C722 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PA) UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
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
Answer:
b) Interdependent Tasks
Question:
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
Answer:
d) Improvement in product design
Question:
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
Answer:
c) Project sponsor
Question:
Which PMBOK process group is described as the
delivery part of project management where the main
activity happens?
,Answer:
Executing
Question:
What advantage does the functional (departmentalized)
organizations structure provide for a firm with multiple
projects?
Answer:
Lines of authority are clear.
Question:
Which two organizations are examples of organizations
with the functional organization structure? Choose 2
answers
Answer:
The US Department of Energy
The US Dept. of State
Question:
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
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
Question:
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?
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.
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.*
Question:
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?
Answer:
planning
Question:
Place the project activities in order of occurrence from
first the last.
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
Question:
During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the
actual work to produce the project's deliverables
completed?
Answer:
executing
Question:
What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of
project work, such a signed contract or obtaining a
construction permit?
Answer:
deliverable
Question:
Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure
(WBS) is not specific enough to measure its completion
at project closure?
Answer:
a) Payment processing hardware
b) Hardware setup
c) User training*
d) User documentation manuals
Question:
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
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
Answer:
b) Interdependent Tasks
Question:
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
Answer:
d) Improvement in product design
Question:
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
Answer:
c) Project sponsor
Question:
Which PMBOK process group is described as the
delivery part of project management where the main
activity happens?
,Answer:
Executing
Question:
What advantage does the functional (departmentalized)
organizations structure provide for a firm with multiple
projects?
Answer:
Lines of authority are clear.
Question:
Which two organizations are examples of organizations
with the functional organization structure? Choose 2
answers
Answer:
The US Department of Energy
The US Dept. of State
Question:
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
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
Question:
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?
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.
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.*
Question:
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?
Answer:
planning
Question:
Place the project activities in order of occurrence from
first the last.
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
Question:
During which life cycle phase is the vast majority of the
actual work to produce the project's deliverables
completed?
Answer:
executing
Question:
What is the correct term for an intermediate outcome of
project work, such a signed contract or obtaining a
construction permit?
Answer:
deliverable
Question:
Which deliverable from a work breakdown structure
(WBS) is not specific enough to measure its completion
at project closure?
Answer:
a) Payment processing hardware
b) Hardware setup
c) User training*
d) User documentation manuals
Question:
