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 are managing a product development project using a predictive approach. The project management plan has been approved and execution has begun. During a team meeting, you realize that several team members are unclear about their specific responsibilities and who has decision-making authority for various project activities. This confusion is beginning to cause delays. What document should you reference or update to clarify these roles and responsibilities?
July 2, 2026
You are leading a predictive infrastructure project that is currently in the executing phase. A stakeholder who was not involved in initial planning requests a significant change to the project scope that would add new deliverables. The stakeholder insists the change is critical and wants it implemented immediately. What is the most appropriate action to take?
July 2, 2026
You are managing a manufacturing project to develop a new product line. During the execution phase, one of your team members discovers that a delivered component does not meet the specifications documented in the project requirements. The supplier claims the component meets industry standards, but it clearly does not match what was agreed upon in the procurement contract. What should be your first step?
July 2, 2026
You are planning a software implementation project for a financial services company. The project sponsor has approved a budget of $500,000. During cost planning, you need to establish a performance measurement baseline that will be used to monitor and control project costs throughout execution. The baseline should integrate scope, schedule, and cost to enable earned value management. What should you create?
July 2, 2026
You are managing a construction project to build a new office building. During the planning phase, you need to determine the total project duration by analyzing the sequence of activities and their dependencies. You have identified all activities, estimated their durations, and mapped out their logical relationships. What technique should you use to calculate the longest path through the project and identify the minimum project duration?
July 2, 2026
A project manager is planning a product development project for a consumer electronics company. The marketing department has provided market research indicating that consumer preferences in the target market are shifting toward environmentally sustainable products. The original product design, already approved by the steering committee, uses traditional materials and manufacturing processes. The project is in the early planning stages, with detailed design work scheduled to begin in two weeks. What should the project manager do to address this market intelligence?
June 29, 2026
A project manager is leading an infrastructure upgrade project for a financial services company. During project planning, the compliance officer informs the project manager that new data protection regulations will take effect six months before the planned project completion date. These regulations will require specific security controls to be implemented in the new infrastructure. The project schedule shows that infrastructure deployment is planned to begin in four months. What should the project manager do to ensure regulatory compliance?
June 29, 2026
A project manager is overseeing a software development project for a healthcare organization. The organization recently merged with another healthcare provider, creating a larger network of hospitals and clinics. Senior management has announced that all projects must now consider the needs of the expanded organization, which includes different geographical markets and patient demographics. The project manager's current project is 30% complete and was originally scoped for the pre-merger organization. What is the most appropriate action for the project manager to take?
June 29, 2026
A manufacturing company is implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The project manager has been asked to ensure the project aligns with the organization's strategic objectives. The company's CEO has communicated that the primary strategic goal for the next three years is to reduce operational costs by 20% while maintaining quality. The ERP implementation project is expected to cost $2 million and take 18 months to complete. How should the project manager demonstrate strategic alignment?
June 29, 2026
A project manager is leading a construction project to build a new office building. During the planning phase, the project manager learns that the city government is considering new building codes that could impact the project requirements. The building codes are expected to be finalized in three months, which is after the project is scheduled to begin construction. The project manager is concerned about potential impacts to the project scope and schedule. What should the project manager do first?
June 29, 2026
You are leading a hybrid project team where some members work remotely on agile tasks while others are co-located working on predictive deliverables. During virtual stand-ups, you notice that the co-located team members often have side conversations and inside jokes that exclude the remote participants. Several remote team members have privately expressed feeling like outsiders. Collaboration between the agile and predictive groups is suffering. What action should you take?
June 26, 2026
You are managing a hybrid project where the software development follows Scrum while the infrastructure deployment follows a phase-gate approach. During a retrospective, your Scrum team complained that they don't feel informed about infrastructure decisions that affect their work. The infrastructure lead says the development team doesn't attend the scheduled phase-gate reviews. Team engagement scores have dropped in the latest survey. What should you do to improve cross-team engagement?
