1. The internal and external environmental factors that surround and influence, and sometimes constrain, a project are known as what?
A: Enterprise organizational assets
B: Environmental process assets
C: Environmental enterprise constraints
D: Enterprise environmental factors
2. The collection of generally sequential and sometimes overlapping project phases differentiated by a distinct work focus is known as what?
A: Project management information systems
B: Project management methodology
C: Project management office
D: Project life cycle
3. All of the following are basic characteristics of the project life cycle except?
A: Closing the project.
B: Checking the project work.
C: Starting the project.
D: Carrying out the project work.
4. Divisions within a project where extra control is needed to effectively manage the completion of a major deliverable are commonly known as what?
A: Phases
B: Stage gates
C: Decision trees
D: Sub-projects
5. You are explaining to your project sponsor that the best approach to managing your project is a phase-to-phase relationship. Which of the following is not an example of a phase-to-phase relationship?
A: Sequential
B: Overlapping
C: Iterative
D: Progressive
6. You are the project manager working in an organization where the function al manager, to whom some of your staff answer when not working on your project, controls the project budget and resource availability. This type of organization is commonly referred to as what?
A: Projectized
B: Strong matrix
C: Functional
D: Weak matrix
7. You work in an organization where staff members are grouped according to their specialty, such as production, engineering, and accounting, and projects are generally undertaken within these respective groupings. What is this type of organizational structure known as?
A: Projectized
B: Weak matrix
C: Strong matrix
D: Functional
8. All of the following are examples of Organizational Process Assets that can assist your project except?
A: Government regulations
B: Lessons learned from previous projects
C: A template for a work breakdown structure
D: Configuration management knowledge bases
9. The process of determining which of the PMBOK ® Guide processes are appropriate to use on your project and the appropriate degree of rigor to be applied in any given project is known as what?
A: Customizing
B: Prudency
C: Tailoring
D: Standardization
10. The process group consisting of those processes performed to define a new project, or a new phase of an existing project, by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase is known as what?
A: Closing
B: Executing
C: Initiating
D: Planning
11. You are completing the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications. Which process group would your activities fall under?
A: Monitoring and Controlling
B: Planning
C: Initiating
D: Executing
12. Your team members are not aware of the differences between a framework, such as the PMBOK ® Guide, and a methodology, such as Kanban or Lean. How would you best explain this?
A: A framework is a toolbox containing a series of structured best practices used across a profession; it is not prescriptive. A methodology prescribes how a project should be delivered, using certain procedures and techniques.
B: A framework prescribes how a project should be delivered, using certain procedures and techniques. A methodology is a toolbox containing a series of structured best practices used across a profession; it is not prescriptive.
C: A framework is used during the planning phase of a project, whereas a methodology is used during the execution phase of a project.
D: There is no difference. They are both concepts used to manage the delivery of a project.