PMP Team Leadership Practice Questions

Leading the team runs through the whole People domain. Practice original situational questions on vision, servant leadership, empowerment, team development and knowledge transfer, each with an explanation for every option.

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  • 41 original leadership questions, every option explained
  • People domain (33% of the exam)
  • ECO tasks: I-1 Develop a common vision; I-3 Lead the project team; I-7 Help ensure knowledge transfer
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A newly formed agile team asks the project manager to tell each developer which user stories to work on during the iteration, because that is how their previous manager ran things. What should the project manager do?

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What our leadership questions cover

  • Creating and keeping a shared vision with key stakeholders, and finding the root cause when the vision is misunderstood
  • Servant leadership: removing obstacles, protecting the team and letting a self-organizing team decide how to do the work
  • Choosing a leadership style for the situation and the team’s stage of development (Tuckman’s stages)
  • Clear roles and responsibilities (RACI), team charters and working agreements
  • Coaching, mentoring, recognition and supporting team members with varied experience and skills
  • Knowledge transfer: identifying critical knowledge, capturing tacit and explicit knowledge, and lessons learned
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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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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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Ideas the questions test most

  1. In an agile team the team decides how to do the work. The project manager or agile coach facilitates, coaches and removes impediments; assigning tasks to individuals undermines self-organization.
  2. A team charter or set of working agreements is written by the team. When a ground rule is broken, the first step is to remind the team of the agreement and discuss it, not to escalate to a manager.
  3. Tuckman’s stages are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Conflict during storming is normal; the leader helps the team work through it.
  4. In a RACI chart each activity has exactly one Accountable person; several people may be Responsible, Consulted or Informed.
  5. Tacit knowledge (experience and know-how) is shared through conversation, pairing, mentoring and workshops; explicit knowledge is captured in documents and repositories.

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Common questions

What is servant leadership on the PMP exam?

Servant leadership puts the team first: the leader removes impediments, shields the team from distractions, coaches rather than directs, and lets the team decide how to do its work. Questions often contrast it with assigning tasks or making decisions for the team.

Which ECO tasks does this topic cover?

People tasks 1 (develop a common vision), 3 (lead the project team) and 7 (help ensure knowledge transfer) of the July 2026 Examination Content Outline.

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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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More PMP topics

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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