PGMP Practice Questions

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?

Andy is the program manager of the HQN Program. This program is nearing its completion and there is still $25,000 left in the program budget. Andy has asked the program team to ide...

You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program, which has just started, has eight projects and many of the projects share resources such as equipment and p...

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 t...

Which of the following documents provides the mandate to execute the program within a certain timeline and also presents milestones for the delivery of products or incremental bene...

Which of the following is not a template element that is designed to make the project more effective?

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....

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 progr...

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...

Molly is the program manager for her organization and she is creating a program plan that defines the benefits of the program and how her program and team will create the benefits...

You are the program manager for the HNY Corporation and you complete programs for other companies in your role. You have just been assigned a new program that is very similar to a...

You are the program manager for your organization and your team has reported on a new issue among your program stakeholders. You want to address this issue as soon as possible, but...

You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the composition of the project team. In your organization resources are used from throughout the company and may...

You are the program manager for your organization and are reviewing several proposed change requests for your program. Mary, a stakeholder, who has made a change request is asking...

You are the program manager for your organization. As your program is being initiated there is some initial concern from the management about the utilization of resources in your p...

In your organization there are rules and procedures that the program manager must follow and abide by before the program can begin and must continue to follow once the program is i...

Which one of the following is not an output of the direct and manage program execution process?

You are hosting a meeting with all of the vendors that have received a copy of your statement of work. In this meeting, you'll be discussing the statement of work, clarifying the d...

Tom is the program manager for his organization. He has to balance the resources he'll be using in the program with the demand for operations to use the same resources. What progra...

You have identified several issues in your program and have assigned issue owners. What component of program management oversees issue resolution?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the program work breakdown structure (WBS)?

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?

What is a stakeholder analysis chart?

You are the program manager for the JQN Program in your organization. There have been some delays in your schedule and you're about to perform some schedule control activities. Whi...

Part of your job as the program manager is to coach the project managers on their duties and goals. One of the project managers, Holly, is having trouble discerning the difference...

Robert is the program manager for his organization which operates in a matrix structure. Resources in Robert's program will be utilized on several projects in and out of his progra...

You are the program manager of the NQA Program. In this program you're planning which contract types you'll allow into the program and which ones you will not. One contract type yo...

What cost estimating approach uses the work breakdown structure to create a cost estimate?

An organization is considering a new program. The business analyst believes that the benefits to the organization would equate to $1,550,000 in five years. If the rate of return fo...

You are the program manager for the GHT Program for your company. This program has a budget at completion of $789,000 and is currently 40 percent complete, though it was scheduled...

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?

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 pr...

You are the program manager of the GHY Program. Your program team has identified a risk dealing with the materials you will be using in the program. It is possible that if the mate...

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 ide...

Your program has just been chartered during the program initiation process. Your program also needs to create three program statements. Which program statement defines how your pro...

Joan is the program manager for her organization. Throughout the program life cycle there will be several elements, resources, and benefits that can be transitioned from her progra...

Wanda is the program manager for her organization. Her program team consists of resources from across the organization - many of whom have not worked together before. Wanda thinks...

Gary is program manager for his organization. His current program is over budget and is slipping on the program schedule. Management has demanded a change to the program scope. Wha...

You are the program manager for your organization. You are planning a new program that will construct a new warehouse facility for your company. As you look forward to the conclusi...

You are the program manager for your organization and are working with your team to create the program scope management plan. This plan defines several things in your program excep...

Program management has several themes that the program manager must be aware of. Which one of the following is not a program management theme?

Julie is the program manager of the NHQ Program for her organization and she believes the program is now complete. Julie is closing her program, and she's working with her program...

There are five stages of team development. At which stage are there likely to be disagreements and struggle for roles in the program team?

You are the program manager of the MQQ Program. Your program will use equipment and materials that are new to your industry. You have some concerns that there will be delays and wa...

You are the program manager for your organization. Your program will create a new condominium in your community. There are several concerns about the condos including the timing, t...

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

You are the program manager for your organization. A new program is about to initiated and Marcy, your assistant, asks you about the themes that all new programs must map to. All o...

In your program you must adhere to Six Sigma as part of your organization's enterprise environmental factors. There is terminology, reports, and measurements that you are expected...

You are the project manager of a construction project. You have to close a phase of the project. Which is the only technique (or tool) available in the Close Project or Phase proce...

Which project management meeting allows stakeholders to meet one another and to learn about the project?