PMP Practice Question: Process — Predictive, Easy
You are leading a software development project using a predictive approach. The project sponsor has approved the project charter, and you are now ready to begin detailed planning. Your next step is to gather requirements from stakeholders to understand what the software must accomplish. Which process group are you currently working in?
Study this topic
- 📖What Should a Project Manager Do First? PMP Priority Logic
Master the 'do first' and 'do next' priority logic that appears throughout PMP exam questions. Learn frameworks to confidently choose the correct sequence every time.
- 📖PMBOK 7 vs PMBOK 8: What Changed for the PMP Exam
Understand the critical differences between PMBOK 7 and PMBOK 8 and how these changes impact your PMP exam preparation under the 2026 update.
- 🗂️Flashcards: Risk Responses, Reserves & Contract Types
14 cards · quick recall practice
More Process Questions
View all →You are managing a construction project with a fixed budget of $2.5 million and a 14-month timeline. During month 6, you conduct an earned value analysis and discover that the Cost Performance Index (CPI) is 0.85 and the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is 0.92. The project sponsor asks you to forecast the final project cost and determine what actions are needed. Using the current performance trends, what is the most appropriate estimate at completion (EAC) if you believe current variances are atypical and future work will be performed at the planned rate?
You are managing a bridge construction project and have just completed developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with your team. Each work package has been defined and assigned a unique identifier. A team member asks what the lowest level of the WBS represents. How should you respond?
Your agile team has been working on a mobile banking application for three sprints. During the current sprint review, the product owner expresses dissatisfaction because the authentication feature doesn't match their vision, even though it meets all acceptance criteria that were discussed during sprint planning. The team completed all committed stories and the feature is technically sound. Several stakeholders at the review agree with the product owner's concerns. The product owner wants to reject the story and have it reworked immediately. What should you do first?