A PMP practice test assessing your readiness for the exam

5 Sample Questions

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

A group has been working together for one month. During daily meetings, a team member continues to express issues in completing their tasks. What should the project manager do?

  • A. Wait for the team to identify and solve the problem independently
  • B. Move the team member to another task that is more skill appropriate
  • C. Have a confidential discussion with the team member to identify the root cause
  • D. Start a discussion with all team members to help resolve the issues

A team has different ideas on how to address a feature of a product under construction, and although the sprint began two days ago, they have still not reached a consensus. What should the project manager do?

  • A. Ask the product owner, who is the key stakeholder, to choose among the different ideas
  • B. Propose ideas to the group, ask everyone to vote, and then choose the most popular idea
  • C. Schedule a session to give everyone the chance to express their opinions about each idea, then vote and decide
  • D. Offer an opinion about the pros and cons of each idea and try to reach a consensus in a facilitated meeting

A junior staff member was recently assigned to the team. The new team member tells the project manager that they are confused because they are not familiar with what is expected of them on the project. What should the project manager do to assist the new team member?

  • A. Advise the new team member to enroll in project management training
  • B. Instruct the new team member to review the responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix before asking for help
  • C. Advise the new team member to review the project charter and stakeholder engagement plan
  • D. Review the resource management plan and provide mentoring to the new team member if necessary

Which three of the following scenarios are impediments to which a Scrum Master should pay attention? (Choose three.)

  • A. A team member talking about a user story that is not on the Scrum board
  • B. A team member talking about a user story that is on the Scrum board
  • C. A technology that blocks agile capabilities
  • D. A lack of team empowerment and an inability to self-organize
  • E. A review of the backlog at daily standup meetings