PMP Certification Simulation Examination

Candidate Briefing & Examination Protocol

Bienvenue dans votre simulation officielle de préparation à la certification Project Management Professional (PMP®).

Cette évaluation a été conçue selon les standards du PMI – Project Management Institute et est alignée sur le Exam Content Outline (ECO 2021)

Elle reproduit fidèlement la logique décisionnelle et l’approche situationnelle attendues lors de l’examen officiel.

Purpose of This Assessment

Cette simulation a pour objectif de :

Évaluer votre niveau de préparation à la certification PMP
Mesurer votre capacité d’analyse et de prise de décision
Tester votre compréhension des environnements prédictif, agile et hybride
Identifier vos axes de progression avant l’examen officiel

Examination Structure

50 questions à choix multiples
Une seule réponse correcte par question
Questions situationnelles basées sur des cas réels
Répartition alignée sur les trois domaines du PMI :
- People
- Process
- Business Environment

⏳ Time Management Recommendation

Pour optimiser votre performance :

Allouez environ 60 à 90 secondes par question
Évitez les décisions précipitées
Priorisez l’analyse structurée avant sélection

La gestion du temps est un facteur clé de réussite à l’examen PMP.

Strategic Approach Reminder

Lors de cette simulation, adoptez la posture attendue d’un Project Manager certifié PMP :

Analysez avant d’agir
Privilégiez la gouvernance et les processus formels
Favorisez le leadership collaboratif
Alignez vos décisions sur la création de valeur et la conformité

L’examen PMP évalue votre capacité à penser stratégiquement, pas uniquement votre connaissance théorique.

⚖ Examination Integrity

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Final Step

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Question 1 (People): During a hybrid project, two senior engineers strongly disagree on the architecture approach. The disagreement is affecting morale and delivery timeline. What should the project manager do first?

Facilitate a structured discussion focused on project objectives

Select the preferred architecture

Escalate to steering committee

Update risk register and monitor

Question 2 (People) An agile team’s velocity has decreased for three consecutive sprints due to external approval delays. What is the most appropriate action?

Conduct a retrospective to identify root causes

Increase sprint duration

Require overtime

Remove stories from backlog

Question 3 (People): A high-performing team member becomes defensive and disengaged. Deliverables remain strong. What should the PM do?

Address behavior privately using active listening

Issue warning

Reassign member

Ignore situation

Question 4 (Process) A project has PV=$500,000, EV=$450,000, AC=$600,000, BAC=$1,200,000. Assuming current performance continues, what is the EAC?

$1,200,000

$1,600,000

$1,333,333

$1,500,000

Question 5 (Process) Activities: A(5)→B(6)→D(4) and A(5)→C(8)→D(4). What is project duration and critical path?

19 days – A-B-D

17 days – A-C-D

18 days – A-C-D

15 days – A-B-D

Question 6 (Business Environment) A high-impact regulatory penalty risk is identified. Probability low, impact severe. What is best response?

Mitigate

Transfer via insurance/contract

Avoid project

In a complex project environment where multiple stakeholders have conflicting expectations and requirements are evolving, what should be the project manager’s first action according to PMI best practices?

Analyze situation and follow formal governance process

Ignore issue temporarily

Replace team member

Escalate immediately

QUESTION 8 (People – Build Shared Understanding) During sprint planning, stakeholders frequently change priorities, causing confusion within the development team. The team expresses frustration and declining morale. What should the project manager do first?

Facilitate a session to clarify prioritization criteria and decision authority

Ask the team to adapt to continuous change

Escalate stakeholder behavior to the sponsor

Freeze backlog changes for the next three sprints

QUESTION 9 (People – Negotiate Project Agreements) A functional manager refuses to release a critical resource due to competing priorities. What should the project manager do?

Adjust the schedule without discussion

Negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement

Remove the dependent task

Escalate to executive management immediately

QUESTION 10 (People – Virtual Teams) A global virtual team shows declining collaboration due to time zone differences and limited real-time interaction. What should the project manager do?

Require all members to attend meetings outside working hours

Ignore cultural differences

Replace remote members

Implement collaboration tools and overlapping working windows

QUESTION 11 (People – Define Ground Rules) At project initiation, team meetings are disorganized and discussions frequently derail. What should the project manager do?

Develop and agree on team ground rules

Impose strict top-down control

Escalate to HR

Shorten all meetings

QUESTION 12 (Process – Schedule Variance / EVM) In a predictive project, SPI = 0.82 and CPI = 1.05. What does this indicate?

