Free PMP Practice Test Questions 2026

A project manager is working on a software development project. The project manager and the project team identified the project risks. As the project progressed, one of the risks materialized, and the project manager referred to the risk management plan to determine how to manage the risk. Once the risk management strategy was chosen and implemented, the risk was closed.

At what point did the project manager move the risk from the risk register to the issue log?

A. Risk monitored

B. Risk occurred

C. Risk managed

D. Risk identified

A project manager is working on a product development project. When the product is delivered, there are major issues that require rework and delay new feature development.

Which action should the project manager take to resolve the quality issues?

A. Plan for continuous validation of the product.

B. Discuss adding business scenario tests with the customer.

C. Discuss adding additional test cases with the product owner.

D. Add more test scenarios based on the issues found.

A project manager has taken over a project that has been without a project manager for the last couple of weeks. The team is feeling lost and there are a few team members who are confused about the next steps and the final outcome of the project.

What should the new project manager do?

A. Avoid conflict and let the team self-organize on how they want to work on the project tasks.

B. Ask the project sponsor to provide team members with a project direction regarding outcomes.

C. Set short-term goals in order to create a winning culture internally and praise team members for achieving them.

D. Escalate the situation to the steering committee and request that more time be allotted to the project.

A team needs to follow defined cybersecurity compliance that is mandatory for a customer project. What should the project manager do to monitor compliance in the project?

A. Confer with team members.

B. Review with security experts.

C. Schedule regular project audits.

D. Discuss with the customer.

The current incremental revenue expected by a project deliverable is not fulfilling the business case requirement The deliverable was already closed and handed over to the operations team

Which two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

A. Review the issue with project sponsor and submit a change request

B. Report the issue to the product manager and business segments

C. Analyze the business benefits criteria and assumptions

D. Discuss the issue with the operations team to assess expense overruns

E. Schedule a project review meeting to analyze the root cause

A project manager is leading the development of a mobile banking application using a hybrid approach. The team has been holding daily standup meetings each workday morning. Due to an unexpected issue, 50% of the team has to work from home. The bank's management directed the team not to have in-person daily standups. Various team members are complaining about this, stating that there is a lack of information sharing among the team

What should the project manager do?

A. Postpone the daily standups and ask the team members to update the project manager daily via messaging.

B. Hold virtual daily standups each workday morning and use collaboration tools to manage project updates.

C. Delegate authority to the team members and ask them to submit weekly status reports instead.

D. Ask senior management for permission to hold in-person team meetings once each week.

A project manager is assigned to a project to develop a mobile app. The sponsor explains that the application should do better than their closest competitor's app. The sponsor's expectation is that the team can be put together and start work immediately.

What should the project manager do?

A. Start working on the resource management plan in order to identify the best team for the project.

B. Utilize expert judgment and organizational process assets (OPAs) to estimate the effort and budget.

C. Review the competitor's app to understand the functionalities that the project scope should consider.

D. Define the project scope with the stakeholders and determine how formal acceptance will be obtained.

An innovation project with a budget of over US$30 million is expected to have a large impact on the technology industry. The business area is concerned if the project will meet stakeholder expectations and raised this concern with the project manager.

What should the project manager do to manage business concerns and expectations before starting the project?

A. Meet with the project finance team to measure market variations and product impact.

B. Direct the project team to estimate user stories in greater detail.

C. Ask the product owner to prioritize the backlog items based on the return on investment (ROI).

D. Request that the project team develop a release plan and roadmap for the project.

An agile team is facing a challenge with the quality of its deliverables. Every time a feature is promoted to production, many defects arise, preventing the customers from properly using the solution.

What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?

A. Create a team incentive program with prizes, allowing the team members to work overtime to find defects.

B. Reduce the release cycle and invest more time on stabilizing the current features instead of releasing new ones.

C. Hire a quality assurance specialist and integrate a second phase of testing into the current project life cycle.

D. Use the next retrospective to understand the root cause of the quality issues and have the team come up with an action plan.

When defining the ground rules for a project team, the project manager observed that only two team members contributed to the discussion. As a result, the team ground rules favor these two team members.

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

A. Come to the meeting with suggested ground rules

B. Ask all team members to send new ideas prior to the meeting

C. Extend the meeting to allow everyone to speak

D. Set expectations for contributions ahead of the meeting

A senior employee with experience relevant to a highly complex project is seeking a promotion to be able to join the project. The employee has made a recommendation regarding the project. The project charter was recently approved.

How should the project manager address the employee's request?

A. Evaluate the employee's recommendation by reviewing the lessons learned from a similar project.

B. Create a salience model to determine if the employee will have influence on the project.

C. Ask the project sponsor to revisit the project charter to consider the employee's recommendation.

D. Assess the influence and power of the employee to see if the employee will add value.

Midway into a project, the project manager is concerned with the lack of responsiveness from a vendor. What should the project manager do to ensure the project is delivered successfully?

A. Ask the vendor to communicate via the established channels.

B. Invite the vendor to a meeting to discuss the concerns.

C. Escalate the vendor's lack of responsiveness to the project sponsor.

D. Proceed with other tasks while awaiting a response from the vendor.