1. The document contains 10 exam questions related to project management topics like enterprise environmental factors, characteristics of projects and programs, responsibilities of a project manager, and more. 2. The questions test understanding of concepts like the difference between a project and program, processes groups and knowledge areas, portfolio and project management, and constraints that can impact a project. 3. Correct answers are provided for each question along with brief explanations to help clarify the concepts being assessed.

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1. The project manager for a construction project discovers that a new water line is being created in the
neighborhood where he’s managing a project. Company policy requires that a series of forms for city
environmental changes need to be filled out before his team can continue work on the project. This is an
example of:
A portfolioA.
A programB.
An enterprise environmental factorC.
A projectD.
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a project?
TemporaryA.
StrategicB.
Specific resultC.
Progressively elaboratedD.
3. An energy company is investing in a series of initiatives to look for alternative energy sources so that the
company can be competitive in 10 years. The initaitives are tracked and managed together because this goal
is vital to the success of the company. This is an example of...
A portfolioA.
B. A program
A projectC.
A enterprise environmental factorD.
4. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a project manager?
Managing stakeholder expectationsA.
Managing project constraintsB.
Gathering product requirementsC.
Sponsoring the projectD.
5. Which of the following is NOT a Process Group?
Monitoring and ControllingA.
Gathering RequirementsB.
InitiatingC.
ClosingD.
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6. Which of the following is NOT a knowledge area?
ScopeA.
IntegrationB.
ProcurementC.
D. Initiating
7. Which of the following is NOT true about portfolio management?
The portfolio manager judges success of the portfolio by combining data from all of its programs andA.
projects
A portfolio can contain projects and programsB.
A portfolio is organized around a business goalC.
A portfolio is always a group of programsD.
8. You’re managing a project to remodel a kitchen. You use earned value calculations to figure out that
you’re going to run $500 over budget if your project continues at the current rate. Which of the following
core characteristics of a project manager are you using to find the problem?
KnowledgeA.
PerformanceB.
PersonalC.
None of the aboveD.
9. At the beginning of a project, a software team project manager is given a schedule with everyone’s
vacations on it. She realizes that because the software will be delivered to the QA team exactly when they
have overlapping vacations, there is a serious risk of quality problems because there won’t be anyone to test
the software before it goes into production. What BEST describes the constraint this places on the project?
Quality constraintA.
Time constraintB.
Resource constraintC.
Risk constraintD.
10. A project manager is having trouble with his project because one of his team members is not performing,
which is causing him to miss an important date he promised to a stakeholder. He discovers that the team
member knew about the project problem, but didn’t tell him because the team members are all afraid of his
bad temper. Which BEST describes how the project manager can avoid this situation in the future?
Increasing his knowledge of the PMBOK® GuideA.
Measuring personal performanceB.
Improving his personal skillsC.
Managing stakeholder expectationsD.
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1. Answer: C
Since the project manager is filling out forms because of company policy, this is a good example of an
enterprise environmental factor.
2. Answer: B
A project doesn’t have to be strategic or critical. It only needs to be temporary, have a specific result and be
progressively elaborated.
3. Answer: A
Since the initiatives are being managed together because of a strategic business goal, you can tell that this is
a portfolio.
4. Answer: D
The sponsor is the person who pays for the project. The project manager doesn’t usually play that role.
5. Answer: B
The process groups categorize all of the activities that a project goes through in its lifecycle. They are Initiatng,
Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing.
6. Answer: D
Initiating is a process group, not a knowledge area. The process groups help you to think about all of the
different stages a project goes through from the time it is first imagined until it is completed. The knowledge
areas are all the things you need to think about as your project goes through those stages.
7. Answer: D
Since a portfolio can be a group of programs and projects, option D is the one that’s not true. It can be a group
of programs, but it doesn’t have to be.
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Look out for questions like this one on the exam. Common sensemight tell you that a project should be important for a company towant to do it, but that’s not what the question is asking.
Portfolios are organized around business goals and programs areorganized around a shared benefit in managing them together.
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8. Answer: A
Your knowledge of Earned Value Management techniques is how you can predict that the project will be
over budget. Knowing that could let you plan ahead to avoid further cost overruns. Minimally, it can help
you to reset expectations with your stakeholders so they have a better idea of what’s coming.
9. Answer: C
This is a resource constraint, because the project manager’s resources – in this case, the people who will
be testing the software – are not going to be available to her when she needs them. Yes, this will cause
problems with the quality, introduce risks, and cause schedule problems. But they’re not schedule, time or
risk constraints, because there’s no outside limitation placed on the project quality, schedule or risks. The
only outside limitation is the resource availability. If they were available, there wouldn’t be a problem!
10. Answer: C
The way that the project manager interacts with the people on his team interfered with his work getting
done. This is a good example of how a lack of personal skills can lead directly to major project problems
down the line, and it’s why this particular project manager needs to work on his personal skills.
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The project manager’s temper
led to a disappointed stakeholder,
but that doesn’t mean that the
stakeholder’s expectations were
out of line. This was an avoidable
project problem, and better
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