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1. Which of the accompanying would not be viewed an Enterprise Environmental Factor during the Develop Project Charter process?

A. Scope Statement

B. Organizational infrastructure

C. Governmental standards

D. Marketplace conditions

2. The Close Project or Phase process isn’t performed when:

A. Cancelling projects

B. Closing projects

C. Closing project phases

D. Reactivating projects

3. Which of these tools and techniques is basic to every one of the seven Project Integration Management processes?

A. Meetings

B. Data analysis

C. Data gathering

D. Expert Judgment

4. What is a prescribed strategy for controlling change within a project?

A. Have just the project manager able to initiate change.

B. Have each change approved or rejected through a formal change control process.

C. Permit each project member ultimate control of changes within their realm of the project without a review process.

D. Freeze scope and allow no changes.

5. A project manager calls you in as a consultant to give input on developing the Project Charter. As per the PMBOK, your contribution to the project could best be named as:

A. Professional Consultant

B. Expert Judgment

C. Charter Consultant

D. Expert Consultancy

6. Which process is concerned with providing forecasts to update current cost information?

A. Monitor and Control Project Work

B. Project Management Information System

C. Close Project or Phase

D. Direct and Manage Project Work

7. You are starting a new project. When would it be advisable for you to utilize the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

A. Throughout the entire project

B. Only when closing out the project

C. Only after the project is completely funded

D. Only after the project scope is clearly defined

8. The project management team has discovered that there are few changes to the scope of the project. As per PMBOK, who is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and approving documented changes to the project?

A. Change Control Board (CCB)

B. Change Configuration Board (CCB)

C. Scope Control Board (SCB)

D. Configuration Control Board (CCB)

9. Difference between the Monitor and Control Project Work process and the Direct and Manage Project Work process is:

A. The Monitor and Control Project Work and the Direct and Manage Project Work processes are the equivalent.

B. The Monitor and Control Project Work process monitors the project performance while the Direct and Manage Project Work process is concerned with performing the activities to accomplish project requirements.

C. The Monitor and Control Project Work process is a sub-process of the Direct and Manage Project Work process.

D. There is nothing of the sort as the Monitor and Control Project Work process.

10. You are a consulting project manager and an speculation bank has a contract with you to run a large information technology project that is expected to last 15 months. During the Direct and Manage Project Work process, you discover that several regulatory requirements were addressed in the project management plan but missed from the scope statement. Inability to meet these requirements could result in legal action against the organization. However, implementing the technology to comply with these regulations could exceed the budget and scope of the project and result in the cancellation of the project. What would it be a good idea for you to do?

A. Try not to do anything as these requirements are not a part of the scope baseline.

B. Request additional funds to implement these requirements.

C. Submit a change request to incorporate the missed requirements in the project's scope.

D. This is a classic example of scope creep and such requirements must be ignored.

11. Your project team is well in progress with the development of the product of the project. A portion of the work has progressed and some deliverables have been reviewed by key stakeholders. During a deliverables review, one of the stakeholders found a discrepancy in one of the deliverables that needed to be addressed immediately. The team reviewed the stakeholder’s issue and agreed that some action needed to be taken to bring the deliverable back into compliance. The best definition for this activity is called:
A. Defect repair
B. Corrective action
C. Quality control
D. Preventive action

12. What is the difference between a configuration management system and a change control system?
A. The configuration management system is part of the PMIS - the change control system is not
B. The change control system is part of the key PMIS - the configuration management system is not
C. The change control system feeds into the configuration management system and is part of the configuration management system
D. Both the change control system and a configuration management system are organizational process assets

13. The project management plan is finished and is ready to be baselined. Be that as it may, a key stakeholder just found a critical exclusion and requests an adjustment to the project management plan. What would it be a good idea for you to do next as the project manager?
A. Implement a formal CR
B. Make the adjustment
C. Consult the change control board
D. Inform the stakeholder that this constitutes scope creep and refuse to make the change

14. Bernard is the project manager of a $200 million construction project. The project is in the execution phase. In the last review meeting, several stakeholders looked disappointed and have indicated the need for changes to the requirements set. They were of the conclusion that these components were missed in the initial requirements collection process. Therefore, change requests were raised to add these components to the project. In this case, change requests will be an input to which of the following processes?

A. Control Scope
B. Monitor and Control Project Work
C. Define Scope
D. Perform Integrated Change Control

15. Mitch is delegated as the project manager for a software development project. His organization follows a matrix organization structure and he is required to negotiate and acquire the necessary resources for the project from the functional managers. However, when he moved toward a functional manager for a discussion, he was surprised that such a project exists in the organization. In what manner will he persuade him to acquire the necessary resources for his project?

