Sample Q1 2023

________ act responsibly to carry out activities with integrity, care, and trustworthiness while maintaining compliance with internal and external guidelines. Fill in the blanks.

__________ life cycle management is a comprehensive framework that software product companies like Microsoft, Apple, Google and Intel use to manage a software product through the phases of its development life cycle.

Select the primary types of procurement contracts used in Project Management: (choose 3 options)

An information system consisting of the tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes. It is used to support all aspects of the project from initiating through closing and can include both manual and automated systems. Which system is being talked about here?

Which of the following options captures the 5 stages of Project Management process groups in their correct order?

The components namely projects, programs, products, portfolios, and operations are part of________. Fill in the blanks.

Which is the 'leadership mindset' with which you should always approach a scenario based question in your PMP Exam, unless stated otherwise?

This type of leadership puts the team before the leader and focuses on the development and the empowerment of teams to drive projects. The goal of this leadership is to build 'self-sufficient' teams and organizations. Which leadership type is being talked about here?

Which one of the following is NOT a 'principle' of project management?

Which one of the following is an intrinsic factor that motivates the project team?

The _______________ consists of the longest sequence of activities from project start to finish that must be completed to ensure the project is finished by a certain time. Fill in the blanks.

While estimating project cost, schedule or resources, it's important that you use estimation techniques to arrive at the required values. Each statistical estimate has a 'dispersion' associated with it. Which of the following is NOT a measure of 'dispersion' of an estimate?

Which one of the following elements may be found in a project governance framework?

The leadership style whereby each team member in a Project Management Office (PMO) contributes towards defining and measuring the objectives of the PMO is called?

Who is the person assigned the role of leading the project team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives and deliverables?

___________________ in project management includes influencing, motivating, listening, enabling and other activities having to do with the project team. Fill in the blanks.

This is the process of continually refining estimates and scope definition of a project during the Planning, Execution, and Monitoring & Controlling phases of a project as more information becomes available. Which process is being talked about here?

Which is the official syllabus of the PMP Exam?

This document is a formal brief that describes your project in its entirety — including what the objectives are, how it will be carried out, and who the stakeholders are, high-level risks etc. What is this document called?

Which name refers to individuals, groups, or organizations that may affect or be affected by the outcomes of a project?

Factors external to the organization can enhance, constrain, or have a neutral influence on project outcomes.  Which of the following is NOT an example of External Environmental Factors for a project?

While estimating project cost, schedule or resources, it's important that you use estimation techniques to arrive at the required values. Each statistical estimate has a 'central tendency' attached to it. Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency of an estimate?

Match A, B, C to 1, 2, 3 based on the definitions:

1 - Project, 2 - Program, 3 - Portfolio

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A - A group of projects or programs related to the company's vision and mission

B - A temporary endeavor creating tangible value for customers in the end

C - A group of related projects including other non-project/admin works

What is the most important reason to have a collaborative project team environment before and during project implementation?

Match the characteristics of a Functional (A), Project-oriented (B), and Matrix (C) organization with their correct characteristics as depicted below (1, 2, 3):

1. This type of organization is bureaucratic and hierarchial with limited information sharing across departments. Employees generally report to the functional manager and prefer to work in silos

2. There is healthy information sharing across departments in this type of organization. Employees typically report to the functional manager (for daily administrative works) as well as the project manager (as a project resource with partial or full utilization)

3. Employees work on projects for the majority of their time and report to the project manager directly. When one project gets complete, they are reassigned to another project.

Which one of the following distinguishes a PROJECT from a PROGRAM?

_________ would include anything the organization has acquired that you can use in the management of the project. They include formal and informal plans, policies, procedures, and guidelines. These are very important for the planning stage, irrespective of the nature of the project. Fill in the blanks.

Which of the following statements are true when it comes to conflict management while leading projects? (Select TWO options which are correct)

Which name refers to the kind of project coordination whereby project team members self-manage and are not controlled from above?

For any given project, the project manager, in collaboration with the project team, is always responsible for determining which processes and methodologies are appropriate, and the appropriate degree of rigor for each process to be applied in the project to create the maximum value for the customer. This is called ___________. Fill in the blanks.

You are leading a project and few of your team members are having conflicts with each other. How should you resolve the conflict between them?

________ provides the project manager and team with structure, processes, decision-making models, and tools for managing the project. Fill in the blanks.

You are leading a project as a project manager and one of your stakeholders sends you a request to change some items in the specification mid-way in the project. What step should you take now?

Which project function includes consulting with various stakeholders on ideas for improving project performance or meeting customer needs?

Which name refers to the method used to shorten the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding resources?

The following diagram BEST represents the ________ Life Cycle.

The ____________ is the 'center of excellence' of project management knowledge and provides the 'best-in-class standards' and methodologies for driving projects in an organization. Fill in the blanks.

What should be the primary motivator for an aspirant willing to take up the PMP Exam Certification Exam?

The __________ is a collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization or organizations involved in the project and is tailored to best fit the need of the project to create maximum value for the customer. Fill in the blanks.

Which of the following statements does NOT define a 'Project'?

An uncertain condition or event that if it occurs can hurt one or more project objectives is called?

The 'lessons learned register' for a project capture all the learnings from experiences of a project team to benefit other project teams and the organization as a whole for future projects. When should a lesson learned register be ideally updated by a project team?

Which name is given to the temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result and has a definite beginning and end?

________ project management is an iterative approach to deliver a project throughout its life cycle in bite-sized iterations to provide maximum value to the customer. Fill in the blanks.

During which phase of a waterfall type project management 'changes' are managed?

Regarding the importance of PMBOK 6th edition and PMBOK 7th edition for your PMP Exam in 2022/23., select the statement that is TRUE:

The project _________________ phase determines if the business case is valid and if the organization has the capability to deliver the intended outcome. Fill in the blanks.