1) Which project role provides resources or support for the project, promotes and protects
the project at higher levels of management, and takes an active role in the project from the
chartering stage through project closure?
a) Functional manager
b) Project manager
c) Project team member
d) Project sponsor
Answer: d
CPM p. 18, PMBOK p. 68
2) Which PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Area includes those processes required to ensure
that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete
the project successfully?
a) Cost management
b) Scope management
c) Risk management
d) Quality management
Answer: b
CPM P. 11, PMBOK p. 129
3) In order to be successful, the project team must be able to assess the needs of
stakeholders and manage their expectations through effective communications. At the same time they must balance competing demands among project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and resources, which are also known as project _____?
a) Plan elements
b) Deliverables
c) Constraints
d) Targets
Answer: c
CPM p. 14-15, PMBOK p. 503
4) Projects pass through a series of phases as they move from initiation to project closure. The names and number of these phases can vary significantly depending on the organization, the type of application, industry, or technology employed. These phases create the framework for the project, and are referred to collectively as the ________.
project life cycle
project management information system (PMIS)
product life cycle
Talent Triangle
Answer: a
CPM pp. 7-8, PMBOK pp. 18-19
5) Based on PMI’s definition, which of these is a good example of a project?
manufacturing a standard commodity
following policies and procedures for procuring an item
designing and launching a new website
using a checklist to perform quality control
Answer: c
CPM p. 6, PMBOK p. 13
6) When would a predictive project life cycle be the preferred approach?
a. when the high-level vision has been developed, but the product scope is not well defined
b. when the environment is changing rapidly
c. when the product to be delivered is well understood
d. when the product will be created through a series of repeated cycles
Answer: c
CPM p. 8, PMBOK p. 19
7) To be effective, a project manager needs to possess all of the following competencies except ____.
a. personal effectiveness—attitudes, core personality traits, leadership
b. authority—power or right granted by the organization
c. performance—what project managers can accomplish while applying their project management knowledge
d. knowledge of project management—understanding of project management tools and techniques
Answer: b
CPM p. 7, PMBOK pp. 56-60
8) In Adaptive Life Cycles (change-driven or agile methods) ___.
the overall scope of the project is fixed, and the time and cost are developed incrementally
the overall cost is fixed, and the project scope and schedule are developed iteratively
the time and cost are fixed, but the scope is developed iteratively
change control is very important
Answer: c
CPM p. 9, PMBOK p. 131
9) The two traditional project management associate-level roles are different in each of the following ways except ____.
a. duration of time spent on project
b. ability to work within project constraints
c. degree of input contributed to project planning
d. skill set
Answer: a
CPM p. 20, PMBOK, p. 90
10) A freelance project manager is brought in by Company X to lead a large, expensive project. This project manager has excellent leadership skills and a strong technical understanding of the project. In order for her to optimize every component of the Talent Triangle, what might be a good activity for the project manager at the start of her time with Company X?