PMP Online Practice Questions and Answers

DRAG DROP

A project manager is worried that a key stakeholder is not participating in the project and has concluded that the final product is not as good as it could have been if the stakeholder had been more involved. Drag the scenario on the left to the correct risk response strategy on the right.

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A project in the execution phase is behind schedule and is missing some materials The contractor submits an offer to supply the missing materials and reimburse the cost since the internal procurement process will cause more delay The project manager does not agree with the costs submitted by the contractor for the missing materials

What should the project manager do next?

A. Ask the project sponsor to allocate more budget to cover the costs

B. Update the procurement management plan and negotiate with the contractor.

C. Ask the contractor to review the offer and reduce the costs.

D. Update the procurement strategy and negotiate with the contractor

During the course of a project, a junior team member approaches the project manager for some direction and advice on risk mitigation How should the project manager respond?

A. Tell the junior team member that the information is available in lessons learned

B. Offer guidance and follow up with some developmental activity for the junior team member

C. Inform the junior team member that risk mitigation is not part of their work

D. Refer the junior team member to the senior team member who develops the risk mitigation strategy

A project manager has been asked to lead a project. The performing organization does not have a project management office (PMO) or formal governance policies procedures, and guidelines for this type of project What should the project manager do first to determine a governance approach for the project?

A. Consult a subject matter expert (SME) as to the best governance policies, procedures, and guidelines to be used by the project

B. Consult with team members and stakeholders to determine whether the organization has any informal governance policies procedures, and guidelines

C. Choose either a predictive or agile framework best suited to the nature of the project, and use this framework as the basis for project governance policies, procedures, and guidelines

D. Coach the self-managing team to produce tailored governance policies, procedures and guidelines for the project

In a construction project for a new building, the project manager decides to apply agile principles for the building foundation phase While evaluating the project schedule with the team, the project manager believes that the estimates are inaccurate. How should the project manager address this issue?

A. Create a product backlog

B. Perform sprint reviews with the team

C. Assess the previous project velocity

D. Reduce the story size by splitting stories

A product owner has provided the team with a prioritized backlog for the initial launch of a new product. After analysis, the team concludes that some work is missing to support the initial launch and provides this information to the product owner. The product owner acknowledges the missing work and adds it to the bottom of the backlog. The team is not happy with the prioritization that the missing work received.

What should the project manager do in this situation?

A. Let the project team pull the recommended work from the bottom of the backlog to maximize value creation.

B. Analyze and reprioritize the backlog and provide the decision to the product owner and team.

C. Recommend the product owner prioritize the missing work higher because it is needed for the minimum viable product (MVP).

D. Empower the product owner by supporting the decision and instructing the team to follow the prioritization as provided.

A project has recently Kicked off. The project manager observes that thete are different expectations among the project team members. These growing misunderstandings are affecting team productivity. Which document should the project managefve?

A. Project charter

B. Stakeholder register

C. Team charter

D. Project organization charts

A project manager receives a serious complaint from a functional manager about a team member. What should the project manager do?

A. Replace the team member immediately to maintain a good relationship with the functional manager.

B. Discuss the issue with the functional manager to understand the reason for the complaint.

C. Support the team member and provide documentation to the functional manager proving their performance.

D. Protect the team member and ask the project sponsor to minimize any external interruptions.

A project manager works in an organization that embraces using different project approaches. The project manager's current project uses a predictive approach with clear requirements. A few months following the kickoff, the project manager notices that the virtual development teams are not communicating enough, and coordination is becoming an issue. The teams are not aligned on the tasks being done or the current impediments.

What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the members to be more proactive and share ideas with each other.

B. Set up a daily virtual meeting with the development team.

C. Plan a monthly virtual meeting to align and to review the plans.

D. Review the issue with the project sponsor and ask for support.

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 team member raised a risk that the threat of country-wide power cuts may affect the project time line for a software development project. In the last month, this risk materialized and the project time line had to be extended by 2 months.

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

A. Ask the team member to work overtime to make up the time lost so that the project schedule is not impacted.

B. Analyze the impact of the issue and submit a change request to update the project schedule.

C. Inform the project sponsor that the risk has materialized and request that the project budget be increased.

D. Extend the project deadline and update the project schedule to reflect the delay.

E. Log it in the risk register and work with the relevant owner to implement the mitigation action plan.

A project manager is using an agile approach. During the sprint planning meeting, the product owner flagged a backlog item as high business value and easy to implement. However, the other team members identified a high dependency between this item and another item that is flagged as low business value and high complexity.

What should the project manager do to support the backlog prioritization?

A. Prioritize the item flagged as high business value and low complexity for this sprint.

B. Support the team to move both items to the next sprint when the team will know more.

C. Facilitate the discussion until the team reaches an agreement about the two items.

D. Prioritize the item flagged as a dependency with low business value and high complexity.

A project manager is leading a strategic and competitive advantage project for a healthcare organization that is in its testing phase. The team has been working on this project for 6 months, and the morale of the team is low due to the schedule.

What can the project manager do to motivate the team?

A. Continue to perform the last phase of the project with the project team as this will benefit the organization and provide a competitive edge.

B. Talk to the business team about the project phase and the team's commitment, and request a monetary reward for the team.

C. Speak with the project management office (PMO) and request a 2-week extension of the schedule so the team can have rotational time off.

D. Meet with the horizontal team managers to recognize the team members and give rewards and promotions upon completion of the project.

A company plans to initiate a project involving a new technology. Approval for the project is required. What should the project manager do?

A. Review the cost and schedule baselines for execution.

B. Define change management for the new technology.

C. Identify the risks in implementing the new technology.

D. Analyze the cost and identify the project benefits.

Most of the work packages for a project are subcontracted. In the middle of execution, the project manager is informed that a new contract manager will take the position in one-week. What should the project manager do next?

A. Analyze and document the interests of the new contract manager and select a strategy to manage the relationship.

B. Update the communications management plan with the new contract manager's information.

C. Reschedule the next progress meeting to introduce the new contract manager to the project team.

D. Consult the project management plan and prepare a full set of documents for the new contract manager.