Introduction
Exam A
QUESTION 1
You are a project manager in a construction project. What should you do to ensure the successful delivery of
the project?
A. Identify the project's risks and necessary success criteria.
B. Meet with stakeholders to communicate the schedule budget, and cost impact in the event of a
project delay.
C. Establish a management reserve to handle the unknown risks when occurs
D. Conduct a team-building activity
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 2
A multiphase project that has been executed with internal resources has reached a phase gate. The key project
stakeholders want to determine if the phase has met its success criteria, and whether or not the project should
progress to the next phase. In addition to the project management plan, which documents will be required?
A. Business documents and project charter
B. Lessons learned register and lessons learned repository
C. Risk register and risk report
D. Agreements including procurement contracts
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 3
A project manager is asked to contribute to a document to describe what is intended to be achieved with a
project once it is successfully finished, and how this will be measured. What could be the name of that
document?
A. Benefits management plan
B. Change management plan
C. Project management plan
D. Statement of work
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 4
Which of the following techniques can ensure that the stakeholders are engaged at appropriate project phases
and to obtain or confirm their continued commitment to the success of the project?
A. Performance audits
B. Setting ground rules
C. Stage gate meetings
D. Managing project team
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 5
You are the project manager of the HDM Project. Your project must be completed by September 11 and cannot
exceed $10,000. $10,000 is an example of which one of the following?
A. Assumption
B. Constraint
C. Management reserve
D. Scheduled completion date
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 6
Your team members told you they are overloaded with many tasks. They are saying they have many tasks
assigned to them besides the main tasks in the project. You promised them that you would clear the overloaded
tasks. You are a Project manager in:
A. Project Oriented (Projectized) Organization
B. Weak Matrix Organization
C. Strong Matrix Organization
D. Balanced Matrix Organization
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 7
After a high-level management meeting, the manager chairing the meeting asks the Project Manager to
document and communicate the action items to all the stakeholders. The Project Manager is part of a
______________ organization
A. Balanced Matrix
B. Tight Matrix
C. Strong Matrix
D. Weak Matrix
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 8
You are always struggling with resource supply for your project as they are shared across various projects.
Who should you escalate this issue to?
A. The sponsor
B. The HR department
C. The Procurement manager
D. The organization's PMO
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 9
Some of your project management peers are of the opinion that leadership and project management software
usage skills are some of the important skills a project manager should have. As per PMI Talent Triangle. which
of the below reflects all the competencies of a project manager?
A. Management experience, process expertise, domain experience
B. Knowledge, performance, personality
C. Technical project management, leadership , strategic and business management
D. Project management, people management, Business and strategy
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 10
Your organization's PMO is periodically asking for project artifacts from all projects and checking whether
corporate standards of project management are being adhered to or not. They are also supportive in providing
templates and guidelines related to project management when asked. Which type of PMO are we referring to
here?
A. Directing PMO
B. Supporting PMO
C. Controlling PMO
D. Governing PMO
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 11
A customer is frequently asking for scope changes though a product vision and roadmap have been
established at the start of the project. What type of development lifecycle is this likely to be?
A. Waterfall
B. Predictive
C. Hybrid
D. Adaptive
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 12
A collection of related projects that are managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits is called a:
A. Colocation
B. Suite
C. Portfolio
D. Program
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 13
The Project Manager to build a concrete waterfall at a theme park likes to plan everything upfront and follow the
waterfall method. However, the customer doesn't want everything fixed from the beginning, as she may change
her mind in a number of areas once the project is underway, and needs to be sure that the Project Manager
can allow for flow-on effects. What sort of project life cycle should the Project Manager use?
A. Predictive
B. Tacit
C. Adaptive
D. Explicit
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 14
You have recently joined an organization as the Marketing Manager. You have been told that a new product
has just been created and you will need to get it into the market within the next month. This means press
released, TV, Radio, Internet and newspaper adverts, a big launch, with at least one local celebrity. You request
a meeting with a project manager for advice on initiating the project, but you are told the organization doesn't
have a Project Manager, it just has a part-time Project Coordinator. What is the organizational structure of the
organization?
