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PMP PMBOK Module 1-4 Self Assessment
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- 1. Multiple Choice
1- A project manager is working in an organization where project managers have significant authority, and work is defined by a functional manager in the organization. All project managers report to a central manager. What type of organization structure is this?
A.) Functional
B.) Weak matrix
C.) Balanced matrix
D.) Strong matrix
- 2. Multiple Choice
2- According to the PMBOK® Guide, a project management office (PMO) may manage:
A.) An organization's projects
B.) An organization's projects and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques
C.) Standardization of project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques
D.) An organization's projects, programs, portfolios, and operations
- 3. Multiple Choice
3- According to the PMBOK® Guide, who is generally responsible for approving or rejecting complex change requests carried out in major projects at large organizations?
A.) Project customer
B.) Project sponsor
C.) Project manager
D.) Change control board
- 4. Multiple Choice
4- A scheduling software tool is considered which of the following?
A.) An organizational process asset
B.) An enterprise environmental factor
C.) A configuration management system
D.) A project constraint
- 5. Multiple Choice
5- An airport employee is a process improvement manager responsible for the overall improvement of the airport’s operations. This employee is currently supervising a number of process improvement projects at the airport relating to passenger experience,immigration, baggage handling, and cargo processes. For every improvement project,there is a project manager reporting directly to this person. Which of the following best describes this role?
A.) Project coordinator
B.) Project manager
C.) Program manager
D.) Portfolio manager
- 6. Multiple Choice
6- Which of the following is not a part of a project's administrative closure?
A.) Verification of the exit criteria
B.) Auditing project success or failure
C.) Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
D.) Updating organizational process assets
- 7. Multiple Choice
7- Which of the following statements is true regarding the Direct and Manage Project Work process?
A.) It is a discrete process that is only performed as part of monitoring & controlling the project.
B.) It is a continuous process that is only performed in parallel with project executing and closing processes.
C.) It is a continuous process that is performed throughout the project.
D.) It is a continuous process that is only performed parallel to the project executing processes.
- 8. Multiple Choice
8- Generally speaking, during which phase of a project is the funding requirements for the project at its peak?
A.) Initiating
B.) Planning
C.) Executing
D.) Closing
- 9. Multiple Choice
9- Which of the following is least likely to be a PMO function within an organization?
A.) Hiring the project teams
B.) Coaching and mentoring the project teams
C.) Developing project management methodology
D.) Monitoring compliance with project management standards
- 10. Multiple Choice
10- A construction company is engaged in multiple small- to medium-sized construction projects all across the state. Every project is being managed by a project manager, and every project manager has a dedicated project team reporting to him. The CEO of the company realizes that there is the potential to minimize costs by making sure that projects are being managed more efficiently. The CEO recently created a PMO and made it responsible for project tracking, status reviewing, and progress regulation in order to meet performance objectives. In this scenario, which management is the PMO department responsible for?
A.) Direct and Manage Project Work
B.) Monitor and Control Project Work
C.) Develop Project Management Plan
D.) Close Project or Phase
- 11. Multiple Choice
11- According to the PMBOK® Guide, which of the following activities is not carried out during the Close Project or Phase process?
A.) Archiving project information
B.) Final product or result transition
C.) Gathering lessons learned
D.) Inspection of deliverables by the project team
- 12. Multiple Choice
12- Which of the following is not a component of the project management plan?
A.) Project life cycle
B.) Cost baseline
C.) Issue and defect management procedures
D.) Change management plan
- 13. Multiple Choice
13- The process of using knowledge to create new knowledge to achieve project objectives and contribute to organizational learning is called:
A.) Expert judgment
B.) Organization process assets
C.) Enterprise environmental factors
D.) Manage Project Knowledge
- 14. Multiple Choice
14- Knowledge that is personal and difficult to express is called:
A.) Skill
B.) Tacit knowledge
C.) Ability
D.) Explicit knowledge
- 15. Multiple Choice
15- A newer project is being planned. The project sponsor has decided to terminate the project due to the unavailability of funds. What should the project manager do?
A.) The project manager should reject this decision because the project management plan has not yet been approved
B.) The project manager needs to negotiate with the project sponsor
C.) The project manager should terminate the project in its current state
D.) The project manager should proceed to the Closing Project or Phase process for the project and follow the closing processes
- 16. Multiple Choice
16- If a change control board (CCB) has been set up to review every change request for a project, where should the roles and responsibilities of this board be documented?
A.) Change management plan
B.) Change requests
C.) Scope management plan
D.) Project charter
- 17. Multiple Choice
17- Many project management processes rely on expert judgment for making the right decisions at the right time. Certain critical processes, such as the Develop Project Management Plan process, rely on expert judgment for a robust project management plan.Which of the following cannot provide expert judgment?
A.) Lessons learned register
B.) Consultants
C.) Subject matter experts
D.) Customers
- 18. Multiple Choice
18- A project team member is currently performing an inspection of newly-produced project deliverables. The inspector determines that some of the deliverables do not meet the required quality standards and asks the team to rework these deliverables. The rework in this scenario is an example of which of the following?
