Integration

Question 1

An intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan is called:

a. Defect repair
b. Preventive action
c. Corrective action
d. A change order

Answer 1

C. By definition, anything done to bring expected future project performance back in line with the baseline plan is called corrective action.

Question 2

Which of these processes is not part of Project Integration Management?

a. Develop project management plan
b. Monitor and control project work
c. Control resources
d. Close project or phase

Answer 2

C. Control resources is not a process in project integration management

Question 3

A predetermined value of a measurable project variable that represents a limit that requires action to be taken if it is reached is called:

a. Threshold
b. Tolerance
c. Not to exceed
d. Performance measurement

Answer 3

A. By definition, a threshold is a value of a measurable project variable that represents a limit that requires action to be taken if it is reached.

Question 4

Coordinating, unifying, and consolidating are associated with which of the nine knowledge areas?

a. Scope management
b. Risk management
c. Integration management
d. Communications management

Answer 4

The best answer choice is C because integration management comprises coordinating, unifying, and consolidating activities of the project.

Question 5

The project that Walter has been managing is coming to an end. He is in the closing activities. Prior to finalizing the Close Project process, he needs to verify that the project has achieved the project scope. To which of the following documents must he refer in order to determine this?

a. Work Breakdown Structure
b. Earned Value measurement
c. Stakeholder register
d. Project management plan

Answer 5

The best answer choice is option D because the project management plan contains the Scope Management plan and the scope baseline

Question 6

All of the following choices are inputs to the Develop Project Management Plan process except:

a. Project charter
b. Enterprise environmental factors
c. Project scope statement
d. Outputs from other processes

Answer 6

The best answer choice is C because the project scope statement is not an input to the Develop Project Management Plan process.

Question 7

An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan is known as

a. Defect repair
b. Preventive action
c. Corrective action
d. A change order

Answer 7

B. Preventive action is an intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan.

Question 8

The document that enables the project manager to move forward with the project by enabling them to apply organizational resources is called:

a. The Statement of Work (SOW)
b. The business case
c. The communications plan
d. The project charter

Answer 8

D. By definition, the charter is a document that has been issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities

Question 9

Your product, as currently configured, will not be accepted unless some minor changes are made. Your project team has delivered the results of those changes and verified that the product will now be acceptable to the stakeholders. This is an example of which process group?

a. Monitoring and Controlling
b. Planning
c. Initiating
d. Executing

Answer 9

A. The best answer choice is A because this question concerns monitoring and controlling the result of the executing process and initiating changes when necessary to meet the product requirements.

Question 10

Clyde is working for an audio systems manufacturer as the project manager of a new project to develop a high-quality audio monitoring system. Since the product of this project may be used by government surveillance agencies, the quality is critical. Clyde is in the process of using quality standards from the organization’s quality policy to develop the project charter. Which of the following best describes what Clyde is doing?

a. Using organizational process assets to develop the project charter
b. Using the Statement of Work to develop the project management plan
c. Using enterprise environmental factors to develop the charter
d. Using industry standards to develop the charter

Answer 10

The best answer choice is A. Clyde is using the existing organizational process assets to develop a new charter for the project

Question 11

Accurate and timely information is critical in a project environment. Which of the following process groups helps to assure that all information is accurate and timely?

a. Planning
b. Closing
c. Monitoring and Controlling
d. Initiating

Answer 11

The best answer choice is C. The processes in the Monitoring and Controlling process group help to monitor all project information to assure that it is accurate and timely.

Question 12

navigate. You are managing a project tasked with manufacturing a new consumer grade commuter airplane that has just been approved by the FAA. Production of the airframe is scheduled to begin the following week, but your lead assembly supervisor has just informed you that some specific fastening components for the fuselage are not going to be delivered on time. You decide to change the schedule and direct your team to work on the subassemblies for the navigation system. This is an example of which of the following?
a. Fast tracking
b. Crashing the schedule
c. Corrective action
d. Preventive action

Answer 12

The best answer choice is D because the project manager is taking preventive action to address the change in schedule tasks and in order to keep the project on schedule.

Question 13

Which of the following should be included in the project charter?

a. All supporting documentation
b. Risk register
c. The specific business need the project is designed to address
d. Stakeholder register

Answer 13

The best answer choice is C because the project charter is the document that initiates the project and describes the specific business need that the project is designed to address.

