Knowledge Area : Framework and PM Processes

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1. 942 Your project is managed in a Projectized Organization. It has just entered the close
project process. Under the circumstances, which of the following should be of your greatest
concern?

a) Setting yourself up to take over a large multi year project.

b) The team is not focused on completing the project.
c) You will have extra pressure from the customer.
d) Making sure your manager knows that the project is almost completed.

2. 1461 Which of the following is a term describing people who think their culture is the best?

a) Culture Centric
b) Egotistical
c) Ethnocentric
d) Enlightened Self Interest

3. 29 You are a Project Manager in a large organization that uses a matrix structure for
projects. You have been asked to investigate what organizational structure your competitor
use and how this affects their ability to manage the projects successfully. How would you
describe the main difference B/w matrix organization and functional organization?

a) In a functional organization, PM have more authority than they do in matrix

organization.
b) More people work full time on projects in a functional organization than in a matrix
organization.
c) Project Team Members usually report to two bosses in a matrix organization, the
functional manager and the Project Manager.
d) Most companies have found that functional organizational structures provide the most
flexibility for managing projects.

4. 284 Identifying High Level Project Performance criteria, defining business need and
determining project description are all part of WHICH project management process group?
 a) Initiating
b) Planning

c) Executing
d) Monitoring & Controlling

5. 457 A detailed project schedule can be created only after creating the :
a) Project Budget
b) Work Breakdown Structure
c) Project Management Plan
d) Detailed Risk Assessment

6. 32 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 a real problem?
a) They have not identifies the project objectives
b) They are working on a process and not on a project.
c) The end date has not been set.
d) They have not identified the product of the project.

7. 674 Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do during the closing process
group?

a) Work with the customer to determine the acceptance criteria.

b) Collect Historical Information from previous projects.
c) Confirm all the requirements in the projects have been met.
d) Gain formal approval of the management plans.

8. 10 All of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT?

a) Temporary
b) Definite Beginning and end.
c) Interrelated Activities
d) Repeats itself every month
9. 1344 A Project Manager gets a call from the team member notifying him that there is a
variance between the speed of the 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 variants warrants
a response, he is in what Project Management Process?
a) Initiating
b) Executing
c) Monitoring & Controlling
d) Closing

10. 1444 A project may end for all the following reasons EXCEPT?
a) It is determined that the objectives cannot be met.
b) The project objectives have been met.
c) The need for the project no longer exists.
d) The Project Manager has left the company.

11. 28 The policies, methodologies and templates for managing projects within the organization
should be supplied by the:
a) Project Sponsor.
b) Functional Department
c) Project Management Office
d) Project Manager

12. 1417 What is a Program?

a) An initiative set up by the management.
b) A means to gain benefit & control of related projects.
c) A group of unrelated projects managed in a coordinated way.
d) A government regulation.

13. 1429 During which process group does Close Procurements occur?
a) Initiating
b) Closing
c) Monitoring & Controlling
d) Planning
14. 25 You are the CEO of a large Publishing House and desire to improve Project Management
Best Practices in your company. What is the best thing to do in order to manage the
publication of each issue?
a) Clearly define the work to be supplied by other companies.
b) Retain the functional organizational structure.
c) Set up a Project Office.
d) Identify all the stakeholders of this project.

15. 27 Project Management Processes can be categorized into 5 groups. The process groups are
linked by the results they produce. The output of one often becomes the input to another.
What is the MOST appropriate sequence of the 5 project management process groups?
a) Initiating, planning, monitoring and controlling, executing, closing.
b) Initiating, executing, monitoring & Controlling, planning, closing.
c) Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing
d) Initiating, Monitoring & Controlling, planning, executing, closing.

16. 1445 The ongoing definition of a project as more information becomes available to the team
is called?
a) Scope Verification
b) Strategic Planning
c) Progressive Elaboration
d) Quantitative Elaboration

17. 35 Who has more power in a strong matrix organization?

a) Project manager
b) Senior Management
c) Sponsor
d) Functional Manager

18. 16 Your manager gives you a project charter and asks you to begin work immediately and to
provide her with a schedule. What should you do first?

a) Begin estimating the activities necessary to complete the scope of work.

b) Begin creating a Project Scope Statement.
c) Create an activity list and then begin to assign the activities to resources.
 d) Identify a team and obtain approval for their participation from their functional
managers.

