Question: Which set of project activities is ordered from earliest to latest activity?
Answer Choices:
• Determine quality expectations; reassign resources back to the company; develop cost estimates
• Complete the project proposal; close out procurement activities; create prototypes
• Collect customer requirements; monitor the budget, schedule, and scope; develop the project charter
• Develop the work breakdown structure; work to produce project deliverables; deliver the project to the customer
Answer: Develop the work breakdown structure; work to produce project deliverables; deliver the project to the customer
Question: Which decomposition principle of scope management has been violated in WBS ID 2.0?
Answer Choices:
• Project anchor points have not been identified in the WBS.
• The WBS descriptions have been sequenced prematurely.
• The WBS does not list activities in descending order of magnitude.
• The WBS descriptions do not use the imperative voice to name activities.
Answer: The WBS descriptions have been sequenced prematurely.
Question: Which project phase includes the development of the project charter?
Answer Choices:
• Defining
• Executing
• Closing
• Planning
Answer: Defining
Question: Which type of organizational structure is this firm using?
Answer Choices:
• Balanced matrix organizational structure
• Weak matrix organizational structure
• Functional (departmentalized) organizational structure
• Strong matrix organizational structure
Answer: Balanced matrix organizational structure
Question: During which project phase are WBS work activities completed and monitored?
Answer Choices:
• Closing
• Planning
• Defining
• Executing
Answer: Executing
Question: Which three benefits will an organization gain from using a PMO?
Answer Choices:
• Overfunded budgets will be reduced by at least 50%.
• Underfunded budgets will be reduced by at least 50%.
• Subject matter experts will be excused from reporting their schedule status.
• Lessons learned will be applied to other projects.
• Best practices will be identified from project reviews.
• Organizational policies will be available in a central repository.
Answer: Lessons learned will be applied to other projects.
Best practices will be identified from project reviews.
Organizational policies will be available in a central repository.
Question: Which refinements are necessary in the planning phase?
Answer Choices:
• The project’s business case must be created.
• A legally valid contract between the sponsor and the functional managers must be signed.
• Measurable goals and specifications for the project need to be established.
• A project statement of work must be added to the project’s charter.
Answer: Measurable goals and specifications for the project need to be established.
Question: What are two of the knowledge areas of PMBOK?
Answer Choices:
• Project integration management
• Project scope management
• Project commissioning management
• Project regulatory management
Answer: Project integration management
Project scope management
Question: What are two possible causes for reducing scope without reducing deliverable value?
Answer Choices:
• Crashing the project’s scope reduced the value of conformance work.
• The users asked for more scope than what was required to meet the business need.
• Fast-tracking the schedule would reduce the risk that inspections will be required
• Collected requirements were not evaluated for causing or adding value to the deliverable.
• The scope variance would be reset to zero, and the schedule variance would become favorable.
Answer: The users asked for more scope than what was required to meet the business need.
Collected requirements were not evaluated for causing or adding value to the deliverable.
Question: Which benefit will this organization gain by using a PMO within a functional structure?
Answer Choices:
• Project team members will become full-time members of the project team.
• Project team members will report directly to a project manager in the PMO.
• Project team members will maintain access to current technologies and skill sets.
• Project team members will gain direct access to a project sponsor.
Answer: Project team members will maintain access to current technologies and skill sets.
Question: Which scenario describes a project?
Answer Choices:
• A sporting goods store installs a new point-of-sale system.
• An automobile manufacturer produces automobiles.
• A freight company moves products from one point to another.
• An airline company provides transportation services.
Answer: A sporting goods store installs a new point-of-sale system.
Question: Which advantage does the projectized organizational structure provide for a firm with multiple projects?
Answer Choices:
• The subject matter experts assigned to the project will always have appropriate expertise.
• A skilled project team can support successive projects of the same type.
• Team members enjoy access to a repository of functional or technical expertise.
• Equipment and personnel are usually shared efficiently based on current needs.
Answer: A skilled project team can support successive projects of the same type.
Question: What is one of the five levels of project management maturity?
Answer Choices:
• Unstructured process
• Managed process
• Evolving process
• Regulated process
Answer: Managed process
Question: What is another term for the project justification activity in the defining stage?
Answer Choices:
• Business case
• Project proposal
• Preliminary scoping
• Work breakdown
Answer: Business case
Question: Which action should the project manager take to move ambiguity toward clarity in the WBS?
Answer Choices:
• Clearly establish the context by adding a uniform label, such as “Function,” only to WBS 5.0
• Rename the WBS items 2.0 through 6.0 for each item to form a complete sentence
• Clearly establish the context by adding a uniform label, such as “Phase,” to WBS items 2.0 through 6.0
• Rename only WBS item 5.0, even if doing so reduces its relevance to the baselines
Answer: Clearly establish the context by adding a uniform label, such as “Phase,” to WBS items 2.0 through 6.0