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PMP Sample Questions

When thinking about Project Management Professional Certification, the Project Management Professional (PMP) is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers.

1. As part of establishing a new project team, a project manager chooses to create an official team charter. What will the project manager likely include within the document? (Select two.)

A. Team responsibilities
B. Team assignments
C. Team values
D. Decision-making criteria

2. Knowledge that can be codified using images, numbers, and words is called what?

A. Explicit knowledge
B. Tacit knowledge
C. Tangible knowledge
D. Formal knowledge

3. A Scrum master brings the team together at 9 a.m. sharp every morning. He asks the team the following questions: What did you accomplish yesterday? What will you work on today? Do you have any roadblocks or issues preventing you from doing your work? What activity is the team engaged in?

A. A status meeting
B. A daily roundup
C. A sprint planning meeting
D. A Scrum meeting

4. When is a project considered successful?

A. When the project budget is consumed, the scope is developed, and the schedule milestones
are achieved
B. When the project budget is consumed and the schedule milestones are achieved
C. When project benefits are realized and the stakeholder needs and expectations are met
D. When objectives are achieved and the stakeholder needs and expectations are met

5. A project manager facilitates a meeting with the project team to review an assessment of risks recently completed. During this meeting, they evaluate options for responding to the risks. It is decided that two risks will not receive any action and that they will deal with the consequences at the time of occurrence, should they occur. What type of risk response is this?

A. Passive acceptance
B. Active acceptance
C. Mitigation
D. Avoidance

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6. If earned value = 500, planned value = 700, and actual costs = 450, what is the cost variance?

A. –200
B. 200
C. –50
D. 50

7. A project manager has just been assigned to a newly approved project and has been tasked with developing the first draft of the project charter. To better understand the financials, the project manager decides to review the net present value and payback period calculated for the project. Which of the following can the project manager reference for this information?

A. Project budget
B. Business case
C. Benefits management plan
D. Project charter

8. Product owners are likely to prioritize work based on which of the following?

A. Urgency
B. Stakeholder needs
C. Business value
D. Business case

9. A project manager is managing a project working to produce a fitness tracking device. Using an adaptive approach to managing the schedule, the project manager works with the team to update and prepare stories for the upcoming iteration, accounting for any recent changes that may have occurred. This is an example of:

A. Backlog refinement
B. Schedule management
C. Project management
D. Sprint planning

10. Who is chartered with the authority to approve or deny change requests as defined by the organization?

A. Project manager
B. Project sponsor
C. Change control board
D. Executive team

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