PMP Question Series: Project Management Processes

(1) The project team has just completed the initial project schedule and budget, the next things to do are:

a) Determine quality standard
b) Create process improvement plan
c) Determine roles and responsibilities
d) Create communication plan
e) Identify risk


(2) The high-level project schedule constraints have just been determined. What project management process group are you in?

Initiating

(3) The WBS and WBS dictionary are completed. What is the next thing to do?

Create activity list

(4) What are the things need to be done in planning process:

Finalize requirement
Create project scope statement

Determine what to purchase
Determine project team
Create WBS
Create Activity list
Create network diagram

Estimate activity resource
Estimate cost
Determine critical path
Develop schedule
Develop budget

Determine quality standards, policies
Create process improvement plan
Determine roles and responsibilities
Create communication plan
Identify risk

GB

Create procurement documents
Finalize the "how to execute and control part" of PMP
Develop final Project management plan and the realistic performance measurement baseline
Gain formal approval of the project management plan
Hold kick-off meeting

P.S.:

C: create
D: determine / develope
E: estimate

(5) the following is not correct:
The stakeholders do not have a role in determine the project management plan unless they are part of the project team.

(6) the PM is making sure the product of the project has been completed according to the project management plan. What part of the project management process is he in?
a) Monitoring and control
b) closing (x)

Note: product verification is done in closing stage while project scope verification is done in monitoring and control process

(7) the project schedule constraints have just been determined. what project management process are you in?
-> Initiation

(8) A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but they are having difficulty creating a project charter. what is the best description of the real problem?

--> they are working on a process and not a project.

(9) A PM does not have much time to spend on planning before the mandatory start date arrives. He therefore wants to move through planning as effectively as possible. Which of the following would you recommend?
a) make sure you have a signed project charter and then start the WBS (skip creating scope statement0
b) document all the known risks before you document the high-level assumptions (wrong order)
c) create an activity list before creating a network diagram (x)

(10) Your company has just presented its new 5-year strategic plan. You have received a new product request from a customer that is in line with the previous 5-year strategic plan, but it does not meet the objectives of the new plan. The product description seems to have a valid business driver and to be a straightforward development effort. As project manager, what is the Best course of action?
--> submit the new product request to the PMO for review and approval before proceeding

(11) A form of project organization where power is evenly shared between the functional manager and project manager is called:
--> balanced matrix

(12) A PM is managing a project which seems to be growing in size everyday. As each day passes, the PM is beginning to feel more and more in need of help. The PM has recently heard that there was another project in the company last year that is similar to this project. What should he do?
a) contact the other project manager and ask for assistance.
b) obtain lessons learned and guidance from PMO (x)
--> a) is not the best choice since the PM should be able to receive the knowledge of many project managers and historical information from many projects.