PMP

Four project managers are having lunch together and discussing their projects. Most of the time they are just complaining about how hard projects are to manage in their company. Some complain about the stakeholders and the number of changes they cause. Others talk about how hard it is to get people to cooperate 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?

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

In a projectized organization, the project team?

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 must the project manager be working in?

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

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

Who has the MOST power in a projectized organization?

All of the following are characteristics of a project EXCEPT:

All of the following are parts of the team's stakeholder management effort EXCEPT:

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:

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 where it came from and why it is different from the way they currently manage projects. These stakeholders are also friends 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 projects will be managed is going to change along with new terms. What should the project manager do?

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?

The project life cycle differs from the product life cycle in that the project life cycle:

Management by objectives works only if:

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 not be required to perform planning or provide documentation other than daily status. How would you define this situation?

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

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

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

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

Operational work is different from project work in that it is:

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

Lessons learned are BEST completed by:

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

What is a program?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A project manager does not have much time to spend 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Closure includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The work on the first phase of your project has come to an end. What should you ensure is done BEFORE beginning the next phase?

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

Which process groups must be included in every project?

Control Schedule, Report Performance, and Administer Procurements are parts of which process group?

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

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

The project kick-off meeting should ideally occur when?

In which of the following structures can managers plan and evaluate project implementation but not have any actual authority over the workers?

Which of the following is a time-phased budget that is used to measure and monitor cost performance throughout the project life cycle?

The ongoing definition of a project as more information becomes available to the team is called:

Four project managers are having lunch together and discussing their projects. Most of the time they are just complaining about how hard projects are to manage in their company. Some complain about the stakeholders and the number of changes they cause. Others talk about how hard it is to get people to cooperate 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?

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

A project manager receives a change request from the customer. The change requires adding a new filtration system to the project in place of a cleaner bag. When the project manager evaluates the change, it is MOST important that she consider the impact on the:

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a Project Management Knowledge Area? A. B. C. D.

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

Project management can be thought of as a start-_______-do-check-act cycle.

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

In which process group does authorization to start a new phase of the project occur?

In which process group does Close Procurements occur?

To complete the project initiating processes, a project manager needs the project charter and:

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in the monitoring and controlling process group?

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

A project manager measures the project against the project management plan to determine if the project is in control. Which of the following is also done in project monitoring and controlling?

Which of the following BEST describes formal acceptance of a project?

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate thing to do in the planning process group?

Lessons learned are BEST gathered from:

Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's role during project planning?

While the project is being completed, management requests a change. What is the FIRST thing the project manager should do?

All of the following are purposes of the project charter EXCEPT:

In your project, you are in the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project`s objectives. This is done during:

You are preparing a document using project statement of work, business case, agreements, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets. These are valid inputs for:

You are the project manager of a pharmaceutical company responsible for releasing a new drug in the market. While managing the project, you have created several documents (e.g., project management plan; risk registers and other registers; project calendars; change management documentation; etc.). All these documents should be stored in:

The director (information systems) in your company is in the process of creating a project charter to formally authorize a new project in your company. In this context, what should be done FIRST?

Which of the following is part of the integration management process?

What is the benefit of the closing process if the project has been terminated?

Adhering to legal requirements, satisfying competing needs, providing accurate and truthful representations, and disclosing conflicts of interest are all:

Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's role regarding project changes?

A software development project has been suffering through many major project changes. Because of this, the project manager has not been able to do much but complete change request forms. Which statement BEST describes the other activities the project manager should be doing?

During the creation of lessons learned for a project, the team determines that the project would have been better if they had a change control board. Which of the following is the BEST description of what a change control board helps the team to do?

Who issues the project charter?

Which of the following is included in a project charter?

You are a project manager in a large organization that uses a matrix
structure. You have been asked to investigate what organizational structures
your competitors use and how the choices affect their ability to manage projects
successfully. Which type of organizational structure gives the LEAST amount of
authority to project managers?

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

In a projectized organization, the project team:

You are working in the Project Management Office (PMO) of your
organization. Your job responsibility is to:

An organization is going through an evolutionary phase of restructuring
the way it does projects. In a shift from a weak matrix organization to a strong
matrix organization, the power is shifted from the:

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