Practice Test Questions Flashcards
3.1 - Jaylon has recently been assigned a new project. Which of the following most likely helped create the project charter?
(A) Needs assessment, business case
(B) Business case, benefits management plan
(C) Needs assessment, benefits management plan
(C) Portfolio charter, needs assessment
Correct Answer: (B) Business case, benefits management plan
Explanation: Needs assessment drives a business case and the benefits management. The business case and benefits management plan lead to the creation of the project charter.
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3.2 - You are brought into a planning meeting by senior management at your company. They inform you that you have been selected to be the project manager for a new project that will help the company create a new product line to be introduced about 4 years from now. This project is the result of which type of planning?
(A) Portfolio planning
(B) Program planning
(C) Strategic planning
(D) Product life cycle planning
Correct Answer: (C) Strategic planning
Explanation: Strategic planning is typically done three to five years in advance. It is very common for projects to be driven by strategic initiatives at a company. Product life cycle involves the entire cycle from “cradle-to-grave” for a product. The other answers are distracters.
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3.3 - All the following are examples of projects interacting with operations except…
(A) Upgrading a factory line with new computer components
(B) Initiating the Go-live phase of a project
(C) Increasing output to meet unusually high customer demand
(D) Closing a large sales office
Correct Answer: (C) Increasing output to meet unusually high customer demand
Explanation: Accommodating high demand still falls under the realm of operations. Anticipating and scheduling daily, monthly, seasonal, or cyclical fluctuations are common duties for “operational” individuals. All other answers involve a project impacting the day-to-day operations in some significant way.
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3.4 - Which of the following is an example of an enterprise environmental factor?
(A) Project life cycle documentation
(B) Stakeholder risk tolerance
(C) Standard performance measurement criteria
(D) Financial, change, and risk control procedures
Correct Answer: (B) Stakeholder risk tolerance
Explanation: All incorrect answers are examples of organizational process assets.
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3.5 - Which of the following is the prioritized order of the project constraints?
(A) Schedule, risk, cost
(B) Quality, schedule, cost
(C) Scope, schedule, budget
(D) They are all of equal importance unless otherwise stated
Correct Answer: (D) They are all of equal importance unless otherwise stated
Explanation: The constraint of project management states that scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risks are all equal unless otherwise defined as such.
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3.6 - Which of the following is an example of a standard?
(A) The data transfer rate for Thunderbolt 3.0 connections
(B) The number of slides in your last presentation
(C) The shade of paint selected to paint your office
(D) The average speed that someone drives to work
Correct Answer: (A) The data transfer rate for Thunderbolt 3.0 connections
Explanation: A standard is a measurement for something that is consistent and generally accepted. In this case, the data transfer rate for Thunderbolt 3.0 connections is the only “standard” listed in the answers.
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3.7 - Which of the following is the most accurate example of a portfolio?
(A) Creating a new version of a software application
(B) Building a housing development
(C) Daily operations at the company
(D) A product line of business applications
Correct Answer: (D) A product line of business applications
Explanation: A portfolio is typically comprised of a product or service line that aligns with a strategic goal of the organization, for example, a line of business applications. Creating a new version of a software application is an example of a project. Building a housing development is an example of a program. Daily operations describes the tasks and activities performed daily to keep the business functioning.
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3.8 - Which of the following is another term for long-term planning?
(A) Project planning
(B) Program planning
(C) Strategic planning
(D) Portfolio planning
Correct Answer: (C) Strategic Planning
Explanation: Long term planning, also known as strategic planning, is the planning an organization does based on a projection of its business environment 3-5 years into the future. The organization then bases its portfolios, programs, and projects on this longer term, strategic plan. Project planning, program planning and portfolio planning are distracters as the terms normally used are portfolio management, program management, and project management.
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3.9 - Which of the following represents the correct order for the implementation of governance framework?
(A) Improve, implement, plan, assess
(B) Implement, improve, plan, assess
(C) Assess, plan, implement, improve
(D) Assess, plan improve, implement
Correct Answer: (C) Assess, plan, implement, improve
Explanation: The correct order for the implementation of governance framework is assess, plan, implement, and improve.
