PMP Guide — Empowering Project Managers

Practice Questions

PMP Practice Questions

Scenario-based questions aligned with the 2026 PMP Exam Content Outline. All questions reviewed by a certified PMP before publishing.

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Business EnvironmentAgileMedium

An agile development team is creating a supply chain optimization platform for a logistics company. During a sprint retrospective, team members express concern that they're building features based on assumptions rather than validated customer needs. The product owner has been setting priorities based on executive requests rather than direct customer feedback. The company has 50 potential enterprise customers who have expressed interest but haven't been involved in the development process. What should the project manager recommend?

May 31, 2026

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Business EnvironmentAgileMedium

A cross-functional agile team is developing an e-commerce platform for a manufacturing company expanding into direct-to-consumer sales. The finance department has requested detailed project cost tracking and variance reporting similar to traditional project management approaches. The team uses story points for estimation and has been delivering consistent velocity across sprints. The CFO is concerned about the lack of detailed budget forecasts and burn rate metrics. How should the project manager address this concern?

May 31, 2026

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Business EnvironmentAgileMedium

An agile team is developing a customer relationship management system for a retail company. During the sprint review, the marketing director expresses frustration that the team hasn't incorporated artificial intelligence features that competitors recently launched. The product owner explains that AI capabilities were not in the original product vision and would require significant technical investment. The marketing director insists this is now a competitive necessity and questions the team's market awareness. What is the most appropriate response?

May 31, 2026

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Business EnvironmentAgileMedium

A software development team is working in two-week sprints for a healthcare technology startup. The company has just secured Series B funding, and the CEO announces a strategic pivot to focus on telehealth services instead of the current electronic health records product. The team has completed 60% of the EHR product, and three sprints remain in the current release. Customers have been promised the EHR features in six weeks. How should the project manager navigate this strategic change?

May 31, 2026

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Business EnvironmentAgileMedium

Your agile team is developing a mobile banking application for a financial services company. During sprint planning, the compliance officer informs the team that new regulatory requirements will be enforced in three months, requiring additional security features. The product owner wants to continue with the current roadmap focused on customer-requested features. The new regulations will affect 30% of the planned functionality. What should the project manager do first?

May 31, 2026

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ProcessAgileMedium

Your development team has been consistently achieving their sprint goals for the past four sprints with a stable velocity of 30 story points. In sprint planning for the next iteration, the team commits to 30 points of work. However, by mid-sprint during the daily standup, it becomes clear that three critical stories are blocked due to an unexpected production outage requiring immediate team attention. The team estimates they can only complete 18 points this sprint. What should the scrum master do?

May 29, 2026

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ProcessAgileMedium

Your scrum team is working on a healthcare application where regulatory compliance is critical. During the sprint, a team member discovers that a completed story from the previous sprint doesn't meet new HIPAA requirements that were recently clarified by the compliance department. The feature is already in the staging environment and was demonstrated to stakeholders. The Definition of Done includes 'meets all regulatory requirements,' but this specific requirement wasn't known during development. What should the scrum master facilitate?

May 29, 2026

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ProcessAgileMedium

During a sprint review, stakeholders see the completed user stories but express disappointment that the features don't match their expectations. The team followed the acceptance criteria precisely, and all stories meet the Definition of Done. The product owner approved the stories during backlog refinement two weeks ago. Stakeholders now request significant changes that would require reworking most of the sprint's output. What is the most appropriate next step?

May 29, 2026

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ProcessAgileMedium

You are facilitating sprint planning for a new feature that involves complex data migration. The development team estimates the work at 34 story points, but the sprint capacity is only 28 story points based on historical velocity. One developer suggests reducing quality checks to fit everything into the sprint, while another proposes splitting the migration into smaller, independently deliverable chunks. The product owner is concerned about delaying the feature launch. How should you proceed with sprint planning?

May 29, 2026

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ProcessAgileMedium

Your agile team has completed three sprints of a mobile application development project. During the retrospective, team members report that they consistently struggle to complete stories because dependencies on a third-party API team cause delays. The API team works in a different department and follows a waterfall approach with monthly release cycles. Several stories have been carried over to subsequent sprints, affecting the team's velocity. What should the product owner do to address this impediment?

May 29, 2026