Question 1

Two team members in your project are having issues working together. You discuss this problem with the functional manager and jointly agree on a solution. What type of organizational structure are you working in?

A) Project oriented
B) Strong Matrix
C) Balanced Matrix
D) Weak Matrix

Question 2

A project management office (PMO) is a group or department that defines and maintains standards for project management within the organization. What is the primary objective of a PMO?

A) To support the customers receiving the product
B) To support the project managers
C) To support senior management
D) To support the industry

Question 3

You are working on an agile project as a project manager and performing sprint planning. You are planning the work in detail to be completed soon, and long term work is planned at a high level. What is this called?

A) Detailed Elaboration
B) Waterfall Planning
C) Agile Planning
D) Rolling Wave Planning

Question 4

At what stage of a project is a project manager typically assigned to a project?

A) The very beginning, during project initiation
B) The beginning to middle, during project planning
C) The middle, during project execution
D) The middle to end, during project monitoring

Question 5

You are in the process of identifying the methods your company uses to accept third party vendors and procure their services. What are you looking for?

A) Rating Selection Criteria
B) Source Selection Criteria
C) Scoring Selection Criteria
D) Proposal Selection Criteria

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Question 1

One or more deliverables are produced at the end of a project phase. Multiple phases make up a project life-cycle. What is the completion of a project phase also called?

A) Kill Points
B) Task Points
C) Feature Items
D) Release Items

Question 2

Every project has essential milestones and business goals to meet. A project is divided into parts, called:

A) Tasks
B) Work Breakdown Structure
C) Phases
D) Releases

Question 3

You are a project manager responsible for delivering a new mobile app. You are working on the project part-time, and must ask the functional manager for each of your decisions. What type of organizational structure are you working in?

A) Weak Matrix
B) Strong Matrix
C) Balanced Matrix
D) Project Management Office

Question 4

You are working on a global project in other country, where it is customary to honour the project manager of a successful project with gifts. The company you are working for has a policy to never accept gifts as it may be a conflict of interest. What should you do in this circumstance?

A) Accept the gift from the customer, it would be rude not to
B) Tell the customer you don’t accept gifts
C) Discuss the situation with your manager and agree what to do – you must be aware of social customs in other countries but your company’s rules take precedence over others.
D) Accept the gift from the customer and give it to somebody else

Question 5

A risk is an undetermined event or condition that can have a positive or negative effect on at least one project objective if it occurs. During which part of your project is the risk of the project failure highest?

A) The beginning, when initiating your project
B) The middle, when planning your project
C) The end, when closing your project
D) The middle, when executing your project

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