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Complete this exam and use the attached answer key to grade your results.

1. You are the project manager for a pharmaceutical company. You are currently

working on a project for a new drug your company is creating. A recent change in a

law governing drug testing will impact your project and change your project scope.

The first thing you should do as project manager is:

A. Create a documented change request.

B. Proceed as planned, as the project will be grandfathered beyond the new change

in the law.

C. Consult with the project stakeholders.

D. Stop all project work until the issue is resolved.

2. You are the project manager for the HALO Project. You and your project team are

preparing the project plan. Of the following, which one is a project plan

development constraint you and your team must consider?

A. The budget as assigned by management

B. Project plans from similar projects

C. Project plans from similar projects that have failed

D. Interviews with SMEs who have experience with the project work in your project

plan

3. You are the project manager of a new project to develop a new software.

Management has not required a formal project management plan in the past, but

they’d like you to develop a project management plan to serve as a model or

template for all other projects in the organization. The primary purpose of your

project management plan is:

A. To define the work to be completed to reach the project end date.

B. To define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle.

C. To prevent any changes to the scope.

D. To provide accurate communication for the project team, project sponsor, and

stakeholders regarding how the project will be executed, controlled, and closed.

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4. Of the following, which one is an input to project plan development?

A. Assumptions

B. Outputs from other project management processes

C. Earned value management

D. Business needs

5. Robert is the project manager of the HBQ Project. This project requires all of the

telephones in the organization to be removed and replaced with a Internet phone.

He’s learned that the removal of some of the phones have damaged the walls in the

office building and will need to be repaired. This project has a deadline and little

time for repairing errors that weren’t anticipated. Based on this information, which

one of the following is the best example of defect repair review?

A. Adding labor to a project to reduce errors during the installation of hardware

B. Retraining the project team on how to install a new material so that all future

work with the new materials is done correctly

C. Repairing an incorrectly installed door in a new home construction project

D. Inspecting work that has been corrected because it was done incorrectly the first

time

6. You are the project manager of the NHG Project. You have had to terminate a

contract with a vendor. What is this an example of?

A. Special case of contract closure

B. Mitigation

C. Contract claim

D. Scope closure

7. The project plan provides a baseline for several things. Which one of the following

does the project plan not provide a baseline for?

A. Scope

B. Cost

C. Schedule

D. Control


8. You are the project manager for your organization. When it comes to integrated

change control, you must ensure that which one of the following is present?

A. Supporting detail for the change

B. Approval of the change from the project team

C. Approval of the change from a subject matter expert

D. Risk assessment for each proposed change

9. Keisha is the project manager for her organization and she’s working with her

project team to develop the project management plan for a new project. The project

team is confused about the change management plan and how it governs changes

within the project. The project plan provides what in regard to project changes?

A. A methodology to approve or decline changes

B. A guide to all future project risk management decisions

C. A vision of the project deliverables

D. A fluid document that may be updated as needed based on the CCB

10. You are assisting the project manager for the DGF Project. This project is to

design and implement a new application that will connect to a database server.

Management has requested that you create a method to document technical

direction on the project and any changes or enhancements to the technical

attributes of the project deliverable. Which one of the following would satisfy

management’s request?

A. Configuration management system

B. Integrated change control

C. Scope control

D. Change management plan


11. You are a project manager of a project that is part of a program. There has been

some conflict among the project team about who assigns activities and directs the

project execution. In this scenario, who directs the performance of the planned

project activities?

A. The project manager and the project management team

B. The project team

C. The project sponsor

D. The program manager

12. You have just informed your project team that each team member will be

contributing to the lessons-learned documentation. Your team does not understand

this approach and wants to know what the documentation will be used for. Which

one of the following best describes the purpose of the lessons-learned

documentation?

A. Offers proof of concept for management

B. Offers historical information for future projects

C. Offers evidence of project progression as reported by the project team

D. Offers input to team member evaluations at the project’s conclusion

13. Fred is the project manager of a bridge construction project. His organization

and the city inspectors both have an interest in the success and overall performance

of the project and have asked Fred to identify the approach he’ll use to measure and

report project performance. Which one of the following measures project

performance?

A. WBS

B. Project plan

C. Earned value technique

D. Work authorization system


14. Configuration management is a process for applying technical and administrative

direction and surveillance of the project implementation. Which activity is not

included in configuration management?

