PMI PGMP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

PMI PGMP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 211:

  A company is releasing a new product geared toward a specific geographic area. The program manager has received the program objectives and developed the program roadmap, which consists of six program components. Approval from the program governance board has been obtained.

  What is the program manager's next step?

  A. Assign project managers and resources
  B. Classify the program's benefits
  C. Identify the program sponsor and program stakeholders
  D. Develop the program business case
  A. Assign project managers and resources

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• Question 212:

  A program manager joins a team to fix a troubled enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) system. Analysis indicates that duplicate customer information data is resulting in redundant client information. The program manager accesses the knowledge repository for similar programs to gather historical data and trends. A corrective action is identified, and a change in process is implemented to regain data integrity.

  What should the program manager do with the knowledge gained from this activity?

  A. Include the lessons learned in the weekly program report
  B. Update the communications management plan
  C. Update the lessons learned database
  D. Communicate the corrective action to the program sponsor
  C. Update the lessons learned database

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• Question 213:

  Which of the following statements is the most accurate when it comes to program change requests for the program scope?

  A. The change request must not affect the schedule.
  B. The change request must not affect the overall cost.
  C. The quality of the program must not be affected by the change request.
  D. The change request must be documented.
  D. The change request must be documented.

• Question 214:

  You are the program manager for your organization and working to create the program statement of work for approval by the program director. All of the following information is defined in the program statement of work except for which one?

  A. Program requirements for resource competency levels
  B. Structure of the program management team
  C. Metrics and qualifications for program acceptance
  D. Location of the program work
  D. Location of the program work

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• Question 215:

  Which of the following statements are true regarding program scope changes? (Choose three.)

  A. Scope changes may originate from the stake holders.
  B. Change requests for a particular project have to be approved by the project manager irrespective of their potential impact on multiple projects.
  C. The program has a change control board that analyzes changes at the program level.
  D. The change control process on a program is often hierarchical.
  A. Scope changes may originate from the stake holders.
  C. The program has a change control board that analyzes changes at the program level.
  D. The change control process on a program is often hierarchical.

• Question 216:

  What should a program manager do when a scope change has been approved that will drastically affect the program costs assuming that the costs will be added to the program budget?

  A. Adjust the cost baseline
  B. Communicate cost of the change to all stakeholders
  C. Adjust the quality baseline
  D. Communicate the change to all stakeholders
  A. Adjust the cost baseline

• Question 217:

  Status information, including program and component status, cost information, risk analysis and other relevant information, is provided in which of the following?

  A. Program performance report
  B. Communications management plan
  C. Communications log updates
  D. Information gathering and retrieval system
  A. Program performance report

• Question 218:

  Part of program management is to understand how the communication model works in a program. The program manager must be able to effectively communicate with the program team and stakeholders. What component of the communication model is responsible for carrying the message?

  A. Medium
  B. Sender
  C. Decoder
  D. Encoder
  A. Medium

• Question 219:

  Tom is the program manager for his organization. He has to balance the resources he'll be using in the program with the demand for operations to use the same resources. What program document can Tom reference to determine the availability of certain program resources, such as application developers, engineers, and technical writers?

  A. Staffing management plan
  B. Resource calendar
  C. Functional management plan
  D. The resource pool description
  B. Resource calendar

• Question 220:

  Wanda is the program manager for her organization. Her program team consists of resources from across the organization - many of whom have not worked together before. Wanda thinks that she'll need to complete some team development but would like to focus the development on the materials and activities that the program team will need to complete in the program. What plan should Wanda reference and update to complete her team development process?

  A. Training plan
  B. Communications management plan
  C. Staffing management plan
  D. Requirements management plan
  A. Training plan