PMI PGMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PGMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  Which one of the following is not an output of the direct and manage program execution process?

  A. Results of program work
  B. Program budget
  C. Change requests
  D. Request to terminate the program
  B. Program budget

• Question 132:

  Which of the following is NOT true regarding the program work breakdown structure (WBS)?

  A. It defines a program and groups the program's discrete work elements in a way that helps organize and define the total work scope of the program.
  B. It subdivides the program deliverables to work packages that are linked to the activities within the program.
  C. It defines all the work and only the required work for the program.
  D. It subdivides the program deliverables to work packages that are linked to the activities within the program.
  C. It defines all the work and only the required work for the program.

• Question 133:

  A program governance board mandates that phase gate reviews must be held so each component project can be reviewed and individually authorized to proceed to the next phase. Tracking and reporting of actual benefits realized is one part of the review.

  What is the other part of the review?

  A. Tracking and reporting on benefits management plan
  B. Identifying factors influencing delivery of benefits
  C. Demonstrating that other stage gate requirements have been met
  D. Gathering additional stakeholders' requirements
  B. Identifying factors influencing delivery of benefits

• Question 134:

  You are the program manager for your organization. You have proposed a program that will cost $750,000 and will last for four years. Management is concerned with the cost of the program in relation to the return your program will bring. If the rate of return is six percent what is the minimum value your project should return in four years based on the investment of the program?

  A. $750,000
  B. $795,000
  C. $750,001
  D. $946,857
  D. $946,857

• Question 135:

  You are a program manager for your organization. You have proposed a program to the management that will last four years and will cost $35 million to create. Management has asked to see the program charter and the proposed costs and

  benefits of the program.

  Management agrees to your program charter and proposed to fund the program in increments at the completion of each milestone. What type of funding does management proposed for this program?

  A. Tentative
  B. Step funding
  C. Milestone approval
  D. Phase gate estimating
  C. Milestone approval

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• Question 136:

  A program completes all component projects and all identified benefits are being delivered. However, the program sponsor is concerned that long-term benefits may not meet organizational performance parameters. To ensure the realization of long-term benefits, what should the program manager use?

  A. Benefits register
  B. Benefits sustainment plan
  C. Benefits management plan
  D. Benefits transition plan
  B. Benefits sustainment plan

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• Question 137:

  Joan is the program manager for her organization. Throughout the program life cycle there will be several elements, resources, and benefits that can be transitioned from her program to the organization. What document defines how these things can be transferred from the program to the organization?

  A. Operational transfer alliance plan
  B. Program milestone list
  C. Program transition agreement
  D. Program scope statement
  A. Operational transfer alliance plan

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• Question 138:

  You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the composition of the project team. In your organization resources are used from throughout the company and may serve on more than one project. While you, the program manager, will have most of the authority on the program you want the project managers to have authority over the project decisions. What type of an organizational structure does your organization have?

  A. Strong Matrix
  B. Functional
  C. Weak Matrix
  D. Projectized
  A. Strong Matrix

• Question 139:

  When is the lessons learned document updated?

  A. At closing phase
  B. At planning phase
  C. Throughout the project lifecycle
  D. At execution phase
  C. Throughout the project lifecycle

• Question 140:

  A software company's program manager is conducting closing procedures for a program. At the last steering committee meeting, realized benefits were presented to the program governance board. What should the program manager do next?

  A. Begin transitioning program resources, and update the resource and program management plans to reflect the change in the program's status.
  B. Initiate knowledge transfer with the receiving organization, and establish the program integration management plan.
  C. Update the financial, stakeholder, and contract management plans, and archive them in the program information repository.
  D. Obtain sponsoring organization approval to begin closeout procedures to transition benefits sustainment to the supporting organization.
  C. Update the financial, stakeholder, and contract management plans, and archive them in the program information repository.

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