PMP Exam Questions

In an advanced stage of a project, a stakeholder who is not receiving the project status report communicates this to the project manager. After checking, the project manager determ...

A major national company known for quality products has just selected a small subcontracting firm to assist with a project. The project manager from the subcontracting firm is meet...

A company's project management office (PMO) has started to implement iterative tools. The project manager is starting a new project and has identified an opportunity to use the new...

A project's business case was just approved and the project manager is creating the benefits management plan. It is unclear how the benefits from the project align with the organiz...

A company is engaged in a transformation journey, and the project manager for this endeavor is new to this project. During one of the project status update meetings, a key stakehol...

A project manager notices that the project team is unlikely to complete the development of a system on time before the testing start date, which was based on the technical complexi...

A team is entering into a forming stage after kickoff, with project objectives identified and team members assigned with roles and responsibilities. However, during the team meetin...

A major issue about conflicting priorities has been highlighted by the project team with regard to a few stakeholder requirements. What should the project manager do?

An agile project team discovers that they are unable to implement a feature completely in the first iteration. The team believes it may not be able to complete the tasks in the sec...

An agile team wants to maximize the work delivered for the upcoming project that involves considerable product complexity. What should the project manager do to help improve the te...

A global company hired a project manager for a new implementation at all of its sites. After reviewing the business case and project charter, the project manager notes that the pro...

A project manager is managing a project for a government owned company using an iterative approach. The first useful release to production consisted of three iterations. Each itera...

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 sta...

Some of the more experienced members of a project team have complained about the project manager. The senior project team members feel that the project manager is micromanaging the...

An intern is replacing a critical resource midway through a sprint. To help the intern get up to speed, the project manager assigns a senior engineer in the team as the intern's me...

After meeting with stakeholders, a project manager working at a computer gaming company is creating a project management plan for the company's newest offering. The project manager...

A new manufacturing line project is planned to be delivered in iterations for the equipment installation phase. During one of the iterations, the vendor communicates to the project...

A project manager assigned to an engineering construction project is receiving questions from the site engineers. Several questions are related to carrying out activities to meet t...

A company is moving to a hybrid approach and conducted capacity activities for all of the project managers. During these capacity-building activities, the focus was on agile approa...

A project manager has heard about the large volume of emails the team receives each day, which prevents them from doing project work. One team member has stated that they would lik...

A project team is identifying project risks for a bridge to be built across a river. The team needs to send out invitations for a risk workshop to better understand the risks invol...

A sales manager submitted a new feature request to the product owner, and the request was added to the product backlog. During the sprint planning meeting, the team struggles over...

A hybrid project has just started, which will result in a new technology that could disrupt the market if well accepted by the public. The product requires health and safety approv...

In a marine construction project, the project manager is informed by the marine authority that the work permit will not be issued until certain environmental reinforcement work has...

An organization is undergoing an agile transformation. The executive leadership team is concerned that they will lose control over the scope of the project. What should the project...

The project sponsor recently requested that a vendor begins working toward adopting a hybrid approach. In response, the vendor hired a project manager experienced in agile for the...

A project manager is assigned to a multiyear enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution project. During planning, the business sponsor emphasizes the importance of demonstrating v...

At a recent steering committee meeting, the project sponsor asked the project team to add a major feature to the final product. After consulting with the project team, it is determ...

A project manager is working on a critical path activity and notices a delay in product delivery due to an anticipated event. What should the project manager do first?

Two team members are arguing about which technology they should use when implementing iteration tasks. The predictive approach was broken into several iterations that need to be co...

A junior project manager was recently hired to lead a complex project scheduled to kick off in 2 weeks. The junior project manager was introduced to another project manager for men...

A complex project is in the execution phase. A key stakeholder who is new to the project has not been approving project deliverables, which could impact the overall progress. What...

During regular project progress review meetings, one team member shares bad news that has a significant impact on the project schedule. How should the project manager react to ensu...

At the end of a workshop to review project deliverables, a number of follow-up action items were generated. What should the project manager do next?

A project manager is assigned to a global project where, during the planning process, team members from different regions are not agreeing to collaborate with each other. What shou...

During the development of a project in a dynamic market environment, new unforeseen legal requirements have come into effect. The project manager is not sure if some of the project...

During the initiation stage of a multimedia exhibition-design project, the project manager is developing the project management plan. What should the project manager do to complete...

A system migration project is in its closing stage. The project manager is being pressured to close the project. The project manager communicated to all stakeholders; however, the...

An organization is transitioning to agile. The project manager is discussing how to manage risks with the development team in light of the transition for a particular project. The...

A new marketing vice president just joined a software startup and is concerned that the agile model does not provide the needed accountability for their role. What should the respo...

A project manager is acting as a servant leader and is struggling to make deadlines on a critical roadway construction project that is falling behind schedule due to a low-performi...

An IT company's office is closed abruptly due to a new government restriction. All employees are now working remotely. Project team A has a critical project delivery due in 2 weeks...

A project manager is implementing an enterprise-wide software project. The project has a great business impact and is fully supported by senior management. However, the project man...

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 pro...

A globally distributed project team is running behind schedule due to the lack of team commitment and low morale. In order to bring the schedule back on track, what should the proj...

A company has transitioned and is now delivering projects using a hybrid approach instead of a predictive approach. The distributed project team's knowledge of agile is varied. The...

A new relevant project stakeholder suggested a change to some of the project parameters midway through execution. What should the project manager do next?

A project manager just finished a meeting to identify the main stakeholders of the project. What should the project manager do next?

In a functional organization, a product analyst is assigned to a short-duration application development effort. The analyst expresses concerns about the task and asks the project m...

A project manager works in an organization that wants to implement agile methods. Traditionally, the project progress was communicated via a weekly email to stakeholders. The devel...