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3.10 - Which process updates progress and manages changes to the schedule baseline?
A) Control schedule
(B) Develop schedule management plan
(C) Direct and manage project work
(D) Create project management plan
Correct Answer: (A) Control schedule
Explanation: This is the basic definition of Control Schedule. There is no process called develop schedule management plan, though the schedule management plan (a document) would give guidance on the basic tools and techniques of HOW to update progress and manage changes through the Control Schedule process. Note the verb tense: “Which process updates progress and manages.” This implies doing it, not planning it, making Control Schedule the correct answer.
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3.11 - Which of the following is the most accurate description of projects and portfolios?
(A) There is no difference between portfolio and project management
(B) Project management focuses on doing the right work; portfolio management focuses on doing the work right
(C) Portfolio management focuses on doing the right work; project management focuses on doing the work right
(D) Multiple portfolios make a project
Correct Answer: (C) Portfolio management focuses on doing the right work, project management focuses on doing the work right
Explanation: Portfolio management focuses on doing the right work to align with company strategy. Project management focuses on doing the work of the project correctly. Multiple projects (and programs) can make up a portfolio.
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3.12 - In creating the benefits management plan, Dak is told by the portfolio review board that they have started using SMART to identify benefits to be in the plan. What most accurately describes SMART goals?
(A) Specific, measurable, audited, realistic, time-based
(B) Specific, managed, actual, realistic, time-based
(C) Scoped, measurable, actual, realistic, time-based
(D) Specific, measurable, actual, realistic, time-based
Correct Answer: (D) Specific, measurable, actual, realistic, time-based
Explanation: The SMART acronym represents specific, measurable, actual, realistic, time-based. The other answers are distracters.
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3.13 - Zeke is a project manager working with the PMO on an audit of his current running man product update project. The PMO wants to review various project documents including sign-off for certain change requests and accepted deliverables to ensure they were done correctly. Which project governance domain is being considered during this review?
(A) Alignment
(B) Performance
(C) Risk
(D) Communications
Correct Answer: (B) Performance
Explanation: The four governance domains are alignment, performance, risk, and communications. Performance is the domain considered because that domain monitors project results and assesses proposed changes. The alignment domain assesses adherence to project management methodology and ensures the alignment of project processes. The risk domain ensures adherence to risk management and assesses the maximization of opportunities and/or the elimination or minimization of threats. The communications domain controls organizational communication requirements.
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3.14 - A new project has just completed the initiating process group. The planning process group is getting ready to begin. Which process has just been accomplished, and which process is getting ready to start?
(A) Develop project management plan and direct and manage project work
(B) Identify stakeholders and develop project management plan
(C) Develop project management plan and manage project knowledge
(D) Develop project charter and direct and manage project execution
Correct Answer: (B) Identify stakeholders and develop project management plan
Explanation: The initiating process group ends with the Identify Stakeholders process, and the planning process group begins with Develop Project Management Plan.
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3.15 - A change control system is best described as which of the following?
(A) Enterprise environmental factor
(B) Process
(C) Organizational process asset
(D) Document
Correct Answer: (C) Organizational process asset
Explanation: A change control system is an organizational process asset that helps define how the organization does project management and is associated with the Perform Integrated Change Control process. An enterprise environmental factor is a factor that cannot be controlled by the project team but has a significant impact on how the project is managed or on the outcome of the project. A process asset is a plan, process, policy, procedure, or knowledge base specific to and used by the performing organization. A process is comprised of sequential procedures that are performed to convert inputs into outputs. A document is a material substance that contains a representation of a thought or thoughts.
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3.16 - What is the difference between a project management life cycle and a project life cycle?
(A) They are the same
(B) The project management life cycle is the project management piece of the project and the project life cycle is the process of completing the work of the project
(C) The project management life cycle is done in the project and the project life cycle is done after the project is complete
(D) The project management life cycle is the process of completing the work of the project and the project life cycle is the project management piece of the project
Correct Answer: (B) The project management life cycle is the project management piece of the project and the project life cycle is the process of completing the work of the project.
