PMP Governance and Compliance Practice Questions

The first two Business Environment tasks are governance and compliance. Practice original scenarios about escalation thresholds, success metrics, regulatory and security requirements, sustainability and ethical choices.

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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.

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  • 35 original governance and compliance questions, every option explained
  • Business Environment domain (26% of the exam)
  • ECO tasks: III-1 Define and establish project governance; III-2 Plan and manage project compliance
Free sample · Question 1 of 3Business Environment · Governance and compliance

Which of the following is an organizational process asset?

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What our governance and compliance questions cover

  • Governance structure, rules, procedures, reporting, ethics and policies, using organizational process assets
  • Defining success metrics and escalation paths and thresholds
  • Confirming compliance requirements: security, health and safety, sustainability and regulation
  • Threats to compliance, the consequences of noncompliance and methods that support compliance
  • Measuring compliance and acting on gaps
  • Ethics: PMI’s values of responsibility, respect, fairness and honesty
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This list is our own summary of the tasks, written for practice. PMI publishes the full task statements and enablers in the PMP Examination Content Outline.

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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.

Or try the free governance and compliance drill

Ideas the questions test most

  1. Governance sets who decides what: thresholds above which the project manager must escalate (for example to a steering committee or change control board) and the reporting the board needs.
  2. A compliance requirement is not optional and is not traded off against scope or schedule. When a deliverable is found to be noncompliant, stop and correct it, and report through the governance path.
  3. Organizational process assets (policies, templates, historical information and lessons learned) belong to the organization; enterprise environmental factors are conditions outside the team’s control.
  4. PMI’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct rests on four values: responsibility, respect, fairness and honesty. Conflicts of interest are disclosed; confidential information is protected.

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Common questions

What is project governance on the PMP exam?

The framework of structure, rules, procedures, reporting, ethics and policies that directs and controls the project: who approves what, when issues are escalated and how performance is reported. The July 2026 outline makes it task 1 of Business Environment.

Is ethics still on the PMP exam?

Yes. Ethics sits in the governance task of the July 2026 outline and runs through situational questions. Expect choices that test honesty in reporting, conflicts of interest and fair treatment of vendors and team members.

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.

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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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