A. Controlling changes to the project deliverables

B. A method to communicate changes to stakeholders

C. Automatic change request approvals

D. Identification of the functional and physical attributes of the project deliverables

15. The project manager can help write the project charter, but is not the person

signing the project charter. Regardless of who actually writes the charter there are

several elements that should be included in the document. All of the following are

addressed in the project charter, except for which one?

A. Requirements to satisfy the project customer, project sponsor, and other

stakeholders

B. Assigned project management and level of authority

C. Summary budget

D. Risk responses

16. Terri’s organization is moving through the process of selecting one of several

projects. Her organization utilizes mathematical models to determine the projects

that should be initiated. Which one of the following is an example of a mathematical

model used to select projects for selection?

A. Future value

B. Linear programming

C. Present value

D. Benefits/cost ratio


17. You and the project management team are creating a project statement of work.

As part of this activity, which one of the following should be included in the project

statement of work document?

A. Risk responses

B. Organizational process assets

C. Initial work breakdown structure

D. Strategic plan

18. The project management plan has several purposes and all projects should have

a plan. What is the purpose of the project management plan?

A. It defines the project manager and their level of authority on the project.

B. It authorizes the project manager to assign resources to the project work.

C. It defines how the project will be planned and executed.

D. It defines how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and then

closed.

19. The project steering committee is considering which project they should invest

capital in. Mary’s project promises to be worth $175,000 in four years. The project

steering committee is interested in Mary’s project, but they would like to know the

present value of the return if the interest rate is 6 percent. What is the present value

of Mary’s project?

A. $175,000

B. $139,000

C. $220,000

D. $43,750


20. You are the project manager for your organization. A change has recently been

approved by your organization’s change control board. You need to update the

scope baseline and what other document?

A. Cost baseline

B. Quality baseline

C. Risk management plan

D. Change log


Answer Key

1. You are the project manager for a pharmaceutical company. You are currently working

on a project for a new drug your company is creating. A recent change in a law

governing drug testing will impact your project and change your project scope. The first

thing you should do as project manager is:

A. Create a documented change request.

B. Proceed as planned, as the project will be grandfathered beyond the new change

in the law.

C. Consult with the project stakeholders.

D. Stop all project work until the issue is resolved.

A. Change requests should first be documented in the project’s change control

system. B is incorrect because the new law will require changes to the project. C is

incorrect because it may be inappropriate to consult with the project stakeholders,

especially on a large project. D is incorrect because we do not know the impact of the

change, and it may not justify halting the project work.

2. You are the project manager for the HALO Project. You and your project team are

preparing the project plan. Of the following, which one is a project plan

development constraint you and your team must consider?

A. The budget as assigned by management

B. Project plans from similar projects

C. Project plans from similar projects that have failed

D. Interviews with SMEs who have experience with the project work in your project

plan

A. A predetermined budget set by management is an example of a project

constraint. B and C are examples of organizational process assets that the project

manager will use as inputs to project management planning. D, interviews with

subject matter experts, is an example of expert judgment, and is a tool and

technique used in project management plan development.


3. You are the project manager of a new project to develop a new software.

Management has not required a formal project management plan in the past, but

they’d like you to develop a project management plan to serve as a model or

template for all other projects in the organization. The primary purpose of your

project management plan is:

A. To define the work to be completed to reach the project end date.

B. To define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle.

C. To prevent any changes to the scope.

D. To provide accurate communication for the project team, project sponsor, and

stakeholders regarding how the project will be executed, controlled, and closed.

D. The primary purpose of the project management plan is to define how the project

will proceed. A and B are incorrect choices, as these address only the project work. C

is incorrect, as this answer only addresses the project’s change control system.

4. Of the following, which one is an input to project plan development?

A. Assumptions

B. Outputs from other project management processes

C. Earned value management

D. Business needs

B. The outputs from other project management processes need to be identified as

part of the planning process. The project management processes are the 47

processes described in Chapter 3 and throughout the remainder of this book.

Because the development of the project manager is an iterative activity, the outputs

of the project management processes can affect your project management planning.

A, C, and D are incorrect choices, as these are not inputs to the project plan

development processes. There are four inputs to developing your project

management plan: project charter, outputs from other processes, enterprise

environmental factors , and organizational process assets.


