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PMP Midterm 1 Questions and Correct Answers/
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The ongoing definition of a project as more information becomes available to the
team is
Ans: Progressive elaboration
To sit for the PMI (PMP certification exam) the applicant must document the
following number of experience hours working on a real-world project:
Ans: 4,500
T/F: To sit for the PMI CAPM exam you must have experience managing a real-
world project.
Ans: False
Organizational process assets are best described as
Ans: The existing company processes, procedures, and historical information
T/F: PMBOK/PMI-ism suggests that the project management plan is realistic and
everyone believes it can be achieved.
Ans: True
Gold-plating within a project means
Ans: Adding extra functionality to a product/project outcome than called for in
the approved requirements
__________ is the company culture and existing systems (internal and external) that
the project will have to deal with or can make use of.
Ans: Enterprise environmental factors
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Which of the following is NOT a PMI-ism?
a. The project manager always knows why his or her project was selected by
management to be done
b. The project manager knows unrealistic schedules are his or her fault
c. It is not uncommon for the project manager to ask for time because the project
schedule has slipped
d. Team meetings do not focus on status that can be collected by other means
Ans: C. It is not uncommon for the project manager to ask for time because the
project schedule has slipped
A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but it is having difficulty
creating a project charter. What is the BEST description of the real problem?
Ans: The team is working on a process and not a project.
Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to
products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should
Ans: Not be viewed as part of a project
Operational work is different from project work in that it is
Ans: Ongoing and repetitive
The difference among a project, program, and portfolio is
PMP Midterm 1 Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
The ongoing definition of a project as more information becomes available to the
team is
Ans: Progressive elaboration
To sit for the PMI (PMP certification exam) the applicant must document the
following number of experience hours working on a real-world project:
Ans: 4,500
T/F: To sit for the PMI CAPM exam you must have experience managing a real-
world project.
Ans: False
Organizational process assets are best described as
Ans: The existing company processes, procedures, and historical information
T/F: PMBOK/PMI-ism suggests that the project management plan is realistic and
everyone believes it can be achieved.
Ans: True
Gold-plating within a project means
Ans: Adding extra functionality to a product/project outcome than called for in
the approved requirements
__________ is the company culture and existing systems (internal and external) that
the project will have to deal with or can make use of.
Ans: Enterprise environmental factors
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Which of the following is NOT a PMI-ism?
a. The project manager always knows why his or her project was selected by
management to be done
b. The project manager knows unrealistic schedules are his or her fault
c. It is not uncommon for the project manager to ask for time because the project
schedule has slipped
d. Team meetings do not focus on status that can be collected by other means
Ans: C. It is not uncommon for the project manager to ask for time because the
project schedule has slipped
A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but it is having difficulty
creating a project charter. What is the BEST description of the real problem?
Ans: The team is working on a process and not a project.
Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to
products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should
Ans: Not be viewed as part of a project
Operational work is different from project work in that it is
Ans: Ongoing and repetitive
The difference among a project, program, and portfolio is
