Project Management Professional Exam
Guidebook
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) - correct answers ✔️✔️A PMI
publication that defines widely accepted project management practices. The CAPM and PMP exam are
based on this book.
Application areas - correct answers ✔️✔️The areas of expertise, industry, or function where a project is
centered. Examples of application areas include architecture, IT, healthcare, or manufacturing.
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - correct answers ✔️✔️A person who has slightly
less project management experience than a PMP, but who has qualified for and then passed the CAPM
examination.
Cultural and social environment - correct answers ✔️✔D ️ efines how a project affects people and how
those people may affect the project. Cultural and social environments include the economic,
educational, ethical, religious, demographic, and ethnic composition of the people affected by the
project.
Deliverable - correct answers ✔️✔A
️ product, service, or result created by a project. Projects can have
multiple deliverables.
General management skills - correct answers ✔️✔T️ hese include the application of accounting,
procurement, sales and marketing, contracting, manufacturing, logistics, strategic planning, human
resource management, standards and regulations, and information technology.
,International and political environment - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he consideration of the local and
international laws, languages, communication challenges, time zone differences, and other non-
collocated issues that affect a project's ability to progress.
Interpersonal skills - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he ability to interact, lead, motivate, and manage people.
Iron Triangle of Project Management - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ triangle with the characteristics of time,
cost, and scope. Time, cost, and scope each constitute one side of the triangle; if any side of the Iron
Triangle is not in balance with the other sides, the project will suffer. The Iron Triangle of Project
Management is also known as the Triple Constraints of Project Management, as all projects are
constrained by time, cost, and scope.
Physical environment - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he physical structure and surroundings that affect a
project's work.
Program - correct answers ✔️✔A
️ collection of related projects working in unison toward a common
deliverable.
Progressive elaboration - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he process of gathering project details in steady,
uniform steps. This process uses deductive reasoning, logic, and a series of information-gathering
techniques to identify details about a project, product, or solution.
Project - correct answers ✔️✔️A short-term endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result. The
end result of a project is also called a deliverable.
Project environment - correct answers ✔️✔️The location and culture of the environment where the
project work will reside. The project environment includes the social, economic, and environmental
variables the project must work with or around.
Project Management Institute (PMI) - correct answers ✔️✔️An organization of project management
professionals from around the world, supporting and promoting the careers, values, and concerns of
project managers.
, Project management office (PMO) - correct answers ✔️✔️A central office that oversees all projects
within an organization or within a functional department. A PMO supports the project management
through software, training, templates, policies, communication, dispute resolution, and other services.
Project Management Professional (PMP) - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ person who has proven project
management experience and has qualified for and then passed the PMP certification examination.
Project portfolio management - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he management and selection of projects, that
support an organization's vision and mission. It is the balance of project priority, risk, reward, and return
on investment. This is a senior management process.
Subprojects - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ smaller project managed within a larger, parent project.
Subprojects are often contracted work whose deliverable allows the larger project to progress.
Triple Constraints of Project Management - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ lso known as the Iron Triangle. This
theory posits that time, cost, and scope are three constraints that every project has.
A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best described as which
one of the following?
A. A program
B. An operation
C. A project
D. A subproject - correct answers ✔️✔C ️ . A project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product,
service, or result. Deadlines and cost constraints are tied to the project. A is incorrect because programs
are a collection of projects working toward a common cause. B is incorrect because operations are
ongoing activities of an organization. D, a subproject, describes a project that is part of and supports a
larger project.
Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?
A. Providing electricity to a community
B. Designing an electrical grid for a new community
C. Building a new dam as a source of electricity
Guidebook
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) - correct answers ✔️✔️A PMI
publication that defines widely accepted project management practices. The CAPM and PMP exam are
based on this book.
Application areas - correct answers ✔️✔️The areas of expertise, industry, or function where a project is
centered. Examples of application areas include architecture, IT, healthcare, or manufacturing.
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - correct answers ✔️✔️A person who has slightly
less project management experience than a PMP, but who has qualified for and then passed the CAPM
examination.
Cultural and social environment - correct answers ✔️✔D ️ efines how a project affects people and how
those people may affect the project. Cultural and social environments include the economic,
educational, ethical, religious, demographic, and ethnic composition of the people affected by the
project.
Deliverable - correct answers ✔️✔A
️ product, service, or result created by a project. Projects can have
multiple deliverables.
General management skills - correct answers ✔️✔T️ hese include the application of accounting,
procurement, sales and marketing, contracting, manufacturing, logistics, strategic planning, human
resource management, standards and regulations, and information technology.
,International and political environment - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he consideration of the local and
international laws, languages, communication challenges, time zone differences, and other non-
collocated issues that affect a project's ability to progress.
Interpersonal skills - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he ability to interact, lead, motivate, and manage people.
Iron Triangle of Project Management - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ triangle with the characteristics of time,
cost, and scope. Time, cost, and scope each constitute one side of the triangle; if any side of the Iron
Triangle is not in balance with the other sides, the project will suffer. The Iron Triangle of Project
Management is also known as the Triple Constraints of Project Management, as all projects are
constrained by time, cost, and scope.
Physical environment - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he physical structure and surroundings that affect a
project's work.
Program - correct answers ✔️✔A
️ collection of related projects working in unison toward a common
deliverable.
Progressive elaboration - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he process of gathering project details in steady,
uniform steps. This process uses deductive reasoning, logic, and a series of information-gathering
techniques to identify details about a project, product, or solution.
Project - correct answers ✔️✔️A short-term endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result. The
end result of a project is also called a deliverable.
Project environment - correct answers ✔️✔️The location and culture of the environment where the
project work will reside. The project environment includes the social, economic, and environmental
variables the project must work with or around.
Project Management Institute (PMI) - correct answers ✔️✔️An organization of project management
professionals from around the world, supporting and promoting the careers, values, and concerns of
project managers.
, Project management office (PMO) - correct answers ✔️✔️A central office that oversees all projects
within an organization or within a functional department. A PMO supports the project management
through software, training, templates, policies, communication, dispute resolution, and other services.
Project Management Professional (PMP) - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ person who has proven project
management experience and has qualified for and then passed the PMP certification examination.
Project portfolio management - correct answers ✔️✔T️ he management and selection of projects, that
support an organization's vision and mission. It is the balance of project priority, risk, reward, and return
on investment. This is a senior management process.
Subprojects - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ smaller project managed within a larger, parent project.
Subprojects are often contracted work whose deliverable allows the larger project to progress.
Triple Constraints of Project Management - correct answers ✔️✔A ️ lso known as the Iron Triangle. This
theory posits that time, cost, and scope are three constraints that every project has.
A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best described as which
one of the following?
A. A program
B. An operation
C. A project
D. A subproject - correct answers ✔️✔C ️ . A project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product,
service, or result. Deadlines and cost constraints are tied to the project. A is incorrect because programs
are a collection of projects working toward a common cause. B is incorrect because operations are
ongoing activities of an organization. D, a subproject, describes a project that is part of and supports a
larger project.
Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?
A. Providing electricity to a community
B. Designing an electrical grid for a new community
C. Building a new dam as a source of electricity
