PgMP: Program Management Professional

Question #: 41
Topic #: 1
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

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 42
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the roles and responsibilities in your program. You would like to create a RACI chart for the program work. What does RACI mean?

A. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses responsible, accountable, consult, and inform responsibilities as the chart legend.
B. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses responsible, action, consult, and interest responsibilities as the chart legend.
C. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses resource, action, contribute, inform responsibilities as the chart legend.
D. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses responsible, accountable, contribute, and inform responsibilities as the chart legend.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 43
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager of the OFE Program. You are working with your program team and project managers to ensure that there is consistency in the execution of the program plan. You stress that the work has been planned and now the team must accurately complete the work. You want to ensure that the work is done correctly the first time in the program. What type of process are you stressing to your program team and project managers?

A. Quality assurance
B. Scope verification
C. Quality control
D. Process improvement

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 44
Topic #: 1
A program has a budget at completion of $1,250,000 and has already spent $425,000. The program is running late due to some vendor delays; the program is only 30 percent complete though it was scheduled to be 45 percent at this time. Based on this information how much more money will this program need to finish?

A. $978,445
B. $919,325
C. $991,667
D. $987,544

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 45
Topic #: 1
Your program has a budget at completion of $1,550,000 and is expected to last one year.
Currently your program is 45 percent complete and has spent $725,000. According to the program schedule you are actually to be fifty percent complete by this time, but due to some vendor delays your program is running just a bit late. Based on this information which is performing worse, the cost or schedule?

A. The schedule is performing worse because the SPI is .90
B. The cost is performing worse because the EAC is $1,611,111.
C. The schedule is performing worse because the SV is -$27,500.
D. The cost is performing worse because the CPI is .96.

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 46
Topic #: 1
You are coaching Tammy, a project manager in your program, on the benefits of program management. She is stumped as to why you would create a program so you’re sharing with her all the difference benefits of a program. Which one of the following is a benefit of creating a program?

A. Programs always cost less than multiple projects in an organization.
B. Project management is centralized to the program manager.
C. Programs provide centralized risk management.
D. Program management makes communication easier among the project managers and project team.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 47
Topic #: 1
Part of program management is to identify what motivates your program team members. If you subscribe to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which need is at the top of the hierarchy?

A. Physiological
B. Safety
C. Self actualization
D. Esteem

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 48
Topic #: 1
Robert’s program is slipping on its schedule and management has asked that Robert find a method to compress the duration of the program. What approach could Robert take that would not dramatically add risks to program if he added labor to the effort-driven activities within the program?

A. Lead time
B. Crashing
C. Lag time
D. Fast tracking

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 49
Topic #: 1
Which of the following statements is most accurate about the critical path?

A. The critical path is always one path that shows the project duration.
B. The critical path has no float.
C. The critical path is the longest path because it has the most activities.
D. The critical path reveals which path has the most risk of failure.

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 50
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for the BHN Program. Your program has 122 stakeholders that you’ll need to plan to communicate with. Considering the size of the program how many communication channels do you have in this program?

A. 244
B. 122
C. 14,884
D. 7,381

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 51
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager of the HNG Program. This program has a budget at completion of $2,345,900 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 percent complete and you have spent $789,000. The program is supposed to be 35 percent complete but do to some delays you’re slightly behind schedule. Based on this information, what is the schedule variance (SV) of this program?

A. -$85,230
B. $821,065
C. -$284,100
D. -$117,295

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 52
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager of the HNG Program. This program has a budget at completion of $2,345,900 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 percent complete and you have spent $789,000. The program is supposed to be 35 percent complete but do to some delays you’re slightly behind schedule. Based on this information, how many pennies is the program losing per dollar invested in the program work?

A. 17
B. 11
C. 15
D. 14

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 53
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the program. One of the plans you need to create will define how you’ll transfer the benefits of the program to the operations of your organization. Which program management plan defines this process?

A. Operational transfer plan
B. Program transition plan
C. Benefits transfer plan
D. Program closure plan

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 54
Topic #: 1
A program has a BAC of $1,750,000 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently at the third milestone which represents 35 percent of the program work. As it happens, this program has already spent $620,000 of the budget. Management is concerned that the program may also be slipping on schedule because the program should be forty percent complete by this time. Based on this information which type of performing is present in this scenario?

A. Schedule, because the program’s planned value is only $700,000.
B. Cost, because the program has a cost variance of -7,500
C. Schedule, because the program has a schedule performance index of .88.
D. Cost, because the program has an estimate to complete of $1,151,429.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 55
Topic #: 1
An organization supports both programs and projects for various industries. What is a portfolio?

A. A portfolio is the total amount of funds that have been invested in programs, projects, and operations.
B. A portfolio describes all of the monies that are invested in the organization.
C. A portfolio describes the organization of related projects, programs, and operations.
D. A portfolio describes any project or program within one industry or application areA.

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 56
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your organization and you’re trying to determine if you buy or build a software solution for your organization. If you build the solution it’ll cost you $75,000 to create and it’ll cost you $12,000 per month to support. If you hire a vendor they can build the solution for $63,000 but their solution will cost you $15,500 per month to support. How many months would you have to use your in-house solution to equate to the cost of the vendor’s solution?

A. Approximately 6 months
B. You’ll never be able to equate to the cost of the vendor’s solution.
C. Approximately 3.5 months
D. Approximately 10 months

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 57
Topic #: 1
What document asks the seller to provide your project with a detailed description of a project solution along with a price to complete the project work?

