PMP Certification Exam
A project team is working in a remote location, and its operability is threatened due to severe
supply chain disruption. This risk was listed in the risk register, but the severity of the disruption
was not accounted for, so guidance on the response is minimal. - ANS-Seek expert judgment on
the matter and revise the risk response
A tech startup has four projects authorized and running:1. Customer experience (CX) app
development with executive stakeholders2. Third-party app development with new vendors3.
Project with global team members who speak six languages4. Game development using
experimental technology Which statement about risk and quality is correct? - ANS-These
projects all contain inherent risk and require unique quality metrics.
A company is losing market share to disruptive competitors with new business models. A
cross-functional agile team has been formed to recommend ways to recover market share. How
can the team increase its chance of producing successful recommendations? - ANS-Focus on
understanding the value consumers seek and the value competitors offer.
A PMO in a large manufacturing company has been working diligently to retrain project
managers and standardize software and templates across all projects so that every project in
the company will produce compliant artifacts. Which type of PMO is being described? -
ANS-Controlling
A project manager in an organization that uses traditional project management is assigned to an
ongoing project. Recently, the organization has started to use agile methodologies for projects.
The project manager hears that some team members think key subject matter expertise is
missing and that the team does NOT collaborate enough. How should the project manager
respond to these team members' concerns? - ANS-Add cross-functional internal resources and
explain their value to the team.
A government is ready to announce a new tax on sugary products to fund a healthcare program.
The team is working on the first set of goals to secure buy-in from the industry stakeholders and
launch a strong public campaign to support the mandate.In which three ways can the project
build a shared understanding of the project goals with public stakeholders? (Choose three) -
ANS-A. Create partnerships between the government and industry stakeholders so that the
industry is prepared to support the change.
C. Announce the tax along with an advertising campaign to educate the country and individuals
about the benefit.
E. Use an incremental approach by taxing products with the highest sugar content only and
explain how this will improve health results over a period of time.
,A project manager joins an organization with departments to manage donations, construction,
marketing, volunteers, and finance. The company also has a manager of project management
to oversee all of the ongoing projects. The project manager reports directly to the project
management department but shares staff with other departments.What type of organizational
structure does this describe? - ANS-Matrix
A project to upgrade a local bridge while removing some of the protected environment has been
approved by the county municipality. The project sponsor met the project manager and wanted
specifically to identify, monitor, and correct based on PESTLE factors.What impacts should the
project manager consider as a result of this decision? Choose two: - ANS-A. Political
C. Economic
A product owner has created a lot of epics and has started breaking them down into user
stories. These high-priority user stories fulfill the definition of ready. At the iteration planning
meeting, the product owner leaves after 2 hours.What should happen next? - ANS-The team
should decompose the user stories into tasks.
A project manager is interviewing to join a company that is complex with all organization
structure included. What organizational structure should the project manager expect? -
ANS-Composite
A project manager leading a diesel engine development project has been asked to join the
PMO. The PMO is supportive in nature. Several junior and new project managers are struggling
with how to implement stakeholder engagement and how to structure the project management
plan document. How should the project manager approach this situation? - ANS-Supply
templates, best practices, and train the new project managers.
Company P's IT transformation project has three (3) deliverables, and they have the following
characteristics, according to the project team:- Deliverable 2 has strictly scheduled milestones,
with no expected variation in the timeline.- Requirements for deliverables 1 and 3 will change
quickly during development. Which project life cycle should the project manager use for this
project? - ANS-Select a hybrid project model; position deliverable 2 as a single waterfall phase
embedded in an overall agile project.
A company is struggling to define the scope of a new project that has multiple phases with a
high level of dependency between the phases. How should the project manager approach this
challenge? - ANS-Work with project stakeholders to recommend an iterative approach that will
then help to define the project's scope.
Which of the following is not a PESTLE factor? - ANS-Effectiveness
An emergency vaccine roll-out project should be deployed to vaccination centers as soon as
confirmed locations are booked. Factors such as delayed batch shipments, safety protocols,
and target age groups may block the deployment at the last minute. However, the deployment
, process does NOT vary after passing the tollgate to begin setup at a new location.Which project
approach would best support the goal of maximizing the number of centers deployed? - ANS-A
set of predictive deployment sequences embedded in a set of agile processes.
