PMP Questions and Answers(
Management Framework - Management Framework
1. The project life cycle is comprised of which of the following?
A. Phases
B. Milestones
C. Estimates
D. Activities - A. The project life cycle is comprised of phases.
B is incorrect since milestones may exist within the project plan, but they do not
comprise the project life cycle. C is wrong because estimates are not directly related to
the project life cycle. Choice D, activities, comprise the phases within the project life
cycle, but not the project life cycle itself.
Marcy, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the Project Phase
Review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of the following?
A. Lessons learned
B. Kill points
C. Earned Value Management
D. Conditional advancement - B. The completion of a project phase may also be known
as a kill point.
Lessons learned is a collection of information and knowledge gained through an
experience, typically a phase, within the project, so A is wrong.
EVM, earned value management, can happen at different times throughout the project,
not just at the end of a project phase, therefore C is wrong.
Choice D, conditional advancement, is a term that is used to describe the conditions
that must be present for the work to continue on a project. Conditional advancement,
however, does not have to happen only at the end of a project phase.
Which of the following is not a key stakeholder in a project that creates a service
internal to
an organization?
A. Project manager
B. External customers
C. Project vendors
D. Project team members - B. External customers are not key stakeholders in this
instance as they are not actively involved in an internal project.
A and D are actively involved in the project processes. Choice C, project vendors, is
most likely a key stakeholder before an external customer since their ability to perform
services and deliver goods may affect project schedule, budget, and completion.
Of the following management skills, which will a project manager use most?
A. Leading
B. Communication
C. Influencing the organization
,D. Negotiations - B. Communication is the key general management skill a project
manager will use the most.
Choices A, C, and D are necessary, but communication accounts for the majority of a
project manager's time
Managing is best described as which one of the following?
A. Establishing direction
B. Functional controls over the project team and stakeholders
C. Consistently producing key results expected by stakeholders
D. Motivating and inspiring the project team to produce results that are expected by
project
stakeholders - C. Managing has to do with consistently producing key results that are
expected by stakeholders.
Choices A and D describe the leadership processes a roject manager must possess,
therefore they are wrong.
Choice B is incorrect as it describes the functional management position over project
team members.
Ron, the project manager, expects formal communications for change requests. Of the
following, which is most likely not an example of formal communication?
A. Reports
B. Oral presentations
C. E-mail
D. Team meetings - C. Of all the choices presented, answer C is most likely not a
formal communication.
Choices A, B, and D are likely to be formal communications within a project.
Which of the following is an example of negotiation?
A. Arbitration
B. Formal communications
C. Conferring
D. Scope creep - A. Arbitration (sự phân xử, sự làm trọng tài phân xử) is a form of
negotiation. Technically, it is a form of assisted negotiation.
B is not a negotiation technique.
Choice C, conferring, is not negotiating, but a process to seek consensus on a decision.
D is incorrect as scope creep is the process of allowing additional activities into the
project scope.
8. You are the project manager for your organization. Influencing your organization
requires which of the following?
A. An understanding of the organizational budget
B. Research and documentation of proven business cases
C. An understanding of formal and informal organizational structures
D. Positional power - C. To influence an organization (in order to get things done), a
project manager must understand the explicit and implied organizational structures
within an organization.
,Choice A is incorrect since the project manager may not even have access to an
organizational budget.
B is incorrect because a proven business case may not map to every scenario when
influencing an organization.
Finally, D is incorrect because positional power may relate to only a small portion of an
organization, not to multiple facets of influence.
9. Your global project is sabotaged by rumors and gossip about the project deliverable.
This is an example of:
A. Cultural achievability
B. Cultural influences with the project team
C. Project team mutiny
D. Ineffective planning - A. Rumors and gossip can sabotage a project. This is an
example of cultural achievability.
B and C are incorrect since rumors and gossip may happen internally and externally to
the project team.
D may be tempting, but the rumors and gossip could happen outside of the effective
planning completed by the project manager and the project team.
What is the difference between a standard and a regulation?
A. Standards are mandatory; regulations are not
B. Standards are optional; regulations are not
C. Regulations and standards are essentially the same
D. Regulations are mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines - D. Of all the
choices presented, D is the best answer since regulations are mandatory requirements.
Choice A is incorrect because it does not accurately describe regulations and
standards.
Choice B is incorrect since regulations are not optional, they are mandatory.
C is incorrect standards and regulations are not the same.
You are the project manager of a project that spans the globe in its implementation.
