PMP - Project Management Professional
PMP - Project Management Professional practice questions
30 free questions with explanations across 3 exam domains. Pick an answer to see if you got it right.
These are original practice questions based on the official exam outline, not real exam questions.
A project has a fixed deadline that cannot move, but scope is negotiable. When new requirements are proposed mid-project, the project manager should:
Answer: B. With a fixed constraint (time), the triple constraint model requires trading off the flexible variables (scope) — this is core Business Environment reasoning about constraint management.
What is the PRIMARY difference between a risk and an issue in project management?
Answer: B. This distinction is foundational: risks are proactively managed uncertain future events, while issues are current problems requiring immediate resolution.
A project team uses velocity from previous sprints to forecast how much work can be completed in upcoming sprints. This technique is called:
Answer: B. Using historical velocity to forecast future capacity is a core agile empirical process control technique, distinct from predictive EVM or critical path methods.
During a retrospective, a team member says nothing negative even though the sprint clearly had problems. As facilitator, the project manager should:
Answer: B. Psychological safety is central to effective retrospectives; when people are silent despite obvious problems, the facilitator's job is to create conditions where honest input feels safe.
A project charter is BEST described as a document that:
Answer: B. The charter's specific purpose is formal authorization and granting PM authority — it is a high-level authorizing document, not a detailed planning artifact like a WBS or risk register.
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to build trust on a newly formed cross-functional team?
Answer: B. Team chartering is a specifically recommended technique in the People domain for establishing shared working agreements early, accelerating trust-building rather than leaving it to chance.
A stakeholder consistently provides vague, conflicting feedback on requirements. The BEST approach to resolve this is:
Answer: B. Structured elicitation techniques exist specifically to convert vague stakeholder input into clear, testable requirements — this is a core Process domain skill.
What distinguishes a program from a project?
Answer: B. This is the standard PMI definition — coordinated management of related projects to realize benefits unavailable through individual management is the defining characteristic of a program.
A project manager notices scope creep occurring gradually without formal change requests. The ROOT CAUSE is most likely:
Answer: B. Scope creep specifically results from the absence of a firm baseline and enforced change control.
Which conflict resolution technique involves both parties giving up something to reach a mutually acceptable solution?
Answer: B. Compromising is specifically defined as a lose-lose/win-win technique where both sides concede something.
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