5. Robert is the project manager of the HBQ Project. This project requires all of the

telephones in the organization to be removed and replaced with a Internet phone.

He’s learned that the removal of some of the phones have damaged the walls in the

office building and will need to be repaired. This project has a deadline and little

time for repairing errors that weren’t anticipated. Based on this information, which

one of the following is the best example of defect repair review?

A. Adding labor to a project to reduce errors during the installation of hardware

B. Retraining the project team on how to install a new material so that all future

work with the new materials is done correctly

C. Repairing an incorrectly installed door in a new home construction project

D. Inspecting work that has been corrected because it was done incorrectly the first

time

D. Defect repair review is a review of the defect repair. Even though the project may

be on a deadline, Robert’s project team will still need to repair the walls and confirm

the repair is acceptable. A is an example of a preventive action. B is an example of a

corrective action. C is an example of defect repair.

6. You are the project manager of the NHG Project. You have had to terminate a

contract with a vendor. What is this an example of?

A. Special case of contract closure

B. Mitigation

C. Contract claim

D. Scope closure

A. Terminating a contract with a vendor is a special case of contract closure. Choices

B, C, and D are not appropriate answers for this question.


7. The project plan provides a baseline for several things. Which one of the following

does the project plan not provide a baseline for?

A. Scope

B. Cost

C. Schedule

D. Control

D. The project management plan provides baselines for the schedule, cost, and

scope. Control is a project activity and part of the monitoring and controlling process

group.

8. You are the project manager for your organization. When it comes to integrated

change control, you must ensure that which one of the following is present?

A. Supporting detail for the change

B. Approval of the change from the project team

C. Approval of the change from a subject matter expert

D. Risk assessment for each proposed change

A. Integrated change control requires detail for implementing the change. Without

evidence of the need for the change, there is no reason to implement it. B is

incorrect, as the project team does not approve change requests. C is incorrect, as a

subject matter expert is not always needed for a requested change. D is incorrect, as

risk assessment for a proposed change is not always needed; the change could be

rejected or approved for other reasons besides the potential of risk events.

9. Keisha is the project manager for her organization and she’s working with her

project team to develop the project management plan for a new project. The project

team is confused about the change management plan and how it governs changes

within the project. The project plan provides what in regard to project changes?

A. A methodology to approve or decline changes

B. A guide to all future project risk management decisions

C. A vision of the project deliverables

D. A fluid document that may be updated as needed based on the CCB


A. The project management plan defines how changes will be monitored and

controlled. B describes the risk management plan. C defines the project charter and

project scope. D is an incorrect statement.

10. You are assisting the project manager for the DGF Project. This project is to

design and implement a new application that will connect to a database server.

Management has requested that you create a method to document technical

direction on the project and any changes or enhancements to the technical

attributes of the project deliverable. Which one of the following would satisfy

management’s request?

A. Configuration management system

B. Integrated change control

C. Scope control

D. Change management plan

A. The configuration management system documents all functional physical

characteristics of the project’s product. It also controls changes to the project’s

product. B, C, and D are not correct answers.

11. You are a project manager of a project that is part of a program. There has been

some conflict among the project team about who assigns activities and directs the

project execution. In this scenario, who directs the performance of the planned

project activities?

A. The project manager and the project management team

B. The project team

C. The project sponsor

D. The program manager

A. The project manager and the project management team direct the performance

of the project activities. In a program, the program manager assigns the project

manager authority over the project resources and authorizes the project manager to

direct the project work. B, C, and D, the project team, sponsor, and the program

manager, do not direct performance.


12. You have just informed your project team that each team member will be

contributing to the lessons-learned documentation. Your team does not understand

this approach and wants to know what the documentation will be used for. Which

one of the following best describes the purpose of the lessons-learned

documentation?

A. Offers proof of concept for management

B. Offers historical information for future projects

C. Offers evidence of project progression as reported by the project team

D. Offers input to team member evaluations at the project’s conclusion

B. Lessons-learned documentation serves as part of organizational process assets for

future projects. A, the proof of concept, is not a PMI theme. C, project progress, is

reported through status reports and performance measurements. D, team member

performance, is built by performance, not lessons learned.

