Integration Management

Question 1

Producing a project plan may BEST be descried as:

A. Creating a network logic diagram that identifies the critical path.

B. Using a software tool to track schedule, cost, and resources.

C. Creating a document that guides project plan execution.

D. Creating a plan that contains the entire product scope.

Answer 1

C. Creating a document that guides project plan execution.

The project plan is a single, approved plan that drives execution, monitoring and control, and closure. Note that the definition in answer ‘C’ was not perfect, but it was the best choice.

Question 2

Project management plan updates are NOT an output of:

A. Perform Integrated Change Control

B. Develop Project Management Plan

C. Direct and Manage Project Work

D. Monitor and Control Project Work

Answer 2

B. Develop Project Management Plan

The project management plan is created in Develop Project Management Plan. It, along with other plans, is updated in the other processes listed.

Question 3

You are meeting with a new project manager who has taken over a project that is in the middle of executing. The previous project manager has left the company and the new project manager is concerned that change requests are streaming in from numerous sources including his boss, the customer, and various stakeholders. The project manager is not even aware of how to process all of these incoming change requests. Where would you refer him?

A. The project scope statement

B. The project management plan

C. The previous project manager

D. The project charter

Answer 3

B. The project management plan

The project management plan would contain the methods for processing change requests to the project.

Question 4

Centurion Corporation has initiated a new project to modernize their human resources records and to bring them into compliance. A manager at Centurion is drafting the project charter for review. Which of the following would be the most important item that she would need in order to complete this task and why?

A. Managerial approval to proceedd, ecause it may affect whether or not the project moves forward.

B. A scope statement, because it will set the parameters for the product scope.

C. A scope statement, because it will set the parameters for the project scope.

D. A business case, because it explains the justification for the project.

Answer 4

D. A business case, because it explains the justification for the project.

The business case is one of the business documents that is an input to the process of Develop Project Charter, wherre the charter is created, making this the best choice. The business case provides the reasons why the project needed to be initiated.

Question 5

The project charter is:

A. Developed before the business case, and after the project management plan.

B. Developed after the business case, and before the project management plan.

C. Developed before the contract, and after the project management plan.

D. Developed before the contract, and before the project management plan.

Answer 5

B. Developed after the business case, and before the project management plan.

In this case, the typical order among the items listed in the business case, contract, project charter, and project management plan. If you analyze the inputs and outputs used by the integration processes, you will gain a better understanding of this order. Questions like this will be on the exam, and in order to answer them, you have to understand the rough order in which the deliverables are produced and processes are conducted.

Question 6

The project management information system would likely include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. A scheduling tool

B. An informatino distribution system

C. A system for collecting information from team members

D. A system for identifying stakeholders

Answer 6

D. A system for identifying stakeholders

The project managtement information system (PMIS) is an automated system to support the project manager by optimizing the schedule and helping collect and distribute information.

Question 7

A defect in the product was brought to the project manager’s attention, and now the project team is engaged in repairing it. Which project management process would e the most applicable to this?

A. Perform Integrated Change Control

B. Monitor and Control Project Work

C. Direct and Manage Project Work

D. Close Project or Phase

Answer 7

C. Direct and Manage Project Work

Direct and Manage Project Work is the only process in the list where defects are repaired. Approved change requests are an input, and deliverables are an output.

Question 8

If you are creating a single document to guide project executino, monitoring and control, and closure, you are creating:

A. The execution plan

B. The project management plan

C. The integratino plan

D. The project framework

Answer 8

B. The project management plan

This is the definition of the project management plan.

Question 9

Change control meetings are held as part of which process?

A. Direct and Manage Project Work

B. Monitor and Control Project Work

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Evaluate Requested Changes

Answer 9

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

As you think about this one, ask yourself which process group would use a tool like change control meetings. The answer to that questino is “monitoring and controlling”. Now, you can immediately narrow it down to two processes in mind. Change requests flow out of Monitor and Control Project Work and into Perform Integrated Change Control, where they are evaluated in meetings.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the project charter?

A. The project charter justifies why the project is being undertaken.

B. the project charter assigns the project manager.

C. The project charter specifies any high-level schedule milestones.

D. The project charter specifies the types of contracts that will be used.

Answer 10

D. The project charter specifies the types of contracts that will be used.

The project charter does not specify anything about contracts. A contract with your customer would have been an input into the Develop Project Charter process, and any contracts you may use during procurement won’t be identified until later in the project.

Question 11

Which of the following represents the project manager’s responsibility regarding change on a project?

A. To influence the factors that cause project change.

B. To ensure all changes are communicated to the change control board.

C. To reduce change wherever possible.

D. To prioritize change below results.

Answer 11

A. To influence the factors that cause project change.

the project manager must be proactive and influence the factors that cuase change. This is one of the key tenets of monitoring and controlling processes in general and Perfrom Integrated Change Control in particular.

Question 12

The project management plan is made up of:

A The other planning outputs.

B. The other planning outputs, tools, and techniques.

C. The aggregate outputs of the PMIS.

D. The business case, key value justifications, and the GANTT chart.

Answer 12

A The other planning outputs.

The project management plan consists of many things, but the only one from this list that matches is the outputs from the other planning processes, such as risk, cost, time, quality, etc.

Question 13

When changes are approved and made to the project, they should be:

A. Tracked against the project baseline.

B. Incorporated into the project baseline.

C. Included as an addendum to the project plan.

D. Approved by someone other than the project manager.

Answer 13

B. Incorporated into the project baseline.

Approved changes that are made to the project get factored back to the baseline.

