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Domain 1: Project Management Concepts
1. A project manager is assigned to a new project. Which document formally authorizes the project and gives the
PM authority to apply organizational resources?
A) Project management plan
B) Project charter
,C) Business case
D) Work breakdown structure
Answer: B
Rationale: The project charter formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the PM with authority
to apply organizational resources. The business case justifies the project but does not authorize it.
2. Which of the following BEST describes a project?
A) Ongoing operations to sustain a business
B) A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
C) A repetitive process with no defined end
D) A departmental function with continuous output
Answer: B
Rationale: A project is temporary (has a definite start and end) and creates a unique deliverable. Ongoing
operations are repetitive and continuous, which distinguishes them from projects.
3. A project manager is leading a project with a fixed budget and a hard deadline. A key stakeholder requests an
additional feature. What should the PM do FIRST?
,A) Reject the request immediately
B) Add the feature and adjust the schedule
C) Evaluate the impact on scope, schedule, and budget through change control
D) Escalate to the sponsor without analysis
Answer: C
Rationale: Any change request should go through the integrated change control process, where the PM
evaluates impacts on the triple constraint (scope, schedule, cost) before a decision is made.
4. Which organizational structure gives the project manager the MOST authority?
A) Functional
B) Weak matrix
C) Strong matrix
D) Projectized
Answer: D
Rationale: In a projectized organization, the PM has the highest level of authority and full control over resources
and the budget. Functional organizations give the PM little to no authority.
, 5. A stakeholder who is neutral about the project but has high influence should be managed by:
A) Ignoring them since they are neutral
B) Keeping them informed and engaged
C) Monitoring only
D) Escalating to the sponsor
Answer: B
Rationale: Using a power/interest grid, high-power stakeholders should be managed closely regardless of
current stance, as their position can change and affect the project.
6. Which of the following is an example of a project constraint?
A) A team member's vacation
B) A predetermined budget of $500,000
C) A risk that may occur
D) A stakeholder's opinion
Answer: B
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Domain 1: Project Management Concepts
1. A project manager is assigned to a new project. Which document formally authorizes the project and gives the
PM authority to apply organizational resources?
A) Project management plan
B) Project charter
,C) Business case
D) Work breakdown structure
Answer: B
Rationale: The project charter formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the PM with authority
to apply organizational resources. The business case justifies the project but does not authorize it.
2. Which of the following BEST describes a project?
A) Ongoing operations to sustain a business
B) A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
C) A repetitive process with no defined end
D) A departmental function with continuous output
Answer: B
Rationale: A project is temporary (has a definite start and end) and creates a unique deliverable. Ongoing
operations are repetitive and continuous, which distinguishes them from projects.
3. A project manager is leading a project with a fixed budget and a hard deadline. A key stakeholder requests an
additional feature. What should the PM do FIRST?
,A) Reject the request immediately
B) Add the feature and adjust the schedule
C) Evaluate the impact on scope, schedule, and budget through change control
D) Escalate to the sponsor without analysis
Answer: C
Rationale: Any change request should go through the integrated change control process, where the PM
evaluates impacts on the triple constraint (scope, schedule, cost) before a decision is made.
4. Which organizational structure gives the project manager the MOST authority?
A) Functional
B) Weak matrix
C) Strong matrix
D) Projectized
Answer: D
Rationale: In a projectized organization, the PM has the highest level of authority and full control over resources
and the budget. Functional organizations give the PM little to no authority.
, 5. A stakeholder who is neutral about the project but has high influence should be managed by:
A) Ignoring them since they are neutral
B) Keeping them informed and engaged
C) Monitoring only
D) Escalating to the sponsor
Answer: B
Rationale: Using a power/interest grid, high-power stakeholders should be managed closely regardless of
current stance, as their position can change and affect the project.
6. Which of the following is an example of a project constraint?
A) A team member's vacation
B) A predetermined budget of $500,000
C) A risk that may occur
D) A stakeholder's opinion
Answer: B