19. 1427 Which of the following processes occur during the initiating process group?
a) Define Activities
b) Develop Project Charter
c) Perform Quality Control
d) Verify Scope

20. 1224 Who has the most power in a Projectized Organization?

a) The Project manager
b) The functional Manager
c) The Team
d) They all share power

21. 1409 Which of the following is a characteristic of Project Management processes?

a) Iterative
b) Unique
c) Unnecessary
d) Standardized

22. 1425 Which process group authorizes the project?

a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Monitoring and Controlling

23. 1421 In which type of organization are employees grouped by specialty?

a) Prioritized
b) Weak Matrix
c) Strong Matrix
d) Functional
24. 60 A new project manager has just been assigned a project that is in progress and is two
weeks behind schedule. The team members are about to be distributed to another project
based on the original time estimates by the functional manager. What kind of organization is
the new Project Manager in?
a) Projectized
b) Tight Matrix
c) Balanced Matrix
d) Functional

25. 1342 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. Which of the following would you recommend?
a) Make sure you have a signed project charter and then start the WBS
b) Create an activity list before creating a network diagram
c) Document all the known risks before documenting the High Level Assumptions
d) Finalize the quality management plan before you determine quality metrics

26. 59 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 priorities among the
projects in the company?
a) The Project manager
b) The Project Management Team
c) The Project management Office
d) The Team

27. 36 A project manager is completing the WBS with the project management team, but the
session is hard to manage. There are 200 people in the room representing 4 different
departments. Some of the people who will be working on the project later are talking about
other things while earlier work is discussed. Which of the following BEST describes the real
problem?
a) The project sponsor should be leading this kind of meeting.
b) They are not following the project communications management plan.
c) There are too many departments involved in the project.
d) The project manager is really managing a Program.
28. 48 Consideration of Ongoing Operations and maintenance is crucially important to product
of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should:
a) Be included as activities to be performed during project closure.
b) Have a separate phase in the Project Life Cycle, because a large portion of the life cycle
costs is devoted to maintenance and operations.
c) Not be viewed as part of a Project. A project is temporary with a definite beginning and
end.
d) Be viewed as a separate project.

29. 1334 The project is in the planning process group when three stakeholders come to the
Project Manager asking for information on the company’s new project management
methodology. They want to know from where it came from and why it is different from the
way they currently y manage projects. These stakeholders are also the friend of the Project
Manager, and the entire group has worked together for years. The project is using some
new terms like “corrective action” that are making some stakeholders nervous, as they are
unsure whether the way the project will be managed is going to change along with the new
terms. What should the Project manager do?
a) Advice the stakeholders that she’ll keep them in the communication loop for the
project.
b) Supply a list of new terms and their definitions.
c) Notify the Project management Office (PMO)
d) Make sure she maintains her authority as a Project Manager even the stakeholders are
her friends.

30. 1339 The project sponsor has just signed the Project Charter. What is the NEXT thing to do?
a) Begin to complete work packages
b) Verify Scope
c) Start Integrated Change Control
d) Start to create management plans

31. 1221 The project team has just completed the initial project schedule and budget. What is
the NEXT thing to do?
a) Identify risks
b) Begin Iterations
c) Determine Communication requirements
d) Create a Bar (GANTT) Chart
32. 1435 During which process group does authorization to start a new phase of the project
occur?
a) Monitoring and Controlling
b) Closing
c) Planning
d) Initiating

33. 1394 Which of the following would be the most appropriate thing to do during the Planning
Process Group?
a) Work with stakeholders to determine their communication preferences
b) Determine the initial project organization.
c) Refine Control Limits
d) Verify Scope

34. 39 All of the following are parts of team’s stakeholder management effort EXCEPT?
a) Giving Stakeholder extras
b) Identifying Stakeholders
c) Determining Stakeholders need
d) Managing Stakeholders Expectations

35. 19 A market demand, a business need and a legal need are all
a) Reasons to have change management.
b) Justification for initiating a project
c) Reasons to have a team
d) Reasons to create a management plan.

36. 943 The first phase of your project has come to an end. What should you ensure is done
BEFORE beginning the next phase?
a) Verify that resources are available for the nest phase.
b) Check the project’s progress compares to its baselines
c) Confirm that the phase has reached its objectives, and have its deliverable sformally
accepted.
d) Recommend corrective action to bring the project results in line with project
expectation.
37. 53 What are the Project Management Process Groups?
a) Initiating, developing, Implementing, Supporting
b) Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing
c) Feasibility, Planning, Design, Implementation Support.
d) Requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, installation, conversion, operation

38. 46 An organization is going through an evolutionary phase of restructuring the way it does
projects
Projects. In a shift from a week matrix organization to a strong matrix organization, the
power is shifted from the :
a) Project Manager to the functional Manager
b) Expeditor to the coordinator
c) Functional Manager to the Project Manager
d) Functional manager to the sponsor.

