PMP Certification Journey 1

Question 1 of 100

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A project manageris managing his second project. It started one month after the first, and both are in process. Though his first project is small, this one seems to be growing size every day. As each day passes, the project manager is beginning to feel more and more in need of help. The project manager has recently heard that there was another project in the company last year that is similar to his second project. What should he do?

Select one of the following:

Contact the other project manager and ask for assistance
Obtain historical records and guidance from the project management office (PMO)
Wait to see if the project is impacted by the growth in scope
Make sure the scope of the project is agreed to by all the stakeholders

Explanation

Question 2 of 100

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Two project managers have just realized that they are in a weak matrix organization and that their power as project managers is quite limited. One figures out that he is really a project expediter, and other realizes he is really a project coordinator.
How is a project expediter different from a project coordinator?

Select one of the following:

The project expediter cannot make decisions
The project expediter can make more decisions
The project expediter reports to a higher-level manager
The project expediter has some authority

Explanation

Question 3 of 100

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All of the following are characteristic of a project EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

It is temporary
It has a definite beginning and end
It has interrelated activities
It repeats itself every month

Explanation

Question 4 of 100

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A framework for keeping an organization focused on its overall strategy is:

Select one of the following:

Organizational project management (OPM)
The PMBOK Guide
Project governance
Portfolio Management

Explanation

Question 5 of 100

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Which of the following BEST describes the major constraints on a project?

Select one of the following:

Scope, number of resources, and cost
Scope, cost, and time
Scope, time, cost, quality, risk, resources, and customer satisfaction
Time, cost, and number of changes

Explanation

Question 6 of 100

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If a project manager is concerned with gathering, integrating, and disseminating the outputs of all project management processes, she should concentrate on improving the:

Select one of the following:

Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Communications management plan
Project management information system (PMIS)
Scope management plan

Explanation

Question 7 of 100

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A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but they are having difficulty creating a project charter. What is the BEST description of the real problem?

Select one of the following:

They have not identified the project objectives
They are working on a process and not a project
The end date has not been set
The have not identified the product of the project

Explanation

Question 8 of 100

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One of your team members informs you that he does not know which of the many projects he is working on is the most important. Who should determine the priorities between projects in a company?

Select one of the following:

The project manager
The project management team
The project management Office (PMO)
The team

Explanation

Question 9 of 100

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The difference between a project, program, and portfolio is:

Select one of the following:

A project is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program may include other non-project work, and a portfolio is all the project in a given department or division
A project is a lengthy endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program combines tow or more unrelated projects, and a portfolio combines two or more programs
A project is a a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program is a group of related projects, and portfolio is a group of projects and programs related to a specific objective
A project is a contracted endeavor with a beginning and end, a portfolio is a group of projects with more open-ended completion dates, and a program combines two or more portfolios

Explanation

Question 10 of 100

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Operational work is different from project work in that operation work is

Select one of the following:

Unique
Temporary
Ongoing and repetitive
A part of every project activity

Explanation

Question 11 of 100

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Company procedures require the creation of a lessons learned document. Which of the following is the BEST use of lessons learned?

Select one of the following:

Historical records for future projects
Planning record for the current project
Informing the team about what the project manager has done
Informing the team about the project management plan

Explanation

Question 12 of 100

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Lessons learned are BEST completed by:

Select one of the following:

The project manager
The team
The spnsor
The Stakeholders

Explanation

Question 13 of 100

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Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to a products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should:

Select one of the following:

Be included as activities to be performed during project closure
Have a separate phase in the project life cycle, because a large portion of life cycle costs is devoted to maintenance and operations
Not be viewed as part of a project
Be viewed as a separate project

Explanation

Question 14 of 100

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What is a program?

Select one of the following:

An initiative set up by management
A means to gain benefits and control of related projects
A group of unrelated projects managed in a coordinated way
A government regulation

Explanation

Question 15 of 100

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A company is making an effort to improve its project performance and create historical records of past projects. What is the BEST way to accomplish this?

