PMP Readiness Test

10 questions, balanced across the exam's topics. Answer each one, then submit for your practice readiness estimate and per-topic breakdown. This is a practice estimate — not a prediction or guarantee of your official exam result.

Question 1

A data center migration project has been selected and a project manager assigned. What should happen FIRST to give the project formal standing?

Sign vendor contracts to lock in prices Build the full project schedule first Develop the project charter to formally authorize the project Hire the full project team

Question 2

An FPIF contract has target cost $1,000,000, target fee $100,000, ceiling price $1,265,000, and an 80/20 buyer/seller share ratio. What is the Point of Total Assumption?

$1,265,000 $1,100,000 $1,165,000 $1,206,250

Question 3

A stakeholder asks you to slightly misrepresent progress in the status report to buy time with the board. What should you do?

Adjust the report slightly since the stakeholder has more organizational insight Refuse clearly and report status honestly, offering to help frame the real situation constructively Delay the report until the news is better Ask the team to work faster so the report becomes true

Question 4

Mid-project, the board redirects investment to a different market segment. What should you do FIRST?

Quietly redirect the project toward the old strategy Reassess strategic alignment with the sponsor and recommend pivoting or stopping the project Wait for someone else to notice the misalignment Continue unchanged; the charter cannot be questioned

Question 5

BAC = $1,000,000, EV = $500,000, AC = $600,000. What is the To-Complete Performance Index, and what does it mean?

1.25 — future cost efficiency must improve to meet BAC 1.25 — the project should be cancelled 0.83 — the project can continue at current efficiency 1.00 — no change in efficiency is needed

Question 6

A stakeholder demands daily one-on-one updates from you, consuming two hours a day. What should you do?

Negotiate a less frequent cadence with richer information radiators the stakeholder can check anytime Comply with the daily meetings since stakeholder engagement is critical Stop sending any updates to force the stakeholder to use the dashboard Delegate the meetings to a team member

Question 7

The project's success depends on a partner organization's deliverable, and the partner is deprioritizing it. What is the best approach?

Accept the delay as outside your control Threaten the partner publicly Escalate through the partnership governance with impact data, while developing contingency options Sue the partner immediately

Question 8

The seller will be paid for time worked plus materials, but the buyer sets a ceiling price. Which contract type is this?

Fixed-price with economic price adjustment Time and materials with a not-to-exceed clause Cost-plus-award-fee Firm-fixed-price

Question 9

The sponsor directs a priority change that the team believes will harm the product, and the team looks to you. What do you do FIRST?

Facilitate a session with the sponsor and team to realign on priorities, then document the agreed direction Side with the team against the sponsor Escalate to the PMO to overrule the sponsor Follow the sponsor's directive silently and tell the team to comply

Question 10

Your project deploys an e-commerce platform subject to consumer-protection laws in twelve countries. What is the BEST compliance strategy?

Apply the strictest applicable regulation across jurisdictions and document the compliance approach Launch first and adapt if regulators complain Treat regulations as optional guidelines Follow only the home country's laws

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