A. Proposal
B. RFP
C. Bid
D. Quote

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 58
Topic #: 1
Martha is sharing her experience of her last project as the project manager. She tells that when she presented customer a formal acceptance and sign-off document, they refused to sign, claiming that the product does not meet their expectation. Taking which of the following steps could have been prevented the situation? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

A. Performing quality inspections regularly
B. Archiving sign-off at important milestones
C. Documenting the requirements
D. Completing the project behind the schedule

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 59
Topic #: 1
An organization is considering a new program. The program has a cost of $1,950,000 and will last for three years. What is the minimum future value this organization should expect to receive from this program if it is initiated and the rate of return is six percent?

A. $2,322,481
B. $1,950,000
C. $2,067,000
D. $1,950,001

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 60
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your organization and you’re dealing with several issues about the materials used in the program. Right now, the issues have been assigned to issue owners for resolution in ten days. In the interim, what should you do with the issues?

A. Nothing – the issue owners will manage all concerns with the issues.
B. Record the issues in the issue register.
C. Communicate the issue status with the program sponsor.
D. Document the issues in the risk register.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 61
Topic #: 1
Two project managers in your program, Marcy and Mary, are not agreeing with the scheduling of project resources and they have asked for your help to determine the resolution. They are refusing to speak with each other and each is telling you that the other person is scheduling project resources for the project that are already scheduled to complete the work. In the communication model, what component represents the disagreement of these two project managers and their refusal to speak with each other about a resolution?

A. Conflict
B. Noise
C. Barrier
D. Ad hoc

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 62
Topic #: 1
Which of the following is responsible to sign off on the closure documents of a project?

A. Project team members
B. Project Manager
C. End user
D. Sponsor

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 63
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager of the NHQ Program for your organization. Your program has 14 constituent projects that are all creating benefits and deliverables for your program. You have recently terminated the GHW Project in your program because you’ve made trade-offs with other program projects and the deliverables of the GHW Project are no longer affordable. What project management activity should happen in the GHW Project?

A. Quality audit
B. Scope verification
C. Scope control
D. Financial audit

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 64
Topic #: 1
Which of the following documents sets the project objectives?

A. Project charter
B. Project schedule
C. Project scope statement
D. Project organization chart

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 65
Topic #: 1
Who prepares the statement of work (SOW) for external projects?

A. Customer
B. Project management team
C. Project Manager
D. Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 66
Topic #: 1
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

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 67
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your organization. Your program is about to being initiated and management is asking you for a document that will define all of the required resources, skills, and competencies you’ll need in your program. What document defines the skills and competencies for a program?

A. Staffing management plan
B. Staffing pool description
C. Program resources requirements plan
D. Human resources management plan

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 68
Topic #: 1
You are the project manager for your organization. Your project team has finished the second phase of a seven-phase project. At the end of each phase, management must review the work your project team has completed and determine if the project should be allowed to continue. What name describes this type of end-of-phase review management is completing on your project?

A. Quality control
B. Kill point
C. Phase review
D. Audit

Selected Answer: B

Question #: 69
Topic #: 1
Your program creates a byproduct that you could sell to a client. The cost of the byproduct would offset the cost of the program by nearly $7,500 per month. This is an example of which positive risk response?

A. Sharing
B. Enhance
C. Exploiting
D. Accepting

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 70
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your company and management wants you to identify how you’ll make decisions in the program planning processes. What program management document should serve as the baseline for all future program decisions?

A. Program budget
B. Program management plan
C. Program scope statement
D. Program requirements

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 71
Topic #: 1
What percentage of communication is nonverbal?

A. 55 percent
B. 50 percent
C. 90 percent
D. 45 percent

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 72
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager of the JNH Program. Tom, a project manager in your program, has just completed his project and is ready to officially close his project. You agree that Tom’s project is completed. What role do you play in Tom’s project closure?

A. You must ensure that the project sponsor closes the project.
B. You must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level.
C. You must close the project before operations closes the project.
D. You must ensure that the program management team closes the project for the project manager.

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 73
Topic #: 1
You are the program manager for your organization. Your program has recently completed its program scope and you’ve transferred the benefits to the operations of your organization. Before your program is considered closed you must complete some forms and procedures as required by your organization. The requirements to complete the forms and paperwork are also known as what?

A. Program administrative closure
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Closing processes
D. Organizational process assets

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 74
Topic #: 1
A risk response in a project in your program has actually caused new risks. What term is assigned to the new risks that a risk response has created?

A. Reactionary risks
B. Chain risks
C. Secondary risks
D. In flux risks

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 75
Topic #: 1
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

Selected Answer: C

Question #: 76
Topic #: 1
You are the project manager for the JJY Project, which is similar to the HHG Project you managed last quarter. You would like to model the current project scope on the previous project to save time and effort. This is an example of what kind of scope definition?

A. Analogous estimating
B. Organizational process assets
C. Parametric scope definition
D. Template driven

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 77
Topic #: 1
What quality control chart compares two or more variables over time to determine how closely the variables may be related to one another?

A. Run chart
B. Scatter diagram
C. Control chart
D. Pareto diagram

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 78
Topic #: 1
All of the following are resources that need to be monitored and controlled except for which one?

A. Equipment
B. Staff
C. Quality
D. Facilities

Selected Answer: D

Question #: 79
Topic #: 1
What schedule analysis simulation tool allows you, the project manager, to review possible combinations of events such as optimistic, most likely and pessimistic outcomes for your project?

A. pert
B. gert
C. pmis
D. Monte Carlo

Selected Answer: A

Question #: 80
Topic #: 1
All of the following are resources that you will need to monitor and control in a program environment except for which one?

A. Staff members
B. Contracts
C. Quality
D. Equipment

Selected Answer: D