Sample PMP Questions



With over a million Project Management Professionals worldwide, the Project Management Institute’s certification program is now a standard across all industries. Becoming a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® involves meeting certain education and experience requirements, and passing a 200-question exam. (PMP Certification Handbook from PMI.)


The key to passing the PMP exam is to practice with sample PMP questions and to understand the PMI view of project management.  This means reviewing and understanding PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), but also becoming familiar with how PMI expects project managers to apply that knowledge.  In most cases, this requires PMP-candidates to become familiar with new concepts during their PMP exam preparation, and/or to “unlearn” practices that they have picked up over the years.


Posts in this category relate to sample PMP questions – examples of the kinds of questions you might expect to see on the PMP exam.

Sample PMP Question: August 2015

Which of the following is not a common format for reporting performance? a.  Bar Charts b.  Resource Activity Matrix c.  S-Curves d.  Tabular Reports B. […]

Sample PMP Question: July 2015

A housing construction project requires that governmental environmental hearings be held prior to site preparation. From a project management prospective, this is an example of? […]

Sample PMP Question: May 2015

You are responsible for a construction project currently under execution. You’re closely evaluating the work by constantly measuring the project performance, and recommending changes, repairs, […]

Sample PMP Question: January 2015 2 comments

While selecting projects, the sponsor directs you as the project manager to pick the BEST project your company can pursue.  Considering the following options, which […]

Sample PMP Question: November 2014

During the project life-cycle, stakeholder identification is expected to be: A.    A continuous process. B.    One of the key responsibilities of the project […]

Sample PMP Question: October 2014

You are developing a statement of work for the procurement of some raw materials for your project.  What should you focus on in developing the […]

Sample PMP Question: September 2014

How many lines of communication are there on your project, if your project involves 17 people excluding the sponsor: A.    112 B.    105 […]

Sample PMP Question: August 2014

John completed the risk analysis and he knows that the expected value is 100 days with a standard deviation of 12 days.  John can be […]