June 26, 2026
Your hybrid project team includes developers working in sprints and a creative design team that prefers working in longer cycles with more planning time. During sprint planning, the designers requested a three-week lead time for new design requests, but the development team wants designs available within the current two-week sprint. Both groups are becoming frustrated with each other's working styles. As the project manager, what approach should you take?
June 26, 2026
You are leading a hybrid project with both agile and predictive components. A new team member, Sarah, has only worked on waterfall projects before. She seems hesitant to participate in the daily stand-ups with the agile portion of the team and has mentioned feeling uncomfortable with the informal communication style. She performs well on her waterfall tasks but rarely interacts with the agile team members. What is the best way to support Sarah?
June 26, 2026
You are managing a hybrid project where part of the team works in two-week sprints while another group follows a traditional waterfall approach for regulatory compliance activities. During a recent sprint review, the agile team demonstrated completed features, but several waterfall team members expressed confusion about what was delivered and how it impacts their documentation work. Team morale appears to be declining due to this disconnect. What should you do first to address this situation?
June 26, 2026
You are facilitating a sprint planning meeting for a three-week sprint. The product owner has presented the prioritized product backlog, and the team is discussing which user stories to commit to. One experienced developer suggests committing to 15 user stories, saying the team completed 12 last sprint and should push themselves. However, two team members will be on vacation for one week during this sprint. What should you do?
June 26, 2026
Your agile team has completed a sprint and is conducting a sprint review with stakeholders. During the review, a key stakeholder sees the working software for the first time and requests significant changes to the user interface, saying it doesn't match their expectations. The team completed all committed user stories and met the acceptance criteria as originally defined. The stakeholder insists these changes must be made immediately. How should you respond?
June 26, 2026
You are managing an agile software development project. The product owner has created a product backlog with 50 user stories but hasn't prioritized them yet. The development team is ready to start their first sprint planning meeting tomorrow. The product owner asks you what preparation is needed before the sprint planning session. What is the most important thing the product owner should do?
June 26, 2026
Your agile team is working on a website redesign project for a retail client. During the daily standup, one developer mentions she is blocked because she's waiting for design assets from the UI/UX designer, who is working on another high-priority task. The developer has been blocked for two days. The team has a sprint goal to complete three user stories by the end of the week. What should you do first as the Scrum Master?
June 26, 2026
You are leading an agile project to develop a mobile banking application. The team has just completed their second sprint and is preparing for the sprint retrospective. Several team members have mentioned challenges with the current definition of done, which seems unclear for certain user stories. As the project manager, you want to ensure the retrospective is productive and leads to actionable improvements. What should be the primary focus of this retrospective meeting?
June 26, 2026
Your agile team is building an e-commerce platform. At the sprint review, the team demonstrates a completed shopping cart feature to stakeholders. The functionality works as specified in the user story, but the product owner notices the user interface colors don't match the company's recently updated brand guidelines, which changed during the sprint. What should happen next?
June 22, 2026
You are facilitating sprint planning for a three-week sprint. The product owner presents the prioritized backlog, and the team begins selecting user stories. After selecting six stories totaling 24 story points, three team members mention they have committed to attending a mandatory company training program that will take them away for three full days during the sprint. What should the team do?
June 22, 2026
During a sprint retrospective for your software development project, team members identify that unclear user story acceptance criteria have caused significant rework in the past three sprints. The team estimates that 30% of their time has been spent redoing work that didn't meet unstated expectations. What should the team do to address this issue?
June 22, 2026
Your agile team is developing a customer relationship management (CRM) system. The product owner has created a prioritized product backlog with 45 user stories. Several stakeholders are asking when specific features will be delivered. The team has completed two sprints, delivering 12 and 11 story points respectively. What is the best way to provide stakeholders with delivery expectations?
June 22, 2026
You are leading an agile project to develop a mobile banking application. The team has just completed Sprint Planning and committed to delivering eight user stories in the upcoming two-week sprint. During the daily standup on day three, a developer mentions that one of the stories is taking much longer than estimated and may not be completed. What should you do first?
June 22, 2026