Question 14

navigate. Stephanie is a YouTube v-logger. Her husband, Dave, works for photographic equipment manufacturer. Because of the advent of new technology and a unique wireless geo-location system, Dave has just developed a new video camera that has an input for a secondary camera lens, which allows Stephanie to videotape herself from two different points of view at the same time. Her YouTube subscribers, some of which are also v-loggers, have seen Stephanie’s review of the product on her YouTube channel and have started calling Stephanie and asking where they can buy one of these new cameras. Dave’s company decides to meet with some of the v-loggers to under stand their wants and needs for a new product line around the two-lens concept. Dave documents the initial assumptions and reviews previous lessons learned from a similar new product line before pitching the idea to the Project Selection Committee. This example illustrates the concept of
a. Market advance
b. Project feasibility assessment
c. Business need
d. Technology advance

Answer 14

The best answer choice is B because the scenario illustrates meeting with stakeholders and evaluating assumptions and lessons learned to evaluate the feasibility of a new project.

Question 15

navigate. Darla’s project is coming to the end of a specific phase. She has scheduled a phase-end meeting with her team in order to get the required sign-offs on specific deliverables. This particular phase end is a natural time to evaluate the team’s performance in the phase that is ending. Darla is sending a communication to her team members regarding this meeting. Which of the following is the correct nomenclature for a meeting of this type?
a. Phase exit
b. Monitoring gate
c. Kill gate
d. Milestone review

Answer 15

The best answer choice is A. Typical terms include phase gate, kill point, and stage gate.

Question 16

A written document that records the status and resolution of current situations that could have an impact on project objectives is a(n)

a. Communications plan
b. Issue log
c. Issue record
d. Work performance report

Answer 16

B. An issue is a current condition or situation that may have an impact on the project objectives. An issue log is used to document and monitor the resolution of issues.

Question 17

From the following documents, select the one that formally authorizes the project.

a. Business case
b. Statement of Work
c. WBS
d. Project charter

Answer 17

The best answer choice is D because the project charter is the document that formally authorizes and initiates the project.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a subsidiary plan that is typically included in the project management plan?

a. Cost management plan
b. Scope Management plan
c. Performance improvement plan
d. Communications Management plan

Answer 18

The best answer choice is C because any performance improvement plan is not a subsidiary plan and is not included as part of the project management plan

Question 19

The overall focus of integrated change control is to

a. Maintain the integrity of performance baselines
b. Manage approved changes
c. Coordinate changes across the knowledge areas
d. All of the answer choices are correct

Answer 19

D. The overall focus of integrated change control is to
review all change requests
manage changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan
communicate decisions
consider changes in an integrated manner

Question 20

Variances that are within the ______ are considered acceptable.

a. Baseline
b. Threshold
c. Boundaries
d. 10% range

Answer 20

B. Variances within the threshold are acceptable.

Question 21

At the end of a project when project documentation is being archived, which stakeholder is typically still working on the project?

a. The project team members
b. The project manager
c. The client and/or the client’s legal team
d. All stakeholders on the project

Answer 21

B. Archiving documentation is usually the last function prior to formally closing the project. The project manager is often the only remaining stakeholder actively working on the project.

Question 22

One of your project team members has indicated that she will need an additional four days to complete an activity assigned to her. She assures you that this delay will have zero impact on the project cost. As an experienced project manager what should you do?

a. Approve the request.
b. Ask your team to look for any impact in other areas.
c. Assign more resources to the activity.
d. Deny the request

Answer 22

The best answer choice is B. Although your team has indicated the anticipated delay will have zero impact on the project cost, you need to determine whether the delay will have any impact on other areas such as schedule, quality, and scope. In this case, an impact analysis should be done by your project team.

Question 23

Reducing the project budget by 10% is considered what?

a. A product change
b. A quality change
c. A project change
d. A necessary requirement

Answer 23

C. Reducing the project budget is considered a project change. Because of balancing competing demands, it’s necessary to consider the impact a budget reduction will have on the scope, schedule, and quality constraints on a project.

Question 24

One of your team members at the software development company you work for has created a new coding process that results in decreasing development time by an average of 30%. You record this development in order to

a. Help the team member receive recognition
b. Make this information available for future projects
c. Motivate the other team members to be more creative
d. Document it as an exception to standard procedure

Answer 24

The best answer choice is B because this scenario specifically involves documenting lessons learned that may be valuable for future projects.

Question 25

A set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled is called a

a. Configuration management system
b. Project management plan
c. Change control system
d. Subsidiary plan

Answer 25

C. A change control system is a set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled

Question 26

Reducing the budget by 3% is considered a

a. Project change
b. Product change
c. Project management plan change
d. Project document change

Answer 26

A. Reducing the budget is a project change. You have to change the project management plan, but the change to the project is the driver, not the plan itself.