Project is ahead of schedule and under budget

Project is behind schedule but under budget

Project is on track

Project is behind schedule and over budget

QUESTION 13 (Process – Quality Management) Recurring defects are discovered late during system testing in a predictive project. What should the project manager do?

Conduct root cause analysis and strengthen quality assurance

Delay release indefinitely

Increase final inspection

Penalize developers

QUESTION 14 (Process – Procurement) A vendor delivers according to contract but stakeholders complain about low perceived value. What should the project manager do?

Ignore stakeholder feedback

Escalate immediately

Review contract scope and performance metrics

Terminate the contract

QUESTION 15 (Process – Integrated Change Control) Multiple minor changes are requested during execution. Individually they have minimal impact. What should the project manager do?

Reject all minor changes

Approve them informally

Delay decision

Aggregate and evaluate cumulative impact

QUESTION 16 (Process – Hybrid Governance) In a hybrid project, stakeholders request more documentation during execution. What should the project manager do?

Ignore request

Switch to predictive

Assess governance requirements and adapt documentation level

Reject request because agile requires minimal documentation

QUESTION 17 (Business Environment – Benefits Realization) A project is on schedule and budget, but the expected business benefits are unlikely to be realized. What should the project manager do?

Focus only on delivery metrics

Reduce scope to maintain cost

Escalate concerns and reassess alignment with business case

Close the project successfully

QUESTION 18 (People – Empower Team Members) A team requests authority to make technical decisions without waiting for PM approval. What should the PM do?

Grant authority within defined boundaries

Refuse to maintain control

Require written justification for each decision

Escalate to governance board

QUESTION 19 (People – Remove Impediments) A dependency from another project is delaying your deliverables. What should you do first?

Change your scope

Escalate immediately

Collaborate to align timelines and remove the dependency

Blame the other project manager

QUESTION 20 (People – Emotional Intelligence) A stakeholder reacts emotionally during steering meetings. What should the PM do?

Address emotional concerns privately

Respond with data only

Ignore emotions

Escalate behavior

QUESTION 21 (Process – Risk Identification) During execution, a new risk is discovered. What should the PM do first?

Implement contingency

Ignore if probability is low

Escalate immediately

Add it to risk register and analyze

QUESTION 22 (Process – Cost Variance) CPI = 0.78. What does this indicate?

Under budget

No impact

Ahead of schedule

Over budget

QUESTION 23 (Process – Scope Validation) A deliverable is completed but rejected by client due to misunderstood requirements. What should the PM do?

Blame business analyst

Review scope baseline and requirements documentation

Escalate

Rework immediately

QUESTION 24 (Process – Agile Planning) Velocity fluctuates significantly across sprints. What should the PM do?

Analyze root causes and stabilize backlog refinement

Increase sprint duration

Fix velocity target rigidly

Replace team

QUESTION 25 (Process – Procurement Risk) Supplier delay risk increases due to geopolitical instability. What should the PM do?

Escalate immediately

Ignore

Reassess risk exposure and mitigation plan

Cancel project

QUESTION 26 (Process – Change Control) A change is urgent but CCB meeting is scheduled next week. What should PM do?

Approve informally

Delay discussion

Reject automatically

Follow emergency change process if defined

QUESTION 27 (Process – Hybrid Governance) Audit requires documentation not initially planned. What should PM do?

Ignore audit

Adapt governance artifacts

Refuse due to agile approach

Escalate

QUESTION 28 (Process – Schedule Compression) Sponsor demands earlier completion without scope reduction. What should PM do first?

Add overtime

Extend budget automatically

Fast-track/crash analysis

Reduce quality

QUESTION 29 (Process – Quality Control) Defects increase after process shortcut was introduced. What should PM do?

Blame team

Reinstate process controls

Ignore

Increase inspection only

QUESTION 30 (Process – Communications) Stakeholders complain about lack of visibility. What should PM do?

Escalate

Ignore

Update communications management plan

Increase emails randomly

QUESTION 31 (Process – Issue Management) A critical issue threatens milestone delivery. What should PM do first?

Analyze impact and develop corrective action

Rebaseline immediately

Escalate

Ignore

QUESTION 32 (Process – Lessons Learned) Project nearing closure. What should PM ensure?

Immediate release of team

Archive without review

Conduct lessons learned session

Skip formal closure

QUESTION 33 (Process – Resource Optimization) Two critical tasks require same expert simultaneously. What should PM do?

