PMP Practice Questions: Free Sample Exam With Answers

These free PMP practice questions mirror the style of the real exam. They are scenario based and mapped to the current Exam Content Outline across the People, Process, and Business Environment domains, and they cover predictive, agile, and hybrid delivery. Work through them, then check your reasoning against each explanation.

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10 PMP practice questions with answers

1. A stakeholder requests a scope change mid-project. What should the project manager do first?

Answer: Assess the impact and route it through integrated change control. Options: (A) implement it immediately, (B) assess impact and use change control, (C) reject it, (D) escalate to the sponsor. Answer: B. Changes are evaluated for scope, schedule, and cost impact before any decision.

2. Two team members are in open conflict that is slowing delivery. What is the best first response?

Answer: Bring them together to solve the problem collaboratively. Answer: collaborate/problem solve. It addresses the root cause and gives the most durable outcome, rather than forcing or avoiding.

3. A new regulation affects your deliverable. What must the project manager ensure?

Answer: Update the compliance requirements and assess the impact on the project. Answer: keep the project aligned with regulatory and compliance requirements, then plan the response.

4. On an agile team, who orders the product backlog?

Answer: The product owner. Answer: the product owner owns and orders the backlog to maximise value; the team forecasts, the Scrum Master facilitates.

5. What is the purpose of a risk register?

Answer: To record identified risks, their analysis, owners, and planned responses. Answer: it is the living record of risks and responses, not a budget or blame log.

6. What does a servant leader on an agile team mainly do?

Answer: Remove impediments and enable the team to self organise. Answer: servant leadership clears blockers and supports the team rather than assigning and tracking tasks.

7. Earned value shows EV 500, PV 600, AC 450. Is the project ahead or behind schedule?

Answer: Behind schedule. Schedule variance = EV minus PV = minus 100, which is negative, so the project is behind schedule (though under cost, since AC is below EV).

8. What do organisations most often use to select between competing projects?

Answer: Business value and alignment with strategy. Answer: selection is driven by value and strategic fit, not team size or preference.

9. A hybrid project runs a predictive schedule with one component delivered in an agile way. What should the project manager do?

Answer: Tailor the approach to fit the work, combining predictive and agile deliberately. Answer: tailoring fits the method to the context.

10. When should risk identification begin?

Answer: Early and continue throughout the project. Answer: risk identification is iterative and ongoing, not a one-time kickoff activity.

How to use these PMP practice questions

Do not just memorise answers. For every question, ask why the correct option is better than the others, because the real exam rewards judgement over recall. When you are consistently reasoning to the right answer, you are close to ready. A full PMP certification training course gives you the 35 contact hours and a bank of timed practice, currently with up to 50% off, strictly limited time only.