PMP Online Practice Questions and Answers

A Scrum team has committed to delivering a specific capability in their first release. Multiple operational issues have prevented the developer from delivering key capabilities. The technical lead has also given notice that they are resigning from the company

What should the project manager have the Scrum team do to recover from these issues?

A. Review constraints in the ongoing sprint planning and evaluate options for the release plan

B. Stop the sprint and replan and prioritize the backlog to reduce resource levels

C. Consult the resource management plan for an appropriate response

D. Continue with existing sprint plans to ensure some of the scope will be delivered

A company that is introducing a new product into the market by the end of the year requires a storage and distribution facility to be built. During the monthly stakeholder meeting, it is discovered that the location for implementation is a government-owned area.

What should the project manager do first?

A. Identify an alternative site.

B. Update the issue log

C. Issue a change request

D. Update the risk register.

A team has been consistently delivering outcomes. However, based on their current performance, it was discovered that their velocity has decreased by 30%. What should the project manager do to ensure the velocity is under control?

A. Ask the product owner to look at a minimum of four to eight iterations and replan the velocity for the next iteration based on the team's current performance.

B. Ask the scrum master to plug gaps in the team's performance by adding a team member to compensate for the velocity decrease.

C. Request that the team improve their cycle time to compensate for the velocity decrease.

D. Request the team to improve the lead time, cycle time, and response time individually and track closure.

In a weak matrix environment, two key team members are falling behind with their tasks, which will affect the success of the project. Further investigation by the project manager reveals that they have unresolved issues with each other. The project manager asks them to find a way to resolve the issues, but this is unsuccessful. The project manager then holds a meeting with them to work outa permanent solution to the issues, but this is also unsuccessful.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Escalate the issue to a higher authority.

B. Suspend the two key team members immediately.

C. Put the issue on the agenda for the next team meeting.

D. Reassign one of the key team members to a different task.

A project sponsor wants to develop software that would have 30 features and would be used in 10 different countries. The team feels overwhelmed with the amount of work to be done. What should the project manager do?

A. Encourage and motivate the team with project incentives

B. Subdivide the team to handle different aspects of the project

C. Support the team to find and execute the minimum viable product (MVP)

D. Organize project execution to satisfy the project sponsor s request

During project execution for an innovative product, a project team has been working hard to meet the deadlines. However, one of the team members will be leaving in 3 weeks and will be replaced with a new team member. How should the team share tacit knowledge?

A. Provide the new member with access to the knowledge database so all of the project documentation Is available.

B. Have the team meet on a regular basis and share their experiences, challenges, and lessons learned.

C. Ask the new member to document all of the requirements so a better understanding of the project objective is acquired.

D. Provide the new member with the project documentation repository to allow the new member to review previous lessons learned.

A project manager has been assigned to lead a major project in a government organization. There are no policies and procedures for project management since there is no project management office (PMO). The managers involved are unaware of their responsibilities for the project.

What should the project manager do?

A. Start planning the project and then request that a PMO be implemented in the organization.

B. Request that the implementation of a PMO be executed in parallel with the project.

C. Provide project management training to only the internal team involved m the project.

D. Provide project management training to the stakeholders and explain their responsibilities.

Most of the work packages for a project are subcontracted. In the middle of execution, the project manager is informed that a new contract manager will take the position in one-week.

What should the project manager do next?

A. Analyze and document the interests of the new contract manager and select a strategy to manage the relationship.

B. Update the communications management plan with the new contract manager's information.

C. Reschedule the next progress meeting to introduce the new contract manager to the project team.

D. Consult the project management plan and prepare a full set of documents for the new contract manager.

An agile team has been assigned to a project that mandates the implementation of changes to key government products. The team has been given 6 months to fulfill this mandate.

What should the team lead do next?

A. Create the project charter and statement of work (SOW) to estimate the changes and the scope of the change.

B. Create all of the stories just for the next sprint and skip the epics until the next sprint.

C. Create all of the stories needed to fulfill this change, document them in the backlog, and prioritize them according to business value.

D. Create the epics at a high level for the requirements and begin grooming sessions.

A customer is unhappy after weeks of working in a newly implemented virtual environment and wants their key stakeholders to be more involved in the development processes. The customer is requesting access to the information radiators of the project management information system (PMIS). The development company has never allowed clients access to the system.

What should the project manager do?

A. Submit the request and advise for approval, then investigate the training needs for team members and stakeholders.

B. Break down the request situation to identify the root causes for the customer's dissatisfaction.

C. Deny the request and negotiate for alternatives that will achieve the customer's desired results.

D. Submit the request and advise for denial, as the company has never allowed customers access to the PMIS.