PMP Practice Exam Southern New Hampshire University
PMP PRACTICE EXAM SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
PREPARATION FOR 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A project manager observes that team members are in a low mood after demos.
Feedback from stakeholders is constantly causing concern for the team. As a
result, the team rushes through product demos, and the interaction between the
team and stakeholders is minimal. Which action should the project manager take?
a. Meet with the stakeholders and find out the root cause of their feedback. Work
with the stakeholders to rectify the problems.
b. Verify that the project requirements are suitable and that the team members
can do the work.
c. Coach the team to be more confident in their work and communicate properly
with the stakeholders.
d. Consult the stakeholder matrix and identify whether any of these people are
known to be difficult.
c. Coach the team to be more confident in their work and communicate properly
with the stakeholders.
The IT department of a glassware manufacturer enthusiastically approved the
agile team's mid- project demo of quality-checking software for assembly line
workers. However, the final product was considered UNUSABLE because the
workers gloves are too thick to press the machinery's small buttons. What should
the project do to avoid this kind of failure in the future?
a. Contract directly with the customer department that defines the product
requirements.
b. Ensure that all software releases include adjustable accessibility features.
c. Create a realistic simulation of end-user conditions for developers testing the
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software.
d. Plan for end users to test prototypes and incremental releases in their
production environments.
d. Plan for end users to test prototypes and incremental releases in their
production environments.
A global organization sponsors a project that involves six (6) different companies.
When the project is partially complete. the project learns that one stakeholder is
ill and needs to decrease their level of involvement. What should the project
manager do?
a. Update the stakeholder register and then the stakeholder engagement plan.
b. Revise the project charter with the new stakeholder information.
c. Ask the project sponsor to replace the stakeholder.
d. Update the stakeholder engagement plan
a. Update the stakeholder register and then the stakeholder engagement plan.
A security-classified, agile software project requires outside expertise and delivery
to add a module based on machine learning. An approved supplier asks the
project manager to join the daily meeting with the supplier's agile team, but the
project manager's schedule is too full with internal meetings. How could the two
teams synchronize Interactively but somewhat less frequently?
a. Set up fishbowl windows at each site
b. Share a common electronic Kanban
c. Align iterations for common retrospectives.
d. Add and execute a Scrum of Scrums layer.
d. Add and execute a Scrum of Scrums layer.
After missing two (2) consecutive major deadlines because of delayed glass
deliveries, a manufacturing company changes its glass supplier to meet
production deadlines. Three (3) months later, production reports quality problems
with the new glass. The project manager determines that the supplier change
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caused quality problems. How should the project manager avoid this Issue In
future?
a. Update the risk information to the lessons learned register.
b. Review the assumption log to revisit or change current assumptions.
c. Confirm that an implemented risk response is effective.
d. Evaluate new risks and update the probability and impact matrix.
c. Confirm that an implemented risk response is effective.
The project sponsor is NOT convinced that an agile track should be used in a new
R&D project because the company needs to be certain that specific features will
be ready for mass production by a specific date Which three agile methods can
ensure that the sponsor's needs can be fulfilled In a hybrid project approach?
(Choose THREE.)
a. A product roadmap can provide a detailed breakdown
b. Requirement priorities are confirmed at each iteration.
c. Incremental development reduces risk of quality delays.
d. Impact mapping can be used to group related stories.
e. Stories can be broken down into granular epics.
b. Requirement priorities are confirmed at each iteration.
c. Incremental development reduces risk of quality delays.
d. Impact mapping can be used to group related stories.
A small group of users complains during a projects user acceptance stage, stating
that their expectations are NOT met. Which action could help avoid this Issue on
future projects?
a. Send more frequent updates to stakeholders.
b. Engage in risk assessments throughout the project.
c. Make use of conflict management techniques.
d. Make use of stakeholder feedback during the project
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d. Make use of stakeholder feedback during the project
A project involves six different companies. and the project sponsor is a global
organization. At the midpoint of the project, the project learns that one
stakeholder is experiencing difficulties and CANNOT provide their former level of
involvement. The project manager needs to _____ and then _____. Fill in the
blanks with the correct pair of answers.
a. avoid the risk; update the stakeholder engagement plan
b. avoid the risk; update the stakeholder register
c. mitigate the risk; update the stakeholder engagement plan
d. mitigate the risk; update the stakeholder register
c. mitigate the risk; update the stakeholder engagement plan
Over the past six months, the cost per story in agile project A has risen by more
than 250% due to a faulty platform which is no longer supported. The project will
exceed the budget increment threshold at the next iteration. Who should decide If
project should be canceled?
a. The head of business control
b. The product owner
c. The procurement manager
d. The project manager
b. The product owner
The success of an ongoing agile project is measured as follows:
2-Week Sprint Stories Planned Stories Completed Planned V Earned V
1 15 10 450k 300k
2 20 18 600k 540k
3 20 25 800k 1000k
4 22 25 1100k 1250k
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PMP PRACTICE EXAM SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
PREPARATION FOR 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A project manager observes that team members are in a low mood after demos.
