PM Process Groups
During which process group is the project work as defined in the project management plan completed?
A. Initiating
B. Executing
C. Monitoring & Controlling
D. Closing
Answer: B. Executing
Which of the the following is the most appropriate thing to do in project closing?
A. Work with customer to determine acceptance criteria
B. Collect historical information from previous projects
C. Confirm that all requirements in the project have been met
D. Gain formal approval of the management plans
Answer: C. Confirming that project requirements have been met occurs in project closing
Which of the following activities takes place in the initiating process group?
A. Ensuring that the high-level product scope is as detailed as it is practical
B. Ensuring a continued understanding of the work
C. Removing roadblocks
D. Reviewing bids & selecting sellers
A. Ensuring that the product scope is documented with as much detail as practical is done in project initiating
Operational work is different from project work in that operational is:
A. Unique
B. Temporary
C. Ongoing & Repetitive
D. A Part of Every Project Activity
C. Ongoing & Repetitive
What assessment takes place at the end of each phase
A. Retrospective
B. Sprint Review Meeting
C. Phase Gate
D. Stand Up
C. Phase Gate
In which process group does the project manager focus on managing the project, engaging stakeholders, & communicating according to plan, while the team is completing the activities?
A. Monitoring & Controlling
B. Managing
C. Executing
D. Planning
Answer: C. Executing
Which of the following activities takes place during project planning?
A. Creating the WBS dictionary
B. Determining high-level requirements
C. Refining control limits
D. Validating scope
Answer: A. In project planning, the project team creates the WBS dictionary
Which of the following is the most appropriate thing to do in the executing process group?
A. Determine acceptance criteria
B. Evaluate customer satisfaction regarding the project
C. Evaluate individual team member performance.
D. Decide what level of accuracy is required for estimates
C. Evaluate individual team member performance
Which of the following is a responsibility of the project manager?
A. Providing funding for the project
B. Helping to write the project charter
C. Protecting the project from outside influences & changes
D. Setting priorities among different projects
B. Helping to write the project charter
All the following are examples of the different types of Project Life Cycles except:
A. Plan Driven
B. Schedule Driven
C. Change Driven
D. Hybrid Development
B. Schedule Driven
Which of the following are outputs of the initiating process group?
A. Project Charter
B. Risk Register
C. Project Management Plan
D. Assumption Log
Answer: A. Project Charter
All of the following are actions involved in project initiating except:
A. Stakeholder analysis
B. Determining success criteria
C. Creating description of work & deliverables
D. Defining exit criteria
300- Answer: C. Creating description of work & deliverables
All of the following are actions involved with project planning process group except:
A. Developing preliminary budget
B. Creating WBS
C. Selecting procurement strategy
D. Identifying milestones
D. Identifying milestones
A collection of programs & projects managed as a group to achieve a specific strategic business goal is called:
A. Operational Work
B. Portfolio
C. Baseline
D. Lifecycle
B. Portfolio
Which of the following statements about change-driven development life cycles is true?
A. With an adaptive development life cycle, work is planned in long increments, which lessens the need to change & re-prioritize customer requirements
B. Change-driven projects use waterfall life cycles
C. Adaptive development life cycles involve fixed costs as well as a fixed schedule
D. Scope, schedule, & cost are all well-defined early in a project using an adaptive development life cycle
C. Adaptive development life cycles involve fixed costs as well as a fixed schedule
What is the correct order of the PM Process Groups?
A. Executing, Planning, Initiating, Closing
B. Initiating, Planning, Monitoring & Controlling, Executing, & Closing
C. Initiating, Monitoring & Controlling, Planning, Executing, & Closing
D. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, & Closing
Answer: D. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, & Closing
Project closing includes all of the following except:
A. Determining performance measures
B. Handing off the product of the project to the customer
C. Making final payments on contracts
D. Updating the company's organizational process assets
Answer: A. Determining performance measures
Which of the following takes place during project monitoring & controlling?
A. Facilitating the resolution of conflicting objectives
B. Performing procurement inspections
C. Expending & managing project funds
D. Creating a recognition & rewards system
B. Performing procurement inspections
Which of the following is one of the seven project constraints?
A. Change
B. Sellers
C. Organizational Structure
D. Customer Satisfaction
D. Customer Satisfaction
The project life cycle where scope, schedule, & cost for the entire project is planned during an early phase is known as:
A. Predictive Life Cycle
B. Adaptive Life Cycle
C. Incremental Life Cycle
D. Functional Life Cycle
Answer: A. Predictive Life Cycle
Which of the following are aspects of the project that you can only monitor but not control during the monitoring & controlling process?
A. Cost
B. Risk
C. Quality
D. Resources
Answer: B. Risk
Which of the following activities is included in project executing?
A. Track & evaluate naming conventions & configuration management
B. Analyze & evaluate work performance data, determine variances, & recommend appropriate changes or corrective action
C. Perform procurement inspections & review
D. Update HR records of team members
Answer: D. Update HR records of team members
What action is involved with monitoring & controlling?
A. Prepare work performance reports
B. Determine & eliminate root cause for change
C. Expend & manage project funds
D. Carry out contingency plans in response to risk triggers
A. Prepare work performance reports
The PMI Talent Triangle focuses on which 3 project manager competencies?
A. Scope, Schedule, & Cost
B. Technical Project Management, Leadership, & Strategic & Business Management
C. Predictive, Adaptive, & Iterative
D. Strategic & Business Management, Leadership, & Communications Management
The Development Life Cycle which delivers a complete, usable portion of the product for each iteration is known as:
A. Iterative
B. Incremental
C. Predictive
D. Developmental
B. Incremental