Select one of the following:

Create Project management plans
Create lessons learned
Create network diagrams
Create status reports

Explanation

Question 16 of 100

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Use the project scope statement to gain approval of the "final" scope from the stakeholders before further planning is done. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 17 of 100

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Determine high-level requirements, constrains, assumptions, and risks.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 18 of 100

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Measure against the performance measurement baseline.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 19 of 100

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Implement approved changes, including corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repair.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 20 of 100

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Reanalyze existing risks.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 21 of 100

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Use the high-level planning and estimating data to determine whether the product can be achieved with the given constraints. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 22 of 100

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Verify and document that the project, or project phase, meets completion or exit criteria set in place during project planning. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Execution
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 23 of 100

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Hold team-building activities. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 24 of 100

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Evaluate the effectiveness of risk responses in a risk audit. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 25 of 100

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Determine how you will plan the planning, executing, and controlling efforts for stakeholders, requirements, scope, schedule, cost, quality, process improvement, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, changes, and configuration, and put that information into the beginnings of management plans. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 26 of 100

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Obtain formal (legal) sign-off and final acceptance of the product of the project from the customer.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 27 of 100

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Increase the effectiveness of processes.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 28 of 100

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Recalculate how much the project will cost and how long it will take, and create forecasts.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 29 of 100

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Plan what will be communicated on the project, to whom, by whom, when, and how.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 30 of 100

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Spend time trying to improve quality.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 31 of 100

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Make sure the business case and the analysis supporting the need for the project are documented and understood. During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 32 of 100

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Evaluate how effectively the team members function as a team.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 33 of 100

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Determine how you will improve the processes in use on the project.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 34 of 100

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Determine measurable project and product objectives.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 35 of 100

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Manage time and cost reserves.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 36 of 100

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Focus on looking for exceptions to the approved project management plan in team members' performance, rather than checking up on every person's work or babysitting.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 37 of 100

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Develop the final project management plan, project documents, and performance measurement baseline by performing schedule network analysis, looking for options, and confirming that project objectives can be met.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 38 of 100

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Gather final lessons learned.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 39 of 100

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Keep everyone focused on completing the project to the project charter and project management plan.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 40 of 100

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Calculate estimate to complete.
During which process group is this done?

Select one or more of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 41 of 100

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In which project management process group is the detailed project budget created?

Select one of the following:

Initiating
Before the project management process
Planning
Executing

Explanation

Question 42 of 100

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The project charter is created in which project management process group?

Select one of the following:

Executing
Planning
Closing
Initiating

Explanation

Question 43 of 100

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The project team has just completed the initial project schedule and budget. The NEXT thing to do is to:

Select one of the following:

Identify risks
Begin iterations
Determine Communications requirements
Create a bar (Gantt) Chart

Explanation

Question 44 of 100

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A detailed project schedule can be created only after creating the:

Select one of the following:

Project Budget
Work breakdown structure
Project management plan
Detailed risk assessment

Explanation

Question 45 of 100

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The person who should be in control of the project during project planning is the:

Select one of the following:

Project Manager
Team member
Functional manager
Sponsor

Explanation

Question 46 of 100

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Which of the following is NOT an input to the initiating process group?

Select one of the following:

Company processes
Company culture
Historical WBSs
Project scope statement

Explanation

Question 47 of 100

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The project sponsor has just signed the project charter. What is the NEXT thing to do?

Select one of the following:

Begin to complete work packages
Validate scope
Start integrate change control
Start to create management plans

Explanation

Question 48 of 100

1

The high-level project schedule constraints have just been determined. What project management process group are you in?

Select one of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling

Explanation

Question 49 of 100

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The WBS and WBS dictionary are completed. The project team has begun working on identifying risks. The sponsor contacts the project manager, requesting that the responsibility assignment matrix be issued. The project has a budget of US $100,000 and taking place in three countries using 14 human resources. There is little risk expected for the project, and the project manager has managed many projects similar to this one. What is the NEXT thing to do.

