PMP Practice Test

PMP Practice Test practice questions, page 6 of 27, with answer review and explanations.

Question 26

During the execution of a project, the finance team identified that they were not involved in building the business case for the project and will not approve the estimated return on investment (ROI).What should the project manager do?

  1. Revisit the communications management plan and make necessary adjustments.
  2. Revisit the scope management plan and note this as a risk.
  3. Continue developing based on the project management plan and address the issue post delivery.
  4. Schedule a meeting with the product owner and finance team to agree on course corrections.

Question 27

After the project charter’s approval, the project manager needs to work on detailed project requirements, constraints, and assumptions with stakeholders. However, not all of the stakeholders are immediately available for a meeting in the short term.What should the project manager do in order to gather the information needed from stakeholders?

  1. Conduct a meeting to build the project management plan with the stakeholders who are available.
  2. Email, call, or meet with each stakeholder separately to obtain their input.
  3. Escalate to the project sponsor that not all stakeholders are available for a meeting.
  4. Meet with the project management team to build the project management plan before consulting stakeholders.

Question 28

A project manager has been selected to deliver one of an organization's key flagship solutions. Critical success factors include agility, market adaptation, and a quick response to market offerings.What is one of the key activities that the project manager should undertake to ensure company success?

  1. Request more funding from the project sponsor to hire additional skilled resources and to incorporate additional quality in the project delivery approach and outcome.
  2. Review the project objectives with the project sponsor to agree on more realistic and achievable project plans and deliverables.
  3. Create a business case after performing a market review, and then submit it to the sponsor to modify the project deliverable to meet the newly defined objectives.
  4. Conduct periodical reviews of the project plans, objectives, and deliverables to ensure all relevant data are captured to continue making informed project decisions.

Question 29

During a project's third iteration, two of the existing team members were replaced. As the project entered the next iteration, the team velocity dropped and the performance started to slip.What should the project manager do?

  1. Guide the team to revert back to the forming and storming stages.
  2. Discuss the decrease in productivity with human resources (HR).
  3. Convene a team building event to address key performance indicators (KPIs).
  4. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.

Question 30

During a retrospective review, many project team members say they are not completing tasks during the iterations because of interruptions and requests for help from other teams.As a team facilitator, what should the project manager do to avoid this?

  1. Reunite with the project team members affected and tell them not to reduce the team's capacity.
  2. Hire a coach to help all project teams to improve their abilities to solve problems on their own.
  3. Recommend to the project team members that they should improve their planning and make their stories smaller.
  4. Identify the problem's root causes and define the ground rules with all project team members to minimize interferences.