39. 267 Your company has just presented its new five year strategic plan. You have received a
new product request from a customer that is in line with the previous 5 year strategic plan.
But it does not meet the objectives of the new plan. The product description seems to have
a valid business driver and to be a straightforward development effort. As Project manager,
what is the BEST course of action?
a) Do the benefit cost analysis of the project and submit it for management approval.
b) Submit the new product request to the PMO for review and approval before
proceeding.
c) Inform the customer of the change in corporate direction and ask him/ her to take
another look at the project.
d) Request a project charter from the management and begin WBS

40. 945 What is the earliest time administrative closure should be completed?
a) At the end of each project phase
b) At the end of the project
c) Whenever a deliverable is complete
d) Whenever a new project manager takes over a project.

41. 1392 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
initiating process group?
a) Create a detailed description of the project deliverables
 b) Get familiar with the company culture and structure as it relates to the project.
c) Identify the root cause of all the problems
d) Ensure all Project Management Processes are complete.

42. 288 The project charter is created in which Project Management Process Group?
a) Executing
b) Planning
c) Controlling
d) Initiating

43. 349 Management by Objectives works only if:

a) It is supported by management
b) The rules are written down.
c) The project does not impact the objectives
d) The project includes the objectives in the project charter.

44. 265 Company procedures require the creation of lessons learned document. Which of the
following is the best use of lessons learned?
a) Historical Records for future projects
b) Planning record for the current project
c) Informing the team about what the project manager has done
d) Informing the team about the project management plan.

45. 204 A project manager receives a change request from the customer. The change requires
adding a new filtration system to the project in place of cleaner bag. When the project
manager evaluates the change, it is MOST important that she considers the impact on the:
a) Project Constraints
b) Communication Management Plan
c) Sponsor
d) Subsequent Activities

46. 47 Which form of organization retains many characteristics of the functional organization
and treats the project manager’s role as more of a coordinator or expeditor than manager?
a) Projectized
b) Functional
c) Strong Matrix
 d) Weak Matrix

47. 161 You are trying to help Project Manager s in your organization understand the project
management process groups and the project management process. Many of them are
confusing the project life cycle with the project management process. Which of the
following identifies the difference b/w these two?
a) The project life cycle is created based on the top level of Work Breakdown Structure.
b) The project management process is longer.
c) The project management process only applies to some projects.
d) The project life cycle describes what you need to do to complete the work.

48. 270 A market demand, a business need and / or legal requirements are example of :
a) Reasons to hire a Project Manager
b) Reasons projects are initiated
c) Reasons people or businesses become stakeholders.
d) Reasons to sponsor a project.

49. 1336 The project life cycle differs from a product life cycle in that the project life cycle:
a) Does not incorporate a methodology.
b) Is different for each industry
c) Can spawn many projects
d) Describes Project Management Activities

50. 62 A frequent complaint about matrix organizations is that communications are

a) Hard to automate.
b) Closed and inaccurate
c) Complex
d) Misleading

51. 266 Lessons learned are best completed by:

a) The project manager
b) The team
c) The Sponsor
d) The stakeholders
52. 1345 A team member notifies the project manager that the activities comprising the work
package are no longer appropriate. It would be BEST for the Project Manager to be in which
part of the Project Management Process?
a) Corrective Action
b) Integrated Change Control
c) Monitoring & Controlling
d) Project Closing

53. 1330 A project manager is managing his second project. It started one month after the first
and both are ongoing. Though his first project is small, this one seems to be growing in 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?
a) Contact the other project manager and ask for assistance.
b) Obtain lessons learned and guidance from the PMO Office
c) Wait to see if the project is impacted by the growth in scope
d) Make sure the scope of the project is agreed to by all the stakeholders

54. 56 In which project management process group is the detailed project budget created?
a) Initiating
b) Before the Project Management Process
c) Planning
d) Executing

55. 179 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 you to get the project
organized?
a) Adopt a life cycle approach to the project
b) Develop lessons learned for each phase
c) Develop specific work plans for each work package
d) Develop a description of the product of the project

56. 1408 Who is responsible for determining appropriate project management processes to use
for a specific project?
 a) Sponsor
b) Project Management Office
c) Project Manager/ Project Management Team
d) Customer

57. 51 Four project managers are having lunch together and discussing their projects. Most of
the time they are just complaining about how hard the projects are to manage in their
company. Some complain about the stakeholders and the number of changes they cause.
Others talk about hard it is to get people to co-operate and perform. One project manager
wants to focus on the advantages of the matrix type organization they all work in for their
projects. Which of the following would he mention?
a) Improved Project Manager control over resources
b) More than one boss for project teams
c) Communications are easier
d) Reporting is easier

58. 264 Closure includes all of the following EXCEPT:-

a) Determining Performance Measures
b) Turning over the product of the project
c) Documenting the degree to which each project phase was properly closed after its
completion
d) Updating the company’s organizational process assets.

