Project Management Professional Q&A

PMP Project Management Professional: Questions 16-30 with Answers

QUESTION 16
A Scrum team is analyzing the burndown chart on day four of a 15-day sprint. The burndown chart is shown below.
What should the team do next?

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 17
A project manager is closing a project and preparing to hand it over to the operations team. During handover, a delayed invoice was submitted with a higher-than-planned cost against the project work. Consequently, project handover was delayed and the project’s reported completion costs were increased.

What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?
A. Notified all vendors about the invoicing and nonpayment deadlines
B. Reviewed the total committed cost against the cost invoiced at project closing
C. Involved the finance team and discussed the issue with the vendor
D. Captured and reviewed all of the project work and related costs regularly

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 18
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. Fast track the project
B. Adjust the budget
C. Introduce a float
D. Adjust the project time line

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Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 19
A project manager is working with a co-located agile project team that has worked together long enough to be in the performing phase of team development. An unforeseen event has caused the team to be dispersed and they are now unable to co-locate.
What should the project manager do to keep the team performing as effectively as possible?

A. Ask the project sponsor and executive stakeholders to encourage the team to maintain their performance
B. Provide the team with virtual collaboration software and training on the software to minimize disruption
C. Transition the team from an agile approach to a predictive approach for better performance control
D. Evaluate project performance and step in if performance decreases to an unacceptable level

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 20
A project manager is reviewing the requirements of a large program.
Which requirements should the project team prioritize to avoid getting fines?
A. Certifying sustainable products
B. Establishing company processes
C. Complying with new regulations
D. Developing new product lines

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Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 21
During the lessons learned workshop, one stakeholder mentioned that the project was unsuccessful as it did not deliver the expected business value.
What should the project manager do to address this concern?

A. Review the project management plan tasks with the stakeholders.
B. Review the business benefits realization plan with the stakeholders.
C. Review the project management plan budget with the stakeholders.
D. Review the communications management plan with the stakeholders.

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 22
There is a conflict on an agile project about following organizational processes, many of which do not add any value to the project.
To resolve this, which one of the following should be regarded with the highest priority?

A. Needs of the organization
B. Needs of the customer
C. Needs of the agile lead
D. Needs of the project manage

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 23
A project team is using one of the visual management tools to identify dependencies. It was identified that domain knowledge from one team needs to be shared with another team to ensure the continuity of deliverables.
What should the project manager do?

A. Remove the dependency to eliminate the need for knowledge sharing.
B. Redistribute the team members so knowledge is available in both teams.
C. Merge both teams into one team so the knowledge is commonly available.
D. Request the respective teams to plan for knowledge-sharing sessions.

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 24
A team member who is working on a critical project deliverable reported that their computer is not working. The IT department says that due to a high workload, they will not be able to provide assistance for 1 week.
How should the project manager address this situation?

A. Use project reserves to buy new equipment to avoid an impact to the critical path of the project
B. Schedule a meeting with the project sponsor to request a budget to buy or rent a new computer
C. Explore options with the IT department to expedite the necessary repairs based on criticality of the project
D. Ask the team member to find an innovative solution or workaround to overcome the issue and avoid project delays

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Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 25
A project manager is leading a team of diverse individuals of all ages. The working hours for the project were set at the beginning of the project, and all team members agreed to the hours. However, later in the project, one of the team members informed the project manager that the previously agreed upon hours no longer work due to the team member’s personal commitments.
What should the project manager do?

A. Changed the duration of iterations to deliver more value
B. Validated the iteration goals with the customer
C. Invited the customer to the daily meetings
D. Helped the team redefine the MVP

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 26
A project manager works in a hierarchical organization. The project team members are used to being told what to do, and the performance reviews include the percentage of completion of the allocated tasks. After a conversation with the sponsor, the project manager realizes that they need to reassign a couple of tasks to meet the next milestone. This change can be perceived as poor performance by the current assignees.
What should the project manager do?

A. Organize a team meeting and inform the team members that, as the person accountable for delivery, they decided to change the task allocation
B. Ask the more experienced team member privately to take the task and inform the other team members that work has been reassigned
C. Ask the less experienced team member privately to stop working on the task and inform another team member that the work has been reassigned
D. Organize a team meeting to inform team members about a change in direction and work with them to change the task allocation

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 27
A project manager has just been hired to lead a project team in a hybrid environment. The team is working on a group of critical projects.
What should the project manager do to ensure the right environment and authority are in place to effectively deliver the projects?

