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 Top tips to solve situational questions in
the PMP Exam!

Situational questions form about 70-80% of the

total number of questions in the PMP exam and
are one of the toughest type of questions to
solve.
Hence, mastering the art of solving these types
of questions like a PRO is very important!
This can be a MAKE or BREAK for your PMP
exam guys…so read this e-book very
thoroughly!
In this e-book we will list down the 10 most
important tips that you should know to solve
situational questions in the PMP exam.
Also, we will solve two PMP style situational
questions to give you an idea about the
approach to solve these types of questions.
Happy learning!

- Nilotpal Ray, PMP

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Here are the top tips which you need to
remember while solving situational
questions in the PMP exam

Read each line of the question very carefully. Important

pieces of information are often camouflaged within the
question body within seeming irrelevant datapoints.
Hence, don’t skim through a question in a hurry to look
for the correct option

Check the last line of the question body very carefully.

This will set the tune of the question

Read every option very thoroughly and always have a

very solid reason to reject an option. Don’t reject any
option straightaway just because it does not ‘feel right’
or ‘seem right to me’ or ‘it’s not done like that in my
company while doing projects’

Always analyze each option in the light of PMBOK Ed.6.

Don’t bring your own judgement or the way projects are
done in your company while accepting/rejecting an
option

Memorize the sequence of steps from PMBOK Ed. 6 Pg.

61, Table 1.4. This will help you to get a lot of questions
correct during your PMP exam

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 Now let’s practice a few PMP Style
situational questions!

Q1. During the initiation phase of a project, one of your

key stakeholders raises a concern that the project may
violate PII (Personally Identifiable Information) policy of
the company and would be a breach of privacy. What
should you review first as a project manager?

A. Business Case
B. Risk Register
C. Project Charter
D. Statement of Work (SOW)

Q2. You are the PM for a $2Mn construction and

landscaping project in Mumbai, India. The project is
nearing completion and your sponsor has told you to
inspect the deliverables for completeness and
correctness. You have completed this step. What is your
next logical step?

A. Start project closure process

B. Handover the project to customer
C. Perform cost reconciliation
D. Have your customer inspect the deliverables for
correctness

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 Answers with explanations

Question 1:

Correct Answer: C (Project Charter)

A: Incorrect because as per Table 1.5 Business case is a

documented economic feasibility study. It does not
delineate any guideline, governance or assumptions.

B. Incorrect because risk register is not generated

during the ‘initiation’ stage of the project. This is why it
is important to read the questions carefully

D: Incorrect because SOW is a part of procurements

and hence is not related to the context of the question

Question 2:

Correct Answer: D (Have your customer inspect the

deliverables for correctness)

A. Incorrect because you cannot enter the closure

phase without your customer accepting the
deliverables
B. Incorrect because for the same reason as A, you
cannot perform this step
C. Irrelevant to the context of the question

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 Tutorial videos on Situational Questions

I hope you got an idea how situational questions are

designed and how you should approach solving them!

If you are willing to learn more about my proprietary

framework for solving situational questions with 100%
accuracy, check out the following videos from my YouTube
channel for a deep dive into the art of solving situational
questions!

https://youtu.be/6acSWefCyes

https://youtu.be/RXbJ7wwTe1c

See you there…

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