Select one of the following:

Understand the experience of the sponsor on similar projects
Create an activity list
Make sure the project scope is defined
Complete risk management and issue the responsibility assignment matrix

Explanation

Question 50 of 100

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A project manager does not have much time to spend on planning before the mandatory start date arrives. He therefore wants to move through planning as effectively as possible. What advice would you offer?

Select one of the following:

Make sure you have signed charter and then start the WBS
Create an activity list before creating a network diagram
Document all the known risks before you document the high level assumptions
Finalize the quality management plan before you determine quality metrics

Explanation

Question 51 of 100

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The BEST time to assign a project manager to a project is during:

Select one of the following:

Integration
Project selection
Initiating
Planning

Explanation

Question 52 of 100

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A project manager gets a call from a team member notifying him that there is a variance between the speed of a system on the project and the desired or planned speed. The project manager is surprised because that performance measurement was not identified in planning. If the project manager then evaluates whether the variance warrants a response, he is in which part of the project management process?

Select one of the following:

Initiating
Executing
Monitoring and controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 53 of 100

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A team member notifies the project manage that the activities comprising a work package are no longer appropriate. It would be BEST for the project manager to be in what part of the project management process:

Select one of the following:

Corrective action
Integrated change control
Monitoring and controlling
Project closing

Explanation

Question 54 of 100

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During a meeting, a team member asks about the measurements that will be used on the project to assess performance. The team member feels that some of the measures related to activities assigned to him are not valid measurements. The project is BEST considered to be in what part of the project management process?

Select one of the following:

Closing
Monitoring and controlling
Executing
Initiating

Explanation

Question 55 of 100

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Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do during the initiating process group?

Select one of the following:

Create a detailed description of the project deliverables
Get familiar with the company culture and structure as they relate to the project
Identify the root cause of problems
Ensure all project management processes are complete

Explanation

Question 56 of 100

1

Which of the following is a characteristic of project management processes?

Select one of the following:

Iterative
Unique
Unnecessary
Standardized

Explanation

Question 57 of 100

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Which project management process group generally takes the MOST project time and resources?

Select one of the following:

Planning
Design
Integration
Executing

Explanation

Question 58 of 100

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All of the following must be performed during project initiating EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

Identify and document business needs
Create a project scope statement
Divide a large project into phases
Accumulate and evaluate historical information

Explanation

Question 59 of 100

1

Closure includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

Determining performance measures
Turning over the product of the project
Documenting the degree to which each project phase was properly closed after its completion
Updating the company's organizational process assets

Explanation

Question 60 of 100

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The first phase of your project has come to an end. What is the MOST important thing to ensure is done BEFORE beginning the next phase?

Select one of the following:

Verify that the resources are available for the next phase
Check the project's progress compared to its baselines
Confirm that the phase has reached it objectives, and have its deliverable formally accepted
Recommend corrective action to bring the project results in line with project expectations

Explanation

Question 61 of 100

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During which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project?

Select one of the following:

Initiating
Executing
Monitoring and controlling
Closing

Explanation

Question 62 of 100

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Which process groups must be included in every project?

Select one of the following:

Planning, executing, and closing
Initiating, planning, and executing
Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing
Planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling

Explanation

Question 63 of 100

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Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in project closing?

Select one of the following:

Work with the customer to determine acceptance criteria
Collect historical information from previous projects
Confirm all the requirements in the project have been met
Gain formal approval of the management plans

Explanation

Question 64 of 100

1

Which process group focuses on completing the requirements of the project?

Select one of the following:

Initiating
Planning
Executing
Closing

Explanation

Question 65 of 100

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All of the following occur during the planning process group EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

Develop Project Charter
Create WBS
Estimate Costs
Sequence Activities

Explanation

Question 66 of 100

1

A market demand, a business need, and/or a legal requirement are examples of:

Select one of the following:

Reasons to hire a project manager
Reasons projects are initiated
Reasons people or businesses become stakeholders
Reasons to sponsor a project

Explanation

Question 67 of 100

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The need for _______________ is one of the major driving forces for communication in a project.

