new regulations that will affect the solution. The project manager must assess and prioritize the impact of these changes on the project scope/backlog.

Which analytical tool can be used by the project manager to define this scenario?

A. Political, economic social, technological legal, and environmental (PESTLE)

B. Strengths, weaknesses opportunities, and threats (SWOT)

C. Valuable rare, inimitable resources, and organization (VRIO)

D. Net present value (NPV)

As a result of updated external regulations a project manager has been asked to upgrade the operation system tor a call center The project manager is beginning to meet with and segment the stakeholders involved

How should the project manager categorize the call center staff? Click on the correct section of the power/interest grid.

A sales team working on an IT deployment project approached the project manager on several occasions and complained about nonpayment of their overtime pay. The project manager realized that other team members are receiving their overtime pay

What should the project manager do next?

A. Have a discussion with the sales team to find a solution to the issue

B. Validate the reason and add n as an issue m the issue log

C. Escalate the issue to the functional manager

D. Direct the sales team to speak with accounting to resolve the issue

A project has come to the closing stage. The work is generally finished, and the project manager wants to commence the closure process for the project. What should the project manager ensure is in place prior to the closing process?

A. The organizational process assets (OPAs) have been updated.

B. The contractual deliverables of the project have been accepted.

C. It The handover and deliverable acceptance have been completed.

D. The lessons learned sessions have been conducted.

The project manager of a high-risk project is concerned about a delay in the schedule that might force the project to ‘move its go-live date. What should the project manager do next?

A. Ensure that the project meets the committed time lines as this is the core objective and purpose of the project.

B. Raise a change request to the change control board (CCB) to ask for funds to onboard new resources to expedite the project.

C. Capture the risk in the risk register and monitor it to prevent it from becoming an issue by taking the proper response action.

D. Ask the sponsor to start a new project to support the existing project and help it meet the original time line.

A project manager has been assigned to an important project that will help set the future of the company. Meanwhile, the project management office (PMO) is implementing adaptive tools in a mostly predictive environment and has requested that the project manager follow this process as well. However, the functional manager has expressed concerns about the use of new tools on such an important project.

What should the project manager do?

A. Review the adaptive tools' impact and obtain agreement from the functional manager.

B. Follow the functional manager's recommendation to implement only predictive tools in the project.

C. Make the decision on which project approach to use that would best fit the project.

D. Follow the project management office's (PMOs) request to implement the adaptive tools in the project.

An organization is transitioning to an agile approach. At the project's first sprint review, the product owner did not accept the result of the sprint and has some concerns.

What should the project manager do?

A. Organize a sprint retrospective and discuss the issues and how they can be avoided in the next sprint.

B. Ask the project team to address the product owner's issues since the product owner is responsible for the scope in agile.

C. Ask the product owner to accept the outcome since the team delivered what was agreed in the sprint planning.

D. Create a record in the issue register and escalate the issue to the project steering committee.

A project manager has established daily standup meetings with the team during the execution phase of the project. The project manager has been successful in removing 75% of the obstacles reported, but the timeline continues to deviate further each day with no signs of improvement.

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

A. Prioritized blockers on the critical path

B. Distributed the daily standup meeting agenda beforehand

C. Followed the quality control measurements

D. Developed the team members’ competences