PMP Practice Test

PMP Practice Test practice questions, page 27 of 27, with answer review and explanations.

Question 131

A team member has encountered a technical issue, similar to the one faced in a successfully closed project. However, the team member did not know about the previous project and would like to resolve the issue on their own.What should the project manager do?

  1. Reach out to the project manager of the previous project for assistance.
  2. Allow the team member to work through the issue as a training opportunity.
  3. Improve the risk management strategy and risk monitoring.
  4. Share the lessons learned from the previous project with the team member.

Question 132

In a standup meeting, a team member has been providing the same update for five consecutive days. The task, which is on the critical path, is now at risk for delaying the schedule.What should the project manager do?

  1. Keep the project sponsor informed about the delay.
  2. Reassign the task to another member of the team.
  3. Support the team member by providing one more resource to complete the task immediately.
  4. Ask the team member if there is an impediment, and help to remove the blockers.

Question 133

A project is nearing completion. The contingency time has been consumed. To ensure that the final deliverables are achieved on time and within budget, the project manager has asked the team to follow a rigorous process. This is causing some resistance among the team members.What should the project manager do to address the growing resistance?

  1. Describe to the team members how specific tools and techniques can be used to finish on time.
  2. Convince team members to use a specific methodology to complete the project on time.
  3. Crash the project schedule and ask project team members to work overtime to meet the new timeline.
  4. Motivate project team members by offering incentives to complete the project on time.

Question 134

A project sponsor has requested a trend analysis of all risks that the project has monitored over the past 12 months. What should the agile project manager do?

  1. Extract this from the project risk register tracking tool and issues log
  2. Refer the sponsor to the contract document
  3. Organize a stakeholder meeting to brainstorm on general project risks
  4. Share the annual report with the sponsor

Question 135

A project team member was unhappy with a new change in project governance and complained to one of the project sponsors. The project sponsor challenged the project manager.How should the project manager resolve this conflict?

  1. Schedule a meeting with the project team member's functional manager and request the functional manager's support.
  2. Arrange a meeting with the project team member and project sponsor to discuss the change and obtain consensus.
  3. Explain to the sponsor why the change is required and get their support in forcing the project team member to accept the new change.
  4. Discuss how to manage this conflict with the project management office (PMO) and let them decide how to resolve the issue.