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PGMP · Question #96

All of the following are resources that you will need to monitor and control in a program environment except for which one?

The correct answer is B. Contracts. This question identifies which item among the choices is not a resource requiring monitoring and control in a program environment. Contracts are legal instruments rather than resources in the traditional program management sense.

Program Resource Management

Question

All of the following are resources that you will need to monitor and control in a program environment except for which one?

Options

  • AStaff members
  • BContracts
  • CQuality
  • DEquipment

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    73% (24)
  • C
    18% (6)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

This question identifies which item among the choices is not a resource requiring monitoring and control in a program environment. Contracts are legal instruments rather than resources in the traditional program management sense.

AStaff members

Staff members are human resources that must be actively monitored and controlled throughout a program to ensure availability, performance, and proper allocation across activities.

BContractsCorrect

Contracts are procurement instruments and legal agreements between parties; they are not classified as program resources in the way that human, physical, or financial assets are. Program resource monitoring and control focuses on consumable and assignable assets such as people, equipment, and materials. While contracts are administered through procurement management, they are not tracked as resources the way staff or equipment are.

CQuality

Quality is a program parameter that must be continuously monitored and controlled through quality management processes to ensure deliverables meet established standards.

DEquipment

Equipment is a physical resource that must be tracked for availability, condition, utilization, and allocation across constituent projects and program activities.

Concept tested: Program resource monitoring and control - resource classification

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-program-management

Topics

#Program Resources#Resource Management#Program Management Definitions#Procurement

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