Select one of the following:

Optimization
Integrity
Integration
Differentiation

Explanation

Question 68 of 100

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The customer has accepted the completed project scope. However, the lessons learned required by the project management office have not been completed. What is the status of the project?

Select one of the following:

The project is incomplete because it needs to be replanned
The project is incomplete until all project and product deliverables are complete and accepted
The project is incomplete because the customer has accepted the deliverables
The project is incomplete because it has reached its due date

Explanation

Question 69 of 100

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When it comes to changes, the project manager's attention is BEST focused on:

Select one of the following:

Making changes
Tracking and recording changes
Informing the sponsor of changes
Preventing unnecessary changes

Explanation

Question 70 of 100

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The customer on a project tells the project manager they have run out of money to pay for the project. What should the project manager do FIRST?

Select one of the following:

Shift more of the work to later in the schedule to allow time for the customer to get the funds
Close Project or Phase
Stop work
Release part of the project team

Explanation

Question 71 of 100

1

All of the following are parts of an effective change management plan EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

Procedures
Standards for reports
Meeting
Lessons learned

Explanation

Question 72 of 100

1

A work authorization system can be used to:

Select one of the following:

Manage who does each activity
Manage when and in what sequence work is done
Mange when each activity is doen
Manage who does each activity and when it is done

Explanation

Question 73 of 100

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A project is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary?

Select one of the following:

The project manager
The project team
The sponsor
The stakeholder

Explanation

Question 74 of 100

1

Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on:

Select one of the following:

The personal careers of the team members
Timely updates to the project management plan
Effective communication at key interface points
Product control

Explanation

Question 75 of 100

1

Integration is done by the:

Select one of the following:

Project Manager
Team
Sponsor
Stakeholders

Explanation

Question 76 of 100

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Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's role as an integrator?

Select one of the following:

Help team members become familiar with the project
Put all the pieces of a project into a cohesive whole
Put all the pieces of a project into a program
Get all team members together into a cohesive whole

Explanation

Question 77 of 100

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Approved corrective actions are an input to which of the following processes?

Select one of the following:

Validate Scope
Direct and Manage Project Work
Develop Project Charter
Develop Schedule

Explanation

Question 78 of 100

1

Double declining balance is a form of:

Select one of the following:

Decelerated depreciation
Straight line depreciation
Accelerated depreciation
Life cycle costing

Explanation

Question 79 of 100

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Which of the following BEST describes what a project charter may be used for when the work is being completed?

Select one of the following:

To make sure all the team members are rewarded
To help determine if a scope change should be approved
To assess the effectiveness of the change control system
To make sure that all the documentation on the project is completed

Explanation

Question 80 of 100

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Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan?

Select one of the following:

A printout from project management software
A bar chart
Risk, human resource, process improvement, and other management plans
The project scope

Explanation

Question 81 of 100

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Which of the following is TRUE about the development of a project charter?

Select one of the following:

The sponsor creates creates the project charter, and the project manager approves it
The project team creates the project charter, and PMO approves it
The executive manager creates the project charter, and the functional manager approves it
The project manager creates the project charter, and the sponsor approves it

Explanation

Question 82 of 100

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A project management plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which of the following is the BEST method to achieve a realistic project management plan?

Select one of the following:

The sponsor creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager
The functional manager creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager
The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from senior management
The project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the team

Explanation

Question 83 of 100

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You are taking over a project during project planning and discover that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should MOST concern you?

Select one of the following:

Who will be a member of the change control board
Spending more time on configuration management
Getting a single project sponsor
Determining the report stucture

Explanation

Question 84 of 100

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The project manager is working to clearly describe the level of involvement expected from everyone on the project in order to prevent rework, conflict, and coordination problems. Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's efforts?

