Framework Test Questions

1. Which of the following is an input to the Develop Project Team process?

A. Resource Requirements
B. Resource Conflicts
C. Resource Calendars
D. Resource Breakdown Structure

2. Successful conflict management results in:

A. Decreased productivity but positive working relationships.

B. Greater productivity and positive working relationships.
C. Greater productivity but negative working relationships.
D. Decreased productivity and negative working relationships.

3. The transition from one phase to another within a project's life cycle (e.g.
design to manufacturing) is typically marked by:

A. Kill point
B. Monte Carlo
C. Constraint
D. Decision tree

4. Ongoing operations and a project both have Initiating Processes, but only a
project has __________.

A. Planning Processes
B. Closing Processes.
C. Controlling Processes
D. Executing Processes

5. Which of the following is an enterprise environmental factor?

A. Configuration management knowledge base

B. Change control procedures
C. Historical information
D. Commercial databases

6. Estimating the type and quantities of material, people, equipment or

supplies required to perform each activity is:

A. Estimate Activity Workload

B. Estimate Activity Input
C. Activity Resource Requirements
D. Estimate Activity Resources

7. Which of the following is a classic organizational structure?

 A. Functional
B. Projectized
C. Composite
D. Matrix

8. Fill in the blank: _______________means developing in steps and

continuing by increments.

A. Progressive management
B. Iterative elaboration
C. Waterfall development
D. Progressive elaboration

9. Defining a new project or a new phase of an existing project relates to:

A. Initiating process
B. Planning process
C. Scope management process
D. Control process

10. Which of the following is not a project competing constraint?

A. Budget
B. Procurement
C. Risk
D. Resource

Answers

1. C - Resource calendars are input of the Develop Project Team process. [PMBOK
5th edition, Page 273] [Project Human Resource Management]
2. B - Successful conflict management results in greater productivity and positive
working relationships. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 283] [Project Human Resource
Management]
3. A - The transition from one phase to another within a project's lifecycle generally
involves, and is usually defined by, some form of technical transfer or handoff.
These are also called as kill points. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 41] [Project
Framework]
4. B - A project is a finite effort; the Initiating Process Group starts the cycle, and
the closing Process Group ends the cycle. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 3] [Project
Framework]
5. D - The commercial databases are considered enterprise environmental factors.
Rest of the choices are organizational process assets. [PMBOK 5th edition, 29]
[Project Framework]
6. D - Estimate Activity Resources is the process of estimating the type and
quantities of material, people, equipment or supplies required to perform each
activity. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 160] [Project Framework]
7. A - A functional organization is a classical organizational structure. [PMBOK 5th
 edition, Page 22] [Project Framework]
8. D - Progressive elaboration is a characteristic of projects that allows a project
management team to manage it to a greater level as the project evolves. [PMBOK
5th edition, Page 55] [Project Framework]
9. A - The Initiating process group consists of the processes performed to define a
new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to
start the project of phase. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 54] [Project Framework]
10. B - Six competing project constraints are scope, quality, schedule, budget,
resources and risk. Procurement is not a project competing constraint. [PMBOK
5th edition, Page 6] [Project Framework]