PMP Exam 1
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Of the following “steps†in the project management planning process group, which is usually
accomplished last:
a. Identify project objectives.
b. Identify/develop the critical path.
c. Develop the resource plan.
d. Develop the Work Brea - C
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A project can best be defined as:
a. A series of independent activities designed to accomplish single or multiple objectives
b. A coordinated effort of related activities designed to accomplish a goal, but not necessarily
with a well-established - D
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Structured project management provides organizations with a methodology to:
a. Become more efficient and effective in accomplishing goals that cannot be handled well by
the traditional functional organizatioan structures
b. Manage high-risk repet - A
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The four target core functions (key project performance categories):
a. Time, risk, scope and quality
b. Time, cost, scope and quality
c. Risk, quality, human resources and time
d. Cost, quality, human resources and technical performance
e. - B
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The most common non-behavioral reason for projects being completed late and over budget is:
a. Selection of the wrong person as the project manager
b. Failure to correctly identify the project critical path.
c. Accepting a high-risk project
d. - D
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A good definition of a successful project is getting the project completed:
a. Within time
b. Within time and cost
c. Within time, cost, and performance requirements
d. Within time, cost, performance requirements, and accepted by the customer/ - D
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A project is a series of activities (tasks) that:
a. Have a specific objective
b. Have defined start and end dates
c. Are interrelated
d. May or may not consume resources (human and non-human)
e. All of the above - E
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The core function of the project manager is best described as:
a. Systems design
b. Client interfacing
c. Quality assurance
d. Integration
e. Cost containment - D
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The key project processes (process groups) are best described as:
a. Quality, Scope, Time, Risk and Cost
b. Planning, Closing, Initiating, Monitoring & Control and Conception
c. Execution, Implementation, Planning, Closing and Design
d. Initia - D
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The most significant problem area in project integration management is (are):
a. Behavioral problems
b. Quantitative analysis
c. Budget problems
d. Schedule updates
e. It depends on the type of project - A
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A group of related projects that are managed in a coordinated way:
a. Major project
b. Project office
c. Enterprise
d. Program
e. Group of projects - D
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An individual who manages a group of related projects is called a:
a. Project manager
b. Project expediter
c. Functional manager
d. Program coordinator
e. Program manager - E
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Which phase of the project life span is likely to have the greatest amount of its funding spent?
a. Initiating
b. Monitoring and Control
c. Executing
d. Planning
e. Closeout - C
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The coordinated undertaking of interrelated activities directed toward a specific goal that has a
finite period of performance is
a. Project charter
b. Project
c. Milestone
d. Set of project objectives
e. Program - B
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During which part of the project life span is the detailed project budget created?
a. Initiating
b. Before the project management life span starts
c. Planning
d. Closing
e. Executing - C
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The traditional definition of a program:
a. A group of projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from
managing them individually
b. A number of sub-projects divided into manageable components enabling a project team t - A
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Project Integration Management describes the processes:
a. required to ensure that the project includes all the work required to complete the project
successfully
b. required to ensure timely completion of the project
c. required to ensure tha - D
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All of the following are true of project management except:
a. Project planning is most often complex because the project output is unique or one-of-akind
b. In managing most significant projects in the organization, communication must flow along - E
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The organization that is a formalized structure directed toward the support of the project
community within the organization is called:
a. Matrix organization
b. Human resource department
c. Sponsor’s office
d. Project team
e. Project - E
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In developing a project plan, the order the core project functions are considered:
a. Cost, time, scope, quality
b. Cost, quality, time, scope
c. Scope, cost, time quality
d. Scope, quality, time, cost
e. There is no ideal sequence as the c - D
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Which of the following best describes project scope?
a. When
b. Why
c. What
d. Who and how much
e. Where - C
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In terms of senior management instituting “toll gates†between project phases, which of the
following statements is correct:
a. Toll gates between phases are not needed and are actually counterproductive as they are in
effect, “over control - E
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Which of the following are most often “skipped over†in terms of formalities?
a. Planning and execution
b. Execution and closing
c. Initiation and Monitoring/Controlling
d. Closing and planning
e. Initiation and execution - D
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The potential for adding value (at the least cost) is highest during which project process(es)?
a. Execution and Monitoring/Controlling
b. Both execution and closing
c. Initiation and execution
d. Closing and planning
e. Initiation and plan - E
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The cost of correcting errors is highest during which project process(es)?
a. Execution
b. Both planning and execution/controlling
c. Initiation and execution/controlling
d. Initiation
e. The cost should be approximately the same throughout - A
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Your company builds and sells custom printing presses. Each printing press is customized to fit
the customer’s requirements by selecting the set of desired options and features from an extensive
list. All presses are then made at your facility and - C
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Project expenditures are usually highest during which part of the project life span?
a. Initiation
b. Planning
c. Execution and control
d. Closing
e. Expenditures should be rather constant across the project life span - C
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The project classification scheme presented in the class notebook is based on:
a. Level of support received from upper management
b. Type of organization (service, manufacturing, not-for-profit, government, etc)
c. Complexity and uncertainty of t - C
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Which of the following best describes the classical, behavioral and systems views of the role of
the project manger?
a. The classical view assumes that the project manager has a focus on team and interpersonal
skills
b. The classical view assu - E
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If contractors are to be used on a project, during which part of the project life span are contractors
selected to execute activities?
a. Initiating
b. Before the project management life span starts
c. Planning
d. Closing
e. Executing - E
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During which part of the project life span is the project schedule developed?
a. Initiating since we must know our objective for project completion before starting the project
b. Before the project management life span starts
c. Planning
d. Mo - C
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A key reason why project management is more important in business today compared to 30 years
ago:
a. The technology that is available today compared to 30 years ago
b. The sheer size of projects today compared to 30 years ago
c. The improved t - D
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You are building the 127th McDonald’s restaurant this year in the United States (building design
# 3 of 5 designs). When someone walks into your new McDonald’s, the goal is for them to feel
like this McDonald’s is exactly like every other desi - C
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Which best describes the S-curve of project expenditures?
a. Project expenditures are usually highest at the start of the project and the end of the project
b. Project expenditures are usually highest during planning and decrease (non-uniformly) dur - D
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A key difference between a project and a program:
a. A project has a clear start point, a program does not
b. A project consumes resources, a program does not
c. A project will usually consist of several programs; a program is part of a project - D
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Risk and uncertainty is usually greatest
a. At the start of the project
b. At the end of the project
c. About halfway into a project
d. At the start of project execution
e. None of the above – risk should be rather constant throughout the - A