Early in the establishment of the project, the project manager spends time looking for historical
data that might be helpful in planning the new project. She is looking for examples of project
documents in similar projects that have been completed that she might be able to use as
templates for the new project. She is also looking for information about established processes
and procedures that will help the project run more smoothly.What is the term used to define
these? - ANS-OPAs
A project manager experienced in predictive methods is taking on an agile project for the first
time. To help in making a successful transition, the project manager makes a list of situations
that may arise from inadequate action as a servant leader.Which three situations would be on
this list? (Choose THREE.) - ANS-A. Team members avoid taking on challenging tasks.
B. Team members avoid direct communication with other departments.
E. Project stakeholders' express skepticism of agile methods.
On an agile project, minor impediments may interfere with or slow down day-to-day progress.
Which tool or practice can be used to bring attention to those impediments on a regular basis? -
ANS-Daily standups
A company executive who is not a key project stakeholder of a project has expressed continued
interest and opinions directly to the project team. The key stakeholders are becoming annoyed
and perceive the executive to be interfering and causing unwanted noise, but the project team
finds the executive's inputs helpful.What should the team do first? - ANS-Discuss what should
happen at the next retrospective.
A company is using a predictive approach for the development of a particular component as
defined in the scope management plan. Due to regularly changing regulatory requirements, the
development team has requested to utilize agile approaches.What should the project manager
do about the development team's request? - ANS-Analyze the requirements that will need to be
addressed under the requested method
A project manager implemented an approved change to manage a risk. Three (3) months after
the implemented change, the project manager learns that the change did NOT produce the
desired result, instead producing negative consequences.How can the project manager avoid
this problem in future projects? - ANS-Update the list on the risk register with the risk.
A project manager is an aggressive project manager known for producing results. The project
manager aims to pick an organizational structure where the authority of the project manager is
the highest.What organizational structure should the project manager request from the sponsor?
- ANS-Projectized
A project team is working in a remote location, and its operability is threatened due to severe
supply chain disruption. This risk was listed in the risk register, but the severity of the disruption
was not accounted for, so guidance on the response is minimal. - ANS-Seek expert judgment on
the matter and revise the risk response
A tech startup has four projects authorized and running:1. Customer experience (CX) app
development with executive stakeholders2. Third-party app development with new vendors3.
Project with global team members who speak six languages4. Game development using
experimental technology Which statement about risk and quality is correct? - ANS-These
projects all contain inherent risk and require unique quality metrics.
A company is losing market share to disruptive competitors with new business models. A
cross-functional agile team has been formed to recommend ways to recover market share. How
can the team increase its chance of producing successful recommendations? - ANS-Focus on
understanding the value consumers seek and the value competitors offer.
A PMO in a large manufacturing company has been working diligently to retrain project
managers and standardize software and templates across all projects so that every project in
the company will produce compliant artifacts. Which type of PMO is being described? -
ANS-Controlling
A project manager in an organization that uses traditional project management is assigned to an
ongoing project. Recently, the organization has started to use agile methodologies for projects.
The project manager hears that some team members think key subject matter expertise is
missing and that the team does NOT collaborate enough. How should the project manager
respond to these team members' concerns? - ANS-Add cross-functional internal resources and
explain their value to the team.
A government is ready to announce a new tax on sugary products to fund a healthcare program.
The team is working on the first set of goals to secure buy-in from the industry stakeholders and
launch a strong public campaign to support the mandate.In which three ways can the project
build a shared understanding of the project goals with public stakeholders? (Choose three) -
ANS-A. Create partnerships between the government and industry stakeholders so that the
industry is prepared to support the change.
C. Announce the tax along with an advertising campaign to educate the country and individuals
about the benefit.
E. Use an incremental approach by taxing products with the highest sugar content only and
explain how this will improve health results over a period of time.
