PMI Certification Questions with
correct Answers 2025/2026 ( A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED).
A 5-year highway construction project is in its third year of execution. The project
manager received a complaint from an activist group in the neighborhood.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?
A. Ask the project communications team to address the complaint.
B. Request the formal notification complaint from the activist group
C. Identify the neighborhood representatives in the communications management
plan.
D. Identify the risks associated with the highway construction project.
- The correct Answer is: C. Identify the neighborhood representatives in the
communications management plan
A client's interactions with the project team have been somewhat negative and
adversarial. Project team members no longer want to be part of the project.
What should the project manager do?
A. Schedule a meeting with the client to discuss the team's concerns.
B. Follow the client's expectations and feelings continuously.
C. Keep negotiating with the client and the project team to settle differences.
D. Involve all team members in stakeholder engagement.
- The correct Answer is: C. Keep negotiating with the client and the project team to
settle differences.
A company is expanding its product manufacturing to a new country. The date the
company will start operating is set and broadly communicated, but the project team
is not sure if there is enough time to get all the product features implemented.
What should the project manager do to ensure there is enough time to implement the
critical features on the committed date?
A. Add resources to the project team, as this will increase the velocity and enable the
team to deliver more value.
B. Collaborate with the project team to estimate the size of the minimum viable
product (MVP) functionalities.
C. Cut operations documentation because this can be completed after product
delivery and operation starts.
D. Escalate the concern to the executive level and request a new and feasible
project due date.
,- The correct Answer is: B. Collaborate with the project team to estimate the size of
the minimum viable product (MVP) functionalities.
A company is expanding, and the project manager is contemplating whether to hire
new resources or outsource resources from an approved vendor team. What should
the project manager focus on regarding this decision?
A. The cost of internal resources versus vendor resources.
B. The organization's resource strengths and skills versus those of the vendor.
C. The cost of outsourcing to a local vendor versus a global vendor.
D. The procurement strategy of the company and procurement standards.
- The correct Answer is: B. The organization's resource strengths and skills versus
those of the vendor.
A company is transitioning from using a predictive approach to a hybrid
predictive-agile project implementation. The leadership team is concerned about
benefits realization and is closely following up on one of the project iterations with
the project manager.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Update the leadership team with a quantifiable value report for each iteration.
B. Demonstrate the business value to the leadership team and get their buy-in.
C. Keep delivering iterations of the solution and show the benefit increments to the
leadership team.
D. Wait for the leadership team to share the benefits realization updates for each
iteration with management.
- The correct Answer is: C. Keep delivering iterations of the solution and show the
benefit increments to the leadership team.
A company outsources the execution of a project with a fixed-price contract to a
supplier. During execution, the supplier agrees to deliver additional customer
requirements that were not included in the contract. To fulfill the expanded scope,
both parties add more resources to keep the project on the planned schedule.
Which technique is being applied in this project?
A. Fast tracking
B. Crashing
C. Resource leveling
D. Lead and lag
- The correct Answer is: B. Crashing
A company that has traditionally used predictive approaches has been
experimenting with the use of agile in portions of a project. Because the company
,has been pleased with the results, the project sponsor now requests that the entire
project be converted to agile.
What should the project manager do?
A. Propose that the approach change to agile take effect for new projects.
B. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
C. Consult the product owner as they may have reasons to continue using a
predictive approach.
D. Convert the project deliverables to user stories and inform the team.
- The correct Answer is: B. Submit a change request to the change control board
(CCB).
A company used to deliver technical services to customers using external labor.
When a new project manager arrived, the team hired specialized personnel to
reduce costs by delivering an in-house service. Some of the stakeholders are
frustrated that the resources are taking too much time to deliver the service.What
should the project manager do to address the concern?
A. Review the communication plan with the frustrated stakeholders.
B. Increase stakeholders' understanding of the project approach.
C. Rehire the external contractor who provided the service previously.
D. Develop a glide path and communicate the ramp-up plan to stakeholders
- The correct Answer is: B. Increase stakeholders' understanding of the project
approach.
A complex, multimillion-dollar, multi-year product development project requiring
unique knowledge is 70% complete. Contract termination is a possibility due to
project deliverables and execution being not acceptable. Despite the strained
relationship, the vendor is ready for rework at no penalty.
