PMI PGMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PGMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  A sponsor decides that the business environment is unfavorable for continuation of a program. The sponsor asks that the program be closed. What items should be completed as part of the program's final report?

  A. Lessons learned, successes and failures, and financial and performance assessments
  B. Final updates to the benefits register, successes and failures, and resource disposition
  C. Financial and performance assessments, successes and failures, and reason(s) for program closure
  D. Knowledge transition, successes and failures, and reason(s) for program closure
  C. Financial and performance assessments, successes and failures, and reason(s) for program closure

  ---

  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 2:

  An aircraft manufacturer is engaged by an airline to build a fleet of new airliners. The program charter has been approved, but the stakeholders are concerned that the delivery method of the program may not meet their expectations.

  Using the program master schedule, what will the program manager incorporate to align the program with the expectations of the stakeholders?

  A. Program work breakdown structure (PWBS), program scope statement, and benefits management plan
  B. PWBS, benefits management plan, and program financial management plan
  C. Program charter, PWBS, and program scope statement
  D. Program scope statement, benefits management plan, and program financial management plan
  A. Program work breakdown structure (PWBS), program scope statement, and benefits management plan

• Question 3:

  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
  C. Program scope statement

• Question 4:

  A program manager is responsible for constructing a US$50 million building. Management suggests it will take three years to complete. The program manager can select a design-build option to optimize the construction schedule to 1.5 years. However, heavy demand for steel is causing price increases and delivery delays. If this trend continues, it could take as long as 4.5 years to complete construction. You learn that a new technology can yield a definitive delivery schedule of 1.25 years.

  What is the expected time of delivery?

  A. 1.25 years
  B. 1.50 years
  C. 1.75 years
  D. 1.00 years
  A. 1.25 years

  ---

  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 5:

  You are the program manager for your organization. You are examining the order of the activities in your program schedule and would like to change some of the ordering to alleviate scheduling conflicts, risks, and based on your experience with the discipline the program uses. Some of the activities you can rearrange while some of the activities must be completed in a particular order. What term describes the activities that can happen in any order?

  A. Finish on constraints
  B. Discretionary dependencies
  C. Mandatory dependencies
  D. Benefits management dependencies
  B. Discretionary dependencies

  ---

  Explanation/Reference:

• Question 6:

  Julie is the project manager of the NHQ Project. She and her project team have successfully finished the project and the customers have signed the project closure agreement. Julie has compiled all of the project records and the project's lessons learned documentation. What should Julie do with the project's lessons learned documentation?

  A. These are for Julie's reference when she is reviewed by the project sponsor.
  B. These are given to the project sponsor so he can review the project.
  C. These are given to the project steering committee so they may review the project performance.
  D. These are transferred to the lessons learned knowledge base.
  D. These are transferred to the lessons learned knowledge base.

• Question 7:

  You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program, which has just been initiated, needs to launch several projects in order to create all of the benefits of the program. What document do you need to create in order to initiate the projects within your program?

  A. Project charter
  B. Program charter
  C. Program scope statement
  D. Project preliminary scope statement
  A. Project charter

• Question 8:

  You are the project manager for the GGG Project and are about to close the project kick off meeting. All of the project team members and the key stakeholders are in attendance. What final item should you talk about before closing the meeting?

  A. Discuss the importance of the project scope.
  B. Thank everyone for attending.
  C. Discuss the action items and the importance of the items being completed as planned.
  D. Remind everyone that you're the project manager if they have QUESTION NOs.
  C. Discuss the action items and the importance of the items being completed as planned.

• Question 9:

  To create market advantage, a program sponsor requests accelerating the implementation of a new manufacturing process that is based on a recently improved system component. The program manager is concerned that the delivery of some program goals could be jeopardized.

  What should the program manager do?

  A. Document the concerns that program goals may be affected and present at the next program governance board review meeting for guidance and actions to be taken
  B. Advise the program sponsor that the program will continue and follow the program management plan, unless the change control board (CCB) has approved changes to the plan
  C. Work with the project managers of the affected components to implement fast tracking and update the resource management plan accordingly
  D. Evaluate critical success factors and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor benefits throughout the program's life cycle
  A. Document the concerns that program goals may be affected and present at the next program governance board review meeting for guidance and actions to be taken

• Question 10:

  What is the formula to determine earned value (EV) for a program?

  A. Percent complete times percent remaining in the program
  B. Percent completes time the program cost estimate
  C. Percent complete times the program budget at completion
  D. Percent complete times the program cost of labor and materials
  C. Percent complete times the program budget at completion