PMP EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
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\.During project execution, the project manager realizes that a team member is not completing
tasks in accordance with the project management plan. What is the first action the project
manager should take?
A. Build a matrix team to review the relationships on all project teams.
B. Ask all the team members to focus more on the project.
C. Reassign the uncompleted tasks to another team member.
D. Engage the team member to determine the reasons for poor performance. - Answer-✔D
\.A project manager who is handling multiple projects in five different countries has issued a
new directive on workplace attire and office arrangements. This has been met with resistance in
three countries, resulting in a series of misunderstandings with the project manager.
What should the project manager have done?
A. Contacted senior management before issuing a general directive
B. Assessed the cultural and personal traits in the various countries before issuing a general
directive
C. Determined the socioeconomic status of the team members before issuing a general directive
D. Obtained a list of preferences from the team members before issuing a general directive -
Answer-✔B
,\.A senior team member was very influential and played a crucial role in past projects. In this
new project, the senior member no longer plays a crucial role and is demotivated.
What should the project manager do to address this situation?
A. Arrange a team meeting to discuss ways of increasing motivation.
B. Provide incentives to increase motivation.
C. Ask the functional manager to speak with the team member.
D. Arrange a one-on-one meeting with the team member. - Answer-✔D
\.A delivery team member is complaining about the workload and the number of top priorities
they are handling. Another team member is complaining that they cannot do their own work
due to the lack of progress from this team member. They are both frustrated and low-
performing because of this dispute.
What should the project manager do to improve team performance?
A. Find common ground between the two team members so that they know they have areas of
agreement.
B. Recognize that emotions are part of this issue and address them first.
C. Initiate conflict-solving techniques to avoid situations that get out of control.
D. Utilize stakeholder engagement tools and escalate the situation. - Answer-✔B
\.During a standup meeting, some of the team members strongly disagree about how tasks
have been distributed. They feel tired and frustrated because task distribution has been a
frequent complaint throughout the project.
What should the project manager do?
A. Review the project management plan to determine how to manage this specific situation.
,B. Discuss with other project managers if they had to address similar complaints in their
projects.
C. Negotiate with the team to find a new way to distribute the work of each iteration scope.
D. Interview these members to identify, assess, and manage their feelings about the situation. -
Answer-✔D
\.A project manager of a large team notices that team members are not interacting together,
which is impacting project performance and the quality of the project's outcome. The project
manager tries to increase team morale by inviting team members to an after-work event, but
only a few team members attend.
What should the project manager do?
A. Send a team survey to collect ideas for activities from team members.
B. Continue to invite team members to after-work events and eventually morale will improve in
the future.
C. Provide occasional incentives to high-performing team members.
D. Discuss concerns with each team member and establish a plan to improve the team skill set
to help members grow. - Answer-✔D
\.A project manager used to work on predictive projects and now has started working on a
project using a hybrid approach. What should the project manager do to enable the teams to
focus on their mission?
A. Implement a Scrum method.
B. Adopt servant leadership.
C. Apply lean methods.
D. Innovate with new processes. - Answer-✔B
, \.A project manager is managing and assessing risk. What is the suitable tool or technique to
use to monitor risks?
A. Data analysis
B. Data gathering
C. Project management information system
D. Audits - Answer-✔D
\.A supplier of a critical component for a construction project notifies the project manager that
the component will be significantly late. Because this risk had been identified during project
planning, the cost baseline contains an adequate contingency reserve.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Identify a supplier that can provide the component within the amount of the reserve.
B. Order the component from another supplier and submit a change request to the change
control board (CCB).
C. Review the risk response plan and the statement of work for the next steps and a penalty
clause for late delivery.
D. Update the project schedule and the lessons learned repository. - Answer-✔A
\.What key elements are required to create a risk management plan? (Choose 3)
A. Risk strategy
B. Risk severity
C. Roles and responsibilities
D. Risks' expected monetary value
E. Timing - Answer-✔A, C, E
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.During project execution, the project manager realizes that a team member is not completing
tasks in accordance with the project management plan. What is the first action the project
manager should take?
