PMI PMP Free Practice Questions — Page 2

Correct Answer: B. Examine the team's virtual needs

The team is in the same time zone, so scheduling isn't the obvious issue. The project manager suspects other factors. The most logical next step is to examine the team's virtual collaboration needs — tools, platforms, access, connectivity, or other virtual work barriers. Before implementing solutions (A), enforcing rules (C), or formal reviews (D), the PM needs to understand the root cause. Option A is premature without diagnosis. Option C assumes ground rule violations without evidence. Option D is too formal and punitive for a collaboration issue. Investigating the virtual environment and needs is the correct diagnostic step before taking action.

Correct Answer: B. Facilitate communication and team building

Individual performance is fine, but group performance is low — this indicates a collaboration and communication problem, not a competency problem. The PM should facilitate communication and team-building activities to improve cohesion across geographies and time zones. Option A (reassigning tasks) doesn't address the collaboration gap. Option C (new team members) is unnecessary since individuals perform well. Option D (updating the comms plan) is a document-level action — the problem needs active facilitation, not just a plan update. Building trust and improving interactions across distributed teams is the core solution here.

Correct Answer: B. Ask the product owner to prioritize the backlog with the project team

The product owner is adding mandatory features mid-sprint, causing sprint failures. In Scrum, the product owner is responsible for prioritizing the backlog, but this should be done collaboratively with the team to ensure sprint commitments are realistic. Option B ensures the product owner and team work together to properly prioritize and plan what can realistically be delivered. Option A is wrong because the Scrum team doesn't prioritize the product backlog — that's the product owner's responsibility. Option C (internal meeting) excludes the product owner, who is the key decision-maker. Option D (deferring to last sprint) creates risk and doesn't solve the recurring pattern. Collaboration between PO and team during backlog refinement prevents mid-sprint disruptions.

Correct Answer: D. Ensured frequent and continuous integration of work to obtain early feedback and continuous learning

The key problem is that five teams worked independently and only discovered integration issues when combining at the product level. This is a classic failure of delayed integration. The PM should have ensured frequent, continuous integration so issues are caught early and resolved incrementally. Option A (Scrum of Scrums) helps coordination but doesn't directly solve integration testing problems. Option B (separate QA team) is a waterfall mindset and delays feedback until sprint end. Option C (training session) addresses knowledge but not the process gap. Continuous integration is a core agile engineering practice for scaled teams — integrate early, integrate often, and get fast feedback.

Correct Answer: D. Assign an experienced resource to support the team member.

The team member's issue is a skills gap on a new system, and the project is at risk of delay. The most effective action is to assign an experienced resource to coach and support the team member. This addresses both the immediate project risk and the team member's development. Option A (on-the-job training alone) is too slow given the project is already at risk. Option B (change request for schedule extension) doesn't address the root cause. Option C (escalating to sponsor) is premature and punitive — the issue is a training gap, not a performance problem. Providing support through mentoring or pairing is a best practice for capability gaps.