PMI PMI Certifications PMP Questions & Answers

• Question 1811:

  During the course of the project, several obstacles are identified that are preventing the project from moving forward. What should the project manager do to remove the obstacles?

  A. Have the project team work on other activities

  B. Implement plans to remove the obstacles

  C. Escalate to the project steering committee

  D. Prioritize the obstacles for resolution

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1812:

  A project manager is managing a hybrid project. After attending an iteration review, a stakeholder tells the project manager that they are very busy and asks why these reviews are held so frequently. How should the project manager respond?

  A. Negotiate a reduced review attendance with the stakeholder and update the stakeholder engagement plan to reflect this reduced attendance

  B. Discuss with the stakeholder the benefits of the hybrid project and how frequent reviews lead to greater value and less rework

  C. Record the issue in the issue log and escalate the conflict to the project sponsor for assistance

  D. Explain to the stakeholder that the stakeholder engagement plan requires their attendance at all reviews

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1813:

  A project manager is in rapid development mode on a joint application development module. The company wants delivery to occur in two weeks. The module needs to be integrated with other modules on a similar timeline, but release management has a three-week backlog.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Push the team to deliver more so that the modules are developed and rolled out according to management's request

  B. Speak to the stakeholders to resolve the bottleneck and see how the entire process can be streamlined

  C. Have the team work toward the tighter deadline so that integration will be easier.

  D. Speak to the team and slow the current pace to ensure the team is in alignment with the release date

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1814:

  A project team with members from many different countries is struggling to cooperate. The project manager accepted these difficulties during the storming phase of team development, but the team has not moved to the next phase. The project is beginning to fall behind schedule.

  What can the project manager do to move the team to the norming phase?

  A. Plan social activities to help foster stronger interpersonal relationships and identify shared goals.

  B. Speak with the project sponsor about changing the team composition

  C. Figure out who is behind the issues and apply progressive disciplinary techniques.

  D. Show the team the schedule impact of their communication issues and encourage them to put their differences aside

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1815:

  As part of the strategic plan, a company decides to implement a new software platform to manage a centralized document repository. Some requirements are clear and some need more detail. What should the project manager do first to decide how to manage this project?

  A. Select a predictive development life cycle based on the team's experience

  B. Determine the most appropriate life cycle approach for the project

  C. Register all requirements into a backlog for further detailed analysis.

  D. Split the requirements, put them into two separate projects, and apply different approaches

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1816:

  A company has decided to implement a new archiving system. A data breach occurred during the implementation of the project. What should the project manager do first?

  A. Implement the planned risk response to handle the issue.

  B. Review possible alternative documentation methods with team

  C. Update the risk register with the risk and proposed impact.

  D. Ask the team to fix the system to resolve the issue

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1817:

  A project team is engaging a development team in another country to develop software. During progress reviews, the project manager identified completion date delays due to rework because there were different interpretations of the client's needs.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Set up a meeting with key stakeholders to clarify requirements

  B. Escalate to the project steering committee and request additional time

  C. Travel to the development team's office to push the schedule

  D. Create prototypes with the development team to confirm requirements

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1818:

  The following table shows the business value created and the development effort required to implement various features in a product

  

  Which feature should the team prioritize first?

  A. Feature A

  B. Feature B

  C. Feature C

  D. Feature D

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1819:

  The project is delayed due to the high amount of major changes requested by different stakeholders at different stages of the project. If the project continues on the same path, it will consume twice the time and budget planned. What two actions can the project manager take to be more cost effective? (Choose two)

  A. Conduct a stakeholder analysis.

  B. Reinforce team communication.

  C. Update the project management plan with the new timeline

  D. Adopt an incremental approach

  E. Leverage work between team members

  Correct Answer: AD

• Question 1820:

  Early in the execution phase, a project manager discovers that recent changes in enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) will severely reduce the implementation cost and shorten the project schedule. How should the project manager address this situation?

  A. Meet with the project team to decide how the remaining budget will be spent.

  B. Keep the extra budget as management reserve until project closeout

  C. Give the team extra time to finish tasks within the original timeline

  D. Follow the project escalation policy and communications management plan

  Correct Answer: D