PMP Certification Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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) - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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: - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? -
, CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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?
- CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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. - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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) - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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: - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? -
, CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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?
- CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 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