Question 27

Your company was awarded a contract to evaluate the environmental impact of a new but unproven technological advance in wind farming. When developing the project charter, to what documentation should a project manager pay special attention?

a. Requirements
b. The awarded contract
c. The business case
d. A stakeholder analysis

Answer 27

B. Because the contract was awarded following a bidding process, there will be contractual obligations that need to be fulfilled as outlined within the contract. These need to be reflected in the project charter that is being created.

Question 28

By definition, any unique and verifiable product, result, or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process, phase, or project is called:

a. Product
b. Service
c. Artifact
d. Deliverable

Answer 28

D. By definition, a deliverable is any unique and verifiable product, result, or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process, phase, or project.

Question 29

The PMBOK Guide defines a project as having two specific characteristics. Which of the following comprise those characteristics?

a. Beginning and phased
b. Temporary and unique
c. Sponsor and client
d. Costly and time consuming

Answer 29

The best answer choice is B. The PMBOK Guide defines a project as a temporary undertaking designed to create a specific product, service, or result

Question 30

What type of knowledge can be codified using symbols such as words, numbers, and pictures?

a. Implicit knowledge
b. Tacit knowledge
c. Explicit knowledge
d. Informational knowledge

Answer 30

Explicit knowledge can be codified using symbols such as words, numbers, and pictures

Question 31

Which of the following documents would include the project objectives, identified risks, and approval requirements?

a. Strategic plan
b. Project charter
c. WBS dictionary
d. Scope statement

Answer 31

The best answer choice is B because the project charter contains the items described.

Question 32

You are the project manager on a project that exists in a matrix organizational structure. One of your team members is a director with the company and is consistently late with project deliverables. You have tried to schedule a meeting with her by leaving voice mails and sending e-mails, but she will not respond to your messages. The project is beginning to fall behind schedule because of her failure to meet deadlines, and you realize it is time to escalate the issue in order to keep the project on track. Of the choices below, which is the proper person to contact?

a. Her supervisor
b. The customer
c. Your sponsor
d. The CEO of the company

Answer 32

C. The best answer choice is C because your sponsor is the next level of authority on the project.

Question 33

navigate. Hank has been assigned as the project manager for an industrial waste disposal system construction project. During the development of the charter, the project budget initially designated for this project was estimated at $10 million. Recently, organizational cuts have resulted in decreased funding for this project and a reduced scope. If the sponsor reduces the project budget to $5 million just before the planning phase begins, what should Hank do?
a. Document the new budget as a constraint
b. Revise the project charter
c. Meet with the stakeholders to get their opinions
d. Update the summary budget in the charter

Answer 33

The best answer choice is B. If the funding is decreased and the scope reduced, the number of stakeholders, milestones, and other aspects of the project will change. Because the planning processes have not started yet, it is better to revise the project charter with the new project objectives, budget, and scope. Hank must also identify any new stakeholders and eliminate any stakeholders that are no longer involved based on the new project scope.

Question 34

navigate. David has recently inherited a project that is having significant difficulties and running behind schedule because of poor estimates for the activity durations. The project team had missed numerous deadlines, and customers are unhappy with the progress on the project. David has been analyzing the leads and lags in the schedule in an attempt to bring activities into alignment with the project plan without impacting the cost baseline. He has determined that he can schedule some of the activities in parallel rather than sequentially with no adverse effect on the project costs. Of the following choices, which describes David’s action?
a. Crashing
b. Fast-tracking
c. Re-baselining
d. Lessons learned

Answer 34

The best answer choice is B. David is involved in a schedule compression technique known as fast-tracking. Crashing is also a schedule compression technique, but it typically results in increased cost.

Question 35

Writing a performance assessment on a lead project resource is part of which closing activity?

a. Archiving financial information
b. Conducting a lessons learned/post-project audit
c. Releasing project resources
d. Acceptance of scope and project deliverables

Answer 35

C. One part of releasing project resources is to provide feedback to team members in the interest of their professional development

Question 36

You have just started working as a project manager for a guitar amplifier manufacturing company. Although your organization has been manufacturing amplification equipment for some time, the need for this project is due to industry changes and technological advances made in audio transcoding systems. You are in the process of creating the project charter for this project, and it’s necessary to create a Statement of Work in order to completely describe the end product. In order to create this Statement of Work, which of the following will you need to include?

a. Product scope description
b. Business need
c. Strategic plan
d. All of the above

Answer 36

The best answer choice is D because all of the items listed are referenced in the Statement of Work.