Your team is non-collocated and many of the project team members will need to travel
between sites to
complete the project work. Which of the following is least relevant to
internationalization?
A. Time zones
B. Travel requirements
C. Project schedule
D. Teleconferences versus videoconferences - C. The project schedule is the least
relevant when compared to the other factors of internationalization.
Choices A, B, and D are all greatly affected by the geographical locale, difference in
time zones, and availability of resources in these different countries.
12. Which of the following is an example of a deliverable at the end of the requirements
gathering
phase in a software design project?
, A. Responsibility matrix creation
B. Detail design document
C. Business needs
D. Project team assembled - B. The detail design document is an output of the
requirements gathering phase.
Choice A is incorrect because the responsibility matrix creation is a process, not an
output of itself.
C is incorrect because business needs may prompt the project to begin, not an output of
a phase.
D is also wrong because the project team assembled is part of the project process; it is
not an output.
You are the project manager for the ERP Project. Your organization uses a project
office. The primary purpose of a project office is to:
A. Support the project managers
B. Support the Project Sponsor
C. Support the project team
D. Identify the stakeholders - A. The project office supports the project manager.
B and C are incorrect because the project office does not support the Project Sponsor
and project team.
Choice D is incorrect because stakeholder objectives may vary from stakeholder to
stakeholder.
Which of the following best describes a project deliverable?
A. The resources used by the project to complete the necessary work
B. The resources exported from the project as a result of the project work
C. The end result of a project planning session
D. The tangible good or service created by the project team - D. Recall that projects are
temporary endeavors to create a unique product or service.
A is incorrect because resources devoted to the project do not constitute a project
deliverable.
B and C are incorrect since project work is not a deliverable and there will be multiple
planning sessions on most projects. The work of a project often will result in a
deliverable, not resources or a work product.
At what point in a project would a kill point be acceptable?
A. When a project team member is not performing as planned
B. When a project reaches the end of a project phase
C. When a project reaches the end of its budget
D. When a project manager determines the project cannot continue - B. Kill points are
typically at the end of a project phase. A kill point does not mean the project is killed,
just that the potential for termination exists.
Choices A, C, and D may appear to be correct, but they do not adequately describe a
kill point.
Of the following, which is not an exit criterion?
Management Framework - Management Framework
1. The project life cycle is comprised of which of the following?
A. Phases
B. Milestones
C. Estimates
D. Activities - A. The project life cycle is comprised of phases.
B is incorrect since milestones may exist within the project plan, but they do not
comprise the project life cycle. C is wrong because estimates are not directly related to
the project life cycle. Choice D, activities, comprise the phases within the project life
cycle, but not the project life cycle itself.
Marcy, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the Project Phase
Review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of the following?
A. Lessons learned
B. Kill points
C. Earned Value Management
D. Conditional advancement - B. The completion of a project phase may also be known
as a kill point.
Lessons learned is a collection of information and knowledge gained through an
experience, typically a phase, within the project, so A is wrong.
EVM, earned value management, can happen at different times throughout the project,
not just at the end of a project phase, therefore C is wrong.
Choice D, conditional advancement, is a term that is used to describe the conditions
that must be present for the work to continue on a project. Conditional advancement,
however, does not have to happen only at the end of a project phase.
Which of the following is not a key stakeholder in a project that creates a service
internal to
an organization?
A. Project manager
B. External customers
C. Project vendors
D. Project team members - B. External customers are not key stakeholders in this
instance as they are not actively involved in an internal project.
A and D are actively involved in the project processes. Choice C, project vendors, is
most likely a key stakeholder before an external customer since their ability to perform
services and deliver goods may affect project schedule, budget, and completion.
Of the following management skills, which will a project manager use most?
A. Leading
B. Communication
C. Influencing the organization
,D. Negotiations - B. Communication is the key general management skill a project
manager will use the most.
Choices A, C, and D are necessary, but communication accounts for the majority of a
project manager's time
Managing is best described as which one of the following?
A. Establishing direction
B. Functional controls over the project team and stakeholders
C. Consistently producing key results expected by stakeholders
D. Motivating and inspiring the project team to produce results that are expected by
project
stakeholders - C. Managing has to do with consistently producing key results that are
expected by stakeholders.
Choices A and D describe the leadership processes a roject manager must possess,
therefore they are wrong.
Choice B is incorrect as it describes the functional management position over project
team members.
Ron, the project manager, expects formal communications for change requests. Of the
following, which is most likely not an example of formal communication?