What should the project manager do to manage this situation?
A. Ask the customer to permit rework as the vendor has unique knowledge of the
product.
B. Finalize the new definition of done (DoD) with the customer and make the vendor
bear the cost of rework.
C. Facilitate the negotiation of the acceptance criteria between the customer and
vendor.
D. Direct the vendor to rework the deliverable since they did not meet the
requirements.
- The correct Answer is: C. Facilitate the negotiation of the acceptance criteria
between the customer and vendor.
, A customer requested a change to a functionality that is being delivered in the next
iteration The specialist responsible for this functionality was recently assigned to
another project.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Request a new resource from HR
B. Request a new resource from the project sponsor.
C. Negotiate for the resource's availability.
D. Tell the customer that the new change is not possible.
- The correct Answer is: C. Negotiate for the resource's availability.
A developer is complaining about the time spent on daily standups, updating stories,
creating tasks, and reviewing dependencies between stories instead of developing
code. Other team members support the comment.
What should a servant leader do next?
A. Ask for suggestions on how to manage their time more effectively.
B. Reduce the interactions among team members to increase development time.
C. Explain the definition of an information radiator to the project team.
D. Acknowledge the frustration and emphasize the benefit of each activity.
- The correct Answer is: D. Acknowledge the frustration and emphasize the benefit
of each activity
A functional manager involved in a project complains about the latest quality metrics
reports associated with all previous iterations. The team does not think this is a valid
complaint.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Fix the reports to accommodate the functional manager's complaints.
B. Speak to the functional manager's superior to check if this is a common complaint.
C. Review the RACI matrix to identify who is responsible for quality metrics.
D. Perform a quality audit to validate the applied quality metrics.
- The correct Answer is: C. Review the RACI matrix to identify who is responsible for
quality metrics.
A key member of a project team publicly asserts that another team member has
been speaking negatively about them. The team member threatens to quit their job if
the project manager does not take immediate action to address the conflict.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Call a team meeting because the project is in jeopardy without the key team
member.
B. Meet with the accused team member to understand their point of view.
C. Schedule a meeting in the future to allow the issue to diffuse over time.
D. Decide to remove one of the two members of the team to address the conflict.
correct Answers 2025/2026 ( A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED).
A 5-year highway construction project is in its third year of execution. The project
manager received a complaint from an activist group in the neighborhood.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?
A. Ask the project communications team to address the complaint.
B. Request the formal notification complaint from the activist group
C. Identify the neighborhood representatives in the communications management
plan.
D. Identify the risks associated with the highway construction project.
- The correct Answer is: C. Identify the neighborhood representatives in the
communications management plan
A client's interactions with the project team have been somewhat negative and
adversarial. Project team members no longer want to be part of the project.
What should the project manager do?
A. Schedule a meeting with the client to discuss the team's concerns.
B. Follow the client's expectations and feelings continuously.
C. Keep negotiating with the client and the project team to settle differences.
D. Involve all team members in stakeholder engagement.
- The correct Answer is: C. Keep negotiating with the client and the project team to
settle differences.
A company is expanding its product manufacturing to a new country. The date the
company will start operating is set and broadly communicated, but the project team
is not sure if there is enough time to get all the product features implemented.
What should the project manager do to ensure there is enough time to implement the
critical features on the committed date?
A. Add resources to the project team, as this will increase the velocity and enable the
team to deliver more value.
B. Collaborate with the project team to estimate the size of the minimum viable
product (MVP) functionalities.
C. Cut operations documentation because this can be completed after product
delivery and operation starts.
D. Escalate the concern to the executive level and request a new and feasible
project due date.
,- The correct Answer is: B. Collaborate with the project team to estimate the size of
the minimum viable product (MVP) functionalities.
A company is expanding, and the project manager is contemplating whether to hire
new resources or outsource resources from an approved vendor team. What should
the project manager focus on regarding this decision?
A. The cost of internal resources versus vendor resources.
B. The organization's resource strengths and skills versus those of the vendor.
C. The cost of outsourcing to a local vendor versus a global vendor.
D. The procurement strategy of the company and procurement standards.
- The correct Answer is: B. The organization's resource strengths and skills versus
those of the vendor.
A company is transitioning from using a predictive approach to a hybrid
predictive-agile project implementation. The leadership team is concerned about
benefits realization and is closely following up on one of the project iterations with
the project manager.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Update the leadership team with a quantifiable value report for each iteration.
