PMP Exam Prep 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(GRADED A)
Project Performance Domains - ANSWER A group of related activities that are critical for the effective
delivery of project outcomes. The domains are interactive, interrelated, and interdependent areas of
focus that work in unison to achieve desired project outcomes. The domains run concurrently
throughout the project.
8 Project Performance Domains - ANSWER 1. Stakeholders
2. Team
3. Development Approach and Life Cycle
4. Planning
5. Project Work
6. Delivery
7. Measurement
8. Uncertainty
Stakeholders - ANSWER Can include individuals, groups, and organizations; examples of this group vary
throughout the different phases of the project; can have various levels of interest and engagement.
6 Steps to Engage Stakeholders Effectively - ANSWER These steps include actives that start before or
when the project starts and continue throughout the project.
1. Identify... stakeholders
2. Understand... stakeholders' feelings, emotions, beliefs and values
3. Analyze...aspects of each stakeholder's position on perspective project.
4. Prioritize...stakeholders then reprioritize bassoon on as project needs if they change.
5. Engage...stakeholders by working collaboratively with them to introduce the project, elicit their
requirements, manage expectations, resolve issues, negotiate, prioritize, problem solve, and make
decisions.
, 6. Monitor...stakeholder engagement to determine if current engagement strategy is effective or needs
to be adjusted.
Common Aspects of Team Development - ANSWER Regardless of how the management actives are
structured, these components are relevant for most project teams:
1. Vision and objectives
2. Roles and responsibilities
3. Project team operations
4. Guidance
5. Growth
Vision and objectives - ANSWER It is essential that everyone is aware of these two project components
that are communicated throughout the project. This includes referencing the intended outcomes when
the project team is engaged in making decisions and solving problems.
Roles and responsibilties - ANSWER It is important to make sure the project team members understand
and fulfill their ______ and ________. This can include identifying gaps in knowledge and skills as well as
strategies to address those gaps through training, mentoring, or coaching.
Project team operations - ANSWER Facilitating project team communication, problem solving, and the
process of coming to consensus may include working with the project team to develop a project team
charter and set of operating guidelines or project team norms.
Guidance - ANSWER ______ can be directed to the overall project team to keep everyone headed in the
right direction. Individual project team members may also provide guidance on a particular task or
deliverable.
Development Approach - ANSWER A ______ approach is used to create and evolve the product, service
or result during the project life cycle. Three commonly used approaches are predictive, hybrid, and
adaptive. These approaches are often viewed as a spectrum.
ANSWERS(GRADED A)
Project Performance Domains - ANSWER A group of related activities that are critical for the effective
delivery of project outcomes. The domains are interactive, interrelated, and interdependent areas of
focus that work in unison to achieve desired project outcomes. The domains run concurrently
throughout the project.
8 Project Performance Domains - ANSWER 1. Stakeholders
2. Team
3. Development Approach and Life Cycle
4. Planning
5. Project Work
6. Delivery
7. Measurement
8. Uncertainty
Stakeholders - ANSWER Can include individuals, groups, and organizations; examples of this group vary
throughout the different phases of the project; can have various levels of interest and engagement.
6 Steps to Engage Stakeholders Effectively - ANSWER These steps include actives that start before or
when the project starts and continue throughout the project.
1. Identify... stakeholders
2. Understand... stakeholders' feelings, emotions, beliefs and values
3. Analyze...aspects of each stakeholder's position on perspective project.
4. Prioritize...stakeholders then reprioritize bassoon on as project needs if they change.
5. Engage...stakeholders by working collaboratively with them to introduce the project, elicit their
requirements, manage expectations, resolve issues, negotiate, prioritize, problem solve, and make
decisions.
, 6. Monitor...stakeholder engagement to determine if current engagement strategy is effective or needs
to be adjusted.
Common Aspects of Team Development - ANSWER Regardless of how the management actives are
structured, these components are relevant for most project teams:
1. Vision and objectives
2. Roles and responsibilities
3. Project team operations
4. Guidance
5. Growth
Vision and objectives - ANSWER It is essential that everyone is aware of these two project components
that are communicated throughout the project. This includes referencing the intended outcomes when
the project team is engaged in making decisions and solving problems.
Roles and responsibilties - ANSWER It is important to make sure the project team members understand
and fulfill their ______ and ________. This can include identifying gaps in knowledge and skills as well as
strategies to address those gaps through training, mentoring, or coaching.
Project team operations - ANSWER Facilitating project team communication, problem solving, and the
process of coming to consensus may include working with the project team to develop a project team
charter and set of operating guidelines or project team norms.
Guidance - ANSWER ______ can be directed to the overall project team to keep everyone headed in the
right direction. Individual project team members may also provide guidance on a particular task or
deliverable.
Development Approach - ANSWER A ______ approach is used to create and evolve the product, service
or result during the project life cycle. Three commonly used approaches are predictive, hybrid, and
adaptive. These approaches are often viewed as a spectrum.
