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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You have just been assigned as project manager for a new manufacturing project. During your first review of the project documentation, you find the project charter, stakeholder register, and several technical specifications. However, you cannot locate a document that clearly defines what is included and excluded from the project, along with the acceptance criteria for deliverables. Which document are you missing?
May 31, 2026
You are managing a pharmaceutical research project with a strict regulatory timeline. During a weekly team meeting, one of your scientists mentions that a required laboratory test is taking longer than expected due to equipment calibration issues. This task is on the critical path and any delay will impact the project completion date. What should you do first?
May 31, 2026
Your team has identified a risk that a key supplier might not deliver critical components on time, which would delay your project by two weeks. After analyzing the risk, you decide to order the components from a backup supplier who can guarantee delivery within your required timeframe, even though this will cost 15% more. What risk response strategy are you implementing?
May 31, 2026
You are leading a software development project using a predictive approach. The project has been ongoing for three months, and you need to report the current status to stakeholders. You calculate that the project has completed $150,000 worth of work, but you have actually spent $175,000. The planned value at this point was $160,000. What is the cost variance (CV) for this project?
May 31, 2026
You are managing a construction project to build a new office building. During the planning phase, you need to create a detailed breakdown of all the deliverables and work required to complete the project. Your sponsor has asked you to organize this information in a hierarchical structure that will serve as the foundation for planning, scheduling, and cost estimation. What should you create?
May 31, 2026
You are managing a government IT project following predictive methodologies. During a phase gate review at the end of the design phase, the project governance board expresses concern that several technical risks identified in the risk register have not been actively managed, though none have materialized yet. The board notes that risk response plans were documented during planning but asks for evidence of ongoing risk monitoring activities. Your risk register has not been updated in six weeks. How should you address this situation moving forward?
May 28, 2026
You are managing a 12-month infrastructure project using a predictive approach. At the end of month 4, you review the project dashboard and notice that planned value (PV) is $400,000, earned value (EV) is $350,000, and actual cost (AC) is $380,000. Several team members report that they have been working on activities that were not originally scheduled for this period because they had available time. What is the PRIMARY issue this situation reveals about project management processes?
May 28, 2026
You are leading a pharmaceutical software implementation project following a predictive approach. The project has completed the planning phase, and you have a detailed WBS, activity list, and resource assignments. During the first month of execution, three team members inform you they will be pulled away for two weeks to support an urgent regulatory audit. This was not anticipated during planning and affects activities on the critical path. What should be your FIRST action as the project manager?
May 28, 2026
Your manufacturing equipment upgrade project is in the executing phase. A key vendor has submitted deliverables for the third milestone, but during the inspection process, your quality assurance team identifies that 15% of the components do not meet the specifications outlined in the procurement contract. The vendor claims the specifications were ambiguous and requests additional payment to remake the components. This is causing a potential two-week delay. What is the BEST course of action?
May 28, 2026
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?
May 28, 2026