PgMP Exam Training Practice Tests (PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP))]

Question 1

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 of the following are themes that you can discuss with Marcy except for which one is not a program theme?

A. Program governance B. Benefits management C. Requirements analysis D. Stakeholder management

Correct Answer: C

Question 2

A software development program will launch iterative versions of new software called Alpha over two years. Following that, a program will be released to the program team and developers to create new software called Beta. While the program manager prepares the program closure plan for Alpha, the program sponsor expresses concern about its support after program closure.
What should the program manager do as part of Alpha's program closure plan?

A. Execute the transition plan, and include knowledge transfer to transition Alpha support to operations. B. Document the program closure procedure to ensure that resources are released from Alpha to develop Beta. C. Keep the Alpha program open until support is no longer required, then execute program closure. D. Adjust Alpha's exit criteria to ensure its support is included in the Beta program.

Correct Answer: D

Question 3

A complex technology program consisting of nine projects is at risk of delayed deliverables. A team member found a valid alternative solution that allows parallel implementation of three components previously planned to be implemented sequentially. Which document should the program manager update?

A. Program roadmap B. Program work breakdown structure (WBS) C. Program business case D. Program issue log

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

Eric is the project manager of the NQQ Project and has hired the ZAS Corporation to complete part of the project work for Eric's organization. Due to a change request the ZAS Corporation is no longer needed on the project even though they have completed nearly all of the project work.
Is Eric's organization liable to pay the ZAS Corporation for the work they have completed so far on the project?

A. Yes, the ZAS Corporation did not choose to terminate the contract work. B. No, the ZAS Corporation did not complete all of the work. C. It depends on what the outcome of a lawsuit will determine. D. It depends on what the termination clause of the contract stipulates.

Correct Answer: D

Question 5

The consulting company has created the scope of work for the project. They are in the process of creating a schedule and budget. They have added time into the schedule for the delays that always happen. They are also allocating money into the budget for more computers and software that are usually needed beyond what is initially forecast. These items are an example of what?

A. Known unknowns B. Risk management C. Management reserve D. Unknown unknowns

Correct Answer: A

Question 6

Which of the following best relates to unknown unknowns?

A. Schedule reserves B. Contingency reserves C. Risk management D. Management reserves

Correct Answer: D

Question 7

A program manager is developing a program management plan by integrating the plans of constituent projects. During this effort, the program manager learns that a resource is critical to more than one component and there is a time overlap for their availability. When creating the program resource management plan, what should the program manager do first?

A. Develop the program schedule in accordance with resource availability. B. Ask the human resource (HR) manager to hire an additional resource. C. Revise the plan to ensure the allocation of all needed resources. D. Analyze resource capacity and capability with component project managers.

Correct Answer: D

Question 8

During the program execution stage, the component project manager responsible for testing estimates that budgeted hours may exceed 200 hours. What should the program manager do?

A. Communicate to the program sponsor regarding the additional estimated cost and request a change order. B. Request that the project manager make the team members work additional hours and not bill the project. C. Talk with the project manager and find ways to reduce hours in another part of the project. D. Determine which component projects have excess capacity and rebalance those resources to the project that needs additional hours.

Correct Answer: D

Question 9

A program manager evaluates conflicting stakeholder demands associated with cost, schedule, and intended benefits. The implementation team has a strong interest in cost and schedule, and a limited interest in the benefits being produced. The client is only focused on benefits.
Which of the following actions should the program manager take?

A. Balance stakeholder needs through the use of trade-offs among the stakeholder groups. B. Conduct a stakeholder meeting to allow everyone to state their priorities. C. Focus on the internal stakeholders to ensure cost and schedule objectives are achieved. D. Focus on the external stakeholders to ensure the intended benefits are achieved.

Correct Answer: B

Question 10

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 between quality assurance and quality control. She understands that she needs both to help you reach the program goals. Which statement best describes quality control for a project within your program?

A. Quality control is an inspection-driven process to keep mistakes out of the customers' hands. B. Quality control is a management-driven effort to plan the work properly so the work is done according to plan. C. Quality control is a management-driven policy to do the work correctly the first time. D. Quality control is an inspection-driven process to prove the existence of the requirements.

Correct Answer: A

Question 11

A key stakeholder's requirement contradicts the organization's strategic objectives. The program manager meets with the stakeholder, but is unable to reach a compromise on the requirement.
What should the program manager do first?

A. Meet the customer to determine if the stakeholder's requirement is valid B. Meet with the program sponsor to address the issue C. Meet with organization's strategic planning committee to obtain clarification D. Meet with the program management office to update the benefits management plan

Correct Answer: B

PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) - PgMP Exam Practice Test