PMI PMI Certifications PMP Questions & Answers

• Question 2011:

  A new project manager is planning an information security project for a company that resides in different countries. What is the first step the project manager should take to gather customer requirements?

  A. Conduct a stakeholder analysis to identify how regional policies may influence needs

  B. Request relevant stakeholders to conduct an analysis and reach consensus independently

  C. Conduct a project scope review workshop with relevant stakeholders.

  D. Conduct project planning meetings in one location with relevant stakeholders

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 2012:

  A new project manager was assigned to a project during implementation. The project manager realized that new tax policies are creating a risk for a cost overrun by 25%. The project manager updated the risk register and kept the project running as normal. The CEO has announced that the project could be cancelled since the acceptable cost overrun is only 20%. The project manager was quite surprised as this was new information.

  What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

  A. Ensured the risk tolerance of the company was property updated

  B. Implemented the communications management plan properly

  C. Implemented the stakeholder engagement plan correctly.

  D. Provided a proper risk response

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 2013:

  A project manager is assigned to lead a newly formed agile team. The functional manager has assigned tasks to team members, but the team members do not feel empowered. How can the project manager promote empowerment and accountability among the team?

  A. Assign the tasks individually based on the role of the team member to ensure expertise on the subject.

  B. Encourage and assign the team to perform demos of their products or software with the customers

  C. Give the team autonomy to make their own decisions on how to perform the tasks.

  D. Encourage the team to keep the product owner involved when choosing ways to resolve the given task

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 2014:

  During the course of a project, the project manager wants to ensure that the work carried out and the product being created do not deviate from the prescribed business value. What should the project manager pay special attention to in order to achieve this goal?

  A. Reviewing and updating the requirements management plan

  B. Carrying out quality audits and failure analyses

  C. Monitoring the work breakdown structure (WBS)

  D. Monitoring and updating the benefits realization plan

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 2015:

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  A retail company identifies that it is losing sales because customers are not promptly informed about promotions and sales points. The company needs to react quickly. A project charter is created along with requests to develop a mobile

  application for the customer. The marketing department has a long list of features to add to the application, but there are no specifications.

  Considering the objective to deploy customer value, which project life cycle approach should be chosen?

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• Question 2016:

  HOTSPOT

  An agile team is conducting a sprint retrospective and wants to focus on the practices that allowed them to recover after a bad start . Please click on the area of the burndown chart that the team should focus on.

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• Question 2017:

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  As a result of updated external regulations, a project manager has been asked to upgrade the operation system tor a call center. The project manager is beginning to meet with and segment the stakeholders involved. How should the project manager categorize the call center staff? Click on the correct section of the power/interest grid.

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• Question 2018:

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  A team is working on a project with three iterations. The project manager is reviewing the burndown chart. What is the point where the chart shows that the team is performing below the plan?

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