A. Build a matrix team to review the relationships on all project teams.
B. Ask all the team members to focus more on the project.
C. Reassign the uncompleted tasks to another team member.
D. Engage the team member to determine the reasons for poor performance. - Answer-✔D
\.A project manager who is handling multiple projects in five different countries has issued a
new directive on workplace attire and office arrangements. This has been met with resistance in
three countries, resulting in a series of misunderstandings with the project manager.
What should the project manager have done?
A. Contacted senior management before issuing a general directive
B. Assessed the cultural and personal traits in the various countries before issuing a general
directive
C. Determined the socioeconomic status of the team members before issuing a general directive
D. Obtained a list of preferences from the team members before issuing a general directive -
Answer-✔B
,\.A senior team member was very influential and played a crucial role in past projects. In this
new project, the senior member no longer plays a crucial role and is demotivated.
What should the project manager do to address this situation?
A. Arrange a team meeting to discuss ways of increasing motivation.
B. Provide incentives to increase motivation.
C. Ask the functional manager to speak with the team member.
D. Arrange a one-on-one meeting with the team member. - Answer-✔D
\.A delivery team member is complaining about the workload and the number of top priorities
they are handling. Another team member is complaining that they cannot do their own work
due to the lack of progress from this team member. They are both frustrated and low-
performing because of this dispute.
What should the project manager do to improve team performance?
A. Find common ground between the two team members so that they know they have areas of
agreement.
B. Recognize that emotions are part of this issue and address them first.
C. Initiate conflict-solving techniques to avoid situations that get out of control.
D. Utilize stakeholder engagement tools and escalate the situation. - Answer-✔B
\.During a standup meeting, some of the team members strongly disagree about how tasks
have been distributed. They feel tired and frustrated because task distribution has been a
frequent complaint throughout the project.
What should the project manager do?
A. Review the project management plan to determine how to manage this specific situation.
,B. Discuss with other project managers if they had to address similar complaints in their
projects.
C. Negotiate with the team to find a new way to distribute the work of each iteration scope.
D. Interview these members to identify, assess, and manage their feelings about the situation. -
Answer-✔D
\.A project manager of a large team notices that team members are not interacting together,
which is impacting project performance and the quality of the project's outcome. The project
manager tries to increase team morale by inviting team members to an after-work event, but
only a few team members attend.
What should the project manager do?
A. Send a team survey to collect ideas for activities from team members.
B. Continue to invite team members to after-work events and eventually morale will improve in
the future.
C. Provide occasional incentives to high-performing team members.
D. Discuss concerns with each team member and establish a plan to improve the team skill set
to help members grow. - Answer-✔D
\.A project manager used to work on predictive projects and now has started working on a
project using a hybrid approach. What should the project manager do to enable the teams to
focus on their mission?
A. Implement a Scrum method.
B. Adopt servant leadership.
C. Apply lean methods.
D. Innovate with new processes. - Answer-✔B
, \.A project manager is managing and assessing risk. What is the suitable tool or technique to
use to monitor risks?
A. Data analysis
B. Data gathering
C. Project management information system
D. Audits - Answer-✔D
\.A supplier of a critical component for a construction project notifies the project manager that
the component will be significantly late. Because this risk had been identified during project
planning, the cost baseline contains an adequate contingency reserve.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Identify a supplier that can provide the component within the amount of the reserve.
B. Order the component from another supplier and submit a change request to the change
control board (CCB).
C. Review the risk response plan and the statement of work for the next steps and a penalty
clause for late delivery.
D. Update the project schedule and the lessons learned repository. - Answer-✔A
\.What key elements are required to create a risk management plan? (Choose 3)
A. Risk strategy
B. Risk severity
C. Roles and responsibilities
D. Risks' expected monetary value
E. Timing - Answer-✔A, C, E