A. Create a project steering committee aligned with existing organizational structures.
B. Develop a detailed project management plan to share with project resources.
C. Develop a detailed risk log and share it with all of the project stakeholders.
D. Appoint a self-organizing project team that is not influenced by organizational factors.

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Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 28
A building management system (BMS) project is in its commissioning phase and handover to the operations team will commence soon. However, the
project manager noted that both the project and operation teams are not able to properly operate the BMS. As a result, there is an increased risk of the
project schedule being delayed.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?

A. Brought both teams together in a joint meeting to resolve the issue
B. Made some adjustments to BMS to be more suitable for the teams
C. Allocated a dedicated handover team at early stages of the project
D. Allocated proper resources for training on BMS in the project plan

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 29
A team working on a close deployment waits to receive critical information from the customer. The customer keeps postponing sending the information
which is delaying the deployment.
What should the project manager have done to prevent the delay?

A. Obtained all critical information ahead of time
B. Involved the customer in the deployment process
C. Used the sample data already in place
D. Involved upper management in the process

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 30
A project manager is assigned to a new project that will launch the digital version of a current product. Even though the product is well known, thevision for its digital version is not clear to the stakeholders.
What should the project manager do to increase value delivery?

A. Gather the team to create a comprehensive product roadmap but only commit to requirements for the next quarter
B. Create a visual task board with all of the relevant stakeholders to support backlog prioritization
C. Work with the team on the definition of a minimum viable product (MVP) and present it to the stakeholders
D. Use spikes to dig deeper into the technical challenges of the new product, thus reducing the technical risk

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Correct Answer: C

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PMP Project Management Professional Exam: Essential Questions and Answers

QUESTION 1
A project manager leads a software development project in a hybrid environment. During project planning, the project manager identified a risk where a technical resource for a critical path item may not be available when needed. One week before the resource is needed, the technical engineer had a personal emergency and had to take a leave.
What should the project manager do next?

A. Consult the risk register for an appropriate planned risk response and implement.
B. Revise the project management plan and move the task to a time when the technical resource will be available.
C. Review the business requirement with stakeholders and exclude the task assigned to the technical resource.
D. Update the lessons learned report and the risk log to reflect that this risk has materialized.

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QUESTION 2
A team has just adopted an agile approach. During daily standup meetings, the team expressed concerns about task delays. The project leader worked with the product owner to get clarity on the features. The project leader asked the team to fast-track all product features to ensure delivery. Sprints are being completed but with either fewer features or low quality.
What should the project leader have done to ensure success?

A. Asked the team to create an impediment log and keep it updated for use in the next sprint planning
B. Directed teams to possible solutions that help in removing the impediments and contribute to a timely delivery
C. Suggested to the team to add impediments as work items in the product backlog to be fixed in the next sprints
D. Empowered the team to improve their processes, tools, and interactions to be more effective in delivery and removing impediments

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 3
A team is delivering features to a customer at every iteration. After completing each iteration, the customer is invited for a review. However, the customer is frequently not available and the review is often delayed, which results in increased rework for the team.
What should the project manager do?

A. Include the customer in daily project activities to gain the required guidance
B. Plan ahead and define the best way to review the deliverables with the customer
C. Request the customer to clarify all requirements at the start of each iteration
D. Ask the customer to review the deliverables in each iteration based on their availability

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 4
A project manager is part of a team that is launching a series of features to comply with a new regulation. The team has only 6 weeks to release the features to the legacy applications. During the standup meeting, a software engineer indicated that the development of an important feature is on hold until the assigned designer completes a specific task. This delay is a serious road block to meeting the release date.
What should the project manager do?

