PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP 2024
Plan Schedule Management (Process 2)
Project Schedule Management (KA) - Answers -
What are the Outputs of the 'Define Scope'? - Answers -Process 4, Planning, Project
Scope Management (KA)
How many processes in Project Integration Management knowledge area? - Answers -
Seven
What are the seven processes of the Project Integration Management knowledge area?
- Answers -1. Develop Project Charter
2. Develop Project Management Plan
3. Direct and Manage Project Work
4. Manage Project Knowledge
5. Monitor and Control Project Work
6. Perform Integrated Change Control
7. Close Project or Phase.
What is the focus of Project Integration Management (KA)? - Answers -This area has
more of a focus on the alignments of the benefits, management, and project life cycle.
(True or False) Team members usually are generalists, rather than specialists. -
Answers -True.
What are the inputs of the 'Develop Project Charter'? - Answers -1. Business
Documents
-Business Case
-Benefits management plan
2. Agreements
3. Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs)
4. Organizational Process Assets (OPAs
What are the tools and techniques of the 'Develop Project Charter'? - Answers -1.
Expert judgment
2.Data gathering
-Brainstorming
-Focus Groups
-Interviews
3. Interpersonal and team skills
-Conflict management
-Facilitation
-Meeting management
4. Meetings
,What are the outputs of 'Develop Project Charter'? - Answers -1. Project Charter
2. Assumption Log
What document formally initiates the project? - Answers -An approved project charter
When is the best time to assign a project manager? - Answers -A project manager is
identified and assigned as early in the project as feasible, preferably while the project
charter is being developed and ALWAYS prior to the start of the planning.
Who develops the project charter? - Answers -The project charter can be developed by
the sponsor or the project manager in collaboration with the initiating entity.
What authority does the project charter provide the project manager? - Answers -With
the project charter, the project manager is provided the authority to plan, execute, and
control the project.
(True or False) A project charter is a contract. - Answers -False. A project charter is not
considered to be a contract because there is no consideration or money promised or
exchanged in its creation.
What is the document most commonly used to create the project charter? - Answers -
The approved business case. This business document most commonly used to create
the project charter.
Business case - Answers -The business case describes the necessary information from
a business standpoint to determine whether the expected outcomes of the project justify
the required investment. This is a cost-benefit analysis for go on a project.
The Project Charter incorporates information from... - Answers -The business
documents
Enterprise Environment Factors (EEFs) - Answers -The factors that can influence the
Develop Project Charter process is:
-Government or Industry standards
-Legal and regulatory requirements and/or constraints
-Marketplace conditions
-Organizational culture and political climate
-Organizational governance framework
-Stakeholders' expectations and risk thresholds
Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) - Answers -The factors that can influence the
Develop Project Charter process is:
-Organizational standard policies, processes, and procedures
-Portfolio, program, and project governance framework (governance functions and
processes to provide guidance and decision making)
,-Monitoring and reporting methods
-Templates (project charter template)
-Historical information and lessons learned repository
Expert Judgment; Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -
Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area, knowledge area,
discipline, industry, etc., as appropriate for the activity being performed. Such expertise
may be provided by any group or person with specialized education, knowledge, skill,
experience, or training.
Data Gathering; Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers --
Brainstorming
-Focus Groups
-Interviews
Data Gathering: Brainstorming
Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -This technique is used
to identify a list of ideas in a short period of time. Idea generation and analysis.
Data Gathering: Focus Groups
Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -Focus groups bring
together stakeholders and subject matter experts to learn about the perceived project
risk, success criteria, and other topics in a more conversational way than one-on-one
interview.
Data Gathering: Interviews
Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -Interviews are used to
obtain information on high level requirements, assumptions or constraints, approval
criteria, and other information by talking directly to them.
Interpersonal and team skills that can be used for Project Integration Management: -
Answers --Conflict Management
-Facilitation
-Meeting Management
Develop Project Charter - Answers -The process of developing a document that formally
authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the
authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
Develop Project Charter
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 1, Initiating
Develop Project Management Plan - Answers -The process of defining, preparing, and
coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project
management plan.
, Develop Project Management Plan
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 2, Planning
Direct and Manage Project Work - Answers -The process of leading and performing the
work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to
achieve the project's objectives.
Direct and Manage Project Work
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 3, Executing
Manage Project Knowledge - Answers -The process of using existing knowledge and
creating new knowledge to achieve the project's objectives and contribute to
organizational learning.
Manage Project Knowledge
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 4, Executing
Monitor and Control Project Work - Answers -The process of tracking, reviewing, and
reporting the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project
management plan.
Monitor and Control Project Work
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 5, M&C
Perform Integrated Change Control - Answers -The process of reviewing all change
requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, organizational
process assets, project documents, and the project management plan; and
communicating their disposition.
Perform Integrated Change Control
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 6, M&C
Close Project or Phase - Answers -The process of finalizing all activities for the project,
phase, or contract.
