Free PMP Practice Questions (with Answers and Explanations)

How to use these questions

• Answer before you read the justification — guessing then reading teaches you far less.
• For every question you get wrong, write down why the right answer is right. The exam tests judgement, not recall, so the reasoning pattern is the thing worth memorising.
• Watch for the phrasing: “what should the project manager do first” almost always rewards gathering information or following the change process over acting unilaterally.
• Never pick the option where the project manager decides alone, hides information, or skips governance.

The questions

1. Question 1

   People

   Agile / Hybrid

   Two developers on an agile team disagree loudly about a technical design during the daily scrum, and the meeting overruns. What should the Scrum Master do?

   aDecide the design question so the team can move onbEscalate the disagreement to the sponsor for a rulingcNote it and ask the two developers to continue the discussion straight after the daily scrumdRemove one of the developers from the discussion to protect the timebox
2. Question 2

   Process

   Predictive

   Midway through execution, a key stakeholder asks the project manager to add a reporting feature that was never in scope. What should the project manager do first?

   aAdd the feature because the stakeholder is influentialbHave the request submitted as a change request and analysed for impactcRefuse the request because the scope baseline is approveddAbsorb the work into contingency reserve without telling anyone
3. Question 3

   Process

   Predictive

   A project has an approved schedule baseline. During Control Schedule the project manager finds the project is two weeks behind. What is the most appropriate next step?

   aChange the schedule baseline to match actual progressbAnalyse variance, then evaluate corrective options such as fast tracking or crashingcAsk the team to work unpaid overtime until the gap closesdReport the delay at the next monthly steering meeting
4. Question 4

   Business Environment

   Predictive

   New national data-protection regulation takes effect halfway through a project that stores customer records. What should the project manager do?

   aContinue as planned because the requirements were signed off before the law changedbTreat compliance as a constraint, assess impact on the project, and raise the needed changescCancel the project until legal counsel produces a full opiniondDelegate the entire issue to the operations team after go-live
5. Question 5

   People

   Predictive

   A newly formed project team is unclear who approves deliverables and who is merely consulted. What tool best resolves this?

   aA RACI chartbA risk registercA work breakdown structuredA stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
6. Question 6

   Process

   Agile / Hybrid

   The Product Owner wants to add a high-value item into the middle of an active sprint. What should happen?

   aThe item is added immediately because value comes firstbThe Developers decide whether the sprint goal can still be met; scope may be renegotiated with the Product OwnercThe Scrum Master cancels the sprintdThe item waits until the product backlog is fully re-estimated
7. Question 7

   Process

   Predictive

   During Identify Risks a team member reports that a critical supplier may go out of business. Where is this recorded, and what happens next?

   aIn the issue log, and the risk is closedbIn the risk register, then it is analysed in Perform Qualitative Risk AnalysiscIn the lessons learned register, for the next projectdIn the assumption log, and no further action is taken
8. Question 8

   Business Environment

   Agile / Hybrid

   After three releases, the anticipated business benefits are not materialising. What should the project manager do?

   aKeep delivering the remaining backlog as committedbReview the benefits management plan with the sponsor and consider changing direction or stoppingcIncrease team velocity targets to deliver value fasterdWait until the final release before assessing benefits

Keep going

• How to use PMP mock exams — timing, scoring by domain and what your score actually predicts.
• The 49 PMBOK® 6 processes — the full Process Group and Knowledge Area grid.
• A structured PMP revision plan — what to study in which order.