PMP TEST

# 1 A team member has a sudden emergency that may last for several days. There are no other team members who can cover his tasks and job duties. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

• A. Hold an emergency project team meeting to discuss the situation.
• B. Ask the human resources (HR) manager for an external replacement.
• C. Log the situation in the issue log.
• D.Update the key stakeholders on the issue.

# 2 A project manager arranged a team-building activity to build and maintain teamwork, trust, and commitment due to internal team conflicts. Two months after completing the training, another situation is causing new delays in the project. What should the project manager do to address this concern?

• A. Ask human resources (HR) to coordinate another activity.
• B. Reassess the team situation and provide a proper solution.
• C. Inform HR about the situation and ask for support.
• D. Meet with the team to explain that conflicts must be addressed and solved.

# 3 The product owner decides to launch a product after a couple of releases knowing that the minimum viable product (MVP) lacks some features. One of the key stakeholders the marketing vice president is not happy with the results and questioned the release decision. What should the project manager do?

• A. Support the product owner's decision and seek better alignment with this stakeholder in order to avoid this type of issue in the future.
• B. Coach the team on the decision-making process, assuming a risk-averse strategy towards product releasing.
• C. Assume the responsibility for product releases making the final call on when something is ready for customer launch.
• D. Escalate the issue to the sponsor questioning the authority of the key stakeholder regarding the product launch decision.

# 4 During the execution of a construction project, the project sponsor asks to make changes to the floor plan by adding a mini storage room. The sponsor insists on making this last-minute change, but they would like to avoid delays to the project. Which document should the project manager refer to first?

• A. Change control plan.
• B. Schedule management plan.
• C. Scope management plan.
• D. Cost management plan.

# 5 Toward the end of a project the project manager did not receive approval from a key stakeholder because the necessary deliverables were not functioning as expected. What should the project manager do next?

• A. Review the stakeholder engagement plan.
• B. Review the quality management plan.
• C. Review the requirements traceability matrix.
• D. Review the work breakdown structure (WBS).

# 6 A project has been running successfully for 2 months. At a regular project meeting, the team raises several potential obstacles to future progress. The obstacles include vendor delivery performance, technical performance of a subsystem, and conflict with another division of the organization. What should the project manager do next?

• A. Work with the team and others in the network to assess and prioritize the obstacles.
• B. Engage with the external stakeholders and the other division of the organization to resolve the issues.
• C. Escalate the obstacles to the project sponsor for assistance with resolution.
• D. Determine a change response to identify and resolve the obstacles to move the project forward.

# 7 A project manager resigned from a recently approved project. A new project manager has been assigned to the project and needs to determine the delegated authority. What should the new project manager do first?

• A. Refer to the project charter.
• B. Review the project resource matrix.
• C. Assess the stakeholder register.
• D.Update the communications management plan.

# 8 During the project planning phase, a project manager called a meeting to discuss the product backlog with multiple stakeholders who represent the end users in various capacities. Only one executive manager attended the meeting. What should the project manager do?

• A. Meet with each stakeholder individually to gather input to the product backlog and begin project planning.
• B. Proceed with prioritization of the product backlog based on previous lessons learned and complete the project planning phase.
• C. Reschedule the meeting to ensure the majority of stakeholders are present for the product backlog discussions.
• D. Proceed with the meeting in order to keep the project on track and start prioritizing the product backlog.

# 9 Close to the end of a project, a customer claims that some deliverables have not been met and starts initiating change requests. What should the project manager do next?

• A. Refer to the requirements traceability matrix.
• B. Revise the project scope baseline.
• C. Escalate the change request to the project sponsor.
• D. Review the approved project charter.

# 10 A company is working on a project and is using a hybrid approach to streamline a customer service process. At the end of the second iteration, a business analyst joins the team to learn about the financial and scheduling aspects of project management. What should the project manager do to support the business analyst?

• A. Assign resources to coach the business analyst.
• B. Ask the business analyst to focus on their work allocation for the needs of the project.
• C. Create reports to inform the business analyst about the schedule and project cost.
• D. Provide the business analyst with access to the financial and scheduling information.