PGMP Practice Questions

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 ins...

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. Whic...

Julie is the project manager of the NHQ Project. She and her project team have successfully finished the project and the customers have signed the project closure agreement. Julie...

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 wo...

Performing quality assurance in a program can result in which one of the following?

You are the program manager for your organization and working to create the program statement of work for approval by the program director. All of the following information is defi...

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You will need to initiate six projects for your program. When should project initiating happen within a program?

At what point in the project is the risk of failing to achieve the project objectives the greatest?

What project management term would you associated with a predetermined budgetyou're your program?

You are the program manager for your organization. This program will last for two years and has eight projects. The cost of your program is $4 million and there are some risk conce...

What is the primary purpose of a project kick-off meeting?

Gina is the program manager for her organization and is reviewing the results of quality control. She would like to create a chart that shows the categories of defects within the p...

You are the program manager for a construction program. In this program you are requiring that all workers adhere to the identified safety requirements. Some of the work in the pro...

Leigh is working with the project stakeholders to define the project scope. The stakeholders are deciding on what type of flooring their new hotel should have in the lobby. They ha...

If a program has a budget of completion of $550,000, is 25 percent complete, and has spent $135,000 what is the cost variance (CV)?

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 ve...

Paula is program manager for her organization. It has come to her attention that several of the projects within her program have stalled which has now caused her project to be dela...

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

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...

You are the program manager for your project. You are working with the project managers regarding the procurement processes for their projects. You have ruled out one particular co...

You are the program manager for your organization. You are examining the order of the activities in your program schedule and would like to change some of the ordering to alleviate...

Which benefit measurement method considers the value of each time period's return for a project that will create deliverables over multiple time periods?

You are the program manager for your organization and are working with Tracy, one of the project managers in your program. Tracy is having some trouble understanding the concept of...

You are the program manager of the BHG Program. One of the projects in your program will be using new materials that are somewhat untested. You are worried that there may be delays...

You are the program manager for a large program in your matrix organization. You need to define when the resources in your program will be brought into the program and then release...

Wan is the program manager for his organization. He has been hearing reports that some project team members are complaining about the number of hours they're required to work on th...

Ben is the program manager for his organization. He's working with program team to determine what activities need to be completed in order to move the program into execution. He an...

Part of program management is to understand how the communication model works in a program. The program manager must be able to effectively communicate with the program team and st...

Management is trying to determine which program to initiate. Each of the potential programs has the possibility of creating an income for each it is in existence. Management would...

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...

Which of the following types of floats are available? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

Which of the following is not a phase of program life cycle?

You are the program manager for your organization and are coaching Bonnie, a project manager, who would like to be a program manager wants to know what a program is. Which one of t...

Holly is the program manager for her program. She is creating with her team a plan that will address how the program team will achieve program goals based on who the program will n...

Over the life of your program you've received many change request forms. Some of the change requests have been approved and some have been declined. Where should you record all cha...

Josh is the program manager for his organization and he's leading the analysis for a new program that may be initiated by his company. The analysis is a focus on the return on inve...

All of the following are resources that need to be monitored and controlled except for which one?

What duration compression technique typically adds risk when it's used during a program?

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...

You are the program manager for your organization and are working with your program team to create the program scope. Based on the program requirements you have identified the majo...

Hans is the program manager for his organization. His current project has seven constituent projects that each will create deliverables for the organization. Who is responsible for...

Alice is the project manager of the NHQ Project and is entering the project's closing processes. The project, she has managed, has been for another organization in a contractual re...

You are the program manager for your organization and management has asked you to be certain to finalize the lessons learned documentation for your program. When will the lessons l...

Which one of the following is the best definition of program quality?

You are the program manager of the YHT Program. You have been working with a vendor in the program but have decided that the contract between your program and the vendor needs to b...

You are the project manager for the JJY Project, which is similar to the HHG Project you managed last quarter. You would like to model the current project scope on the previous pro...

What quality control chart compares two or more variables over time to determine how closely the variables may be related to one another?

You are a program manager for a large construction program. You need to ensure that the projects in the program are in accordance with the schedule. You are tracking start and fini...

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...

You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program has a budget at completion of $3,450,000 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 perc...