59. 149 You signed an agreement with your client that the integration plan and other
documents they provided would remain confidential. You needed these documents to
complete the project. Another company contacts you because you are an expert in this field.
They ask you for samples of integration plans, which they want it to include ina book they
are writing. They promise you“thank you” fees of 300 British Pounds, but they need the
information today. What would you do?
a) Say No
b) Try to get the permission from the customer
c) Use the material provided by the customer, but remove all company specific references
d) Create new material based on the confidential material

60. 52 In the projectized organization, the project team:-

a) Reports to many bosses
 b) Has no loyalty to the project
c) Reports to the functional manager
d) Will not always have a “home”

61. 1338 Which of the following is NOT an input to the initiating process group?
a) Company processes
b) Company Culture
c) Historical WBS
d) Project Scope Statement

62. 58 Which project management process group normally takes the MOST project time and
resources?
a) Planning
b) Design
c) Integration
d) Executing

63. 73 You have been working on a nine month project for 6 months. The project is ahead of
schedule when one of the functional managers tells you that the resources commited on the
project are no longer available. After checking further, you discover that the company has
just started another project and is using resources committed to your project. You believe
that the new project is not critical, but the project manager is the son of the board manager.
What is the best course of action in this situation?
a) Determine when resources will become available
b) Ask the project management office to formally prioritize the project
c) Use the reserve to hire the contractors to complete the work
d) Negotiate a new schedule with the other project manager

64. 63 A manager and the head of engineering discuss a change to a major work package. After
the meeting, the manager contacts you and tells you to complete the paperwork to make
the change. This is an example of:
a) Manager attention to scope management
b) Management Planning
c) A Project Expeditor position
d) A change control system
65. 1301 You are worried about passing the PMP Exam and ask a PMP for help. That person
sends you a message that includes two of the toughest questions he faced on the exam.
What should you do?
a) Ask for more help, the person is very experienced
b) Refuse to read the questions
c) Report the violation of the Code of Ethics and Professional conduct to PMI
d) Ask for help understanding why the questions were hard for the person

66. 33 A project manager in a predominantly hierarchical organization has been assigned a

major project with aggressive timelines. What is the BEST approach for developing an initial
project charter in this environment is to?
a) Create a project charter using brainstorming sessions with potential team members and
stakeholders.
b) Create and present a draft project charter to potential team members and stakeholders
to solicit their input.
c) Create a project charter jointly with the management for distribution to potential team
members and stakeholders
d) Create a project charter with the functional managers and present it to the sponsor for
signature

67. 283 In order to complete the project initiating processes, a project manager needs the
project charter and:-
a) Identified Stakeholders
b) A work breakdown structure
c) A project scope statement
d) A scope management plan

68. 1410 Progressive Elaboration Means:-

a) Implementation of the project must follow strictly according to the initial project
management plan.
b) Project processes are iterated as more information is uncovered throughout the project
life cycle
c) Project Management Plans must be elaborate in order to be effective
d) Distinct processes are developed for each project

69. 290 All of the following must be performed during project initiating EXCEPT:-
 a) Identify and document business needs
b) Create a project scope statement
c) Divide large projects into phases
d) Accumulate and evaluate historical information

70. 296 Being told to complete the project in three months using only four resources is an
example of:-
a) Constraints
b) Earned Value Analysis components
c) Benefit cost ratios
d) Laws of diminishing returns

71. 1402 Which of the following would be the MOST Appropriate thing to do during the
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
a) Create a Budget Forecast
b) Implement approved process improvements
c) Use Issue Logs
d) Determine if project activities comply with the processes

72. 23 Which of the following statements BEST describes the rule that has been ignored when a
project which was originally scheduled for completion in 6 months has been ongoing for 2
years?
a) Too many activities can men that the project is never completed
b) The project needs only one project sponsor
c) The WBS is a good way to determine project activities
d) A project is something that is temporary

73. 15 A difference between the requirements is BEST resolved in favor of the :

a) Sponsor
b) Project Manager’s Boss
c) Stakeholder
d) Customer

74. 54 You are a public executive working on your fourth project to order new buses for a
transportation route between two cities. You include a government official as a stakeholder
 and plan to include meetings with him in the WBS. Your manager objects to such activities
as unnecessary. The best response is to inform your manager that:
a) The government official can negatively impact the project
b) The government official knows the end users better than either of us.
c) The government official is a stakeholder since the buses will be used in his city.
d) The government official is a stakeholder because he will be using the buses.

