PMP Case Study Practice Questions

The July 2026 PMP exam opens with a case-study section: a detailed scenario, sometimes with graphs or charts, followed by a series of questions that use all of it. Practice original five-question cases from predictive, agile and hybrid projects.

Take the full timed PMP mock exam

180 questions in the July 2026 format: a case-study section first, then two sections of independent questions, on one 240-minute clock, with a score by domain and an explanation for every option. The mock opens with eight five-question cases.

Or try the free case study drill
  • 20 original case studies of 5 questions each
  • Predictive, agile and hybrid projects, some with tables or charts
  • Our mock opens with a 40-question case-study section

Each case gives the situation once; each of its questions asks about a different part of it, from people and stakeholders to schedule, cost, risk and compliance.

Line drawing of an open case file with a project brief, a printed chart and a pen on a meeting table

Example case: Mobile banking app relaunch

Case study

Mobile banking app relaunch

You are the project manager for a regional bank’s new mobile app. The work is done by one Scrum team of seven developers, a product owner from the digital banking department and you as agile project lead. Iterations are two weeks long. The release must go live before the bank’s current app loses vendor support in five months.

After four iterations, the team’s velocity has been 21, 24, 19 and 22 points. The remaining release backlog is 190 points. The compliance officer has just told you that every screen must meet the national accessibility standard before launch; nobody had included this in the backlog. The product owner is under pressure from the marketing director, who keeps asking developers directly to add promotional banners.

Two of its five questions, to show the format. The answers and explanations for every option are in the free case study drill.

  1. Using the team’s average velocity, about how many more iterations does the current release backlog need?

    • A. About 7
    • B. About 9
    • C. About 10
    • D. About 12

  2. What should you do about the marketing director’s requests to developers?

    • A. Tell the developers to build the banners, since marketing funds the app
    • B. Redirect them to the product owner and explain the backlog
    • C. Ask the sponsor to ban the marketing director from contacting the team
    • D. Collect the banner requests and prioritize them yourself

Answer this case and another in the free case study drill

How the case-study section works

  • PMI’s July 2026 outline describes a case or scenario as a detailed situation, sometimes with graphs or charts, followed by a series of questions based on all the information provided.
  • The case-study section comes first. The first 10-minute break follows it, and you cannot go back to it after the break.
  • PMI does not publish how many cases or questions the section holds. Our mock uses eight cases of five questions, 40 of its 180 questions.

Practice the case-study section under the clock

Take the full timed PMP mock exam

180 questions in the July 2026 format: a case-study section first, then two sections of independent questions, on one 240-minute clock, with a score by domain and an explanation for every option. The mock opens with eight five-question cases.

Or try the free case study drill

Common questions

How many case study questions are on the PMP exam?

PMI does not publish the number of cases or questions per case. Its outline says the case-study section comes first and the first 10-minute break follows it. Our mock uses eight cases of five questions, 40 in all.

How do I answer PMP case study questions?

Read the scenario once for the situation, the approach (predictive, agile or hybrid) and the people involved, then read each question and go back to the details it needs. Each question is answered on its own, but the facts in the case decide which option is best.

PMP practice by domain

Domains, tasks, question types and format: PMI: Project Management Professional (PMP)® Examination Content Outline, July 2026 PMP Certification Exam Update · PMI: PMP certification page (exam format, domains and breaks), checked November 2026.

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