A. Reports
B. Oral presentations
C. E-mail
D. Team meetings - C. Of all the choices presented, answer C is most likely not a
formal communication.
Choices A, B, and D are likely to be formal communications within a project.
Which of the following is an example of negotiation?
A. Arbitration
B. Formal communications
C. Conferring
D. Scope creep - A. Arbitration (sự phân xử, sự làm trọng tài phân xử) is a form of
negotiation. Technically, it is a form of assisted negotiation.
B is not a negotiation technique.
Choice C, conferring, is not negotiating, but a process to seek consensus on a decision.
D is incorrect as scope creep is the process of allowing additional activities into the
project scope.
8. You are the project manager for your organization. Influencing your organization
requires which of the following?
A. An understanding of the organizational budget
B. Research and documentation of proven business cases
C. An understanding of formal and informal organizational structures
D. Positional power - C. To influence an organization (in order to get things done), a
project manager must understand the explicit and implied organizational structures
within an organization.
,Choice A is incorrect since the project manager may not even have access to an
organizational budget.
B is incorrect because a proven business case may not map to every scenario when
influencing an organization.
Finally, D is incorrect because positional power may relate to only a small portion of an
organization, not to multiple facets of influence.
9. Your global project is sabotaged by rumors and gossip about the project deliverable.
This is an example of:
A. Cultural achievability
B. Cultural influences with the project team
C. Project team mutiny
D. Ineffective planning - A. Rumors and gossip can sabotage a project. This is an
example of cultural achievability.
B and C are incorrect since rumors and gossip may happen internally and externally to
the project team.
D may be tempting, but the rumors and gossip could happen outside of the effective
planning completed by the project manager and the project team.
What is the difference between a standard and a regulation?
A. Standards are mandatory; regulations are not
B. Standards are optional; regulations are not
C. Regulations and standards are essentially the same
D. Regulations are mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines - D. Of all the
choices presented, D is the best answer since regulations are mandatory requirements.
Choice A is incorrect because it does not accurately describe regulations and
standards.
Choice B is incorrect since regulations are not optional, they are mandatory.
C is incorrect standards and regulations are not the same.
You are the project manager of a project that spans the globe in its implementation.
Your team is non-collocated and many of the project team members will need to travel
between sites to
complete the project work. Which of the following is least relevant to
internationalization?
A. Time zones
B. Travel requirements
C. Project schedule
D. Teleconferences versus videoconferences - C. The project schedule is the least
relevant when compared to the other factors of internationalization.
Choices A, B, and D are all greatly affected by the geographical locale, difference in
time zones, and availability of resources in these different countries.
12. Which of the following is an example of a deliverable at the end of the requirements
gathering
phase in a software design project?
, A. Responsibility matrix creation
B. Detail design document
C. Business needs
D. Project team assembled - B. The detail design document is an output of the
requirements gathering phase.
Choice A is incorrect because the responsibility matrix creation is a process, not an
output of itself.
C is incorrect because business needs may prompt the project to begin, not an output of
a phase.
D is also wrong because the project team assembled is part of the project process; it is
not an output.
You are the project manager for the ERP Project. Your organization uses a project
office. The primary purpose of a project office is to:
A. Support the project managers
B. Support the Project Sponsor
C. Support the project team
D. Identify the stakeholders - A. The project office supports the project manager.
B and C are incorrect because the project office does not support the Project Sponsor
and project team.
Choice D is incorrect because stakeholder objectives may vary from stakeholder to
stakeholder.
Which of the following best describes a project deliverable?
A. The resources used by the project to complete the necessary work
B. The resources exported from the project as a result of the project work
C. The end result of a project planning session
D. The tangible good or service created by the project team - D. Recall that projects are
temporary endeavors to create a unique product or service.
A is incorrect because resources devoted to the project do not constitute a project
deliverable.
B and C are incorrect since project work is not a deliverable and there will be multiple
planning sessions on most projects. The work of a project often will result in a
deliverable, not resources or a work product.
At what point in a project would a kill point be acceptable?
A. When a project team member is not performing as planned
B. When a project reaches the end of a project phase
C. When a project reaches the end of its budget
D. When a project manager determines the project cannot continue - B. Kill points are
typically at the end of a project phase. A kill point does not mean the project is killed,
just that the potential for termination exists.
Choices A, C, and D may appear to be correct, but they do not adequately describe a
kill point.
Of the following, which is not an exit criterion?
