PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP – 100 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES LATEST
2026 INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Question 1 – People (Agile)
A team has just adopted an agile approach. During daily standup
meetings, the team expresses concerns about task delays. The project
leader asks 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?
A. Asked the team to create an impediment log and keep it updated for
use in the next sprint planning
B. Directed teams to possible solutions that help in removing the
impediments and contribute to timely delivery
C. Suggested to the team to add impediments as work items in the
product backlog to be fixed in the next sprints
D. Empowered the team to improve their processes, tools, and
interactions to be more effective in delivery and removing impediments
Correct Answer: D – Empowering the team to improve their own
processes is a core agile principle. The team should self-organize and
continuously improve.
Question 2 – Process (Predictive)
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?
A. Consult the risk register for an appropriate planned risk response and
implement it
B. Revise the project management plan and move the task to a time
when the technical resource will be available
C. Review the business requirement with stakeholders and exclude the
task assigned to the technical resource
D. Update the lessons learned report and the risk log to reflect that this
risk has materialized
Correct Answer: A – The risk was already identified and documented in
the risk register with a planned response. The project manager should
implement that response.
Question 3 – People (Hybrid)
A team is assembled for a new project that will use a predictive approach
through requirements gathering and an agile approach for development
and testing. Not everyone on the team has experience working in agile.
The schedule has started slipping due to the unclear structure of the
agile development approach. What should the project manager have
done to avoid this situation?
A. Set up weekly status meetings to review team progress and regularly
escalated delays
B. Established daily standup meetings to track and report on team
progress and escalated delays to stakeholders
C. Met with the team, allowed team members to make decisions about
what to do, and established performance goals
D. Conducted routine meetings and identified team members who are
underperforming
,Correct Answer: C – The project manager should have met with the
team, allowed team members to make decisions, and established clear
performance goals to ensure everyone understood the agile approach
and their roles.
Question 4 – Process (Agile)
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,
resulting in increased rework. What should the project manager do?
A. Include the customer in daily project activities to gain the required
guidance
B. Plan ahead and define the best way to review the deliverables with the
customer
C. Request the customer to clarify all requirements at the start of each
iteration
D. Ask the customer to review the deliverables in each iteration based on
their availability
Correct Answer: B – The project manager should proactively plan and
define a clear review process with the customer to ensure timely
feedback.
Question 5 – People
A project manager is working with a customer's team on a new project.
Some product definitions and requirements are still not clear, but the
customer wants to start activities as soon as possible. The organization is
also expecting product delivery for a specific date due to a regulatory
requirement. What should the project manager do first?
A. Begin work on the known requirements and add the unclear ones later
B. Conduct a kickoff meeting to align expectations
, C. Develop a project charter with high-level scope and objectives
D. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor
Correct Answer: C – The project charter is the first step in formally
authorizing the project and defining high-level scope, objectives, and
key stakeholders.
Question 6 – Process (Predictive)
A project is behind schedule. The project manager needs to get the
project back on track without increasing costs. Which of the following is
the BEST course of action?
A. Crash the schedule by adding more resources
B. Fast-track the schedule by overlapping activities
C. Reduce the scope of the project
D. Request additional funding from the sponsor
Correct Answer: B – Fast-tracking (overlapping activities that would
normally be done in sequence) can compress the schedule without
increasing costs. Crashing adds cost, and reducing scope may not be an
option.
Question 7 – Business Environment
A company is awarded a project in a dangerous location that poses
several high-level risks for employees. The project is ongoing and uses a
hybrid approach with multiple sites and several development iterations
running in parallel. How should the project manager handle this
situation?
A. Allocate and use part of the project's contingency reserves for training
purposes
B. Negotiate a contract and form a partnership with a local authority for
medical and security support services
C. Perform a retrospective and update the risk register and resource
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES LATEST
2026 INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Question 1 – People (Agile)
A team has just adopted an agile approach. During daily standup
meetings, the team expresses concerns about task delays. The project
leader asks 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?
A. Asked the team to create an impediment log and keep it updated for
use in the next sprint planning
B. Directed teams to possible solutions that help in removing the
impediments and contribute to timely delivery
C. Suggested to the team to add impediments as work items in the
product backlog to be fixed in the next sprints
D. Empowered the team to improve their processes, tools, and
interactions to be more effective in delivery and removing impediments
Correct Answer: D – Empowering the team to improve their own
processes is a core agile principle. The team should self-organize and
continuously improve.
Question 2 – Process (Predictive)
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?
A. Consult the risk register for an appropriate planned risk response and
implement it
B. Revise the project management plan and move the task to a time
when the technical resource will be available
C. Review the business requirement with stakeholders and exclude the
task assigned to the technical resource
D. Update the lessons learned report and the risk log to reflect that this
risk has materialized
Correct Answer: A – The risk was already identified and documented in
the risk register with a planned response. The project manager should
implement that response.
Question 3 – People (Hybrid)
A team is assembled for a new project that will use a predictive approach
through requirements gathering and an agile approach for development
and testing. Not everyone on the team has experience working in agile.
The schedule has started slipping due to the unclear structure of the
agile development approach. What should the project manager have
done to avoid this situation?
A. Set up weekly status meetings to review team progress and regularly
escalated delays
B. Established daily standup meetings to track and report on team
progress and escalated delays to stakeholders
C. Met with the team, allowed team members to make decisions about
what to do, and established performance goals
D. Conducted routine meetings and identified team members who are
underperforming
,Correct Answer: C – The project manager should have met with the
team, allowed team members to make decisions, and established clear
performance goals to ensure everyone understood the agile approach
and their roles.
Question 4 – Process (Agile)
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,
resulting in increased rework. What should the project manager do?
A. Include the customer in daily project activities to gain the required
guidance
B. Plan ahead and define the best way to review the deliverables with the
customer
C. Request the customer to clarify all requirements at the start of each
iteration
D. Ask the customer to review the deliverables in each iteration based on
their availability
Correct Answer: B – The project manager should proactively plan and
define a clear review process with the customer to ensure timely
feedback.
Question 5 – People
A project manager is working with a customer's team on a new project.
Some product definitions and requirements are still not clear, but the
customer wants to start activities as soon as possible. The organization is
also expecting product delivery for a specific date due to a regulatory
requirement. What should the project manager do first?
A. Begin work on the known requirements and add the unclear ones later
B. Conduct a kickoff meeting to align expectations
, C. Develop a project charter with high-level scope and objectives
D. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor
Correct Answer: C – The project charter is the first step in formally
authorizing the project and defining high-level scope, objectives, and
key stakeholders.
Question 6 – Process (Predictive)
A project is behind schedule. The project manager needs to get the
project back on track without increasing costs. Which of the following is
the BEST course of action?
A. Crash the schedule by adding more resources
B. Fast-track the schedule by overlapping activities
C. Reduce the scope of the project
D. Request additional funding from the sponsor
Correct Answer: B – Fast-tracking (overlapping activities that would
normally be done in sequence) can compress the schedule without
increasing costs. Crashing adds cost, and reducing scope may not be an
option.
Question 7 – Business Environment
A company is awarded a project in a dangerous location that poses
several high-level risks for employees. The project is ongoing and uses a
hybrid approach with multiple sites and several development iterations
running in parallel. How should the project manager handle this
situation?
A. Allocate and use part of the project's contingency reserves for training
purposes
B. Negotiate a contract and form a partnership with a local authority for
medical and security support services
C. Perform a retrospective and update the risk register and resource
