WGU C722
Project Management
Objective Assessment
Exam Readiness
Practice Test & Study Guide
Use this Document to pass
I Was able to score exemplary on the
Exam with this.
Constitute over 80% of the Objective
Assessment (OA).
,Project managers must not only manage people of all levels, but they
must also manage costs, expectations, procurement, outside
suppliers, and partners.
True
False
True
Rationale: A PM is all things to all people, and managing time and money
and function are the key aspects of the expectations.
It is important that project status meetings are:
regular and timely
weekly
monthly
at stakeholders' request
regular and timely
Rationale: The frequency of project status meetings is based on
stakeholders’ interests and communication needs, but they must be regular
and timely.
Which communication type is the best option when working in a
widely dispersed virtual team?
Point-to-point instant messaging
Phone calls
Shared threaded discussion
Email
Shared threaded discussion
,Rationale: Shared threaded discussions allow the contents to be available
for all the team members to access and contribute to, regardless of time
zone.
Which organization includes standards for Organizational Project
Management Maturity (OPM3)?
PMI
APM
IPMA
AXELOS Ltd.
PMI
Rationale: The Project Management Institute publishes both foundational
and practice standards, including standards and frameworks for OPM3.
Which organizational structure is used by government entities?
Projectized
Functional
Matrix
Functional
Rationale: A functional organization is straightforward, has clear lines of
authority, and is well-defined. This makes it perfectly suited to government
entities.
Which applies to the PMO? (Choose all that apply.)
Tracks "lessons learned" to be carried to new projects.
Forms a department to assign people of no value who cannot be
dismissed from the organization.
Helps provide resources to projects as needed.
Creates a repository for all project knowledge in the organization.
! Tracks "lessons learned" to be carried to new projects. (Feedback: These
are all aspects of a PMO.)
, ! Helps provide resources to projects as needed. (Feedback: These are all
aspects of a PMO.)
! Creates a repository for all project knowledge in the organization.
(Feedback: These are all aspects of a PMO.)
PMOs can help align project investment to:
Historical records
Monitoring and control
Corporate strategy
Project policies
Corporate strategy
Rationale: PMOs can help an organization to align project investment to
corporate strategy.
In addition to the triple constraints, what other considerations may
determine if the project is successful?
The project is a project of high interest to the CEO.
There are no government regulations that affect the product of the
project.
The requirements in the scope adequately define the project's
objectives.
The requirements in the scope adequately define the project's objectives.
Rationale: The scope requirements should adequately define project
objectives.
Projects have a(n) _______ start and end date.
Definite
Flexible
Indefinite
All projects have a definite start and end date.
Project Management
Objective Assessment
Exam Readiness
Practice Test & Study Guide
Use this Document to pass
I Was able to score exemplary on the
Exam with this.
Constitute over 80% of the Objective
Assessment (OA).
,Project managers must not only manage people of all levels, but they
must also manage costs, expectations, procurement, outside
suppliers, and partners.
True
False
True
Rationale: A PM is all things to all people, and managing time and money
and function are the key aspects of the expectations.
It is important that project status meetings are:
regular and timely
weekly
monthly
at stakeholders' request
regular and timely
Rationale: The frequency of project status meetings is based on
stakeholders’ interests and communication needs, but they must be regular
and timely.
Which communication type is the best option when working in a
widely dispersed virtual team?
Point-to-point instant messaging
Phone calls
Shared threaded discussion
Shared threaded discussion
,Rationale: Shared threaded discussions allow the contents to be available
for all the team members to access and contribute to, regardless of time
zone.
Which organization includes standards for Organizational Project
Management Maturity (OPM3)?
PMI
APM
IPMA
AXELOS Ltd.
PMI
Rationale: The Project Management Institute publishes both foundational
and practice standards, including standards and frameworks for OPM3.
Which organizational structure is used by government entities?
Projectized
Functional
Matrix
Functional
Rationale: A functional organization is straightforward, has clear lines of
authority, and is well-defined. This makes it perfectly suited to government
entities.
Which applies to the PMO? (Choose all that apply.)
Tracks "lessons learned" to be carried to new projects.
Forms a department to assign people of no value who cannot be
dismissed from the organization.
Helps provide resources to projects as needed.
Creates a repository for all project knowledge in the organization.
! Tracks "lessons learned" to be carried to new projects. (Feedback: These
are all aspects of a PMO.)
, ! Helps provide resources to projects as needed. (Feedback: These are all
aspects of a PMO.)
! Creates a repository for all project knowledge in the organization.
(Feedback: These are all aspects of a PMO.)
PMOs can help align project investment to:
Historical records
Monitoring and control
Corporate strategy
Project policies
Corporate strategy
Rationale: PMOs can help an organization to align project investment to
corporate strategy.
In addition to the triple constraints, what other considerations may
determine if the project is successful?
The project is a project of high interest to the CEO.
There are no government regulations that affect the product of the
project.
The requirements in the scope adequately define the project's
objectives.
The requirements in the scope adequately define the project's objectives.
Rationale: The scope requirements should adequately define project
objectives.
Projects have a(n) _______ start and end date.
Definite
Flexible
Indefinite
All projects have a definite start and end date.
