PMP CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED A GRADE 2026
• A key team member is asked to move to another project during the
middle of a technical project. The team believes this is an unwise
move and expresses concern. - - Which action will help to resolve the
issue?
a.Discuss the conflict with the project sponsor and formulate a
response.
b.Use coaching tools and techniques to motivate the project team.
c.Replace the key team member with a new resource who has the
same skills.
d.Acknowledge the team's concern and analyze the impact to the
project. Answer: Acknowledge the team's concern and analyze the
impact to the project.
• The project sponsor requests that an element of a product will be
swapped for the equivalent supplied by a local manufacturer in
order to have a more sustainable supply chain. - - Which action
should the project manager take?
a.Promptly implement the change and submit a change request for
formal documentation.
,b.Refer to the Perform Integrated Change Control process to
examine the issue further.
c.Halt current production and initiate the Perform Integrated Change
Control process.
d.Refuse to fulfil the request because it will lead to scope creep.
Answer: Refer to the Perform Integrated Change Control process to
examine the issue further.
• A project manager notices that team member A seems more
unhappy after every team meeting. After looking into the situation,
the project manager finds out that team member A is not making
progress on a key activity. This has an impact on the critical path.
Team member A also feels that they are NOT in the correct role
within the project team. - - What should the project manager do?
a.Reassure team member A about their abilities by reminding them
that they were chosen for a reason.
b.Meet with team member A to discuss where they can contribute,
based on their strengths.
c.Enroll team member A in targeted training to acquire the needed
skills for their assigned role.
d.Reassign team member A to a more appropriate role in another
project. Answer: Meet with team member A to discuss where they
can contribute, based on their strengths.
• Several items remain in the Kanban blocked column despite the
team's efforts to resolve the issues. The retrospective reveals that all
,of the impediments relate to mandatory corporate business
processes, which introduce wait times. - - What should the project
manager do next?
a.Act as a servant leader to resolve the pending business process
issues while the team attends a team-building event.
b.Dedicate the next iteration to team training on the business
processes to help them work more autonomously.
c.Work with process owners to streamline procedure and secure the
team coaching on the processes.
d.Work with the team to increase the story point estimates in the
backlog to account for the business process delays. Answer: Work
with process owners to streamline procedure and secure the team
coaching on the processes.
• A new regulation requires consumer warnings on labels, but a
company's product package is too small to fit the additional
information. The regulatory specification does NOT provide a
solution, so the agile team decides to solve the problem by
displaying the information on a fold-out flap. The start of mass
production of the new labels, the project's next milestone, is
scheduled to begin in five days. - - What should the agile team do
next?
a.Update the sprint backlog to reflect the additional product label
requirement.
b.Contact the compliance team to determine validity of the selected
format.
, c.Develop a prototype and submit it to the label manufacturer for
approval.
d.Develop a prototype and submit it to the label manufacturer for
approval. Answer: Contact the compliance team to determine
validity of the selected format.
• Project manager A identifies three critical risks with probability of
a high impact on the schedule and budget of project A—this project
is producing critical deliverables for the company. - - The team meets
to devise a solution for the risks and decides that three specific
resources will be required to address the risks. However, these
resources are already committed to a separate project, which is
managed by project manager B. - - Which party should the project
manager work with first to find a solution?
a.The project team members - to assist in training the new team
members quickly so they can complete work on time
b.The project sponsor - to request more funding for the budget in
order to hire contractors
c.The three resources - to convince them to join the team or, at least,
agree to coach the existing team
d.Project manager B - to negotiate reallocation or sharing of the
three required resources Answer: Project manager B - to negotiate
reallocation or sharing of the three required resources
• A travel company wants to create smartphone applications for
their users. Competitors are racing to do the same. The product
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED A GRADE 2026
• A key team member is asked to move to another project during the
middle of a technical project. The team believes this is an unwise
move and expresses concern. - - Which action will help to resolve the
issue?
a.Discuss the conflict with the project sponsor and formulate a
response.
b.Use coaching tools and techniques to motivate the project team.
c.Replace the key team member with a new resource who has the
same skills.
d.Acknowledge the team's concern and analyze the impact to the
project. Answer: Acknowledge the team's concern and analyze the
impact to the project.
• The project sponsor requests that an element of a product will be
swapped for the equivalent supplied by a local manufacturer in
order to have a more sustainable supply chain. - - Which action
should the project manager take?
a.Promptly implement the change and submit a change request for
formal documentation.
,b.Refer to the Perform Integrated Change Control process to
examine the issue further.
c.Halt current production and initiate the Perform Integrated Change
Control process.
d.Refuse to fulfil the request because it will lead to scope creep.
Answer: Refer to the Perform Integrated Change Control process to
examine the issue further.
• A project manager notices that team member A seems more
unhappy after every team meeting. After looking into the situation,
the project manager finds out that team member A is not making
progress on a key activity. This has an impact on the critical path.
Team member A also feels that they are NOT in the correct role
within the project team. - - What should the project manager do?
a.Reassure team member A about their abilities by reminding them
that they were chosen for a reason.
b.Meet with team member A to discuss where they can contribute,
based on their strengths.
c.Enroll team member A in targeted training to acquire the needed
skills for their assigned role.
d.Reassign team member A to a more appropriate role in another
project. Answer: Meet with team member A to discuss where they
can contribute, based on their strengths.
• Several items remain in the Kanban blocked column despite the
team's efforts to resolve the issues. The retrospective reveals that all
,of the impediments relate to mandatory corporate business
processes, which introduce wait times. - - What should the project
manager do next?
a.Act as a servant leader to resolve the pending business process
issues while the team attends a team-building event.
b.Dedicate the next iteration to team training on the business
processes to help them work more autonomously.
c.Work with process owners to streamline procedure and secure the
team coaching on the processes.
d.Work with the team to increase the story point estimates in the
backlog to account for the business process delays. Answer: Work
with process owners to streamline procedure and secure the team
coaching on the processes.
• A new regulation requires consumer warnings on labels, but a
company's product package is too small to fit the additional
information. The regulatory specification does NOT provide a
solution, so the agile team decides to solve the problem by
displaying the information on a fold-out flap. The start of mass
production of the new labels, the project's next milestone, is
scheduled to begin in five days. - - What should the agile team do
next?
a.Update the sprint backlog to reflect the additional product label
requirement.
b.Contact the compliance team to determine validity of the selected
format.
, c.Develop a prototype and submit it to the label manufacturer for
approval.
d.Develop a prototype and submit it to the label manufacturer for
approval. Answer: Contact the compliance team to determine
validity of the selected format.
• Project manager A identifies three critical risks with probability of
a high impact on the schedule and budget of project A—this project
is producing critical deliverables for the company. - - The team meets
to devise a solution for the risks and decides that three specific
resources will be required to address the risks. However, these
resources are already committed to a separate project, which is
managed by project manager B. - - Which party should the project
manager work with first to find a solution?
a.The project team members - to assist in training the new team
members quickly so they can complete work on time
b.The project sponsor - to request more funding for the budget in
order to hire contractors
c.The three resources - to convince them to join the team or, at least,
agree to coach the existing team
d.Project manager B - to negotiate reallocation or sharing of the
three required resources Answer: Project manager B - to negotiate
reallocation or sharing of the three required resources
• A travel company wants to create smartphone applications for
their users. Competitors are racing to do the same. The product