Question 14

Which statement about project agreements is true?

A. Agreements are drafted between the project manager and the key stakeholders prior to resources being expanded.

B. Agreements are generally created only when one ore more portions of the project are being procured from outside the organization.

C. Agreements are inputs to create the project charter.

D. Agreements are broadly considered to be an enterprise environmental factor.

Answer 14

C. Agreements are inputs to create the project charter.

Agreements are one of four inputs used to create the project charter.

Question 15

Work performance informatino is used for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A. It provides information on resource utilization.

B. It provides informatino on which activities have started.

C. It shows what costs have been incurred.

D. It is used to help identify defects.

Answer 15

D. It is used to help identify defects.

The work performance informatino is all about how the work is being performed, but is not used in identifying defects.

Question 16

You are a project manager, and your team is executing the work packages to produce a medical records archive and retrieval system. Two of the project’s customers have just asked for changes that each says should be the number one priority. What would be the BEST thing to do?

A. Have the project team meet with the customers to decide which would be easiest and prioritize that one first.

B. Assign someone from the team to prioritize the changes.

C. Prioritize the changes without involving the team.

D. Deny both changes since you are in project execution.

Answer 16

C. Prioritize the changes without involving the team.

Prioritizing the changes is the job of the project manager.

Question 17

The program manager is asking why your project is scheduled to take sixteen months. He claims that previous projects in the organization were able to be completed in less than half of that time. What would be the BEST thing to do?

A. Look for historical informatino on the previous projects to understand them better.

B. Refer the program manager to the schedule management plan.

C. Refer the program manager to the project management plan.

D. Explain to the profram manager that estimates should always err on the side of being too large.

Answer 17

A. Look for historical informatino on the previous projects to understand them better.

Historical information (an organizational process asset) was covered in Chapter 2 - Foundational Terms and Concepts, and it may provide an excellent justificatino for why your project is taking sixteen months, or perhaps it will show you how someone else accomplished the same type of work in less time. Either way, it provides a great benchmark for you to factor in to your project.

Question 18

You work for a defense contractor on a project that is not considered to tbe strategic for the company. Although the project is not the company’s top priority, you have managed to secure many of the company’s top resources to work on your project. At today’s company meeting, you find out that your organization has won a very loarge, strategic project. What should you do FIRST?

A. Contact management to find out if you can be transferred to this project because it is strategic to the company.

B. Contact mangement to find out how this new project will affect your project.

C. Hold a team meeting and explain that since the resources have been allocated to your project, they are not eligible to go to the new project.

D. Fast track your project to accelerate its completion date.

Answer 18

B. Contact mangement to find out how this new project will affect your project.

Always evaluate things throroughly before you act! You need to know if your project is going to be affected before taking action.

Question 19

Each time that the project sponsor requests a change to the project, the project manager calls a meeting of the change control board. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. This represents a collaborative style of management.

B. This represents withdrawal by the project manager.

C. This represents Perform Integrated Change Control.

D. This represents the lack of an effective project management information system.

Answer 19

C. This represents Perform Integrated Change Control.

Change control boards meet to evaluate change request. They do this during the process of Perform Integrated Change Control.

Question 20

Alex has received an inquiry from a functional manager about how the team is performing. In reality, the team’s productivity has been lagging for the past two months, but Alex is confident that this problem can be resolved. Which process would most likely produce the information the functional manager has requested?

A. Direct and Manage Project Work

B. Monitor and Control Project Work

C. Report Performance

D. Perform Integrated Change Control

Answer 20

B. Monitor and Control Project Work

Monitor and Control Project Work is the correct answer, since its main functino is to produce the work performance reports, and these explain how the team is performing against the plan.

Question 21

your organization has a policy that any project changes that increase the project’s budget by more than 1.5% must be signed off by the project office. You have a change that was requested by the customer that will increase the budget by 3%; however, the customer has offered to pay for all of this change and does not want to slow it down. Which option represents the BEST choice?

A. Approve the change yourself.

B. Ask the customer to take the change to the project office and explain the situation.

C. Do not allow the change since it increases the budget by over 1.5%.

D. Take the change to the project office.

Answer 21

D. Take the change to the project office.

None of the other options presents an acceptable alternative.

Question 22

The person or group responsible for evaluating change on a project is:

A. The change control board

B. The sponsor

C. The project team

D. The program manager

Answer 22

A. The change control board

The change control board is responsible for evaluating changes to the project.

Question 23

The output of the Direct and Manage Project Work process is:

A. The work packages

B. The project management information system

C. The deliverables

D. The work breakdown structure

Answer 23

C. The deliverables

The deliverables are the key output of Direct and Manage Project Work

Question 24

Two projects are being considered by the project office: Project Clarity, and Project New Scale. The Chief Project Officer is planning to evaluate the projected Return On Investment Capital for both projects. In order to do that, what information would be most helpful?

A. The total projected capital investment and net income.

B. The total projected benefit and cost.

C. The projected capital expenditures and cost of capital.

D. The total projected return on investment, the cost of capital, and the current interest rate.

Answer 24

A. The total projected capital investment and net income.

The formula for Return On Investment Capital (ROIC) is Net Income / the Total Capital Investment. This makes ‘A’ the best choice.

Question 25

Which component of the project management plan is created in Develop Project Management Plan?

A. Change Management Plan

B. Requirements Management Plan

C. Process Improvement Plan

D. Stakeholder Engagement Plan

Answer 25

A. Change Management Plan

The change management plan, the configuratino management plan, and the performance measurement baseline, are among the plans created in the process of Develop Project Management Plan.