75. 1422 A form of project organization where the power is evenly shared between the project
manager and the functional manager is called?
a) A tight matrix
b) A weak Matrix
c) A balanced matrix
d) A strong matrix

76. 3 Your boss, the vice president of the research at your electronic system development firm,
defines successes on the project as providing “state of art” development. The vice president
of marketing defines it as “world class practices”. The vice president of engineering, who is
the customer of this project, is primarily concerned with new features. Which of the
following BEST describes what should you do?
a) Make sure the requirements are defined in measurable terms
b) Concentrate on new features.
c) Identify additional stakeholders that want new features to shift the balance in that
direction.
d) Concentrate on making the project “state of the art”.

77. 6 Your customer has asked for a 2000 call capacity for the new call centre project. However
one of your company’s technical expert believe a 3000 call capacity can be reached. Another
thinks that based on the technical needs of the customer, the capacity needs to be only
1500 calls. What is the best thing to do?
a) Meet with the customer to better understand the reasons behind the 2000 call capacity.
b) Set the objective at 3000 calls
c) Meet with the technical experts, and help them to agree on an objective
d) Set the objective at 2000 calls

78. 1 The engineering department wants the project objective to be 10% improvement in
throughput. The information technology department wants no more than 5 percent of its
 resources to be used on the project. Management, who is also your boss, wants the project
team to decrease tax liability. The BEST thing you can do is:-
a) Put a plan together that meets all the objectives
b) Have these people get together and agree on the objective
c) Include the engineering and technology objectives, but hold further meetings regarding
the management objectives
d) Include only management’s objective

79. 1340 The project schedule constraints have just been determined. What project
management process groups are you in?
a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Monitoring and controlling

80. 1302 A person you are working with has just passed the PMP Exam. You are familiar with
her experience, and you know she does not meet the PMI’s experience requirement for
taking the PMP Exam. What is the BEST thing to do?
a) Contact your manager
b) Ask the person how she qualified
c) Contact PMI about the possible violation
d) Do nothing, as you do not know there is a problem.

81. 1298 A project manager measures the project against the project management plan to
determine if the project is in control. Which of the following could also be done during the
monitoring and controlling process group.
a) Administer procurements
b) Distribute Information
c) Implement quality assurance procedures
d) Continous improvement

82. 1432 Which process group includes the creation of the project charter?
a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Monitoring and controlling
83. 324 Your project is approximately 66 percent complete and has progressed according to plan.
There are nine teams working on implementation and testing activities. You receive notification,
after the fact, that a manager has pulled two teams of the project to do non project work. Part
of the project is falling behind relative to others. The Most likely reason for this is:
a) The scope of the work has changed
b) A weak matrix projectized organization
c) Unidentified risks
d) Low morale due to compensation issues

84. 1223 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 directions to team member?
a) The project manager
b) The functional manager
c) The team
d) Tight Matrix

85. 1434 You and your team are working with activity cost estimates, resource calenders, and
the project schedule to determine a cost baseline for your project. Which process group are
you in?
a) Planning
b) Initiating
c) Closing
d) Executing

86. 1396 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during a planning
process group?
a) Determine high level stakeholders
b) Hold a meeting with all stakeholders to make sure everyone is on the same page.
c) Implement approved process improvements
d) Focus on preventing problems rather than dealing with them as they arise

87. 1476 You and your team are busy planning the project, trying to make it fit within the
sponsor’s time constraint. You are happy with the team’s effort in breaking the project
deliverable down into smaller pieces. This project management process group is an input to
all the following EXCEPT?
 a) Control scope, define activities, and Estimate costs
b) Determine Budget, Estimate Costs, and define activities
c) Verify scope, define activities and collect requirements
d) Define Activities, Determine Budget and control scope.

88. 37 A new project manager is having difficulty in creating WBS with the team. To alleviate
this situation, the project manager should ask help from:-
a) The sponsor
b) Other project managers
c) The project management office
d) The team

89. 1401 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
executing process group?
a) Determine individual team member performance
b) Add new skills to team member’s human resources records
c) Determine Acceptance criteria
d) Determine how you’ll complete process improvement.

90. 20 All of the following statements about the project feasibility study are True EXCEPT?
a) They can help in selecting one project over the another
b) They can be the first project phase or a separate project
c) They can be used to determine if the project should be completed
d) They can be used to determine project team members

91. 121 There are over 30 stakeholders on your project. The project is being done in another
country with people from 3 countries as team members. Which of the following is the MOST
important thing to keep in mind?
a) The communication channels will be narrow
b) Many competing needs and objectives are not satisfied
c) There must be one sponsor from each country
d) Conflicts of interests must be disclosed

92. 190 All of the following should be determined before the planning process group EXCEPT?
a) Project Management Team
 b) Project Stakeholders
c) Project Charter
d) Project scope statement

93. 1397 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
executing process group?
a) Focus on checking team member productivity
b) Manage communication channels
c) Manage configuration
d) Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented corrective actions

94. 1428 Your team is involved in the Verify Scope process. What process group is the project
in?
a) Planning
b) Closing
c) Executing
d) Monitoring and controlling