A. He will try to explain to him why the project was initiated and what are the benefits of the project to the organization and how functional managers are pivotal to the success of the project.
B. He will ask him to speak to the sponsor, who assigned him the project.
C. He will show him a document that formally authorizes him to apply organizational resources to project activities.
D. Since he is working in a strong matrix organization structure, he will instruct the functional manager to just comply with your requirements.

16. Coming up next are the key advantages of the Develop Project Charter process EXCEPT:

A. It gives a direct link between the project and the strategic objectives of the organization.
B. It creates a formal record of the project.
C. It defines the product, service or result boundaries, and acceptance criteria.
D. It demonstrates the organizational commitment to the project

17. Which of the accompanying explanations isn't true about projects?

A. The project charter establishes a partnership between the performing and requesting organizations.
B. Projects are initiated by an entity internal to the project.
C. Projects are initiated due to internal business needs or external influences.
D. A project charter isn't viewed as a Contract.

18. Shoibal has recently joined as the project manager for a hotel building project. During the introduction meeting with the sponsor, he hands over a document to him. He also warns him that he should not update or modify the document. The document describes the necessary information from a business standpoint to determine whether the expected outcomes of the project justify the required investment. Which of the accompanying documents did the sponsor give him?

A. Agreement
B. Business case
C. Benefits management plan
D. Project charter

19. You are in the process of developing the project charter for an telecom project. Which of the following is NOT a typical element found in the project charter?

A. Acceptance criteria
B. Project approval requirements
C. Project exit criteria
D. Measurable project objectives and related success criteria

20. The project kick-off meeting is generally connected with the end of planning and start of executing. As the project manager, you will utilize the kick-off meeting for all of the following outcomes EXCEPT:

A. To communicate the objectives of the project.
B. To gain the commitment of the team for the project.
C. To explain the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder.
D. To formally authorize the existence of the project

21. Which of the accompanying best possible job role of the project manager as related to changes?

A. Make changes as and when it occurs.
B. Estimate the impact of the change on the project objectives.
C. Prevent unnecessary changes.
D. Notify senior management about changes

22. The project charter has been developed and the project has been formally authorized. A full-time project manager is selected for the project. There is clarity about the business needs, high-level project description, and product requirements that the project is to address. A summary budget has also been approved. Given this information, what activity should the project manager perform NEXT from the accessible choices?

A. Perform the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project`s objectives.
B. Define, prepare and coordinate all subsidiary plans and integrate them into a comprehensive project management plan
C. Monitor and report the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.
D. Define scope and get the project scope statement so that you can understand how much effort is needed for the project

23. John is recently been assigned to work with another certified PMP on a large project. He heard from a colleague that this other project manager’s practices, are often in violation of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. What should he do NEXT?

A. Report him to PMI as this forms part of your professional ethics and responsibility
B. Report this to the project sponsor as he should inform the organization before approaching PMI
C. Do nothing since the project manager is not doing anything contrary to the company’s policies
D. Evaluate the credibility of your colleague’s statements before taking any action

24. Jerome, a project manager in a software Company got all the project related information listed and improvised in the Organizational Process Assets. The process undertaken by him is known as:

A. Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

B. Closing Project or Phase

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Directing and Managing Project Work

25. During directing and managing a project, a project manager is utilizing some tools and techniques. The tools and techniques guiding him do exclude.

A. Change Control Tools

B. Expert Judgement

C. Project Management Information system

D. Meetings

26. Monitor and Control Project Work is a process which utilizes various inputs for detecting and correcting the shortcomings in any of the areas to guarantee accomplishment of the objectives of the project. Which of the following inputs is used for the process?

A. Agreements

B. Approved Change Requests

C. Validated Changes
D. Accepted Deliverables

27. You are a project manager of T-Telecom Company and you are assigned to a project that has already decided to outsource. As a project manager, you have to organize a formal bid process and select the vendor. You own stock in one of the vendor organization also participated in the bidding process. What is the BEST strategy for you?

A. Get the vendor company selected for the project.

B. Keep the information to yourself.

C. Tell your manager and remove yourself from the vendor selection committee.

D. Ask other members of the selection committee to select your vendor company.

28. Which of coming up next isn’t the input of Direct and Manage Project Execution process?

A. Project Management Plan

B. Approved change requests

C. Enterprise Environmental Factors

D. Project charter

29. You are project manager of software-based organization. You are taking over a project during the planning process group and find that many individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the accompanying should MOST concern you?