Close Project or Phase
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 7, Closing
Plan Schedule Management (Process 2)
Project Schedule Management (KA) - Answers -
What are the Outputs of the 'Define Scope'? - Answers -Process 4, Planning, Project
Scope Management (KA)
How many processes in Project Integration Management knowledge area? - Answers -
Seven
What are the seven processes of the Project Integration Management knowledge area?
- Answers -1. Develop Project Charter
2. Develop Project Management Plan
3. Direct and Manage Project Work
4. Manage Project Knowledge
5. Monitor and Control Project Work
6. Perform Integrated Change Control
7. Close Project or Phase.
What is the focus of Project Integration Management (KA)? - Answers -This area has
more of a focus on the alignments of the benefits, management, and project life cycle.
(True or False) Team members usually are generalists, rather than specialists. -
Answers -True.
What are the inputs of the 'Develop Project Charter'? - Answers -1. Business
Documents
-Business Case
-Benefits management plan
2. Agreements
3. Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs)
4. Organizational Process Assets (OPAs
What are the tools and techniques of the 'Develop Project Charter'? - Answers -1.
Expert judgment
2.Data gathering
-Brainstorming
-Focus Groups
-Interviews
3. Interpersonal and team skills
-Conflict management
-Facilitation
-Meeting management
4. Meetings
,What are the outputs of 'Develop Project Charter'? - Answers -1. Project Charter
2. Assumption Log
What document formally initiates the project? - Answers -An approved project charter
When is the best time to assign a project manager? - Answers -A project manager is
identified and assigned as early in the project as feasible, preferably while the project
charter is being developed and ALWAYS prior to the start of the planning.
Who develops the project charter? - Answers -The project charter can be developed by
the sponsor or the project manager in collaboration with the initiating entity.
What authority does the project charter provide the project manager? - Answers -With
the project charter, the project manager is provided the authority to plan, execute, and
control the project.
(True or False) A project charter is a contract. - Answers -False. A project charter is not
considered to be a contract because there is no consideration or money promised or
exchanged in its creation.
What is the document most commonly used to create the project charter? - Answers -
The approved business case. This business document most commonly used to create
the project charter.
Business case - Answers -The business case describes the necessary information from
a business standpoint to determine whether the expected outcomes of the project justify
the required investment. This is a cost-benefit analysis for go on a project.
The Project Charter incorporates information from... - Answers -The business
documents
Enterprise Environment Factors (EEFs) - Answers -The factors that can influence the
Develop Project Charter process is:
-Government or Industry standards
-Legal and regulatory requirements and/or constraints
-Marketplace conditions
-Organizational culture and political climate
-Organizational governance framework
-Stakeholders' expectations and risk thresholds
Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) - Answers -The factors that can influence the
Develop Project Charter process is:
-Organizational standard policies, processes, and procedures
-Portfolio, program, and project governance framework (governance functions and
processes to provide guidance and decision making)
,-Monitoring and reporting methods
-Templates (project charter template)
-Historical information and lessons learned repository
Expert Judgment; Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -
Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area, knowledge area,
discipline, industry, etc., as appropriate for the activity being performed. Such expertise
may be provided by any group or person with specialized education, knowledge, skill,
experience, or training.
Data Gathering; Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers --
Brainstorming
-Focus Groups
-Interviews
Data Gathering: Brainstorming
Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -This technique is used
to identify a list of ideas in a short period of time. Idea generation and analysis.
Data Gathering: Focus Groups
Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -Focus groups bring
together stakeholders and subject matter experts to learn about the perceived project
risk, success criteria, and other topics in a more conversational way than one-on-one
interview.
Data Gathering: Interviews
Tool and Technique Project Integration Management - Answers -Interviews are used to
obtain information on high level requirements, assumptions or constraints, approval
criteria, and other information by talking directly to them.
Interpersonal and team skills that can be used for Project Integration Management: -
Answers --Conflict Management
-Facilitation
-Meeting Management
Develop Project Charter - Answers -The process of developing a document that formally
authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the
authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
Develop Project Charter
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 1, Initiating
Develop Project Management Plan - Answers -The process of defining, preparing, and
coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive project
management plan.
, Develop Project Management Plan
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 2, Planning
Direct and Manage Project Work - Answers -The process of leading and performing the
work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to
achieve the project's objectives.
Direct and Manage Project Work
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 3, Executing
Manage Project Knowledge - Answers -The process of using existing knowledge and
creating new knowledge to achieve the project's objectives and contribute to
organizational learning.
Manage Project Knowledge
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 4, Executing
Monitor and Control Project Work - Answers -The process of tracking, reviewing, and
reporting the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project
management plan.
Monitor and Control Project Work
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 5, M&C
Perform Integrated Change Control - Answers -The process of reviewing all change
requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, organizational
process assets, project documents, and the project management plan; and
communicating their disposition.
Perform Integrated Change Control
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 6, M&C
Close Project or Phase - Answers -The process of finalizing all activities for the project,
phase, or contract.
Close Project or Phase
Knowledge Area, Process #, Focus Group - Answers -Project Integration Management,
Process 7, Closing
