PMI PMP Exam
Project Management Professional (Page 4 )

Updated On: 12-Feb-2026

A project team consisting of four team members will be rolling out a company-wide application to both staff and contractors in a country. To deliver within strict the time lines, a local company skilled in application deployment and change management will need to be contracted.
What should the project manager do to empower the local company?

  1. Manage expectations and agree on the requirements that the contractor will deliver under the supervision of the project manager
  2. Begin to roll out the application by micromanaging the contractor
  3. Set expectations and agree on the requirements that the contractor will deliver with periodic progress reports
  4. Deploy the contractor's staff under the supervision of the project manager

Answer(s): C



A project manager is managing a construction project that is facing challenges. There is schedule overrun, cost overrun, and the client is unhappy with the specific scope progress.
What should the project manager do first?

  1. Review the scope and project objectives.
  2. Enforce the penalty clause on the supplier.
  3. Take action to reduce the cost overrun.
  4. Work with the client on the scope completion.

Answer(s): A



In a geographically distributed project team, the project team members continue to email status reports and update schedules after their weekly meeting discussions. However, the team is having difficulty tracking the changes and progress made.
What should the project manager do?

  1. Facilitate training on version control and project artifacts.
  2. Maintain separate document control via regions to avoid discrepancies.
  3. Maintain a central repository of artifacts with a version control system.
  4. Develop a document management software for version control.

Answer(s): C



A project manager has been assigned to a project where collaboration with the business is a critical key factor. The project manager is not sure about which approach to use. A senior project manager has been assigned to help the project manager.
What advice should the senior project manager provide?

  1. Work with the project manager to develop a new approach that will bring benefits to the project
  2. Suggest using an agile approach since customer and team collaboration is critical for project success
  3. Establish a project management methodology that requires the customer to provide daily updates to the team
  4. Provide a project management template for the project manager to follow as a guide

Answer(s): B



A project manager is managing a large project. A stakeholder has just discovered a new risk that has not been identified in earlier stages.
What should the project manager do?

  1. Confirm to the stakeholder that the risk register has been completed and validated by all stakeholders
  2. Perform a risk analysis directly with the stakeholder who raised the risk and update the risk register
  3. Communicate the risk to the steering committee and request a mitigation plan from senior management
  4. Add the risk to the risk register and reevaluate the register with help from the project team and stakeholders

Answer(s): D






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