A. PMO
B. Weak matrix
C. Project-oriented
D. Strong matrix
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 15
You are working with a couple of research associates to determine if implementing a WiFi system in the
neighborhood is going to benefit residents. As part of this effort, you will be working with authorities to get
related government documents. Also, you will do an extensive survey on how people will be using the system
and create reports from the survey. What do you call this effort?
A. An Operation
B. A Survey
C. A Project
D. A Research Study
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 16
Your project team is making significant progress. You want to prepare Work Performance Information and
distribute it to the stakeholders so that they are aware of project progress. Which of the following can be
included as Work Performance Information?
A. Actual Costs
B. Status of Deliverables
C. Number of Team Members
D. Number of Defects
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 17
Which of the following best describes the role of a project sponsor?
A. Project Sponsor is responsible for managing the project
B. Project Sponsor is responsible for providing funding for the project
C. Project Sponsor is responsible for identifying key stakeholders
D. Project Sponsor is responsible for managing the quality of deliverables
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 18
You have been appointed a project manager within an information systems organization. You are not aware of
the organization's policies and procedures. If you want to know more about the organization's general issues
management procedures, which of the following should you review?
A. Organizational Process Assets ( OPA )
B. Issue Log
C. Project Management Plan
D. Enterprise environmental factors ( EEF)
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 19
A project manager is leading a project to design and develop a new cutting edge computer system, which is in
the second of five phases. The project is running behind schedule and significantly over budget due to a force
majeure. The project is being conducted internally to maintain control over the proprietary technology which will
provide a competitive advantage. The project has reached a phase gate. What is the purpose of performing the
phase gate?
A. The project's performance is compared to the business documents to determine if the project
should be Continue to the next phase, End the project, or Repeat the phase
B. Determine how many resources are required to complete the project according to the project
baseline
C. Adjust the schedule and cost baselines based on past performance
D. Obtain customer acceptance of project deliverables
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 20
The business case documents the business needs and the cost-benefit analysis that justifies the project. Which
of the following best describes the responsibility of the project manager within the Project business case?
A. Making changes on the business case if necessary
B. The project manager may make recommendations to keep the project business case in alignment
with the goals and objectives of the organization.
C. Development of the project business case
D. Update the business case at the end of each phase
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 21
You are working as a part-time manager at a weak matrix organization. Your functional manager adds to your
workload by declaring you the project manager for a new business idea. After reviewing the business case, you
understand new personnel will need to be hired to execute the project. What constraint, if any, will you be
operating under in terms of hiring additional staff?
A. All stakeholders would be responsible for hiring staff.
B. Senior management would be responsible for hiring staff.
C. You, as project manager, would be responsible for hiring staff.
D. The functional manager would be responsible for hiring staff.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 22
A project manager has just taken over a project to develop a product using a hybrid life cycle. With this project,
the hardware has fixed requirements while the software requirements are still evolving. How should the project
manager apply the hybrid life cycle for this project?
A. Develop the hardware with a predictive life cycle and use an adaptive life cycle for the software
B. Both the hardware and software should have their scope defined iteratively
C. Both the hardware and software should have their scope defined during initial project planning
D. Develop the software with a predictive life cycle and use an adaptive life cycle for the hardware
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 23
You are the Project Manager of a project in which team members have a dual reporting structure. In addition to
reporting to you, they also report to their functional manager. Also, the team members are expected to do the
project work along with department work. You are working in which form of organization?
A. Project Oriented (Projectized)
B. Functional
C. Tight Matrix
D. Matrix
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 24
Which of the following business documents Justify why the project is authorized?
A. Business case
B. Scope statement of work.
C. Project management plan.
D. Project charter.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 25
What is the difference between a predictive lifecycle and an adaptive lifecycle?
A. Predictive lifecycle forecasts project completion; adaptive lifecycle completes the project when the
money runs out.
B. There is no difference
C. Predictive lifecycle is plan-driven; adaptive lifecycle is change-driven.
D. The predictive follows the same pattern for each iteration and the adaptive lifecycle changes its
approach based upon performance growth of the project results.
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 26
The decision to move from one phase to another is known as which of the following? (Choose two.)
A. Kill point
B. Continuance threshold
C. Go/No go
D. Phase endpoint
E. Phase gate
Correct Answer: AE
QUESTION 27
Which of the following describes the most common phase-to-phase relationship in multi-phase projects?