A. Who will be a member of the change control board.

B. Who are the stakeholders for the project.

C. Need to spend more time on configuration management.

D. Determining the reporting structure.

30. A project manager is selected to head a highly technical project in an area with which this person has limited familiarity. The project manager delegates the processes of develop schedule, define activities, and estimate activity resources to various project team members, and basically serves as an occasional referee and coordinator of activities. The results of this approach are likely to be:

A. A team functioning throughout the project at a very high level, demonstrating creativity and commitment

B. A team that initially experiences some amounts of confusion, but that after a period of time becomes a cohesive and effective unit

C. A team that is not highly productive, but that stays together because of the work environment created by the project manager

D. A team that is characterized by poor performance, low morale, high levels of conflict, and high turnover

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1. A - The scope statement is clearly not an enterprise environmental factor, whereas the other three choices—governmental standards, organizational infrastructure, and marketplace conditions—are enterprise environmental factors.

2. D - The Close Project or Phase process allows the project manager to close or finish a specific phase of the project.

3. D - All seven processes of Project Integration Management use Expert Judgment as a tool and technique.

4. B - The change control procedure varies from project to project. However, every change request must be processed through a formal change control process.

5. B - Expert Judgment is judgment provided, based on expertise in an application area, a knowledge area, a discipline, an industry, etc. Expert Judgment is available from many sources including consultants.

6. A - During the Monitor and Control Project Work process, work performance data is gathered and passed to the controlling processes. The Monitor and Control Project Work process is responsible for keeping track of the all project's measures, including cost.

7. A - Changes can occur in the project at any time. The Perform Integrated Change Control process is valuable for managing and tracking those changes.

8. A - The Change Control Board is a group of formally constituted stakeholders responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying or rejecting changes to the project.

9. B - The Monitor and Control Project Work process monitors the other project processes including the Direct and Manage Project Work process, while the Direct and Manage Project Work Process completes the project scope.

10. C - All regulatory requirements must be met. Doing nothing or considering this a scope creep are not valid options. You would have to request additional funds, but first you need to submit a change request for approval. A change request can be submitted as a part of the Direct and Manage Project Work process.

11. A - Did you think it was a corrective action? Corrective actions are taken to bring the project into line at some future point. Defect repairs address immediate concerns

12. C – A and B are deliberate misdirection. D is incorrect. The change management system is subsumed within the configuration management system

13. B – Prior to baseline, the PM plan can be adjusted without a CR, consulting the change control board, or addressing a scope creep issue.

14. D - Change Requests can be an input to only one process, which is Perform Integrated Change Control. Change Request, wherever generated in the project, has to be an input to this process. Please remember that only Perform Integrated Change Control process can review and approve/ reject the change requests.

15. C - Project Charter is the document that authorizes the existence of a project and empowers the project manager to obtain resources for the project. So, the project manager should show the project charter, which should convince the functional manager.

16. C - Describing the product, service or result boundaries, and acceptance criteria is the benefit of Define Scope Process. The remaining are all the benefits of Develop Project Charter process.

17. B - Projects are initiated by an entity external to the project such as a sponsor, program or project management office (PMO), or a portfolio governing body chairperson or authorized representative.

18. B - The business case describes the necessary information from a business standpoint to determine whether the expected outcomes of the project justify the required investment.

19. A - Acceptance criteria is included as part of Project Scope Statement, while the other three are typically seen in Project Charter.

20. D - Formal authorization of a project happens at the time of project charter, not at the kick-off meeting.

21. C - While you might be carrying out all the other choices with regards to change requests, the most important role of project manager is to work towards preventing unnecessary changes in the project.

22. B - From the question, you can understand that the Project Charter has already been developed. Next step is to develop the project management plan.

23. D - As per the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, you should bring violations of the code to the attention of senior management at the company and possibly PMI. However, you should get the facts together and gather evidence before taking either of those steps.

24. C- Refer to Perform Integrated Change Control

25. A- Change Control Tools are used in Perform Integrated Change Control process

26. C - See Monitor and Control Project Work inputs

27. C - Best Option is tell your manager and remove yourself from the vendor selection committee.

28. D - Project charter is not input of Direct and Manage Project Execution process. Inputs of Direct and Manage Project Execution process are : Project Management Plan , Enterprise Environmental Factors, Approved change requests AND Organizational Process Assets.

29. C - Because of many individual signed in project charter, areas concerned with this project is many. you should be concern with communications requirements, competing needs and requirements impacting your efforts on configuration management.

30. D – A project manager must manage and integrate all aspects of a project. If all activities are delegated and team members will spend more time jockeying for position than completing activities.

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