95. 1222 A project manager has very little project management experience, but he has been
assigned as a 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 :
a) Simple
b) Open and accurate
c) Complex
d) Hard to accumulate

96. 88 Your company wants to open a plant in the country where the law stipulates that women
can earn only 50% of what a man earns. Under these circumstances, what should you
recommend to your company?
a) Do not open the plant
b) Your company should meet with the government officials and try to get a waiver that
equalizes the rate b/s men and women
c) Do not hire the women
d) Provide the women you hire with extra work to increase their salary
97. 1400 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
monitoring and controlling process group?
a) Implement recognitions and reward systems
b) Obtain sign off of the product of the project
c) Issue performance reports
d) Keep everyone focused on completing the project to the charter

98. 1411 Operational work is different from project work in that it is:-
a) Unique
b) Temporary
c) Ongoing & Repetitive
d) Part of every project activity

99. 41 All of the following are TRUE except:-

a) The project manager needs to determine the skills of all the stakeholders
b) The stakeholders impact on the project must be assessed
c) The stakeholder do not have a role in determining the project management plan unless,
they are a part of the project plan
d) The communication management plan is a part of a project management plan

100. 1343 The project manager is making sure that the product of the project has been
completed according to the project management plan. Which part of the project
management process is he i?
a) Planning
b) Executing
c) Monitoring and Controlling
d) Closing

101. 57 During project executing, a project manager from the information systems
department is trying to complete the project, yet is constantly faced with interference from
the manager of the engineering department. The engineering department keeps changing
the resources assigned to the project team and their availability. What type of matrix does it
represent?
a) Strong Matrix
b) Weak Matrix
c) Functional Matrix
 d) Tight Matrix

102. 67 A stakeholder complains that the project did not increase the department’s
knowledge of java programming and therefore, the project is not complete. The customer
has accepted the project. The project manager determines that all stated requirements and
deliverables have been met. He does not find evidence that java programming was a
requirement. A review of the project correspondence shows no mention of the deliverable.
The project manager should:
a) Begin the project closure
b) Replace the project to include new objective
c) Meet with the team to discuss the issue and find a resolution
d) Get the project stakeholders involved to help resolve the issue

103. 1242 All of the following are typical concerns of matrixes team members except?
a) Wondering who will handle their evaluations
b) Serving multiple bosses
c) Developing commitment
d) Computing fringe benefits when working on multiple projects

104. 61 People from the business development department are the only ones completing the
project. Whenever questions arise, they are passed to the heads of other departments, to
the people in these departments, and then back to the business development departments.
This is causing delays on the project. Why might this method of communicating be
happening?
a) The communication management plan is not clear
b) There is no project charter
c) The project is being managed in a functional organization
d) The work breakdown structure did not show responsibilities

105. 271 Which statement about project deliverables is correct?

a) They are determined after the work is completely defined
b) They are described during project planning and improved over time
c) They are defined at project onset with the input of project stakeholders
d) They are determined by the project sponsor
106. 22 A project manager is planning a project when he discovers that the project has many
different products which must be completed in a sequence, with each dependant on
starting after the previous work is completed. What is the BEST thing a project manager can
do?
a) Obtain a project charter for each work product.
b) Make sure the WBS has work packages that include extra team meetings
c) Make sure each team member knows how his / her activities interact with other
activities.
d) Make sure the communication management plan addresses interdependencies.

107. 1423 Which of the following BEST describes the role of Project Management Office?
a) They supply project managers for projects
b) They are part of change control board
c) They provide the project management procedures
d) Their role can vary from an advisory capacity to full authority over projects

108. 196 The person who should be in control of the project during project planning:-
a) Project Manager
b) Team Member
c) Functional Manager
d) Sponsor

109. 951 An advisor to a new project manager tells the project manager to create lessons
learned at the end of a project. What does a lessons learned include?
a) Variances and their causes
b) Reports from the customer
c) Reports from management
d) All the plans used in the project

110. 1122 The sponsor is excited that the product of the project is finally produced. In which
of the following must the project be involved?
a) Project Executing
b) Integrated Change Control
c) Develop Project Management Plan
d) Develop Schedule
111. 1393 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
planning process group?
a) Update corporate processes and procedures based on lessons learned.
b) Evaluate the effectiveness of risk responses
c) Recommend changes and defect repair
d) Work with the customer to determine acceptance criteria

112. 31 Which of the following statements BEST describes how stakeholders are involved in a
project?
a) They determine the project schedule, deliverables and requirements
b) They help to determine the project constraints and product deliverables
c) They determine the resource needs and resource constraints on the project
d) They will provide assumptions, the WBS and the management plans.

