Chapter 1 Questions
1. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? a. Temporary Endeavor th
b. Repetitive routine routine work (PMBOK 4 edition Page 5, Chapter 1, 1.2)
c.
Create a unique product, service or result
d. Has a definite beginning and end 2. A project can involve a. A single person b. An organizational unit c.
Multiple organizational Units th
d. All of the above (PMBOK 4 edition Page 5, Chapter 1, 1.2)
3. A project is ongoing repetitive wo rk effort that follows existing organizational procedures th
a. False (PMBOK 4 edition Page 5, Chapter 1, 1.2)
b. True 4. Which of the following is not one of the 5 process groups a. Initiating th
b. Procuring (PMBOK 4 edition Page 6, Chapter 1, 1.3) c.
Executing
d. Monitoring and Controlling e. Closing 5. Project manager should strictly adhere to and apply the knowledge, skill, tools and techniques described uniformly to all projects th
a. False (PMBOK 4 edition Page 4, Chapter 1, 1.1; Page 38 Chapter 3) b. True 6. Project Constraints are limited to Scope, Schedule(time), Schedule(time), and Budget (cost) th
a. False (PMBOK 4 edition Page 6, Chapter 1, 1.3)
b. True 7. Which answer best represents the relationship between Portfolio, Program and Project? a. A portfolio contains contains only programs and projects that are interdependent or directly related b. A project contains portfolios, projects, and or programs c.
A program contains projects which contain portfolios th
d. None of the above (PMBOK 4 edition Page 7-10, Chapter 1, 1.4 – 1.4.2)
8. Jan Jane and her team are responsible for the centralized management of a collection of projects and programs to meet strategic business need. Which of the following is most likely Jane’s job title? (choose the BEST answer) a. Project Manager b. Program Manager c.
th
Portfolio Manager (PMBOK 4 edition Page 8, Chapter 1, 1.1.4)
d. Business Analyst 9. Portfolio Management is defined as a group of re lated projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually. th
a. False (PMBOK 4 edition Page 8, Chapter 1, 1.1.4, 1.4.2)
b. True 10. John is in charge of a production line t hat makes widgets. John routinely plans out work to be done, develop the line schedule and assign resources, evaluates production cost, checks quality reports for the work being done, hold weekly mee tings with his staff, and closes the books on an ongoing biweekly basis. John is performing a. Project Management b. Portfolio Management c.
Program Management th
d. None of the above (PMBOK 4 edition Page 5, 1.2; Page 12, Chapter 1, 1.5; Clues: production line, routinely, ongoing)
11. Which of the following are project management process groups? a. Initiating, Scoping, Executing, Checking, Closing th
b. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing (PMBOK 4 edition Page 8, Chapter 1, 1.3)
c.
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Quality Assurance, Closing
d. Plan, Do, Check, Act, End 12. Which of the following is not an objective of the Project Management Office (PMO)? a. The PMO manages major program scope changes which may be seen as potential opportunities to better achieve business objectives th
b. The PMO focuses on the specified project objectives (PMBOK 4 edition Page 12, Chapter 1, 1.4.4)
c.
The PMO optimizes the use of shared organizational resources across all projects
d. The PMO manages the methodologies, standard, overall risk/opportunity, and interdependencies among projects at the enterprise level. 13. Which of the following is not a mean by which projects are initiated? a. Strategic opportunity or business need b. Legal requirement
c.
Technological advance th
d. Project Manager Request (PMBOK 4 edition Page 10, Chapter 1, 1.4.3)
14. Things that surround or influence a project positively or negatively are called (choose the BEST answer) a. Political climate th
b. Enterprise environmental factors (PMBOK 4 edition Page 14, Chapter 1, 1.8) c.
Stakeholder risk tolerance
d. Organizational culture, structure, and processes 15. Which of the following statements is True? a. PMBOK Guide is the standard for managing most projects all of the time across many types of industries. b. The PMBOK Guide standard describes the project management processes, tools, and th
technique used to manage a project towards a successful outcome. (PMBOK 4 edition Page 13, Chapter 1, 1.7)
c.
The PMBOK Guide standard is not unique to the project management field and has interrelationships to other project management disciplines such as Program manageme nt and portfolio management.
d. None of the above
