Project Management Practice Questions & Answers | Complete Exam Prep Guide

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Project Management Practice
Questions & Answers | Complete
Exam Prep Guide

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Introduction
This file contains 300+ pages and about 700 questions and answers covering all of the sections of the textbook.
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Whether you are seeking a PMI certification or trying to learn about project management from an introductory
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point of view – you fill find that this file contains questions across the board in terms of difficulty (from easy to
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hard).

If you are a student seeking a PMI certification, you will find that many of the questions contained in this file are
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adapted from ―PMI Prep‖ textbooks. Chances are, if you can do and understand all of the questions in this
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file, you should have an easy time of it when writing your PMI certification exam.
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pane. Input the topic in the Search field, press ENTER and Reader will return a list of all the instances of that
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When certain questions overlap textbook topics, the question sections have been designated as such (e.g., there
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is an Initiation/Planning Phase section with questions that cover both phases) or when certain questions are
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very topic specific, they have been placed in a section designated as such (e.g., Quality).
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There are fill in the blank, multiple choice, case style etc. questions in this file – this has been done to give you
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a broader experience in problem solving.
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The answers follow the questions either immediately or on a following page. Many questions have sub
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questions to them (they are usually numbered numerically as well). The question numbers are left justified
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with the margin and in the following format:
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1. A scope change is defined as a: j j j j j j




If you can not answer a question on your own and/or by referring to the textbook, then you need to search for
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the information elsewhere and/or think on your own – this was done deliberately to ―challenge‖ you (i.e., the
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author‘s way of encouraging you to be more proactive and creative). Of course, every question in this file has an
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answer – in case you get ―stuck.‖ j j j j j j

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InitiationPhase j




2. A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best described as which one of
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the following? j




A. A program j




B. An operation j




C. A project j




D. A subprojectj




Answer: C j




A is incorrect, because a program is a collection of projects with a common cause. B is not a valid choice as
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operations are ongoing activities. Subprojects (answer D) represent portions of a project broken off into smaller
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endeavors.

3. In what process is the project manager selected to manage a project?
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A. Initiation
B. Planning
C. Controlling
D. Design

Answer: A j




B, C, and D are incorrect. Note that the design process is not one of the five project management processes.
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Design is often a project process that could fall into the planning process. Recall that the five processes in the
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project management life cycle are: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, and Closure.
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4. Which of the following is not a project management process?j j j j j j j j j




A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Controlling
D. Designing

Answer: D j




A, B, and C are valid project management lifecycle phases, so they are an incorrect choice for this question.
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5. A program is which one of the following?
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A. A very large, complex project
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B. A collection of small projects with a common goal
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C. A collection of projects with a common cause
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D. A collection of subprojects with a common customer
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Answer: C j




A is incorrect because a program is a collection of projects, not just one large, complex project. B is incorrect
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because programs are not made up of just small projects. D is incorrect since projects with a common customer
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do not necessitate a program.
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6. Of the following, which is the most important person involved with a project?
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A. The project manager j j




B. The project sponsor j j




C. The CEO j




D. The customer j




Answer: D j




A is incorrect, because the project manager manages the project for the customer. B is incorrect since the
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project sponsor authorizes the project. C is incorrect because the CEO may not even know about the project
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and even then he would be interested in the success of the project for the customer.
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7. You are a project manager for your organization. Management has asked you to help them determine
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which projects should be selected for implementation. In a project selection model, the most important
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factor is which one of the following? j j j j j j




A. Business needs j




B. Type of constraints j j




C. Budget
D. Schedule

Answer: A. j




B is incorrect, as the project constraints are typically not an issue when a project is selected, the feasibility of a
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project to operate within the project constraints may be an issue, however. C, the project budget, is incorrect as
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the project budget is a project constraint. D is incorrect, as the project schedule is also a constraint.
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8. The primary purpose of your project plan is:
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A. To define the work to be completed to reach the project end date.
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B. To define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle.
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C. To prevent any changes to the scope.
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D. To provide accurate communication for the project team, project sponsor, and stakeholders.
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Answer: D. j




A and B are incorrect, as they do not define the primary purpose of the project plan. C is also incorrect; the
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project plan is intended not to prevent changes, but to communicate.
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9. The project plan provides a baseline for several things. Which one of the following does the project plan
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not provide a baseline for? j j j j




A. Technical performance j




B. Cost
C. Schedule
D. Control

Answer: D. j




Choices A, B, and C describe the project baselines contained within the project plan.
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