113. 944 The project is completed and the final deliverable has been sent to the customer,
but the customer refuses to give final acceptance of the project. It is MOST important for
the project manager to:-
a) Inform management of the situation
b) Ask the team for assistance
c) Document the situation
d) Initiate legal proceedings

114. 1446 A project is:-

a) Temporary and unique
b) Repetitive work
c) Work that can be accomplished in 40 hours or less
d) Work required to sustain a business

115. 1413 Which of the following factors is not considered for a project constraint?
a) Scope
b) Time
c) Cost
d) Appearance

116. 1447 During which process group is the project scope completed?
 a) Initiating
b) Executing
c) Monitoring & Controlling
d) Closing

117. 1433 In which process group does the team measure and analyse the work being done
on the project?
a) Initiating
b) Executing
c) Monitoring and controlling
d) Closing

118. 1426 the project management plan is developed during which process group?
a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Closing

119. 50 Two project managers have just realized that they are in a weak matrix organization
and their power as project manager is quite limited. One figures out that he is really a
project expeditor and the other realizes that he is a project coordinator. How is a project
expeditor different from a project coordinator?
a) The project expeditor cannot make decisions
b) The project expeditor can make more decisions
c) The project expeditor reports to high level manager
d) The project expeditor has some authority

120. 275 A market demand, a customer request, and a technological advance are examples
of :-
a) Changes to the project
b) Reasons to initiate the project
c) Components of a WBS
d) Reasons to outsource the work
121. 1415 The main focuses of managing a project schedule: identifying requirements,
establishing clear and achievable objectives and;-
a) Make sure all the scope is identified in initiating
b) Eliminating the need for any changes
c) Balancing competing demands of scope, time cost etc
d) Holding status meeting with the team

122. 1403 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
planning process group?
a) Hold inspections of work packages
b) Perform procurement audits
c) Obtain formal acceptance of the project scope from the customer
d) Do project performance appraisals

123. 1420 Which of the following BEST describes stakeholders?

a) People who may have a positive or negative influence on a project
b) End users
c) Sponsors in the team
d) The public

124. 1341 The WBS and the WBS dictionary are completed. The project team has begun
working on identifying risks. The sponsor contacts the project manager, requesting that the
responsibility matrix be issued. The project has a budget of US$100,000 and is taking place
in 3 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?
a) Understand the experience of the sponsor on similar projects
b) Create an activity list
c) Make sure the project scope is defined
d) Complete risk management and issue the responsibility assignment matrix

125. 43 you are a project manager in a large organization that uses matrix structure. You had
been asked to investigate what organizational structure your competitor use and how the
choice affects their ability to manage projects successfully. Which type of organizational
structure gives the LEAST amount of authority to project managers?
a) Functional
 b) Matrix
c) Projectized
d) Profit centres

126. 1424 Which process group MUST be included in every project?

a) Planning, executing and closing
b) Initiating, planning and executing
c) Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing
d) Planning, executing, monitoring and controlling

127. 21 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 that
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 be
required to perform planning or provide documentation other than daily status. How would
you define this situation?
a) Because each individual order is a “temporary endeavor” , each order is a project.
b) This is program management since there are multiple projects involved.
c) This is a recurring process
d) Orders incurring revenues over $100,000 would be considered projects and would be
involving project management.

128. 1440 Control schedule, report performance, and administer procurements are parts of
which process group?
a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Monitoring and controlling

129. 1438 All of the following occur during the planning process group EXCEPT?
a) Develop Project Charter
b) Create WBS
c) Estimate Costs
d) Sequence Activities
130. 1430 Your team is involved in performing quantitative risk analysis process. In which
process group is the project?
a) Monitoring and controlling
b) Closing
c) Planning
d) Executing

131. 1346 During a Team Meeting , a team member asks about the measurements that will
be used on the project to judge performance. The team members feel that some of the
measures related to activities assigned to him are not valid measurements. The project is
BEST considered in which part of the project management process?
a) Closing
b) Monitoring and controlling
c) Executing
d) Initiating

132. 1494 A decision has to be made regarding the project selection. Several project
managers have been asked to give their opinions to the executive committee. Each project
manager has a personal interest because the project chosen will drive which project
manager will be assigned. The project chosen will be high priority and high visibility, with
substantial reward for success. How should the project managers make their
recommendations?
a) They should each explain why the project they would be in charge of would be the best
to choose and provide documentation to substantiate it.
b) They should recommend the project that would be best for the company in the long
run, regardless of who is going to run it.
c) They should make a chart that shows the pros and cons of each project making sure to
list more pros for the one they would run and less cons to prove its value.
d) They should not give an opinion since it would not be objective.

