Question 1

Which process group does performance reporting belong to?

Accepted Answer

A) Monitoring and Controlling 
B) Performance 
C) Planning 
D) Executing

Question 2

Which is NOT an input to the Perform Quality Control process?

Accepted Answer

A) Quality checklists 
B) Inspection reports 
C) Work results 
D) Performance reports

Question 3

What is a program scope management plan?

Accepted Answer

A) A document that contains the program vision, benefits expected from the program, constraints, and key objectives. 
B) A document that includes a definition of each benefit of the program and how they relate to the business strategy of the organization. 
C) A document detailing how the scope will be identified, administered, and controlled throughout the life of the program 
D) A document that draws boundaries around the program

Question 4

Which is NOT included in the input to the Contract Closure process?

Accepted Answer

A) Delivery notices 
B) Termination notice 
C) Certificate of contract completion 
D) Acceptance reports

Question 5

Boris hires an outside vendor to maintain their servers. However, he is extremely concerned about uptime. In order to remain profitable, Boris' company needs to have 99% uptime. Which of the following would be a clause Boris would want to include in the contract to directly address this requirement?

Accepted Answer

A) Privity 
B) VC 
C) SLA 
D) CPPF 
E) Retainage

Question 6

Michal P. Gleason is in the process of developing his program team. Which tools and techniques would he NOT use to do this?

Accepted Answer

A) Mentoring 
B) Co-location 
C) Procurement 
D) Training

Question 7

Suzanne has been putting in long hours and her program has finally reached the execution stage. Her manager, Finn, has called her in on a Saturday to produce a list of the program's key stakeholders. This list would include:

Accepted Answer

A) Customers, project team members, and project managers 
B) Facility managers, program sponsors, and program team members 
C) (CIO) chief information officer, program director, and program team members 
D) Database administrator, program governance board, and program manager

Question 8

Maria Meerkat was told that her manager, Barbara Wolfdoggie, needed data storage and retrieval tools to perform a process. Which process is most likely being referred to here? (Domain 4)

Accepted Answer

A) Communication Management 
B) Database Management 
C) Information Distribution 
D) Human Resource Management

Question 9

What are the two defining characteristics of a project?

Accepted Answer

A) Projects are ongoing and have repetitive tasks. 
B) Projects are temporary and create a unique product. 
C) Projects are ongoing and create a unique product. 
D) Projects are temporary and have repetitive tasks.

Question 10

The program life cycle is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) A combination of nine knowledge areas 
B) A combination of seven phases 
C) A combination of five phases 
D) A combination of five process groups

Question 11

Pick the Executing process that belongs to the Integration Management Knowledge area.

Accepted Answer

A) Develop Program Team 
B) Direct and Manage Programs Execution 
C) Perform Quality Assurance 
D) Information Distribution

Question 12

Howard's program, Ferocious, has been approved. Now, Howard needs to create his Program Work Breakdown Structure, or PWBS. Which if the following are necessary input items to create the PWBS?

Accepted Answer

A) Benefits realization plan 
B) Program scope statement 
C) Scope management plan 
D) All of the above

Question 13

Which is NOT an input to the Select Sellers process?

Accepted Answer

A) Qualified sellers list 
B) Evaluation criteria 
C) Selected sellers list 
D) Proposals from vendors

Question 14

Rudy Polka, the senior program manager for the Dances of Hungary program, asks junior program manager, Fae Hoedown, to check out the recognition and reward system before performing this process. Which process is Mr. Polka referring to?

Accepted Answer

A) Human Resource Planning 
B) Contract Negotiation 
C) Develop Program Team 
D) Acquire Program Team

Question 15

Which is NOT included in the input to the Close Program process?

Accepted Answer

A) Certificate of program completion 
B) Product description 
C) Program management plan 
D) Approved deliverables

Question 16

Josh is a program manager who likes to keep on top of things at You Want It - We Build It Industrial. So when he's telling his project managers to prep project plans for each project based on the most current and available information, having them make changes as new information comes in, what technique is he using?

Accepted Answer

A) Delphi technique 
B) Progressive elaboration 
C) Continuous improvement 
D) Slow start

Question 17

Which is NOT an output of the Component Closure process?

Accepted Answer

A) Project archive 
B) Communication messages 
C) Program archive 
D) Termination request

Question 18

Newton Botswani is managing a program execution when he decides to initiate a project within the program. Which document will Newton need to authorize the project?

Accepted Answer

A) Project management plan 
B) Project charter 
C) Program charter 
D) Authorize Projects

Question 19

Which of the following describes the definition of a functional organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Functional organizations have a traditional organizational structure, in which each 
B) In functional organizations, each member of an individual department reports to the functional manager, who in turn reports to an executive. 
C) For the most part, each department runs its projects entirely independent of the other organization's departments. 
D) All of the above.

Question 20

Which process must be performed to develop a contract statement of work?

Accepted Answer

A) Plan Program Contracting 
B) Plan Program Purchases and Acquisitions 
C) Develop Statement Work 
D) Develop Program Management Plan

Exam 1: Program and Project Management