PGMP Online Practice Questions and Answers

Robert's program is slipping on its schedule and management has asked that Robert find a method to compress the duration of the program. What approach could Robert take that would not dramatically add risks to program if he added labor to the effort-driven activities within the program?

A. Lead time

B. Crashing

C. Lag time

D. Fast tracking

You are the program manager for your organization and you are preparing to launch several constituent projects within your program. You need to ensure that each project manager is authorized to utilize the appropriate project and program resources in order to complete the project requirements. What document do you need to create for each constituent project in your program to ensure that each project manager can use the appropriate resources?

A. Project charter

B. Project scope statement

C. Project resource requirements document

D. Roles and responsibilities chart

Which of the following is responsible to sign off on the closure documents of a project?

A. Project team members

B. Project Manager

C. End user

D. Sponsor

You are the project manager of a construction project. You have to close a phase of the project. Which is the only technique (or tool) available in the Close Project or Phase process?

A. Change control meetings

B. Project management information system

C. Expert judgment

D. Observations

Wanda is the program manager for her organization. Her program team consists of resources from across the organization - many of whom have not worked together before. Wanda thinks that she'll need to complete some team development but would like to focus the development on the materials and activities that the program team will need to complete in the program. What plan should Wanda reference and update to complete her team development process?

A. Training plan

B. Communications management plan

C. Staffing management plan

D. Requirements management plan

Complete the following phrase about quality management: Quality is ____ into a program, not ____ into a program.

A. Built, inspected

B. Planned, inspected

C. Planned, controlled

D. Executed, controlled

A new program manager joins a multi-year program that has been underway for almost a year. During interviews, several stakeholders state that they do not understand how the program will help the organization.

At the next stakeholder meeting, what should the program manager present to address their concerns?

A. Program charter

B. Program scope assessment results

C. Business and program roadmap

D. Expected program benefits management plan

During the program execution stage, the component project manager responsible for testing estimates that budgeted hours may exceed 200 hours. What should the program manager do?

A. Communicate to the program sponsor regarding the additional estimated cost and request a change order.

B. Determine which component projects have excess capacity and rebalance those resources to the project that needs additional hours.

C. Request that the project manager make the team members work additional hours and not bill the project.

D. Talk with the project manager and find ways to reduce hours in another part of the project.

A program manager at a pharmaceutical company plans a new drug development effort. The development is slated to yield three drug variants. The program manager articulates the program scope boundaries. Which of the following deliverables captures these items?

A. Program scope management plan

B. Program governance plan

C. Program scope statement

D. Program work breakdown structure

A program manager at a pharmaceutical company plans a new drug development effort. The development is slated to yield three drug variants. The program manager articulates the program scope boundaries. Which of the following deliverables captures these items?

A. Program scope management plan

B. Program governance plan

C. Program scope statement

D. Program work breakdown structure