PMP Exam Questions
1,414 real PMP exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 23 of 29.
- Question #1120People
The project management office (PMO) assigns a project manager who specializes in hybrid approaches to a predictive project that is off track from both the cost and schedule perspec...
Stakeholder engagementConflict resolutionProject recoveryCommunication - Question #1121Process
A project manager has been assigned to a new project. The project schedule is extremely short. During an iteration review meeting. the key stakeholder mentions that they are experi...
Process improvementContinuous improvementTeam empowermentStakeholder feedback - Question #1122People
At a project status meeting, different activities were agreed upon for the following weeks. At the end of the first week. the project team realizes that the activities were execute...
Communication ManagementTeam CommunicationShared UnderstandingCommunication Clarity - Question #1123Business Environment
A project manager is leading an agile project in an organization that has not executed this type of project before. In order to ensure the project is following the compliance requi...
Agile complianceProcess tailoringOrganizational adaptationStakeholder engagement - Question #1124Process
A project manager has just been assigned to a team that is developing a new design product. The work breakdown structure (WBS) has been created and the activities have been assigne...
Resource AllocationSchedule OptimizationCritical PathTask Management - Question #1125People
In a global project, the project manager has to plan and manage communication between the team members and stakeholders in order to ensure the project will remain on track and achi...
Communication ManagementStakeholder ManagementCultural AwarenessGlobal Projects - Question #1126Process
How can agile measurements improve upon predictive measurements in cases where the final 10% of a project takes longer than planned?
Agile PrinciplesIncremental DeliveryAgile vs. PredictiveProject Performance Measurement - Question #1127People
A project team consists of members based in country A and subject matter experts (SMEs) based in country B with a 12-hour time difference. What can the project manager do to improv...
Virtual TeamsCommunication PlanningTeam CollaborationDistributed Teams - Question #1128People
A project team is working hard to reach a milestone. The team morale is low because of the extended hours worked to meet the deadline. Adding to this tension is the fact that the t...
Remote Team ManagementTeam MoraleTeam BuildingLeadership - Question #1129Process
A construction project for a nuclear power plant will reduce the region's energy dependence on external electricity supplies. The project manager has received support for the proje...
Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder Engagement PlanStakeholder IdentificationProject Planning - Question #1130Process
A project manager is working on an agile project. The organization decided to implement the Scrum framework. The project manager organized a workshop to explain the differences bet...
Agile Project ManagementScrum ArtifactsProject Planning (Agile)Traditional vs. Agile Comparison - Question #1131People
A project manager has been assigned to a global project involving regulatory bodies, government agencies, internal company leaders, the project team, and end users. What should the...
Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder AnalysisEngagement PlanningProject Initiation - Question #1132Process
A project is in the final stages, and a key stakeholder demands a change to a product feature that will add 2 weeks to the critical path. What should the project manager do?
Change ControlImpact AnalysisStakeholder Management - Question #1133People
A project manager is newly assigned to the second phase of an ongoing project. During the implementation, a defect occurred and no one knows how to fix it, as the former engineerin...
Resource ManagementProblem SolvingDefect ResolutionKnowledge Transfer - Question #1134Process
A project manager has taken over an agile project. There have been several issues during product development due to unclear product requirements. How should the project manager res...
Agile PrinciplesRequirements ManagementContinuous ImprovementValue Delivery - Question #1135Business Environment
A project manager has just been assigned to a new project. The project manager's first task is to present the project benefits to the stakeholders. Which three items should form pa...
Benefits ManagementBusiness ValuePerformance MeasurementRisk Management - Question #1136People
A project has been running successfully for 2 months. At a regular project meeting, the team raises several potential obstacles to future progress. The obstacles include vendor del...
Risk managementStakeholder engagementTeam collaborationProblem-solving - Question #1137People
A project team was asked to resume development activities on a project that was suspended for a few months due to the fast-changing environment and conditions. What should the proj...
Project ResumptionBacklog ManagementAgile PlanningTeam Collaboration - Question #1138Process
During project execution, a project manager discovers that the budget at completion has shifted significantly and is higher than expected. What should the project manager do?
Cost ManagementVariance AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisPerformance Monitoring - Question #1139People
In a project using a hybrid approach, the performance of the team was consistently excellent during the predictive stages. When the iterations began, however, the team members star...
Team PerformanceTeam BuildingAgile AdaptationConflict Management - Question #1140Process
During the daily standup meeting that is assessing progress against the current sprint, a team member reports some delays due to a component managed by an external vendor. How shou...
Issue ResolutionVendor ManagementAgile PracticesCommunication - Question #1141People
During the last iteration of a hybrid project., one of the key members of the team wants to leave the project. What should the project manager do to address this concern?
Team managementResource retentionCommunication skillsProblem-solving - Question #1142Process
A project manager finds a mistake with an important server acquisition. The acquisition was expected for a critical path activity but has not arrived yet, causing significant impac...
Escalation managementIssue resolutionProcurement managementProject processes - Question #1143Process
In an agile project, the team planned to complete 40 story points in an iteration, but only completed 30 story points. What is the schedule performance index (SPI)?
Agile metricsSchedule Performance Index (SPI)Story pointsPerformance measurement - Question #1144Business Environment
After 35 years of service, a company's CEO has retired. The new CEO is planning to digitally transform the company and has assigned a new project manager to assist in this endeavor...
