WGU C722 PROJECT MANAGEMENT - STUDY GUIDE / 220+ ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION) NEWEST 2025/2026
A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will allow
the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service to its customers. To accomplish this, the firm
initiates a business management project. Which aspect of project management applies to this
firm's project?
a) External Environment
b) Interdependent Tasks
c) Regulatory Concept
d) Independent Operations - (Correct Answer)-b) Interdependent Tasks
A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model to enhance its
competitiveness. What can be identified as a strategic business initiative for this firm?
a) timely payment of liabilities
b) environments scanning
c) Liaison regulatory agencies
d) Improvement in product design - (Correct Answer)-d) Improvement in product design
A firm begins a strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will allow
the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service to its customers. Which shareholder would have
triggered this strategic business initiative?
a) Production supervisor
b) Financial controller
c) Project sponsor
d) Director of operations - (Correct Answer)-c) Project sponsor
Which group is included in the five process groups? - (Correct Answer)-Closing process group
, 2
What does PRINCE2 stand for? - (Correct Answer)-Projects IN a controlled environment
Which PMBOK process group is described as the delivery part of project management where the
main activity happens? - (Correct Answer)-Executing
What advantage does the functional (departmentalized) organizations structure provide for a firm
with multiple projects? - (Correct Answer)-Lines of authority are clear.
Which two organizations are examples of organizations with the functional organization
structure? Choose 2 answers - (Correct Answer)-The US Department of Energy
The US Dept. of State
An organization expects to use a project managements office (PMO) to support multiple projects
that will be implemented within a projectized organizational structure. Which implied effect is a
benefit to this organization?
a) Project team members retain their functional responsibilities.
b) Project team members gain access to historical data from other projects.
c) Project team members gain access to the newest technologies and skill sets.
d) Project team members become full-time employees - (Correct Answer)-b) Project team
members gain access to historical data from other projects.*
c) Project team members gain access to the newest technologies and skill sets.
d) Project team members become full-time employees
Regardless of the organizational structure used to manage a project, an organization elects to use
a project management office (PMO). Which benefit will this organization gain? - (Correct
Answer)-a) Projects will define the organization's corporate strategy in the project charter.
b) Projects will receive a 10% managerial reserve fund to cover warranty back charges.
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c) Projects will eliminate the costs incurred from having o follow corporate procedures.
d) Projects will coordinate resource usage by monitoring the status of shared resources.*
During a certain project phase, specific blueprints are drawn and approved, materials and labor
costs are estimated, prototypes are created, and work activities and tasks are identified. Also,
quality expectations, measurements, and costs are defined.
During which project phase do these activities occur? - (Correct Answer)-planning
Place the project activities in order of occurrence from first the last. - (Correct Answer)-2)
Developing the work breakdown structure
5) Capturing lessons learned
3) Working to produce project deliverables
1) Collecting customer requirements
4) Customers evaluating the project outcomes
During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the actual work to produce the project's
deliverables completed? - (Correct Answer)-executing
What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of project work, such a signed contract or
obtaining a construction permit? - (Correct Answer)-deliverable
Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure (WBS) is not specific enough to measure its
completion at project closure? - (Correct Answer)-a) Payment processing hardware
b) Hardware setup
c) User training*
d) User documentation manuals
The following table shows the Level 1 work breakdown structures (WBS) for project A
AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION) NEWEST 2025/2026
A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will allow
the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service to its customers. To accomplish this, the firm
initiates a business management project. Which aspect of project management applies to this
firm's project?
a) External Environment
b) Interdependent Tasks
c) Regulatory Concept
d) Independent Operations - (Correct Answer)-b) Interdependent Tasks
A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model to enhance its
competitiveness. What can be identified as a strategic business initiative for this firm?
a) timely payment of liabilities
b) environments scanning
c) Liaison regulatory agencies
d) Improvement in product design - (Correct Answer)-d) Improvement in product design
A firm begins a strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will allow
the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service to its customers. Which shareholder would have
triggered this strategic business initiative?
a) Production supervisor
b) Financial controller
c) Project sponsor
d) Director of operations - (Correct Answer)-c) Project sponsor
Which group is included in the five process groups? - (Correct Answer)-Closing process group
, 2
What does PRINCE2 stand for? - (Correct Answer)-Projects IN a controlled environment
Which PMBOK process group is described as the delivery part of project management where the
main activity happens? - (Correct Answer)-Executing
What advantage does the functional (departmentalized) organizations structure provide for a firm
with multiple projects? - (Correct Answer)-Lines of authority are clear.
Which two organizations are examples of organizations with the functional organization
structure? Choose 2 answers - (Correct Answer)-The US Department of Energy
The US Dept. of State
An organization expects to use a project managements office (PMO) to support multiple projects
that will be implemented within a projectized organizational structure. Which implied effect is a
benefit to this organization?
a) Project team members retain their functional responsibilities.
b) Project team members gain access to historical data from other projects.
c) Project team members gain access to the newest technologies and skill sets.
d) Project team members become full-time employees - (Correct Answer)-b) Project team
members gain access to historical data from other projects.*
c) Project team members gain access to the newest technologies and skill sets.
d) Project team members become full-time employees
Regardless of the organizational structure used to manage a project, an organization elects to use
a project management office (PMO). Which benefit will this organization gain? - (Correct
Answer)-a) Projects will define the organization's corporate strategy in the project charter.
b) Projects will receive a 10% managerial reserve fund to cover warranty back charges.
, 3
c) Projects will eliminate the costs incurred from having o follow corporate procedures.
d) Projects will coordinate resource usage by monitoring the status of shared resources.*
During a certain project phase, specific blueprints are drawn and approved, materials and labor
costs are estimated, prototypes are created, and work activities and tasks are identified. Also,
quality expectations, measurements, and costs are defined.
During which project phase do these activities occur? - (Correct Answer)-planning
Place the project activities in order of occurrence from first the last. - (Correct Answer)-2)
Developing the work breakdown structure
5) Capturing lessons learned
3) Working to produce project deliverables
1) Collecting customer requirements
4) Customers evaluating the project outcomes
During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the actual work to produce the project's
deliverables completed? - (Correct Answer)-executing
What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of project work, such a signed contract or
obtaining a construction permit? - (Correct Answer)-deliverable
Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure (WBS) is not specific enough to measure its
completion at project closure? - (Correct Answer)-a) Payment processing hardware
b) Hardware setup
c) User training*
d) User documentation manuals
The following table shows the Level 1 work breakdown structures (WBS) for project A
