PMI PMI Certifications PGMP Questions & Answers

• Question 321:

  You are trying to determine if you should buy or build a solution for your program. If you build the solution it'll cost you $45,000 to create and $7,000 per month to support. A vendor reports that they can create the solution for you for $1,000 but you'll have to pay them $9,000 per month to support the solution. Should you buy or build this solution?

  A. Build the solution if you'll use it longer than 22 months.

  B. Buy the solution if you'll use it longer than 24 months.

  C. Buy the solution if you'll use it longer than 22 months.

  D. Build the solution if you'll use it longer than 25 months.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 322:

  Mary Anne is the program manager for her organization. In her program there are six projects. One of the projects in her program has been performing well. It is on schedule and has no cost or schedule variances. Mary Anne has decided, however, that her program needs to be terminated. Which one of the following is a likely reason why the project should be terminated?

  A. The program scope has changed.

  B. The scope is not being met as planned due to scope creep.

  C. The project resources are not completing their project tasks as assigned.

  D. The project scope has changed from the original intent of the project

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 323:

  You need to create a document that will define the costs, resources, and characteristics of each deliverable the program will create. What document should you create?

  A. Program work breakdown structure

  B. Program work breakdown structure dictionary

  C. Program charter

  D. Program scope statement

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 324:

  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 performance index (SPI) for this program?

  A. $821,065

  B. .86

  C. 1.05

  D. .89

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 325:

  Which one of the following is the best example of transference?

  A. Your program has some very dangerous activities so you hire a training company to train your program team.

  B. Your program creates an opportunity that your company can realize on its own so it brings in a competitor to help seize the opportunity.

  C. Your program must be completed by a given deadline as government inspectors are scheduled to review the work to determine its accuracy.

  D. Your program is dealing with a new technology that you and your program team are not familiar with so you hire a consulting company to complete this work for you.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 326:

  You are the program manager for your organization and you're coaching Tom, an aspiring program manager, on program management. Tom is curious about controlling communications. Which one of the following is an output of the communications control process?

  A. Approved change requests

  B. Communications management plan

  C. Stakeholder analysis charts

  D. Performance reports

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 327:

  A team member has made a mistake during the installation of a fixture in your program. You have requested that the team member should correct the problem so that the fixture is installed properly. Once the team members has corrected the problem what action should be taken next?

  A. Defect repair validation

  B. Lesson learned documentation

  C. Corrective actions

  D. Preventive actions

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 328:

  Gary is the program manager for his organization. His current program has 432 stakeholders, some of which are external to his organization. He would like to create a chart that identifies each stakeholder's opinion of the program, influence over program decisions, their requirements and affect on program priorities, and other information. What kind of chart should Gary create in this instance?

  A. Resource breakdown structure

  B. Resource management chart

  C. Stakeholder analysis chart

  D. RACI chart

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 329:

  You are the program manager for the HQM Program. Your program has sixteen constituent projects around the world. You are requiring that each project manager and project management team use the same forms, software, and templates to create standardization in each project. What term is assigned to the forms, templates, and software that your program will provide for your projects?

  A. Program governance

  B. Project management assets

  C. Enterprise environmental factors

  D. Organizational process assets

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 330:

  You are the program manager of a new program in your organization. This program will last for one year and your program team will work full-time on the effort. The nature of the work requires that the program team work closely together for the next year, but many of the program team members have never met one another. You decide to take the team on an outing where they can work together through challenges, learn teamwork, and get to know one another. This is an example of what process?

  A. Cost of quality

  B. Storming

  C. Forming

  D. Team development

  Correct Answer: D