13. Fred is the project manager of a bridge construction project. His organization

and the city inspectors both have an interest in the success and overall performance

of the project and have asked Fred to identify the approach he’ll use to measure and

report project performance. Which one of the following measures project

performance?

A. WBS

B. Project plan

C. Earned value technique

D. Work authorization system

C. The earned value technique, commonly called earned value management (EVM),

measures project performance on several factors, including cost and schedule. A,

the WBS, is a breakdown of the project scope. B, the project plan, defines how the

project will be controlled, executed, and closed. D, the work authorization, allows

work to progress within a project.


14. Configuration management is a process for applying technical and administrative

direction and surveillance of the project implementation. Which activity is not

included in configuration management?

A. Controlling changes to the project deliverables

B. A method to communicate changes to stakeholders

C. Automatic change request approvals

D. Identification of the functional and physical attributes of the project deliverables

C. Change requests should not be automatically approved. All documented change

requests should flow through the change control system, be evaluated, and then a

decision should be made. Choices A, B, and D are all part of configuration

management.

15. The project manager can help write the project charter, but is not the person

signing the project charter. Regardless of who actually writes the charter there are

several elements that should be included in the document. All of the following are

addressed in the project charter, except for which one?

A. Requirements to satisfy the project customer, project sponsor, and other

stakeholders

B. Assigned project management and level of authority

C. Summary budget

D. Risk responses

D. Risk responses are not addressed in the project charter. High-level risks may be

identified, but the responses to those risks are not included in the project charter.

These responses will be documented in the project’s risk response plan. B, the

project manager; C, the summary budget; and A, the requirements to satisfy the

project customer, are defined.


16. Terri’s organization is moving through the process of selecting one of several

projects. Her organization utilizes mathematical models to determine the projects

that should be initiated. Which one of the following is an example of a mathematical

model used to select projects for selection?

A. Future value

B. Linear programming

C. Present value

D. Benefits/cost ratio

B. Linear programming is an example of a mathematical model that can be used for

project selection. Recall that mathematical models are also known as constrained

optimization. A, future value, C, present value, and D, a benefits/cost ratio, are all

examples of the benefits comparison model.

17. You and the project management team are creating a project statement of work.

As part of this activity, which one of the following should be included in the project

statement of work document?

A. Risk responses

B. Organizational process assets

C. Initial work breakdown structure

D. Strategic plan

D. The project statement of work should reference or include the business that

justified the project, the product scope description that defines the product the

project will create, and the strategic plan for the organization. A, risk responses, is not

a valid answer, as risk responses are not needed in the project statement of work.

Organizational process assets are not included in the project statement of work, so B

is incorrect, too. C, the initial work breakdown structure, is also not part of the project

scope statement.


18. The project management plan has several purposes and all projects should have

a plan. What is the purpose of the project management plan?

A. It defines the project manager and their level of authority on the project.

B. It authorizes the project manager to assign resources to the project work.

C. It defines how the project will be planned and executed.

D. It defines how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and then

closed.

D. The project management plan communicates how the project will be executed,

monitored and controlled, and then closed. A and B both describe components of

the project charter. C does not answer the question as completely as D.

19. The project steering committee is considering which project they should invest

capital in. Mary’s project promises to be worth $175,000 in four years. The project

steering committee is interested in Mary’s project, but they would like to know the

present value of the return if the interest rate is 6 percent. What is the present value

of Mary’s project?

A. $175,000

B. $139,000

C. $220,000

D. $43,750

B. $139,000 is the present value of Mary’s project. This is found through the

following formula: PV = FV÷(1 + I)n, which is future value divided by one plus the

interest rate to the power of the periods the project will last. This question would

read ($175,000)/(1.26), as the interest rate provided was 6 percent. Choices A, C,

and D are all incorrect calculations.


20. You are the project manager for your organization. A change has recently been

approved by your organization’s change control board. You need to update the

scope baseline and what other document?

A. Cost baseline

B. Quality baseline

C. Risk management plan

D. Change log

D. When a change enters the project, the change log must be updated to reflect the

change. The question did not indicate that new costs or risks will be entering the

project, so these choices, A and C, are incorrect. The quality baseline, B, is not a valid

answer, as quality is a reflection of the completion

of the project scope.


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