PMI PMI Certifications PMP Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  A project defined to be executed in four months is divided into eight iterations. During its first retrospective, the team realizes that only one member has experience doing a key project requirement.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Invite the team member to share experience in the next retrospective.

  B. Ask the sponsor to add team members with the required experience.

  C. Plan knowledge-sharing sessions within the team.

  D. Ask the sponsor for a training course for the team.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 112:

  A team is about to close a deployment and is waiting to receive critical information from the customer. The customer continues to postpone sending information, which is consequently delaying the deployment.

  What should the project manager have done to prevent the delay?

  A. Delegated the task to the product owner

  B. Asked the team to use the sample data

  C. Engaged the sponsor and sought their support

  D. Received all key information ahead of time

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 113:

  A project manager has noticed that a specific team member rarely contributes or shares opinions during team discussions. However, the team member is effective at delivering assigned tasks on time.

  How can the project manager leverage this?

  A. Engage with the team member, let them know their strengths, and encourage them to share more.

  B. Meet with the team member prior to meetings and share their thoughts with others so everyone can benefit.

  C. Pair this team member with a more outspoken team member so their voice can be heard more.

  D. Ensure the team member is assigned critical path tasks to meet the schedule.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 114:

  An agile project manager is evaluating the method that will be used to display the value of the work performed to date. Which method will they select to display to the project stakeholder?

  

  A. Option A

  B. Option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 115:

  A project manager has been working on a critical project to transform an organization's operations. The project manager had successfully completed four sprints when the innovation director was replaced. The new director placed a hold on the project until a new strategy can be put in place.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Discuss the vision and possible impacts with the new director.

  B. Review the risk management plan from previous projects with the new director.

  C. Escalate to the project sponsor to remove the project hold.

  D. Seek approval from the new director to replace the current contingency budget.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 116:

  A project manager notices the team is disagreeing on the level of effort required to complete a task. What should the project manager do?

  A. Advise the team that an average of all the estimates will be used as it will be the most reliable level of effort.

  B. Advise the team that they can resolve the estimation issue and they can work on it as long as it takes.

  C. Advise each team member to explain the rationale for their estimate and then ask the team to come to consensus.

  D. Advise the team that the project manager will determine the level of effort since the team cannot agree.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 117:

  A project sponsor has approved the project charter and business case. The project manager has reviewed the artifacts to initiate the project and is unclear if the intended benefits of the project align with the strategic objectives of the business.

  What should the project manager do first?

  A. Stat executing the project since leadership is responsible for the business strategy.

  B. Propose an updated business case and project charter that are more aligned with the business strategy.

  C. Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and record the results in the risk register.

  D. Meet with the project sponsor to better understand the strategy benefits of the project.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 118:

  A self-organizing team was delivering as committed. The team accepted a development task with new technology and the iterations started to have reduced velocity. What management decision is suited for this situation?

  A. Move team members who are not performing from the team.

  B. Add new members to the team and increase the velocity.

  C. Re-assign the project to a team that has worked with this technology.

  D. Provide opportunity for team members to learn and adjust to the technology.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 119:

  A project manager's transformation project has been delayed due to unexpected issues with the information technology (IT) systems. These issues are likely to impact the project budget, but the project manager is working hard to make ensure there is no impact on the project's schedule and scope.

  Which two actions should the project manager take before proposing a budget rebaseline to upper management for approval? (Choose two.)

  A. Consider schedule compression techniques to shorten or accelerate the schedule duration without reducing the project scope.

  B. Consider using resource leveling to more accurately reflect the work commitments of the resources.

  C. Apply data analysis techniques, variance analysis, and trend analysis.

  D. Analyze the budget based on the revised estimates and responses from similar situations in the past.

  E. Raise a change request with high priority to be discussed in the upcoming governance meetings.

  Correct Answer: CD

• Question 120:

  A project manager who is providing development support for a product notices some of their long-standing customers moving to a competitor because of improved value being delivered from their product. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Ask the product owner if the value delivery of the product has changed.

  B. Intensify the focus of the product to recapture the lost customers.

  C. Put the ongoing product development on hold and discuss with the team.

  D. Request a change to the product based on the new market insight.

  Correct Answer: A