Feedback from stakeholders is constantly causing concern for the team. As a
result, the team rushes through product demos, and the interaction between the
team and stakeholders is minimal. Which action should the project manager take?
a. Meet with the stakeholders and find out the root cause of their feedback. Work
with the stakeholders to rectify the problems.
b. Verify that the project requirements are suitable and that the team members
can do the work.
c. Coach the team to be more confident in their work and communicate properly
with the stakeholders.
d. Consult the stakeholder matrix and identify whether any of these people are
known to be difficult.
c. Coach the team to be more confident in their work and communicate properly
with the stakeholders.
The IT department of a glassware manufacturer enthusiastically approved the
agile team's mid- project demo of quality-checking software for assembly line
workers. However, the final product was considered UNUSABLE because the
workers gloves are too thick to press the machinery's small buttons. What should
the project do to avoid this kind of failure in the future?
a. Contract directly with the customer department that defines the product
requirements.
b. Ensure that all software releases include adjustable accessibility features.
c. Create a realistic simulation of end-user conditions for developers testing the
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software.
d. Plan for end users to test prototypes and incremental releases in their
production environments.
d. Plan for end users to test prototypes and incremental releases in their
production environments.
A global organization sponsors a project that involves six (6) different companies.
When the project is partially complete. the project learns that one stakeholder is
ill and needs to decrease their level of involvement. What should the project
manager do?
a. Update the stakeholder register and then the stakeholder engagement plan.
b. Revise the project charter with the new stakeholder information.
c. Ask the project sponsor to replace the stakeholder.
d. Update the stakeholder engagement plan
a. Update the stakeholder register and then the stakeholder engagement plan.
A security-classified, agile software project requires outside expertise and delivery
to add a module based on machine learning. An approved supplier asks the
project manager to join the daily meeting with the supplier's agile team, but the
project manager's schedule is too full with internal meetings. How could the two
teams synchronize Interactively but somewhat less frequently?
a. Set up fishbowl windows at each site
b. Share a common electronic Kanban
c. Align iterations for common retrospectives.
d. Add and execute a Scrum of Scrums layer.
d. Add and execute a Scrum of Scrums layer.
After missing two (2) consecutive major deadlines because of delayed glass
deliveries, a manufacturing company changes its glass supplier to meet
production deadlines. Three (3) months later, production reports quality problems
with the new glass. The project manager determines that the supplier change
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caused quality problems. How should the project manager avoid this Issue In
future?
a. Update the risk information to the lessons learned register.
b. Review the assumption log to revisit or change current assumptions.
c. Confirm that an implemented risk response is effective.
d. Evaluate new risks and update the probability and impact matrix.
c. Confirm that an implemented risk response is effective.
The project sponsor is NOT convinced that an agile track should be used in a new
R&D project because the company needs to be certain that specific features will
be ready for mass production by a specific date Which three agile methods can
ensure that the sponsor's needs can be fulfilled In a hybrid project approach?
(Choose THREE.)
a. A product roadmap can provide a detailed breakdown
b. Requirement priorities are confirmed at each iteration.
c. Incremental development reduces risk of quality delays.
d. Impact mapping can be used to group related stories.
e. Stories can be broken down into granular epics.
b. Requirement priorities are confirmed at each iteration.
c. Incremental development reduces risk of quality delays.
d. Impact mapping can be used to group related stories.
A small group of users complains during a projects user acceptance stage, stating
that their expectations are NOT met. Which action could help avoid this Issue on
future projects?
a. Send more frequent updates to stakeholders.
b. Engage in risk assessments throughout the project.
c. Make use of conflict management techniques.
d. Make use of stakeholder feedback during the project
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d. Make use of stakeholder feedback during the project
A project involves six different companies. and the project sponsor is a global
organization. At the midpoint of the project, the project learns that one
stakeholder is experiencing difficulties and CANNOT provide their former level of
involvement. The project manager needs to _____ and then _____. Fill in the
blanks with the correct pair of answers.
a. avoid the risk; update the stakeholder engagement plan
b. avoid the risk; update the stakeholder register
c. mitigate the risk; update the stakeholder engagement plan
d. mitigate the risk; update the stakeholder register
c. mitigate the risk; update the stakeholder engagement plan
Over the past six months, the cost per story in agile project A has risen by more
than 250% due to a faulty platform which is no longer supported. The project will
exceed the budget increment threshold at the next iteration. Who should decide If
project should be canceled?
a. The head of business control
b. The product owner
c. The procurement manager
d. The project manager
b. The product owner
The success of an ongoing agile project is measured as follows:
2-Week Sprint Stories Planned Stories Completed Planned V Earned V
1 15 10 450k 300k
2 20 18 600k 540k
3 20 25 800k 1000k
4 22 25 1100k 1250k
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