People Practice Questions
Master People for the PMP exam with comprehensive practice questions, detailed explanations, and proven study strategies.
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What You'll Learn
The 'People' topic in the PMP exam covers the critical skills and knowledge required to effectively manage and lead project teams. This includes areas such as stakeholder management, team building, communication, and conflict resolution. Understanding these people-centric aspects of project management is essential for successfully delivering projects, as the ability to work with and motivate others is a key driver of project success. The 'People' domain accounts for a significant portion of the PMP exam, so mastering this topic is crucial for aspiring project managers.
Key Concepts
Stakeholder Management
The process of identifying, analyzing, and engaging stakeholders to ensure their needs and expectations are addressed throughout the project lifecycle.
Team Development
The process of building an effective project team by developing individual and group competencies, enhancing the overall team environment, and promoting positive team dynamics.
Communication Management
The process of developing an effective communication plan, sharing information with stakeholders, and ensuring clear and timely exchange of information throughout the project.
Conflict Management
The process of identifying, analyzing, and resolving conflicts that arise within the project team or with stakeholders, using various techniques and strategies to reach a resolution.
Emotional Intelligence
The ability to recognize, understand, manage, and reason with emotions, both in oneself and others, which is crucial for effective leadership and team management.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Failing to properly identify and analyze all relevant stakeholders, leading to inadequate stakeholder management.
- Neglecting to build a cohesive and high-performing team, resulting in poor team dynamics and decreased productivity.
- Overlooking the importance of effective communication, leading to misunderstandings, delays, and a lack of alignment among project team members and stakeholders.
- Ineffective conflict resolution, allowing conflicts to escalate and negatively impact the project.
- Underestimating the importance of emotional intelligence in project leadership, leading to difficulties in motivating and managing the project team.
Sample People Questions
Question 1
Mark, a committed and diligent member of the team, is realizing some complex tasks exceed his knowledge and experience. He requests additional training to bridge the skills gap. Which aspect of the work does Mark address to improve?
**Competence**
(Correct)**Responsibility**
**Authority**
**Role**
Explanation:
Correct answer: **Competence****Competence** is the ability and skill to carry out tasks for a given project. Training is one method to improve **competence**.**Responsibility** is the tasks assigned to a particular team member.**Authority** is the ability to make decisions, approve work, schedule c...
Question 2
The project manager on a series of design projects fostered a team-motivating, teamwork-promoting environment. The members of the current project are in the **adjourning** phase of the **tuckman ladder**. What BEST illustrates what is transpiring within this team?
The project is complete, and the team is transferring to the next initiative.
(Correct)The team operates in a cohesive, integrated manner.
The team is familiarizing itself with the **role**s and duties of its members.
The team has begun addressing the project's technical decisions.
Explanation:
Correct answer: The project is complete, and the team is transferring to the next initiative.In the **tuckman ladder** stages (**forming**, **storming**, **norming**, **performing**, **adjourning**), **adjourning** indicates that the project is complete and that the team is moving on to another proj...
Question 3
Lionel's **project team** is currently tackling the most intricate project in the history of the **organizational culture**. Initially, disagreements regarding diverse approaches to problem-solving appeared to be disruptive. However, the **project team** has aligned well into the execution phase and successfully finalized the product architecture design. At this point, what is the most effective strategy for Lionel to employ in managing conflicts within the **project team**?
Allow the **project team** to independently determine the optimal solutions while he **facilitates** and offers **support role**.
(Correct)Solicit input from the **project team** regarding the most effective path forward.
Seek suggestions from the **project team** and subsequently conduct a vote.
Ascertain the optimal solution and collaborate with the **project team** to implement it.
Explanation:
Correct answer: Allow the **project team** to independently determine the optimal solutions while he **facilitates** and offers **support role**. A **project manager** should provide more direction during the initial phases of a project, given their expertise in planning, which is their responsibili...
Study Tips for People
Practice developing a comprehensive stakeholder management plan, including techniques for stakeholder identification, analysis, and engagement.
Familiarize yourself with team development models and strategies, such as Tuckman's stages of team development and techniques for building trust, communication, and collaboration within the team.
Develop your active listening and effective communication skills, including techniques for conveying information, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflicts.
Assess your own emotional intelligence and learn strategies to improve self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and relationship management.
Review case studies and real-world examples of effective people management in projects to gain insights and learn from practical applications.
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How many People questions are on the PMP?
People makes up approximately 42% of the PMP exam. Upsero includes hundreds of practice questions covering all aspects of this topic.
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Are the practice questions similar to the real PMP?
Yes! Our People questions are designed to match the exact format, difficulty, and style of the actual PMP exam. Many students say our questions are even harder than the real exam.