PMI PMI Certifications PMP Questions & Answers

• Question 671:

  A project manager is managing a large project. A stakeholder has just discovered a new risk that has not been identified in earlier stages. What should the project manager do?

  A. Communicate the risk to the steering committee and request a mitigation plan from senior management.

  B. Perform a risk analysis directly with the stakeholder who raised the risk and update the risk register.

  C. Confirm to the stakeholder that the risk register has been completed and validated by all stakeholders.

  D. Add the risk to the risk register and reevaluate the register with help from the project team and stakeholders.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 672:

  A company initiated a project to introduce a new product to the market. The product must undergo the industry's regulatory process prior to approval and launch. However, the company sees a great demand for this product and wants it to launch as soon as possible.

  What should the project manager do to realize this opportunity?

  A. Communicate with the industry's regulatory authority to grant the company an exception.

  B. Escalate the issue to the company's CEO who has experience with the regulations.

  C. Comply with the regulatory requirements and work to compress the project schedule.

  D. Hire a third party who is an expert on the industry's regulations to work out the details.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 673:

  A company is using an agile approach to launch a new product. In the second sprint, the team encounters a technical problem they have never faced before. What should the project manager do?

  A. Inform the project sponsor about the problem faced by the team.

  B. Ask the product owner to write the specifications for the related user story.

  C. Organize an early retrospective with the team to analyze the problem.

  D. Facilitate a problem-solving session with the team to analyze the problem.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 674:

  A project manager is starting a new project, and the project team is located in different countries. The team was going to use a specific tool to hold virtual meetings. However, that tool is not available in one team member's country. How should the project manager deal with this situation?

  A. Contact the project sponsor to have the team member removed from the project.

  B. Ask the team member to move to another location where the tool is available.

  C. Start the project and use email to communicate with the team member until the tool is available.

  D. Investigate alternative tools for virtual meetings that are available to all team members.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 675:

  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 between traditional project artifacts and the Scrum approach. The most frequent question raised is what artifact will replace the project schedule.

  What should be me project manager's response?

  A. Sprint plan and product roadmap

  B. Product roadmap and sprint backlog

  C. Product backlog and scrum board

  D. Sprint backlog and scrum board

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 676:

  A project is comprised of team members who are not engaged and committed to project success. What should the project manager do to address this situation?

  A. Accept the situation knowing there is schedule slack available to release on an incremental basis when necessary.

  B. Call each team member to gain their perspective on the problem, then bring the whole team together to discuss a solution.

  C. Send each team member a direct email indicating that disciplinary action is likely if they do not change their attitude.

  D. Contact the project sponsor to request approval to release the current team and hire replacement personnel.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 677:

  A project manager is assigned to a critical software development project. The team is using a hybrid approach and has divided development into four sprints. At the end of sprint three, the project manager discovers that the earned value (EV) is US$500,000 and the planned value (PV) is US$550,000.

  What should the project manager do?

  A. Introduce a float.

  B. Adjust the budget.

  C. Adjust the project time line.

  D. Fast track the project.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 678:

  A project manager is managing a national rollout for an innovative product in a regulated environment that is expected to change. The project management office (PMO) needs visibility of the regulatory constraints while maintaining a degree of flexibility.

  Which tool can the project manager use?

  A. Use a burndown chart to provide transparency.

  B. Use a kanban board to increase accountability.

  C. Use a product backlog to manage changes.

  D. Use a burnup chart to provide transparency.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 679:

  

  An agile team has sized all of the features for the release. Using the table above, how many sprints will it take to complete this release if the team is expecting to have a velocity of 10 story points per sprint?

  A. 1

  B. 95

  C. 6

  D. 4

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 680:

  After signing an agreement with a vendor, the project manager notices that the vendor is continuously asking for changes on the procurement statement of work (SOW). These changes would improve the project outcome.

  What should the project manager do next?

  A. Conduct an audit on the procurement process and inform the vendor about the audit's observations.

  B. Assess the situation as an opportunity for improvement and perform a risk analysis.

  C. Consult the list of selected vendors for the bid and evaluate a possible change of vendor.

  D. Revise the procurement control process to avoid undesired changes that might affect the schedule.

  Correct Answer: B