Select one of the following:

Develop Project Management Plan and Plan Quality Management
Manage Stakeholder Engagement and Direct and Manage Project work
Validate Scope and Control Quality
Identify Risks and Develop Project Team

Explanation

Question 85 of 100

1

All of the following are parts of the Direct and Menage Project Work process EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

Identify changes
Using a work breakdown structure
Implementing corrective actions
Setting up a project control system

Explanation

Question 86 of 100

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A project manager is appointed to head a highly technical project in an area with which this person has limited familiarity. The project manager delegates the processes of Develop Schedule, Estimate Costs, Define Activities, and Estimate Activity Resources to various project team members, and basically serves as an occasional referee and coordinator of activities. The results of this approach are likely to be:

Select one of the following:

A team functioning throughout the project at a very high level, demonstrating creativity and commitment
A team that initially experiences some amounts of confusion, but that after a period of time becomes a cohesive and effective unit
A team that is not highly productive, but that stays together because of the work environment created by the project manager
A team tat is characterized by poor performance, low morale, high levels of conflict, and high turnover

Explanation

Question 87 of 100

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You are in the middle of executing a major modification to an existing product when you learn that the resources promised at the beginning of the project are not available. The BEST thing to do is to:

Select one of the following:

Show how the resources were originally promised to your project
Re-plan the project without the resources
Explain the impact if the promised resources are not made available
Crash the project

Explanation

Question 88 of 100

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The primary customer of a project has requested an application change during user testing. As project manager, how should you BEST address this issue?

Select one of the following:

Develop a risk mitigation plan
Create a formal change request
Inform the project sponsor of changes to scope, cost, and schedule
Ensure the scope change complies with all relevant contractual provisions

Explanation

Question 89 of 100

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Your company just won a major new project. It will begin in three months and is valued at US $2,000,000. You are the project manager for an existing project. What is the FIRST thing you should do once you hear of the new project?

Select one of the following:

Ask management how the new project will use resources
Resource level your project
Crash your project
Ask management how the new project will affect your project

Explanation

Question 90 of 100

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The project manager has just received a change from the customer that does not affect the project schedule and is easy complete. What should the Project Manager do FIRST?

Select one of the following:

Make the change happen as soon as possible
Contact the project sponsor for permission
Go to the change control board
Evaluate the impacts on other project constraints

Explanation

Question 91 of 100

1

Understanding the culture, policies, and procedures of the organization in which the project is being performed is MOST challenging in:

Select one of the following:

Global organization
Manufacturing organization
Small organization
Agile organization

Explanation

Question 92 of 100

1

In a projectized organization, the project team:

Select one of the following:

Reports to many bosses
Has no loyalty to the project
Reports to the functional manager
Will not always have a "home"

Explanation

Question 93 of 100

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A project manager is trying to complete a software development project, but cannot get enough attention for the project. Resources are focused on completing process related work, and the project manager has little authority to assign resources. What form of organization must the project manager be working in?

Select one of the following:

Functional
Matrix
Expediter
Coordinator

Explanation

Question 94 of 100

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A project manager has very little project experience, but he has been assigned as the project manager of a new project. Because he will be working in a matrix organization to complete his project, he can expect communications to be:

Select one of the following:

Simple
Open and accurate
Complex
Hard to automate

Explanation

Question 95 of 100

1

A project team member is talking to another team member and complaining that many people are asking him to do things. If he works in a functional organization, who has the power to give direction to the team member?

Select one of the following:

The project manager
The functional manager
The team
The PMO

Explanation

Question 96 of 100

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The previous project manager for your project managed it without much project organization. There is a lack of management control and no clearly defined project deliverables. Which of the following would be the BEST choice for getting your project better organized?