A. Meet with the design team manager to inform them of the current status and request an additional designer
B. Ask the software engineer to move forward without completing the important feature
C. Contact the design team manager and ask to reconsider the priority list based on the latest situation
D. Meet with the designer to share the current status and develop a solution to complete the task

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 5
A project manager is working with a customer’s team on a new project. Some product definitions and requirements are still not clear, but the customer
wants to start activities as soon as possible. The organization is also expecting product delivery for a specific date due to a regulatory requirement. Due
to the nature of the project, the project manager has decided to use a hybrid approach.
Why did the project manager choose a hybrid approach?
A. A hybrid approach will enable project activities to start immediately and allow for a plan for the requirements definitions
B. A hybrid approach will allow the project manager to revise the product specifications
C. A hybrid approach will allow for management of the requirement uncertainties as well as the date restriction
D. A hybrid approach will ensure the delivery date is accomplished and will eliminate product uncertainties

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Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 6
A project team has expressed concern that certain remote team members are not able to collaborate with the larger project team due to their work schedule. The project manager is confused since the entire team is located in the same time zone and believes there are other factors at play.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Implement new options
B. Examine the team’s virtual needs
C. Rectify ground rule violations
D. Review performance formally

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 7
A company is implementing a project with team members located in different countries and time zones. Individual performance is satisfactory, but the team’s performance as a whole is low, especially in terms of group activities.
What should the project manager do?

A. Review and reassign team assignments
B. Facilitate communication and team building
C. Negotiate for new team members
D. Review and update the communications management plan

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 8
During the third iteration of a project, the product owner requests another mandatory feature. This also happened in the previous two sprints, which resulted in failure and caused frustration within the team.
What should the project manager do next?

A. Request the scrum team to prioritize the product backlog
B. Ask the product owner to prioritize the backlog with the project team
C. Call for an internal meeting to discuss the changes and their value
D. Incorporate the changes in the last sprint before the first release

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Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 9
Five agile teams working together on a product recently performed release planning. Midway through the project, each team showed that their progress
was on track. When all of the teams integrated at the product level, many integration issues were observed. The overall product release progress
declined with predictions showing the committed content will not be able to be accomplished.
What should the project manager have done differently?
A. Performed a Scrum of Scrums on a regular basis to help the teams remove impediments
B. Formed a separate quality assurance team to test all items coming from each team at the end of each sprint
C. Arranged an online session on the integration concept and suggested tools to the teams
D. Ensured frequent and continuous integration of work to obtain early feedback and continuous learning

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Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 10
A project team member is having difficulty delivering assigned tasks for a project that is at risk of being delayed. The main issue is that the team
member does not understand a new system that was recently implemented.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the team member to learn the new system as on-the-job training.
B. Issue a change request to extend the project schedule.
C. Escalate the team member’s performance to the project sponsor.
D. Assign an experienced resource to support the team member.

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Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 11
A project team consisting of four team members will be rolling out a company-wide application to both staff and contractors in a country. To deliver
within strict the time lines, a local company skilled in application deployment and change management will need to be contracted.
What should the project manager do to empower the local company?
A. Manage expectations and agree on the requirements that the contractor will deliver under the supervision of the project manager
B. Begin to roll out the application by micromanaging the contractor
C. Set expectations and agree on the requirements that the contractor will deliver with periodic progress reports
D. Deploy the contractor’s staff under the supervision of the project manager

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Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 12
A project manager is managing a construction project that is facing challenges. There is schedule overrun, cost overrun, and the client is unhappy with
the specific scope progress.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Review the scope and project objectives.
B. Enforce the penalty clause on the supplier.
C. Take action to reduce the cost overrun.
D. Work with the client on the scope completion.

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Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 13
In a geographically distributed project team, the project team members continue to email status reports and update schedules after their weekly
meeting discussions. However, the team is having difficulty tracking the changes and progress made.
What should the project manager do?
A. Facilitate training on version control and project artifacts.
B. Maintain separate document control via regions to avoid discrepancies.
C. Maintain a central repository of artifacts with a version control system.
D. Develop a document management software for version control.

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Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 14
A project manager has been assigned to a project where collaboration with the business is a critical key factor. The project manager is not sure about
which approach to use. A senior project manager has been assigned to help the project manager.
What advice should the senior project manager provide?
A. Work with the project manager to develop a new approach that will bring benefits to the project
B. Suggest using an agile approach since customer and team collaboration is critical for project success
C. Establish a project management methodology that requires the customer to provide daily updates to the team
D. Provide a project management template for the project manager to follow as a guide

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Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 15
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. Confirm to the stakeholder that the risk register has been completed and validated by all stakeholders
B. Perform a risk analysis directly with the stakeholder who raised the risk and update the risk register
C. Communicate the risk to the steering committee and request a mitigation plan from senior management
D. Add the risk to the risk register and reevaluate the register with help from the project team and stakeholders

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Correct Answer: D

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