PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW
PRACTICE SOLUTION WITH SCENARIOS AND
ANSWERS
‣ Change Control System. Answer: Used to asses the impact and
consequnces of requested changes on the project
‣ Contraints. Answer: Factors that limits project options such as the
number of people available, amount of time or money available to
finish the job or other resources or assest issues
‣ 1. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors
2. Deliver any required reports assoc. w/ closure (Opa updates)
3. Complete any Close Project of Phase activites
4. Performed Lessons Learned
5. Complete Archives of any project Files (OPA updates)
6. Release resources for other projects. Answer: General Closing
Order of itmes for a project (6)
‣ Opportunity that allows the team to learn from past experience
and improve on the project as the complete it. LL can come along
,before the end on the project . If they come at the end administrative
procedures come into play. Answer: What are Lessons Learned?
‣ 1. To develop a consistent process to evaluate changes
2. To create an environment in which you can review and approve
appropiate changes to modify the project for the better.
3. To set communication standards so the project team can
communicate those changes to the appropiate stakeholders. Answer:
3 main goals of a configuration mgmt system
‣ Project Managment Plan. Answer: A cumulative document that
contains all the documents used in the project mgmt apporach on
the project. It describes the steps associated w/ executing,
monitoring and controlling and closing
‣ Product Verification Lesson Learned
Updating records - Project files, contract files
Reporting Archiving Formal Acceptance. Answer: Closing a Project
Includes the Following (3)
‣ When you perform project mgmt part of the concept of planning is
to deal with items unkown, here you must make assumptions for
scheduling and budgeting. In most cases as the project evolves you
learn more about it. Answer: Know Assumptions as they relate to a
Project
,‣ PMIS. Answer: Used for communication and information
distribution on the project not necessarily a high tech system but
whatever is used for project communication on the project.
Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.
‣ Project Scope is built. Answer: What is the result of Executing?
‣ Project Charter and Stakholders are Identified. Answer: What is the
result of Initiating?
‣ Corrective Action. Answer: What is the result of Monitoring and
Controlling?
‣ results in the product, service or result transition of the project.
Answer: What is the result of Closing?
‣ Characteristics of the PMO (3)
A centralized area for all 1.PM personnel to and be assigned. 2. for
documentation a process support 3. For Project mgmt support and
auditing of projects.. Answer: Characteristics of the PMO (3)
‣ Mgmt by Projects. Answer: Performing day to day operations by a
project Mgmt approach...
, ‣ Project Initiation. Answer: The process that result in the
authorization of a project..
‣ Planning Process. Answer: The process required to develop the
activites to attain objective..
‣ Project Mgmt. Answer: Emcompasses project of similar work or
correlated activites managed in a coordinated way to attain benefits
that could not achieved separately
‣ Project Life Cycle. Answer: Process of completing work on the
Project. It is not the management of the work, but rather the work
process. Can be describe what work is done (and who does the work
) in each phase of the project, what the deliverables are, and the
approval for each phase
‣ Sub Project. Answer: A smaller piece of the project as a result of
decomposition; is usually created as a result of creating the work
breakdown structure
‣ Characterisitics of Project(5). Answer: Has a specific purpose
Creates specific results
Has a start a nd finish Temporary
Could be progressively elaborated as more is learn
PRACTICE SOLUTION WITH SCENARIOS AND
ANSWERS
‣ Change Control System. Answer: Used to asses the impact and
consequnces of requested changes on the project
‣ Contraints. Answer: Factors that limits project options such as the
number of people available, amount of time or money available to
finish the job or other resources or assest issues
‣ 1. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors
2. Deliver any required reports assoc. w/ closure (Opa updates)
3. Complete any Close Project of Phase activites
4. Performed Lessons Learned
5. Complete Archives of any project Files (OPA updates)
6. Release resources for other projects. Answer: General Closing
Order of itmes for a project (6)
‣ Opportunity that allows the team to learn from past experience
and improve on the project as the complete it. LL can come along
,before the end on the project . If they come at the end administrative
procedures come into play. Answer: What are Lessons Learned?
‣ 1. To develop a consistent process to evaluate changes
2. To create an environment in which you can review and approve
appropiate changes to modify the project for the better.
3. To set communication standards so the project team can
communicate those changes to the appropiate stakeholders. Answer:
3 main goals of a configuration mgmt system
‣ Project Managment Plan. Answer: A cumulative document that
contains all the documents used in the project mgmt apporach on
the project. It describes the steps associated w/ executing,
monitoring and controlling and closing
‣ Product Verification Lesson Learned
Updating records - Project files, contract files
Reporting Archiving Formal Acceptance. Answer: Closing a Project
Includes the Following (3)
‣ When you perform project mgmt part of the concept of planning is
to deal with items unkown, here you must make assumptions for
scheduling and budgeting. In most cases as the project evolves you
learn more about it. Answer: Know Assumptions as they relate to a
Project
,‣ PMIS. Answer: Used for communication and information
distribution on the project not necessarily a high tech system but
whatever is used for project communication on the project.
Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.
‣ Project Scope is built. Answer: What is the result of Executing?
‣ Project Charter and Stakholders are Identified. Answer: What is the
result of Initiating?
‣ Corrective Action. Answer: What is the result of Monitoring and
Controlling?
‣ results in the product, service or result transition of the project.
Answer: What is the result of Closing?
‣ Characteristics of the PMO (3)
A centralized area for all 1.PM personnel to and be assigned. 2. for
documentation a process support 3. For Project mgmt support and
auditing of projects.. Answer: Characteristics of the PMO (3)
‣ Mgmt by Projects. Answer: Performing day to day operations by a
project Mgmt approach...
, ‣ Project Initiation. Answer: The process that result in the
authorization of a project..
‣ Planning Process. Answer: The process required to develop the
activites to attain objective..
‣ Project Mgmt. Answer: Emcompasses project of similar work or
correlated activites managed in a coordinated way to attain benefits
that could not achieved separately
‣ Project Life Cycle. Answer: Process of completing work on the
Project. It is not the management of the work, but rather the work
process. Can be describe what work is done (and who does the work
) in each phase of the project, what the deliverables are, and the
approval for each phase
‣ Sub Project. Answer: A smaller piece of the project as a result of
decomposition; is usually created as a result of creating the work
breakdown structure
‣ Characterisitics of Project(5). Answer: Has a specific purpose
Creates specific results
Has a start a nd finish Temporary
Could be progressively elaborated as more is learn