Select one of the following:

Adopt a life cycle approach to the project
Develop lessons learned for each phase
Develop specific work plans for each work package
Develop a description of the product of the project

Explanation

Question 97 of 100

1

The project life cycle differs from the project management process in that the project management process:

Select one of the following:

Is the same for every project
Does not incorporate a methodology
Is different for each industry
Can spawn many projects

Explanation

Question 98 of 100

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Who has the MOST power in a projectized organization?

Select one of the following:

The project manager
The functional manager
The team
The all share power

Explanation

Question 99 of 100

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Your management has decided that all orders will be treated as "projects" and that project managers will be used to update orders daily, to resolve issues, and to ensure the customer formally accepts the product within 30 days of completion. Revenue from the individual orders can vary from US $100 to US $150,000. The project manager will not be required to perform planning or provide documentation other than daily status. How would you define this situation?

Select one of the following:

Because each individual order is a "temporary endeavor", each order is a project
This is program management since there are multiple projects involved
This is a recurring process
Orders incurring revenue over $1000,000 would be considered projects and would involve project management

Explanation

Question 100 of 100

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To obtain support for the project throughout the performing organization, it's BEST if the project manager:

Select one of the following:

Ensures there is a communications management plan
Correlates the need for the project to the organization's strategic plan
Connects the project to the personal objectives of the sponsor
Ensures that the management plan includes the management of team members

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PMP Certification Journey 1

Question 1 of 100

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Question 2 of 100

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Question 3 of 100

All of the following are characteristic of a project EXCEPT:

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Question 4 of 100

A framework for keeping an organization focused on its overall strategy is:

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Question 5 of 100

Which of the following BEST describes the major constraints on a project?

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Question 6 of 100

If a project manager is concerned with gathering, integrating, and disseminating the outputs of all project management processes, she should concentrate on improving the:

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Question 7 of 100

A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but they are having difficulty creating a project charter. What is the BEST description of the real problem?

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Question 8 of 100

One of your team members informs you that he does not know which of the many projects he is working on is the most important. Who should determine the priorities between projects in a company?

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Question 9 of 100

The difference between a project, program, and portfolio is:

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Question 10 of 100

Operational work is different from project work in that operation work is

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Question 11 of 100

Company procedures require the creation of a lessons learned document. Which of the following is the BEST use of lessons learned?

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Question 12 of 100

Lessons learned are BEST completed by:

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Question 13 of 100

Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to a products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should:

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Question 14 of 100

What is a program?

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Question 15 of 100

A company is making an effort to improve its project performance and create historical records of past projects. What is the BEST way to accomplish this?

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Question 16 of 100

Use the project scope statement to gain approval of the "final" scope from the stakeholders before further planning is done. During which process group is this done?

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Question 17 of 100

Determine high-level requirements, constrains, assumptions, and risks. During which process group is this done?

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Question 18 of 100

Measure against the performance measurement baseline. During which process group is this done?

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Question 19 of 100

Implement approved changes, including corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repair. During which process group is this done?

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Question 20 of 100

Reanalyze existing risks. During which process group is this done?

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Determine high-level requirements, constrains, assumptions, and risks.
During which process group is this done?

Measure against the performance measurement baseline.
During which process group is this done?

Implement approved changes, including corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repair.
During which process group is this done?

Reanalyze existing risks.
During which process group is this done?

Obtain formal (legal) sign-off and final acceptance of the product of the project from the customer.
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Increase the effectiveness of processes.
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Recalculate how much the project will cost and how long it will take, and create forecasts.
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Plan what will be communicated on the project, to whom, by whom, when, and how.
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Spend time trying to improve quality.
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Evaluate how effectively the team members function as a team.
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Determine how you will improve the processes in use on the project.
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Determine measurable project and product objectives.
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Manage time and cost reserves.
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Focus on looking for exceptions to the approved project management plan in team members' performance, rather than checking up on every person's work or babysitting.
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Develop the final project management plan, project documents, and performance measurement baseline by performing schedule network analysis, looking for options, and confirming that project objectives can be met.
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