133. 1416 The skills required for effective project management include knowledge of
standards and regulations , understanding the project environment, and:-
a) Application area knowledge
b) Engineering knowledge
c) Software knowledge
d) Financial knowledge
134. 30 Which type of organization is BEST for managing complex projects involving cross
disciplinary efforts?
a) Projectized
b) Functional
c) Line
d) Matrix

135. 1268 Which of the following is CORRECT?

a) There must be an attempt to gain a complete product description before the project is
initiated. (This could be the result of another project to determine the requirements).
b) The product description is created using project executing, and the WBS makes use of
the knowledge gained while creating the product description
c) The WBS must be completed before one creates a project charter, and the
communications management plan is included in the project management plan
d) The project sponsor creates the product description, which contains the sponsor’s
requirements, and includes it as part of the documents he sends to the customer.

136. 1448 Administer procurements is part of which process group?

a) Monitoring and controlling
b) Closing
c) Initiating
d) Planning

137. 49 Important aspects of a product include the ongoing operations and maintenance.
Which of the following best describes how operations and maintenance activities impact a
project?
a) They should be included as activities in the project WBS
b) Work involved in turning over the product of the project should be included as part of
the project.
c) They should be undertaken as separate projects under a mutual program.
d) They should not be broken out as separate phases in the project life cycle.

138. 1439 Perform Quality Assurance, Acquire Project Team and Distribute Information are
all parts of which process group?
a) Initiating
b) Planning
 c) Executing
d) Monitoring and controlling

139. 1412 Which of the following is NOT an example of a project?

a) Issuing monthly invoices
b) Implementation of a new software program
c) Design of a new department store
d) Construction of a bridge

140. 1391 Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the
initiating process group?
a) Ensure the product scope is as final as practical
b) Ensure continued understanding of the work
c) Remove roadblocks
d) Review bids and select sellers

141. 18 The software development project is not going well. There are over 30 stakeholders,
and no one can agree on the project objectives. One stakeholder believes that the project
can achieve a 30% improvement while another believes a 50% improvement is possible. The
project manager thinks a 10% improvement is more realistic. What is the BEST course of
action?
a) Move forward with the project and look for more information later to settle the issue.
b) Average the no’s and use them as an objective
c) Perform a feasibility analysis
d) Ask the sponsor to make the final decision

142. 278 The BEST time to assign a project manager to a project is during?
a) Executing
b) Closing
c) Initiating
d) Planning

143. 1398 all of the following are actions a project manager should do. However which of the
following could have the biggest impact on the project?
 a) Reevaluate the project’s business case when a severe problem occurs
b) Recommend updates to the project management plan
c) Recalculate how long the project will take
d) Determine if project controls needs to be updated

144. 42 You are considering creating a project management office (PMO) at your firm and
have solicited some of the opinions of senior management of the company. The first
representative recommends that the PMO should manage all the projects in the firm. The
second believes that the PMO should handle large projects budgeted over a defined dollar
amount. The third thinks a PMO should simply provide support to the department project
managers. What should you do?
a) Go with the first representative’s opinion because a project management office is
intended to be a central repository of all the project information and management of all
projects.
b) Go with the second representative’s opinion because it is not practical for the PMO to
manage all projects . the most important projects should be managed by a focused
group.
c) Get other’s opinions froma a representative’s employees
d) Begin the process of gaining authority and formal approval for implementing all 3
choices.

145. 1431 Which process group focuses on completing the requirements of a project?
a) Initiating
b) Planning
c) Executing
d) Closing

146. 302 A project manager spends time determining his company’s objectives and how the
project fits into them. This is an example of :-
a) Repository charts
b) Management by objectives
c) The project’s future
d) The work breakdown structure

147. 26 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 properly assign resources. What form
of organization the project manager must be working in?
a) Functional
b) Matrix
c) Expeditor
d) Coordinator

148. 180 Which of the following BEST describes the major constraints on a project?
a) Scope, No or resources and cost
b) Scope, cost and time
c) Scope, time, cost, quality, risk, resources, and customer satisfaction
d) Time, cost and no. of changes

149. 44. A project manager is assigned to an environmental engineering project chartered to

build a reverse flow fish ladder on a river. An environmental group is performing the project.
This type of project has never been done before. The project manager has decided to build a
basic project schedule and to detail the work of each part as the current part nears
completion. What best describes what the project manager is doing?
a) The controlling process of ensuring that project deliverables are met by taking
corrective action when necessary.
b) The process of planning change control
c) The process of progressive elaboration
d) The process of reiterating a plan in the same order from project to project.

150. 9 To obtain support for the project throughout the performing organization, its BEST if
the project manager:-
a) Ensures there is a communications management plan
b) Correlates the need for the project to the organization’s strategic plan
c) Connects the project to the personal objectives of the sponsor
d) Ensures that the management plan include the management of team members.