PMP Foundations
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PMP Foundations
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1. Your organization has implemented best practices in project management processes. One function that has been set up is the project management office (PMO). What is the function of the PMO?
2. When planning a project, influences that can affect the project, whether favorably or unfavorably, must be considered. Which of the following activities would you undertake as a project manager to best understand the project environment?
3. You are discussing your role as a project manager with your peers. In the conversation, another team member describes the process of defining and controlling what is, and what is not, included in the project. What is this process called?
4. You have been assigned as project manager for a project to develop a new line of microwave cooking devices. You understand that projects drive change in organizations. The project seems to be a clever idea. What is the next thing you should do?
5. Tracking team performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and coordinating changes to enhance project performance are all part of which process?
6. The organization you work for is very traditional, and projects must be managed within a functional organizational structure. Your functional manager assigned you to a project that is in trouble. What is your likely level of authority over the outcome of this project?
7. Your organization has implemented best practices in project management processes. One function that has been set up is the project management office (PMO). What is the function of the PMO?
8. You have been asked by the project sponsor to ensure that the seller’s performance meets the contractual requirements and that your organization, as the buyer, performs according to the contract. This process is called:
9. You are discussing your project roles with a colleague. She states that she is working on developing a process that ensures all scope changes go through integrated change control. What project process is she performing?
10. The process of project planning that involves developing options, determining actions to enhance opportunities, and reducing threats to project objectives is called:
11. Recent research suggests three key skill sets are needed by project managers. The talent triangle focuses on all of the following competencies except:
12. Recent research suggests three key skill sets are needed by project managers. The talent triangle focuses on all of the following competencies except:
13. You have been assigned as project manager for a project to develop a new line of microwave cooking devices. You understand that projects drive change in organizations. The project seems to be a clever idea. What is the next thing you should do?
14. The set of project management activities that includes identification, analysis, planning responses, and monitoring and controlling risks in the project is of which knowledge area?
15. You must present your project budget to the project sponsor for approval. You are anticipating some of the questions that she may ask about how the project benefits the organization. The following table shows expected cash flow for five years, given project completion in Year 1. What is the payback period for this project?
16. When leading project teams, your role involves making use of knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are related to the specific domain of the project. These are examples of which key skill set?
17. A new team member is monitoring and recording the results of executing quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes. He asks for clarification on what his activities are related to. Which of the following is the best answer to his question?
18. You must present your project budget to the project sponsor for approval. You are anticipating some of the questions that she may ask about how the project benefits the organization. The following table shows expected cash flow for five years, given project completion in Year 1. What is the payback period for this project?
19. To ensure that projects enable business value creation, you must consider tangible and intangible benefits. Which of the following are examples of intangible elements of business value?
20. When planning a project, influences that can affect the project, whether favorably or unfavorably, must be considered. Which of the following activities would you undertake as a project manager to best understand the project environment?
21. You have been asked by the project management team to determine the best development life cycle for the new microwave cooking devices project. Customer value and quality will be incorporated in real time during development. Your most appropriate response to this request is to:
22. You are discussing your role as a project manager with your peers. In the conversation, another team member describes the process of defining and controlling what is, and what is not, included in the project. What is this process called?
23. You have delegated the task of identifying which quality standards are relevant to your current project to Sally, who is an experienced team member whom you have worked with on prior projects. You’ve also asked Sally to determine how to satisfy any identified quality standards. In which of the following activities is Sally engaged?
24. You have been asked by the project management team to determine the best development life cycle for the new microwave cooking devices project. Customer value and quality will be incorporated in real time during development. Your most appropriate response to this request is to:
25. Which of the following organizational structures can complicate the management of the project team?