pmi pgmp practice test

program management professional

Last exam update: Dec 15 ,2024
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Question 1

Communication is large percentage of program execution as the program manager must communicate with the appropriate stakeholders. In larger programs face- to-face communication is not always possible. When emails are used what verbal aspect of communication is lost?

  • A. Barriers
  • B. Noise
  • C. Nonverbal
  • D. Paralingual
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d

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Question 2

You are the program manager of the MQQ Program. Your program will use equipment and materials that are new to your industry. You have some concerns that there will be delays and waste by your program team because they've not worked with these materials or tools before. You elect to send the resources that will work the most with these tools through training. The cost of the training in this instance is known as which one of the following?

  • A. Indirect costs
  • B. Cost of doing business
  • C. Direct costs
  • D. Cost of conformance quality
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d

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Question 3

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?

  • A. Quality control
  • B. Scope verification
  • C. Quality assurance
  • D. Planning
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c

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Question 4

Small changes that bypass the organization's change control procedures are called ____.

  • A. Scope creep
  • B. Lag
  • C. Scope fault
  • D. Gold plating
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a

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Question 5

You are the program manager for your organization and you're coaching Tom, an aspiring program manager, on program management. Tom is curious about controlling communications. Which one of the following is an output of the communications control process?

  • A. Approved change requests
  • B. Communications management plan
  • C. Stakeholder analysis charts
  • D. Performance reports
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b

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Question 6

A program manager for the construction of a ship reviews the program management plan with a shipyard representative. The shipyard representative indicates that while 65 percent progress was anticipated, only 60 percent has been achieved.
What should the program manager do to ensure benefits realization?

  • A. Conduct a program performance analysis based upon the deviation, and update the program business case to reflect the schedule delay.
  • B. Inform the program sponsor and the steering committee of the delay, and validate the program business case.
  • C. Analyze the impact of the delay, review risks identify any corrective actions, and update the benefits management plan.
  • D. Update the program schedule, and escalate the issue to the program management office (PMO) to accelerate shipyard work.
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d

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Question 7

A company is building a global monitoring network in 40 countries. The program completes the planning phase and a review is conducted of the program components' strategic alignment with the intended program and company goals. The review identifies issues that should be resolved to improve program progress. One of the issues identified is the lack of incorporation of both software and configuration management tools.
Which of the following must be addressed?

  • A. Program performance monitoring and controlling
  • B. Program management information system (PMIS)
  • C. Program delivery management
  • D. Program roadmap
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b

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Question 8

A multi-year complex program will deliver advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) components for autonomous vehicles. Several key stakeholders are concerned because they have not been regularly involved with the program and do not understand the program's benefits.
What should the program manager do to address these key stakeholders' concerns?

  • A. Meet with the stakeholders and update the stakeholder map.
  • B. Create a progress report to share with stakeholders after the next status meeting.
  • C. Capture stakeholder expectations, and revise the stakeholder engagement plan.
  • D. Update the communications management plan after meeting with the program steering committee.
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c

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Question 9

What is the primary purpose of a project kick-off meeting?

  • A. To establish why the project has been initiated.
  • B. To establish the direction and purpose of the project management plan.
  • C. To establish the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders.
  • D. To establish who the project manager and project sponsor are for the project.
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a

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Question 10

Ben is the program manager for his organization. He's working with program team to determine what activities need to be completed in order to move the program into execution. He and the team are subdividing the program scope into smaller, manageable components to determine the activity list. What is Ben and his program team creating by subdividing the program scope in this scenario?

  • A. Work breakdown structure
  • B. Program network diagram
  • C. Program scope baseline
  • D. Activity list
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a

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