Organizational CultureBusiness Environment AnalysisProject InitiationOrganizational Change - Question #1145Process
A company is starting a new agile project with a team that has expertise working on these kinds of projects. During the backlog refinement meeting, the team realizes that they are...
Agile Backlog RefinementProduct Owner ResponsibilitiesProject Manager Role (Agile)Story Estimation Readiness - Question #1146People
A project manager is involved with a project to remodel a long-used product. There are no proper records for the original design and execution of the original product. The stakehol...
Stakeholder EngagementCommunicationProblem SolvingProject Alignment - Question #1147Process
A project is starting its third iteration out of six. During planning, the team realized that all of the requirements were not defined clearly enough to start working. What should...
Agile methodologiesRequirements clarificationProduct Owner roleBacklog refinement - Question #1148People
A project team is working to deliver a solution to manage nationwide crisis relief operations. The project team is spending most of its time in meetings with end users. The meeting...
Stakeholder EngagementCommunication ManagementTransparencyAgile Practices - Question #1149People
A new team member inquires about how much they need to learn about the organizational process assets (OPAs) residing on the company intranet. Another team member states they only n...
Organizational Process AssetsTeam OnboardingCommunicationProject Guidance - Question #1150Process
A project team is in the planning stage and has prepared a list of activities and completed sequencing the activities. During a review, the team noted that there is a dependency mi...
Schedule ManagementActivity SequencingDependenciesProject Planning - Question #1151Process
A project manager has access to risk management tools but chooses to use a quantitative method to evaluate the project risks. During project execution, the project sponsor asks for...
Risk ManagementRisk MonitoringRisk IdentificationStakeholder Communication - Question #1152People
In a highly politicized organizational environment, the stakeholders are driven by their own operational or business goals, which results in conflicting interests regarding the pro...
Stakeholder EngagementConflict ResolutionLeadershipOrganizational Politics - Question #1153People
An agile project is running its second iteration out of six. A marketing director, who is a key stakeholder, contacts the project lead for a high-level report of the project. What...
Stakeholder ManagementAgile CommunicationTransparencyProject Lead Responsibilities - Question #1154People
A project manager has recently moved to an organization to lead a key project. The project manager notices that team performance is below the target, and the tasks assigned are not...
Team performanceLeadership stylesTeam managementNew project manager - Question #1155Process
A project manager has commissioned a design study from a consulting firm to investigate a number of alternatives. The project manager has a strict policy on the cost of the study a...
Procurement ManagementContract TypesCost ControlContract Administration - Question #1156People
A project using a hybrid approach to migrate from a current system to a new and enhanced system is underway. The plan is to migrate the system in stages. However, the operations te...
Knowledge TransferStakeholder EngagementOperational ReadinessProject Transition - Question #1157Process
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 ex...
Requirements GatheringScope DefinitionCompetitive AnalysisBusiness Objectives - Question #1158People
A senior project manager is assigned to lead a team of project managers to run a large initiative. One of the key stakeholders often bypasses the senior project manager and girves...
Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder EngagementCommunication ManagementConflict Resolution - Question #1159People
Halfway through project execution, stakeholders ask for equipment that was expected to be procured. The project manager explains that the equipment was purchased, but differs from...
Communication ManagementStakeholder CommunicationChange ManagementRequirements Management - Question #1160People
A project manager noticed that a team member has been struggling with some tasks, which may ultimately impact the completion date. Team morale is low because they will not get the...
Team PerformanceTeam MotivationServant LeadershipIssue Resolution - Question #1161People
One of the key stakeholders on the project team reaches out with an additional requirement that may impact the overall schedule. A discussion with another stakeholder suggests that...
Requirements clarificationStakeholder communicationInformation gatheringScope management - Question #1162Process
A project manager is in the middle or handling a major upgrade to an existing product. The project manager learns that the resources initially promised as part or the project are b...
Resource ManagementChange ManagementImpact AnalysisProblem Solving - Question #1163People
Company A has a culture of adhering to policies and procedures. A project manager is applying an agile approach to their in-house software development project, but even with traini...
Agile practicesTeam empowermentCoachingOrganizational change - Question #1164Process
A project manager is using a hybrid approach for a project. The project team created and reviewed the risk log with the stakeholders at the beginning of the project. However, midwa...
Risk ManagementHybrid Project ManagementIterative ReviewsStakeholder Alignment - Question #1165People
A project is in the planning phase. The project manager notices that the available engineers do not have the required skills. Since outsourcing is not an option for this project, t...
Resource ManagementTeam DevelopmentSkill GapMentoring - Question #1168People
A project team member was unhappy with a new change in project governance and complained to one of the project sponsors. The project sponsor challenged the project manager. How sho...
Conflict ResolutionStakeholder ManagementCommunication - Question #1169People
A network transformation project to increase efficiency and return on investment (ROI) is in the implementation stage. A conflict between the head of the network and the transforma...
Conflict ManagementStakeholder ManagementProblem Solving - Question #1170Process
A project team is performing extremely well when it comes to delivering the value-added features to the customer in each sprint. However, they are missing the documentation portion...
Agile MethodologiesDefinition of DoneDocumentation ManagementQuality Assurance - Question #1171Process
A project manager who works for a company involved in several industries is asked to lead a software development project for a government agency. The company attempted to execute s...
Lessons LearnedHistorical InformationProject Success FactorsOrganizational Process Assets