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Project Management Professional PMP Practice Test

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Q1People — Leading Projectsmedium
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Your project team includes members from diverse cultural backgrounds. During a team meeting, you notice that some members are not speaking up, while others dominate the conversation. The meeting is not productive. What should the project manager do to promote inclusion and improve meeting effectiveness?

AAssign each team member a specific time to speak during meetings
Facilitate a session to create team norms that include respectful communication and equal opportunity to speakCorrect
CContinue with the current approach and hope the team adapts over time
DAsk the dominant members to refrain from speaking and encourage the quiet members to contribute

Establishing team norms through a facilitated session directly addresses the root cause of unproductive meetings—lack of agreed-upon communication protocols. This aligns with the PMP's 'People' domain, specifically leading diverse teams by creating a psychologically safe environm…Read full explanation

Q2People — Leading Projectsmedium
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Your project is in the execution phase and a key vendor has notified you that they will be unable to deliver a critical component on time due to a labor strike. Which TWO actions should the project manager take? (Choose two)

ATravel to the vendor's site to negotiate directly with the labor union
Implement the contingency plan that was documented in the risk registerCorrect
CWait for the strike to end before taking any action
DAsk the vendor to find an alternative supplier without additional cost

Option B is correct because the risk register documents agreed risk responses, and a labor strike at a vendor is exactly the kind of identified risk whose contingency plan (e.g., alternate supplier, buffer stock, or schedule reserve) should be triggered during execution. Option E…Read full explanation

Q3People — Leading Projectsmedium
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You are a project manager overseeing a 12-month ERP implementation. During sprint 6 of 20, the product owner informs you that a key stakeholder wants to add a new reporting module that was not in the original scope. The team estimates this would add 3 weeks to the schedule. What should you do FIRST?

Submit a change request through the Integrated Change Control process and assess the impact on scope, schedule, and costCorrect
BAsk the team to begin work on the module immediately to accommodate the stakeholder
CInform the stakeholder that no changes can be made once the project has started
DAdd the requirement to the product backlog and let the team address it in a future sprint without formal approval

The addition of a new reporting module represents a change to the approved scope baseline. According to the PMBOK Guide, any change to scope must go through the Integrated Change Control (ICC) process, which includes submitting a formal change request, assessing impacts on scope,…Read full explanation

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