Explanation: The project management life cycle (PMLC) is the project management methodology used on a project. The project life cycle applies to whatever is being built. It can be the software approach for a software project or a building approach for construction.
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3.17 - The functional manager is planning the billing system replacement project with the newest project manager at the company. In discussing this project, the functional manager focuses on the cost associated with running the system after it is created and the number of years the system will last before it must be replaced. What best describes what the functional manager is focusing on?
(A) Project life cycle
(B) Product life cycle
(C) Project management life cycle
(D) Program management life cycle
Correct Answer: (B) Product life cycle
Explanation: The product life cycle focuses on the overall ownership cost of the product of the project, not just the project cost to create the product. The project life cycle involves the processes used to create the product of the project such as the steps to build a house or a computer system. The project management life cycle is the project management approach to the project. Program management life cycle is a distracter.
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3.18 - Which of the following best describes regulatory requirements?
(A) Enterprise environmental factor
(B) Process
(C) Organizational process asset
(D) Document
Correct Answer: (A) Enterprise environmental factor
Explanation: An enterprise environmental factor is a factor that cannot be controlled by the project team but has a significant impact on how the project is managed or on the outcome of the project. A process asset is a plan, process, policy, procedure, or knowledge base specific to and used by the performing organization. A process is comprised of sequential procedures that are performed to convert inputs into outputs. A document is a material substance that contains a representation of a thought or thoughts.
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3.19 - What is created in the initiating process group?
(A) Project charter and requirements documentation
(B) Project scope statement and various management plans
(C) Project charter and project knowledge
(D) Project charter and stakeholder register
Correct Answer: (D) Project charter and stakeholder register
Explanation: Answer D contains all documents created during the initiating process group. All others are created during the planning process group.
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3.20 - Paul, the project manager, is in the process of identifying risks at the project level. He wants to make certain that his results align with risk at the highest level of the organization. Which organizational risk domain is at the highest level?
(A) Portfolio risk
(B) Program risk
(C) Governance risk
(D) Project risk
Correct Answer: (C) Governance risk
Explanation: Governance risk drives portfolio risk which influences program and project risk.
3.21 - Which of the following is the definition of program management?
(A) Managing related or similar projects in a coordinated way
(B) The process of computer program management
(C) Managing a television program
(D) Done for a purpose
Correct Answer: (A) Managing related or similar projects in a coordinated way
Explanation: Program management utilizes a coordinated management of related projects. Done for a purpose is a characteristic of a project. The other answers are distracters.
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3.22 - What is included in the alignment domain of organizational governance?
A) Functions and processes required to create and maintain an overall integrated governance structure and framework
(B) Functions and processes used to align KPIs with the realization of business value
(C) Functions and processes used to manage threats and opportunities in order to balance risk and reward
(D) Functions and processes used to exchange information, engage stakeholders, and drive organizational change
Correct Answer: (A) Functions and processes required to create and maintain an overall integrated governance structure and framework
Explanation: The alignment domain includes the functions and processes required to create and maintain an overall integrated governance structure and framework. The performance domain includes the functions and processes used to align KPIs with the realization of business value. The risk domain includes the functions and processes used to manage threats and opportunities in order to balance risk and reward. The communications domain includes the functions and processes used to exchange information, engage stakeholders, and drive organizational change.
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3.23 - What are the five process groups used in the Project Management Institute, Inc. approach to project management?
(A) Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing
(B) Initiating, planning, executing, testing, sign off
(C) Requirements, system development, testing, UAT, sign off
(D) Initiating, planning, executing, testing, closure
Correct Answer: (A) Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing
Explanation: Per the PMBOK® Guide, the process groups that make up the PMI® methodology or “project management life cycle” are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
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3.24 - Which of the following is an advantage of a projectized organization?
(A) Business unit competency
(B) Optimization for a single focus on the project
(C) Having to get approval from functional management
(D) A place to go when the project is complete
Correct Answer: (B) Optimization for a single focus on the project
Explanation: Optimization for a single focus on the project means that the team can focus on what the work of the project is and usually only that. The other answers are associated with functional organizations.
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