A. Orderly
B. Non-overlapping
C. Sequential
D. Finish-to-start
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 28
In addition to the departments listed in the scenario, your company also has a manager of project management
to oversee all of the ongoing projects. As one of the project managers, you report directly to the project
management department but share staff with other departments. What type of organizational structure does
this describe?
A. Composite
B. Functional
C. Project Oriented (Projectized)
D. Matrix
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 29
Early in the establishment of the project, the project manager spends time looking for historical data that might
be helpful in planning the new project. She is looking for examples of project documents in similar projects that
have been completed that she might be able to use as templates for the new project. She is also looking for
information about established processes and procedures that will help the project run more smoothly. What is
the term used to define these?
A. Progressive elaboration
B. Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs)
C. Organizational process assets (OPAs).
D. Retrospective
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 30
A skilled project manager should have the necessary expertise to identify appropriate project management
approaches (traditional vs. Agile) and tailor the tools, techniques, and methods for each project. What are these
skills called?
A. Leadership skills
B. Strategic and business management skills
C. Interpersonal skills
D. Technical project management skills
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 31
You are working on a large project that is divided into the following phases: feasibility, conceptual, design,
prototype, and build. You want to use the process groups with these different phases. What is the
recommended approach?
A. Assign one process group to each phase
B. Repeat all the five process groups for each phase
C. Skip a couple of the process groups since they don't apply to a large project
D. Eliminate your phase structure and rename each phase with one of the process group names
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 32
Which of the following statements most accurately describes a typical project scenario?
A. The next phase of a project should never start until the deliverables for the previous phase are
completely reviewed and approved.
B. Staffing peaks during the execution phase of a project.
C. The influence of the stakeholders is the same all through the project.
D. Changes in project scope during the initial phases of the project are very expensive.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 33
You have recommended developing a business case for each of the organizational projects followed by the
development of a project benefits management plan. Who would you recommend to be the owner of the
business case?
A. Project manager
B. Project team
C. Project sponsor
D. Change Control Board
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 34
The traditional project management approaches place the project manager at the center of coordination for the
project and makes them responsible for the project tracking and reporting. However, this approach is not
suitable for:
A. Projects where detailed schedules are required to be developed and approved by the clients.
B. Projects that require front-loaded planning work.
C. High-change projects where there is more complexity than one person can manage
D. Low-change projects where detailed scope has been provided by the client organization.
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 35
An organization has established a controlling project management office (PMO). The first task of the PMO is to
update the guidelines for project compliance in the organization. Which of the following could the PMO
enforce? (Choose three)
A. Adoption of specific templates, forms, and tools
B. Assignment of project managers by the PMO
C. Adherence to local health regulations
D. Conformance to governance frameworks
E. Use of particular project management methodologies
Correct Answer: ADE
QUESTION 36
A project has just been initiated to transform an organization from a functional organizational structure to
Project Oriented (Projectized). If the project is successful in meeting its objectives, what will be the most likely
outcome? (Choose three)
A. The project manager(s) will have significantly more authority over projects.
B. The organization will shift from the current state to the desired future state.
C. The project manager(s) will have control over the project budget.
D. The role of the project manager(s) will be defined as a project coordinator.
E. Employees will be grouped by the work being done (engineering, manufacturing, etc.)
Correct Answer: ABC
QUESTION 37
During a project review meeting, the project sponsor is worried that the project may not be delivering results as
planned. Based on that the project manager is evaluating the project status.
What information should the project manager use as an indicator that the project is actually delivering value?
A. The project is under budget and on schedule
B. Stakeholders are satisfied with the current status
C. The project is aligned with the benefits management plan
D. The project is aligned with the project charter
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 38
A project manager acquired information from the market that would reduce the business value being delivered
by an ongoing project. Based on that information, the project manager believes the project should be stopped.
How should the project manager handle the situation?
A. Remove the items no longer applicable from the backlog and present the backlog to the project
team.
B. Continue working on the defined scope and review the risk matrix.
C. Have a discussion with the sponsor and recommend the project business value be reassessed.
D. Have a discussion with the project sponsor and cancel the project.
Correct Answer: C