Question 37

From the list of choices below, select the process that is considered to be the most dependent on the type and nature of the work being performed and the process in which the project deliverables are created.

a. Control Scope
b. Collect Requirements
c. Monitor and Control Project Work
d. Direct and Manage Project Work

Answer 37

The best answer choice is D. Because the output of the Direct and Manage Project Work process are the deliverables, it is this process that is most dependent on the type and nature of the work being performed and process in which the deliverables are created.

Question 38

The overall project performance measurement baseline typically includes

a. Cost baseline, schedule baseline, quality baseline
b. Scope baseline, configuration baseline, cost baseline
c. Schedule baseline, scope baseline, quality baseline
d. Cost baseline, scope baseline, schedule baseline

Answer 38

D. There is no such thing as a quality baseline or configuration baseline.

Question 39

navigate. Which of the following best defines the formal closing of a project or phase?
a. The comparison of the financial results against the plan to determine the project’s overall profitability using real project data
b. The informal review of the project after the project’s final deliverable has been given to the client.
c. The process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract.
d. The published documentation of how project events were addressed, or should be addressed, on future subsequent projects.

Answer 39

C. Close Project or Phase is the process of finalizing all activities for the project, phase, or contract.

Question 40

Which of the following is used to provide a comparison between the actual work performed and the schedule baseline?

a. Quantitative analysis
b. Qualitative analysis
c. Performance reviews
d. Work Breakdown Structure

Answer 40

The best answer choice is C. Performance reviews are used as a comparison tool to evaluate the work performed as it relates to the schedule baseline

Question 41

When considering completing the final lessons learned document, which information should NOT be considered?

a. Techniques used for team building
b. Risk analysis that was performed as part of planning the project
c. Which team members were given performance bonuses
d. Methods used for requirements gathering

Answer 41

C. Information regarding team member performance, bonuses, or feedback is not appropriate for lessons learned documentation

Question 42

An artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either an end item in itself or a component item is a(n)

a. Deliverable
b. Product
c. Result
d. Artifact

Answer 42

B. An artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either an end item in itself or a component item is a product

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a component of the project management plan?

a. Change management plan
b. Communications Management plan
c. Cost baseline
d. Requirements Traceability Matrix

Answer 43

The Requirements Traceability Matrix is a project document.

Question 44

navigate. Which knowledge area defines the “processes and activities to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups?”
a. Project Integration Management
b. Project Scope Management
c. Project Quality Management
d. Project Procurement Management

Answer 44

A. In the project management context, Integration Management includes characteristics of unification, consolidation, communication, and interrelationships. These actions should be applied from the start of the project through completion

Question 45

navigate. What document is sometimes referred to as the initiation document, project description document, or project authorization document?
a. The integration management plan
b. The project charter
c. Integrated change control
d. Project SOW

Answer 45

B. Different organizations have different terms for their project charter document.

Question 46

What project document is often a key repository of information that is used to capture explicit knowledge that can be shared on the existing project and on other projects?

a. Risk register
b. Lessons learned register
c. Project charter
d. Stakeholder register

Answer 46

B. The lessons learned register is often a key repository of information that is used to capture explicit knowledge that can be shared on the existing project and on other projects

Question 47

During a project kick-off meeting for getting stakeholder approval for the project charter on a software development project, one of the key stakeholders suggests moving the project end date. What should you do next after the kick-off meeting is concluded?

a. Schedule a meeting with the stakeholder to understand his position
b. Meet with all stakeholders to get their approval
c. Ignore the request
d. Move the project end date as suggested

Answer 47

A. The best answer choice is A because the project charter needs to be approved by all stakeholders prior to moving into the planning phase. Since ignoring this key stakeholder’s request could result in project failure, gaining a better understanding of the argument is critical to making the right decision.

Question 48

Completion of the project is measured against the

a. Project scope statement
b. Requirements documentation
c. Project management plan
d. Scope baseline

Answer 48

C. Project completion is measured against the project management plan.

Question 49

A quantifiable deviation, departure, or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value is called:

a. A variance
b. A gap
c. A lag
d. A float

Answer 49

A. By definition, a variance is any quantifiable deviation, departure, or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value. It is often preceded by a modifier, such as cost or schedule.

Question 50

Which term is defined as the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management process groups?

a. Project Plan Development
b. Project Plan Execution
c. Integrated Change Control
d. Project Integration Management

Answer 50

D. Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management process groups.