Perform resource leveling

Ignore

Escalate immediately

Crash schedule

QUESTION 34 (Process – Stakeholder Analysis) A new executive joins mid-project. What should PM do?

Update stakeholder register and engagement plan

Escalate

Ignore

Remove from reporting

QUESTION 35 (Process – Hybrid Backlog Governance) Multiple backlog changes affect roadmap. What should PM do?

Freeze backlog

Approve immediately

Escalate

Assess cumulative impact

QUESTION 36 (Process – Performance Reporting) Stakeholder requests detailed cost breakdown beyond standard reports. What should PM do?

Provide tailored reporting aligned with plan

Escalate

Refuse

Ignore

QUESTION 37 (Process – Risk Escalation) Risk exceeds project authority threshold. What should PM do?

Absorb impact

Escalate according to governance framework

Ignore

Cancel project

QUESTION 38 (Process – Acceptance Criteria) Acceptance criteria unclear late in project. What should PM do?

Escalate

Deliver anyway

Clarify with stakeholder before delivery

Assume best interpretation

QUESTION 39 (Process – Forecasting) BAC = 1M$, CPI = 0.8. Forecast likely outcome?

Under budget

No variance

On track

Over budget

QUESTION 40 (Process – Configuration Management) Multiple versions of design documents cause confusion. What should PM do?

Implement stricter configuration control

Ignore

Reduce documentation

Escalate

QUESTION 41 (People – Cultural Intelligence) A multinational project team is experiencing misunderstandings due to cultural communication differences. Some members perceive others as disrespectful, while no offense was intended. What should the project manager do first?

Establish formal communication protocols only

Facilitate a cultural awareness discussion to build mutual understanding

Escalate to HR for diversity training

Replace culturally incompatible team members

QUESTION 42 (People – Stakeholder Engagement) A powerful stakeholder publicly criticizes the project during executive meetings despite being supportive in private discussions. What should the project manager do?

Confront the stakeholder publicly

Meet privately to clarify expectations and concerns

Document the behavior and ignore it

Escalate to sponsor immediately

QUESTION 43 (People – Team Motivation) Team members report burnout due to sustained high workload across multiple releases. What should the project manager do?

Escalate to sponsor

Add performance incentives

Maintain pressure to meet commitments

Reassess capacity planning and promote sustainable pace

QUESTION 44 (People – Conflict Resolution Strategy) Two departments disagree about project ownership boundaries. What is the most effective resolution strategy?

Avoiding

Forcing sponsor decision

Collaborating

Competing

QUESTION 45 (People – Coaching Leadership) A technically strong team consistently waits for the PM’s direction before acting. What should the PM do?

Escalate productivity concerns

Continue providing detailed instructions

Delegate decision authority gradually

Replace the team lead

QUESTION 46 (People – Psychological Safety) Team members are hesitant to raise risks during meetings. What should the PM do?

Enforce strict reporting

Penalize late risk reporting

Encourage open dialogue and model transparency

Escalate to governance

QUESTION 47 (People – Negotiation Complexity) Two key stakeholders demand mutually exclusive scope changes. What should the PM do?

Accept both changes

Facilitate negotiation to align with business priorities

Escalate immediately

Reject both immediately

QUESTION 48 (People – Performance Feedback) A team member consistently underperforms despite prior coaching. What should the PM do next?

Ignore performance

Remove responsibilities immediately

Provide structured performance improvement plan

Escalate directly to HR

QUESTION 49 (People – Leadership Adaptability) A predictive team transitions into hybrid delivery. Resistance is increasing. What should the PM do?

Force strict agile adoption

Provide training and clarify new roles gradually

Revert to predictive

Escalate transformation failure

QUESTION 50 (Business Environment – Compliance & Strategic Alignment) Mid-project, new data protection regulations are introduced affecting the product architecture. The change significantly impacts cost and schedule. What should the project manager do?

A. Continue execution and address compliance post-launch

C. Ignore regulatory impact until audit

B. Escalate and initiate formal impact analysis aligned with governance

D. Reduce scope silently

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⚖ Examination Integrity

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PMP Exam- 50 Questions – ECO 2021 – PMBOK 6 & PMBOK 7

PMP Certification Simulation Examination

Candidate Briefing & Examination Protocol

Purpose of This Assessment

Examination Structure

⏳ Time Management Recommendation

Strategic Approach Reminder

⚖ Examination Integrity

Final Step

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