B. Demonstrate the business value to the leadership team and get their buy-in.
C. Keep delivering iterations of the solution and show the benefit increments to the
leadership team.
D. Wait for the leadership team to share the benefits realization updates for each
iteration with management.
- The correct Answer is: C. Keep delivering iterations of the solution and show the
benefit increments to the leadership team.
A company outsources the execution of a project with a fixed-price contract to a
supplier. During execution, the supplier agrees to deliver additional customer
requirements that were not included in the contract. To fulfill the expanded scope,
both parties add more resources to keep the project on the planned schedule.
Which technique is being applied in this project?
A. Fast tracking
B. Crashing
C. Resource leveling
D. Lead and lag
- The correct Answer is: B. Crashing
A company that has traditionally used predictive approaches has been
experimenting with the use of agile in portions of a project. Because the company
,has been pleased with the results, the project sponsor now requests that the entire
project be converted to agile.
What should the project manager do?
A. Propose that the approach change to agile take effect for new projects.
B. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
C. Consult the product owner as they may have reasons to continue using a
predictive approach.
D. Convert the project deliverables to user stories and inform the team.
- The correct Answer is: B. Submit a change request to the change control board
(CCB).
A company used to deliver technical services to customers using external labor.
When a new project manager arrived, the team hired specialized personnel to
reduce costs by delivering an in-house service. Some of the stakeholders are
frustrated that the resources are taking too much time to deliver the service.What
should the project manager do to address the concern?
A. Review the communication plan with the frustrated stakeholders.
B. Increase stakeholders' understanding of the project approach.
C. Rehire the external contractor who provided the service previously.
D. Develop a glide path and communicate the ramp-up plan to stakeholders
- The correct Answer is: B. Increase stakeholders' understanding of the project
approach.
A complex, multimillion-dollar, multi-year product development project requiring
unique knowledge is 70% complete. Contract termination is a possibility due to
project deliverables and execution being not acceptable. Despite the strained
relationship, the vendor is ready for rework at no penalty.
What should the project manager do to manage this situation?
A. Ask the customer to permit rework as the vendor has unique knowledge of the
product.
B. Finalize the new definition of done (DoD) with the customer and make the vendor
bear the cost of rework.
C. Facilitate the negotiation of the acceptance criteria between the customer and
vendor.
D. Direct the vendor to rework the deliverable since they did not meet the
requirements.
- The correct Answer is: C. Facilitate the negotiation of the acceptance criteria
between the customer and vendor.
, A customer requested a change to a functionality that is being delivered in the next
iteration The specialist responsible for this functionality was recently assigned to
another project.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Request a new resource from HR
B. Request a new resource from the project sponsor.
C. Negotiate for the resource's availability.
D. Tell the customer that the new change is not possible.
- The correct Answer is: C. Negotiate for the resource's availability.
A developer is complaining about the time spent on daily standups, updating stories,
creating tasks, and reviewing dependencies between stories instead of developing
code. Other team members support the comment.
What should a servant leader do next?
A. Ask for suggestions on how to manage their time more effectively.
B. Reduce the interactions among team members to increase development time.
C. Explain the definition of an information radiator to the project team.
D. Acknowledge the frustration and emphasize the benefit of each activity.
- The correct Answer is: D. Acknowledge the frustration and emphasize the benefit
of each activity
A functional manager involved in a project complains about the latest quality metrics
reports associated with all previous iterations. The team does not think this is a valid
complaint.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Fix the reports to accommodate the functional manager's complaints.
B. Speak to the functional manager's superior to check if this is a common complaint.
C. Review the RACI matrix to identify who is responsible for quality metrics.
D. Perform a quality audit to validate the applied quality metrics.
- The correct Answer is: C. Review the RACI matrix to identify who is responsible for
quality metrics.
A key member of a project team publicly asserts that another team member has
been speaking negatively about them. The team member threatens to quit their job if
the project manager does not take immediate action to address the conflict.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Call a team meeting because the project is in jeopardy without the key team
member.
B. Meet with the accused team member to understand their point of view.
C. Schedule a meeting in the future to allow the issue to diffuse over time.
D. Decide to remove one of the two members of the team to address the conflict.