Question 51

navigate. Identifying, approving, or rejecting modifications to documents deliverables, or baselines associated with the project are identified, approved, or rejected is called:
a. Change Control
b. Configuration Management
c. Project Management Plan
d. Subsidiary Plan Component

Answer 51

A. By definition, Change Control is a process whereby modifications to documents, deliverables or baselines associated with the project are identified, documented, approved or rejected

Question 52

The project purpose, summary milestones, and project manager (PM) authority are described in which document?

a. Statement of Work (SOW)
b. Stakeholder analysis
c. Business case
d. The project charter

Answer 52

D. All these items are documented in the charter. The business case may provide relevant charter pulls it together and documents it in one place.

Question 53

Examples of monitoring include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Collecting project performance data
b. Defect repair
c. Performance measures
d. Reporting and disseminating performance information

Answer 53

B. Defect repair is an intentional activity used to modify a nonconforming product or component, often associated with quality management activities.

Question 54

Your company has won a bid to conduct research on the impact of CO2 in a remote part of the Northwest Territories. What document should you pay particular attention to as you develop the charter?

a. Requirements documentation
b. Business case
c. Agreement
d. Stakeholder analysis

Answer 54

C. Because this project was won in a bidding situation, there will be contractual obligations that are outlined in the agreement. These need to be reflected in the project charter.

Question 55

As your project team executes the activities required for the work packages listed in the WBS, they have been reviewing information from previous projects to determine best practices for completing the activities necessary to complete the work. This information is found in which of the following?

a. Communication Management plan
b. Enterprise environmental factors
c. Project charter
d. Lessons learned

Answer 55

The best answer choice is D because the lessons learned database contains details from previous projects and can be a valuable resource in completing new projects.

Question 56

Which of the following is a component of the project charter document?

a. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
b. Network document
c. Quality management plan
d. Project exit criteria

Answer 56

The project charter often contains the conditions needed to close the project or phase.

Question 57

In which of the following situations would it be appropriate to change a project baseline?

a. When the integrated change control board approves a change request
b. When the project management plan changes
c. When the project life cycles enters a new phase
d. At no time prior to the completion of the project

Answer 57

The best answer choice is A because project baselines are only changed when the integrated change control board approves a change request

Question 58

From the following documents, select the one that formally authorizes the project.

a. Business case
b. Statement of Work
c. WBS
d. Project charter

Answer 58

The best answer choice is D because the project charter is the document that formally authorizes and initiates the project allowing the project manager to apply organizational resources.

Question 59

navigate. Richard is managing a project for a major client. The project sponsor has just informed Richard that the client is terminating their contract for convenience. Which of the following should Richard do now?
a. Control procurements
b. Create a change request
c. Close the project or phase
d. Perform qualitative risk analysis

Answer 59

The best answer choice is C. Because the client is canceling the contract, it means there is no justification for the project to continue. Richard needs to close the project.

Question 60

Charlie has advised a client that although half the work of a project is complete, less than half the budget has been spent at this point. What has Charlie just provided to the client?

a. Schedule forecast
b. Corrective action
c. Preventive action
d. Status report

Answer 60

D. A status report describes the overall state of the project at any point during the project

Question 61

Which information is NOT relevant for a lessons learned document?

a. Which team members received bonuses
b. Methods to improve requirements gathering
c. An effective technique for team building
d. A risk response that worked well

Answer 61

A. Information on team member performance, bonuses, or feedback is not part of the lessons learned document.

Question 62

According to the PMBOK® Guide, a document where information about issues is recorded and monitored is called:

a. An issue log
b. An issue record
c. An action log
d. A work performance report

Answer 62

A. An issue log is used to document and monitor the resolution of issues

Question 63

During the Close Project or Phase process, which of the following is the project scope measured against?

a. Quality Management plan
b. Earned Value
c. Project management plan
d. Schedule Variance

Answer 63

C. The best answer choice is C because, of the choices listed, only the project management plan is an input to this process

Question 64

An example of a monitoring task is

a. Collecting project performance data
b. Monitoring implementation of changes
c. Developing preventive action plans
d. Submitting change requests

Answer 64

A. To monitor is to collect project performance data, produce performance measures, and report and disseminate performance information

Question 65

Completion of a project scope is best measured against which of the following project documents?

a. The scope baseline
b. The project management plan
c. The project scope statement
d. Requirements documentation

Answer 65

B. Final project completion is always measured against the project management plan.