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: July 2014

You are the project manager on a software implementation project.  Your client demands a major change in the later phase of the project. You assess […]

Sample PMP Question: June 2014

The theory of zero defects is based on: A.    Prevention B.    Inspection C.    Correction D.    Fitness for Use Answer A: This theory […]

Sample PMP Question: May 2014

The project manager is executing a railroad construction project, when his sponsor asks him to forecast the cost of project completion.  Which of the following […]

Sample PMP Question: February 2014

Your project has four activities, which will require the following amounts of time: A=2 days, B=3 days, C=1 day, and D=5 days. B can start […]

Sample PMP Question: January 2014 1 comment

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, […]