,A project manager joins an organization with departments to manage donations, construction,
marketing, volunteers, and finance. The company also has a manager of project management
to oversee all of the ongoing projects. The project manager reports directly to the project
management department but shares staff with other departments.What type of organizational
structure does this describe? - ANS-Matrix
A project to upgrade a local bridge while removing some of the protected environment has been
approved by the county municipality. The project sponsor met the project manager and wanted
specifically to identify, monitor, and correct based on PESTLE factors.What impacts should the
project manager consider as a result of this decision? Choose two: - ANS-A. Political
C. Economic
A product owner has created a lot of epics and has started breaking them down into user
stories. These high-priority user stories fulfill the definition of ready. At the iteration planning
meeting, the product owner leaves after 2 hours.What should happen next? - ANS-The team
should decompose the user stories into tasks.
A project manager is interviewing to join a company that is complex with all organization
structure included. What organizational structure should the project manager expect? -
ANS-Composite
A project manager leading a diesel engine development project has been asked to join the
PMO. The PMO is supportive in nature. Several junior and new project managers are struggling
with how to implement stakeholder engagement and how to structure the project management
plan document. How should the project manager approach this situation? - ANS-Supply
templates, best practices, and train the new project managers.
Company P's IT transformation project has three (3) deliverables, and they have the following
characteristics, according to the project team:- Deliverable 2 has strictly scheduled milestones,
with no expected variation in the timeline.- Requirements for deliverables 1 and 3 will change
quickly during development. Which project life cycle should the project manager use for this
project? - ANS-Select a hybrid project model; position deliverable 2 as a single waterfall phase
embedded in an overall agile project.
A company is struggling to define the scope of a new project that has multiple phases with a
high level of dependency between the phases. How should the project manager approach this
challenge? - ANS-Work with project stakeholders to recommend an iterative approach that will
then help to define the project's scope.
Which of the following is not a PESTLE factor? - ANS-Effectiveness
An emergency vaccine roll-out project should be deployed to vaccination centers as soon as
confirmed locations are booked. Factors such as delayed batch shipments, safety protocols,
and target age groups may block the deployment at the last minute. However, the deployment
, process does NOT vary after passing the tollgate to begin setup at a new location.Which project
approach would best support the goal of maximizing the number of centers deployed? - ANS-A
set of predictive deployment sequences embedded in a set of agile processes.
Early in the establishment of the project, the project manager spends time looking for historical
data that might be helpful in planning the new project. She is looking for examples of project
documents in similar projects that have been completed that she might be able to use as
templates for the new project. She is also looking for information about established processes
and procedures that will help the project run more smoothly.What is the term used to define
these? - ANS-OPAs
A project manager experienced in predictive methods is taking on an agile project for the first
time. To help in making a successful transition, the project manager makes a list of situations
that may arise from inadequate action as a servant leader.Which three situations would be on
this list? (Choose THREE.) - ANS-A. Team members avoid taking on challenging tasks.
B. Team members avoid direct communication with other departments.
E. Project stakeholders' express skepticism of agile methods.
On an agile project, minor impediments may interfere with or slow down day-to-day progress.
Which tool or practice can be used to bring attention to those impediments on a regular basis? -
ANS-Daily standups
A company executive who is not a key project stakeholder of a project has expressed continued
interest and opinions directly to the project team. The key stakeholders are becoming annoyed
and perceive the executive to be interfering and causing unwanted noise, but the project team
finds the executive's inputs helpful.What should the team do first? - ANS-Discuss what should
happen at the next retrospective.
A company is using a predictive approach for the development of a particular component as
defined in the scope management plan. Due to regularly changing regulatory requirements, the
development team has requested to utilize agile approaches.What should the project manager
do about the development team's request? - ANS-Analyze the requirements that will need to be
addressed under the requested method
A project manager implemented an approved change to manage a risk. Three (3) months after
the implemented change, the project manager learns that the change did NOT produce the
desired result, instead producing negative consequences.How can the project manager avoid
this problem in future projects? - ANS-Update the list on the risk register with the risk.
A project manager is an aggressive project manager known for producing results. The project
manager aims to pick an organizational structure where the authority of the project manager is
the highest.What organizational structure should the project manager request from the sponsor?
- ANS-Projectized
