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PMI PMP Exam Practice Questions

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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?

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

response and implement. This risk was identified during planning, so the risk register and the risk report already hold an agreed response, such as a backup engineer, a contingency plan, or reserve time. When a known risk occurs, the project manager and risk owner execute that planned response first. This keeps the critical path protected without renegotiating scope or schedule. Updating records and reporting the outcome comes after the response is carried out.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B. Revising the plan and delaying the task ignores the response already agreed for this risk and slips the critical path.
  • C. Excluding a required task changes approved scope and does not deliver the business requirement.
  • D. Documentation of the risk event and lessons learned follows execution of the planned response, not before it.

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?

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

tools, and interactions to be more effective in delivery and removing impediments In agile environments, the project leader should empower the team to identify and resolve their own impediments rather than directing solutions from above. By enabling the team to improve their processes, tools, and interactions, they become self-organizing and can find sustainable solutions. Fast-tracking without addressing root causes leads to quality issues and burnout, as evidenced in the scenario. Empowered teams drive continuous improvement and better delivery outcomes.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Creating an impediment log alone documents problems but doesn't solve them or empower the team to improve their processes.
  • B. Directing solutions from leadership undermines team self-organization and agile principles, treating symptoms rather than root causes.
  • C. Adding impediments as backlog items defers resolution and doesn't address the immediate need to unblock the team's ability to deliver quality work.

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?

  1. Include the customer in daily project activities to gain the required guidance
  2. Plan ahead and define the best way to review the deliverables with the customer
  3. Request the customer to clarify all requirements at the start of each iteration
  4. Ask the customer to review the deliverables in each iteration based on their availability
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Correct answer: B. Plan ahead and define the best way to review the deliverables with the customer

deliverables with the customer The project manager should proactively plan and establish a structured review process that accommodates the customer's availability rather than waiting for delays to occur. This involves defining the best timing, format, and cadence for reviews upfront, potentially offering multiple review windows, asynchronous review options, or scheduling reviews when the customer has committed availability. Proactive planning prevents rework cycles and keeps iterations on track.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Including the customer in daily activities is excessive and not a practical solution for the availability problem.
  • C. Clarifying all requirements at iteration start doesn't solve the review availability issue and may not be feasible in iterative development.
  • D. Asking the customer to review based on their availability perpetuates the current problem rather than solving it through better planning.

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1,417 practice questions for PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), with full explanations.

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What makes the PMP hard

It is not a quick exam: 180 questions across 240 minutes, covering predictive, agile and hybrid project management in scenario-based questions that test judgement, not just knowledge. Most candidates who fail do not fail because they lack project management knowledge, they fail because they are unfamiliar with how PMI phrases its questions and what the PMI way looks like in practice.

A lot of PMP material still in circulation is built on the old split of People 42%, Process 50%, Business Environment 8%. PMI now publishes People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26%: business environment has gone from a rounding error to more than a quarter of the exam, so treating it as an afterthought leaves a quarter of the paper to chance.

About the exam

The PMP is PMI’s flagship certification and the most globally recognised project management credential. It validates expertise in leading projects using predictive, agile and hybrid approaches across virtually every industry. Candidates need three years of project management experience with a bachelor’s degree or higher (four years with an associate’s degree, five years with a high school diploma), plus 35 hours of project management education. It is valid for three years and renewed with 60 PDUs.

Exam domains

  • People: 33%
  • Process: 41%
  • Business environment: 26%

180 questions, 240 minutes with two 10-minute breaks, passing score not publicly disclosed, US$405 for PMI members or US$555 for non-members, taken at Pearson VUE testing centres or online proctored, up to three attempts within a 12-month eligibility window, valid three years.

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