Practice Test Questions

Question 1

Producing a project plan may BEST be described 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

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

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 upset 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) Project Scope Statement
B) Project Management Plan
C) The previous project manager
D) Project Charter

Answer 3

B) Project Management Plan

Question 4

Centurion Corp has initiated a new project to modernize their HR 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 proceed, because it may affect whether or not the project moves forward
B) A scope statement, because it will set the parameters for he 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

Question 5

The project charter is:
A) Developed before the project statement of work, and after the project management plan
B) Developed after the project statement of work, 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 project statement of work, and before the project management plan

Question 6

The project management information system would likely include all of the following except:
A) A scheduling tool
B) An information 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

Question 7

A defect in the product was brought to the project manager’s attention, and not the project team is engaged in repairing it. Which project management process would be 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

Question 8

If you are creating a single document to guide project execution, monitoring and control, and closure, you are creating:
A)  The execution plan
B)  The project management plan
C)  The integration plan
D)  The project framework

Answer 8

B) 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

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 what type of contract will be used.

Answer 10

D) The project charter specifies what type of contract will be used.

Question 11

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

A) Influence the factors that cause project change
B) Ensure all changes are communicated to the change control board
C) Deny change wherever possible
D) Prioritize change below results

Answer 11

A) Influence the factors that cause project change

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 approved software tools
D) The business case, key value justification and the GANTT chart

Answer 12

A) The other planning outputs

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

Question 14

Which statement about the project statement of work is true?
A) The project statement of work is generally used to define the business case for the project
B) The project statement of work is generally created only when one or more portions of the project are being procured from outside the organization
C) The project statement of work is generally created before the project is formally initiated
D) The project statement of work is generally considered to be an enterprise environmental factor

Answer 14

C) The project statement of work is generally created before the project is formally initiated

The project statement of Work is an input into the process Develop Project Charter, which formally kicks off the project. This means that the charter is created before there is even an official project.

Question 15

Work performance information is used for all of the following reasons except:
A) It provides information on resource utilization
B) It provides information 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 information is all about how the work is being performed, but it 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 customer 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. “A” is wrong because you don’t distract the team at this point, “B” is wrong since it is the Project Manager’s responsibility to help prioritize competing demands, “D” is incorrect since changes cannot be automatically denied because you are in the execution phase

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 information 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 program manager that estimates should always err on the side of being too large

Answer 17

A) Look for historical information on the previous projects to understand them better

Question 18

You work for a defense contractor on a project that is not considered to be 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 large 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 management 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 management to find out how this new project will affect your project.

Always evaluate things thoroughly before you act.

Question 19

Each time 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 a project management information system

Answer 19

C) This represents 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 solved.  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)  Integrated Change Control

Answer 20

B) Monitor and Control Project Work

The main function of this process 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 that 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 and take it to the project office after the work is underway
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

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

Question 23

The output of the Direct and Manage Project Work process is:
A) The work package
B) The project management information system
C) The deliverables
D) The work breakdown structure

Answer 23

C) The deliverables

Question 24

Two project 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 total 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.

Question 25

Which component of the project management plan is created in the Develop Project Management Plan?
A)  Change Management Plan
B)  Requirements Management Plan
C)  Process Improvement Plan
D)  Stakeholder Management Plan

Answer 25

A) Change Management Plan

The Change Management Plan and the Configuration Management plan are created in the process of Develop Project Management Plan

Question 26

Your project team is executing the work packages of your project when a serious disagreement regarding he interpretation of the scope is brought to your attention by two of your most trusted team members. How should this dispute be resolved?
A) The project team should decide on the resolution
B) The dispute should be resolved in favor of the customer
C) the dispute should be resolved in favor of the senior management
D) The project manager should consult the project charter for guidance.

Answer 26

B) The dispute should be resolved in favor of the customer

Question 27

Which of the following statements is false regarding work breakdown structure?
A) Activities should be arranged in the sequence they will be performed
B) Every item should have a unique identifier
C) The work breakdown structure represents 100% of the work that will be done on the project
D) Each level of a work breakdown structure provides progressively smaller representations

Answer 27

A) Activities should be arranged in the sequence they will be performed

Question 28

Mark has taken over a project that is beginning the construction phase of the product; however, he discovers that no work breakdown structure was been created. What choice represents the best course of action?
A) He should refuse to manage the project
B) He should stop construction until the work breakdown structure has been created
C) He should consult the WBS dictionary to determine whether sufficient detail exists to properly manage construction
D) He should document this to senior management and provided oversight on the construction phase.

Answer 28

B) He should stop construction until the work breakdown structure has been created