A.) Risk mitigation
B.) Defect repair
C.) Corrective action
D.) Preventive action
- 19. Multiple Choice
19- A continuous improvement manager working for a pharmaceutical company is currently in charge of the packaging process and is responsible for monitoring and continuously improving the process. How is this effort classified?
A.) It is considered a continuous improvement project.
B.) It is considered a project since it has a beginning and an end.
C.) It is considered an operations' process because pharmaceutical companies always have operations.
D.) It is considered an operations' process because the manager's job will be continuous and on-going.
- 20. Multiple Choice
20- In order to maximize corporate profit, a senior finance officer at an oil refinery is managing excess management reserves, which may include multiple external investments at different banks, the stock exchange, trading, leasing, etc. Each of these investments needs to be managed as a separate project because they all have different maturity periods. Selection of the right investment project is not industry-specific but rather focuses on environmental conditions and best return rates. Which of the following best describes the financial officer's role?
A.) Project coordinator
B.) Project manager
C.) Program manager
D.) Portfolio manager
- 21. Multiple Choice
21- An air cargo handling company is designing a new shipment tracking process for the company. This process is required to electronically track every customer shipment and provide updates. Once designed and approved, the person heading up the work will need to transfer this process to the company's operations team for implementation. What is the name of the process this person is doing?
A.) It is considered an operations process because it will be used continuously.
B.) It is considered an operations process because air cargo handling falls under operations.
C.) It is considered a project because the deliverable is unique, and the effort has a specific beginning and end.
D.) It is considered a project since it contains a deliverable.
- 22. Multiple Choice
22- A newly PMP® certified project manager is assigned a complex software development project and is excited about using the newly-acquired skills. However, on this particular project, the project manager thinks that some of the PMBOK® Guide processes don’t fit the project’s requirements. Is the project manager doing the right thing?
A.) Yes, because the PMBOK® Guide processes do not have to be applied uniformly to all projects
B.) Yes, because project managers have the right to do whatever they want
C.) No, because this goes against the PMI© Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
D.) No, because PMPs must always apply all PMBOK® Guide processes to their projects
- 23. Multiple Choice
23- A project manager uses a project coordinator to oversee the project team as they perform various project execution tasks. The project coordinator is responsible for coordinating all the project execution tasks and processes, ensuring that the project work is being carried out as planned and reporting this information to the project manager. On the other hand, the project manager is performing change management, variance analysis,and project control. For which of the following processes is the project coordinator responsible?
A.) Distribute information
B.) Report performance
C.) Direct and Manage Project Work
D.) Monitor and Control Project Work
- 24. Multiple Choice
24- The planning phase of any project is one of the most critical periods in a project's life cycle. Every project’s success heavily depends upon whether the project was planned properly. The 24 planning processes that are defined in the PMBOK® Guide are not required to be sequentially followed; rather, multiple iterations of these processes are performed during the planning phase. Which of the planning processes (or its last iteration) is the last to be completed in the planning process?
A.) Develop Project Management Plan
B.) Plan Resource Management
C.) Plan Communications Management
D.) Plan Quality Management
- 25. Multiple Choice
25- A project manager and is performing the administrative closure of a project and is gathering lessons learned and transferring them to the organizational process assets. The project was very complex, and a couple of times, the project went over budget as a result of some incorrect decisions he made. However, the project manager is able to complete the project on time and within budget. The project manager is uncertain whether to include incorrect decisions and their impact on the project as part of the organizational process assets updates since they did not affect the overall project success. What is the project manager's best course of action in this scenario?
A.) The project manager should document the events but deny any responsibility for causing them.
B.) The project manager should document incorrect decisions, along with their impact.
C.) The project manager should not document these events at all.
D.) The project manager should seek the manager's opinion.
- 26. Multiple Choice
26- Which of the following actions is not part of managing knowledge?
A.) Generating, reusing, and transferring knowledge
B.) Storing, codifying, and enhancing knowledge
C.) Learning, reusing, and hiding information
D.) Establishing a trusting organization.
- 27. Multiple Choice
27- Which of the following are in the Closing Process Group?
A.) Close Project or Phase
B.) Contract Closure and Close Project or Phase
C.) Close Project Charter
D.) Close Project Management Plan
- 28. Multiple Choice
28- A functional manager is asking for help in the professional development for three direct reports who are currently working on a project. Where can a project manager best help?
A.) Give input regarding salary decisions
B.) Give feedback on their performance and mentor on project management
C.) Suggest academic seminars
D.) Recommend career paths
- 29. Multiple Choice
29- A project manager should have multi-disciplinary skills in order to deliver successful projects. However, some skills are more important than others. For successful project management, which one of the following skills required of a project manager is of least importance in comparison to the others?
A.) Technical project management skills
B.) Sound technical knowledge of the product being developed
C.) Strategic and business management skills
D.) Leadership skills
- 30. Multiple Choice
30- Which of the following Process Groups needs most of the project budget?
A.) Initiating
B.) Monitoring & Controlling
C.) Planning
D.) Executing
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