Processes and Domains T H R E E

Practice Exam

1. A project manager has received some help from the team, and she needs help from them again so that

she can create a detailed project budget. Which project management process group is she in?

A. Initiating

B. Before the project management process

C. Planning

D. Executing

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

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Closing

D. Initiating

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

A. Project budget

B. Work breakdown structure

C. Project management plan

D. Detailed risk assessment

4. Which of the following is not an input to the initiating process group?

A. Company processes

B. Company culture

C. Historical WBSs

D. Project scope statement

5. Your team is building a website to provide resources for families and childcare providers who want to

design their own homeschooling programs. The site will include many features. As each feature is

completed, the product owner reviews it and either accepts it or tells the team what needs to be fixed.

Upon acceptance, the feature is reviewed by QA and then added to the live build. Which life cycle or

development approach are you using for this project?

A. Hybrid

B. Incremental

C. Iterative

D. Release-driven

6. The project sponsor has just signed the project charter. What is the next thing to do?

A. Begin to complete work package

B. Validate scope

C. Start integrated change control

D. Start to create management plans

7. The high-level project schedule constraints have just been determined. What project management

process group are you in?

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Monitoring and controlling

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8. 'Ihe WBS and WBS dictionary have been completed, and the project team has begun working on

identifying risks. The sponsor contacts the project manager, requesting that the responsibility

assignment matrix be issued. The project has a budget of $100,000 and is taking place in three countries

using 14 human resources. There is little risk expected for the project, and the project manager has

managed many projects similar to this one. What is the next thing to do?

A. Understand the experience of the sponsor on similar projects.

B. Create an activity list.

C. Make sure the project scope is defined.

D. Complete risk management and issue the responsibility assignment matrix.

9. A project manager does not have much time to spend on planning before the mandatory start date

arrives. Re therefore wants to move through, planning as effectively as possible. What advice would

you offer?

A. Make sure you have a signed project charter and then start the WBS.

B. Create an activity list before creating a network diagram.

C. Document all the known risks before you document the high-level assumptions.

D. Finalize the quality management plan before you determine quality metrics.

10. The best time to assign a project manager to a project is during:

A. Integration

B. Project selection

C. Initiating

D. Planning

1 1 . Why does the agile approach plan the work continuously throughout the project?

A. Agile methods break down the work into small chunks so the team can complete one iteration

at a time.

B. An agile product owner can't know what they really need until they see a prototype in action.

C. Agile teams are asked to prioritize tasks that delivervalue, rather than spending their time planning.

D. Agile projects are subject to uncertainty and high rates of change that make upfront

planning inefficient.·

12. 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. Initiating

B. Executing

C. Monitoring and controlling

D. Closing

13. During a team meeting, a team member asks about the measurements that will be used on the project

to assess performance. The team member feels that some of the measures related to activities assigned

to him are not valid measurements. The project is most likely in what part of the project manage­

ment process?

A. Closing

B. Monitoring and controlling

C. Executing

D. Initiating

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

A. Iterative

B. Unique

C. Unnecessary

D. Standardized

15. What does a project manager need to do to deliver value in the context of the organization and its

business environment?

A. Understand the organizational and project governance and how they may impact the project.

B. Review the lessons learned from other projects and use them to generate organizational

process assets.

C. Use people and process skills along with understanding the organizational and

business environment.

D. Continuously monitor any changes to the external business environment, such as competitive

and regulatory changes.

16. Which project management process group generally takes the most project time and resources?

A. Planning

B. Design

C. Integration

D. Executing

17. You are managing two projects and have been assigned to a third project that has just been approved.

You begin the new project, and are able to manage it well along with the others you are managing.

During initiating, you are focused on accomplishing a number of activities. Which of the following are

you not concerned with at this time?

A. Identifying and documenting business needs

B. Creating a project scope statement

C. Dividing a large project into phases

D. Accumulating and evaluating historical information

18. Which statement about process groups and domains is accurate?

A. Both process groups and domains recommend the best practices that should be followed on

all projects.

B. Since the process groups lack a definitive framework, they allow for more flexibility in the

development approach.

C. Compared to the process groups, the tasks involved in the domains are more open to interpretation

and the project manager's judgment.

D. The process groups and domains provide a different view of the project depending on the

development approach being used.

19. The software development project has progressed according to plan. The team is very enthusiastic

about the product they have created. Now they are looking ahead to finding new projects to work on.

You caution them that the current project cannot be considered complete until after the closing

process group. Closure includes all the following except:

A. Determining performance measures

B. Turning over the product of the project

C. Documenting the degree to which each project phase was properly closed after its completion

D. Updating the company's organizational process assets

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20. What key point about the process groups and domains is important to know in studying for the exam?

A. Being able to correlate these two frameworks with each other will help you understand the

project management process.

B. By combining these two perspectives, you can determine the best sequence in which the work

should be done.

C. Analyzing the project characteristics from the standpoint of each of these frameworks will help

you choose the best development approach to follow.

D. Since these two frameworks should be used independently of each other, you need to be able to

choose the best one for each project.

2 1 . The first phase of your project has come to an end. What is the most important thing to ensure is done

before beginning the next phase?

A. Verify that the resources are available for the next phase.

B. Check the project's progress compared to its baselines.

C. Confirm that the phase has reached its objectives, and have its deliverables formally accepted.

D. Recommend corrective action to bring the project results in line with project expectations.

22. During which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project?

A. Initiating

B. Executing

C. Monitoring and controlling

D. Closing

23. Which of the following is the most appropriate thing to do in project closing?

A. Work with the customer to determine acceptance criteria.

B. Confirm all the requirements in the project have been met.

C. Collect historical information from previous projects.

D. Gain formal approval of the management plans.

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

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Closing

25. All the following occur during the planning process group except:

A. Develop Project Charter

B. Create WBS

C. Estimate Costs

D. Sequence Activities

26. A market demand, a business need, and a legal requirement are examples of:

A. Reasons to hire a project manager

B. Reasons projects are initiated

C. Reasons people or businesses become stakeholders

D. Reasons to sponsor a project

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