PgMP Free Practice Test

- (Topic 1)
You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the roles and responsibilities in your program. You would like to create a RACI chart for the program work. What does RACI mean?

1. A. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses responsible, accountable, consult, and inform responsibilities as the chart legend.
2. B. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses responsible, action, consult, and interest responsibilities as the chart legend.
3. C. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses resource, action, contribute, inform responsibilities as the chart legend.
4. D. It is a roles and responsibilities chart that uses responsible, accountable, contribute, and inform responsibilities as the chart legend.

Correct Answer: A

- (Topic 1)
Your program has 121 stakeholders that you'll need to communicate with. Your communications management plan defines how the communication should happen, what should be communicated, and the expected modality of the communications. You'll also need which one of the following as an input to the information distribution process in your program?

1. A. Change requests
2. B. Earned value management results
3. C. Stakeholder analysis plan
4. D. Performance reports

Correct Answer: C

- (Topic 2)
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?

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

Correct Answer: B

- (Topic 4)
As a program manager you must also understand the project management lifecycle and the project lifecycle. What is the difference between the two?

1. A. The project management lifecycle and the project lifecycle are the same thing.
2. B. The project management lifecycle is comprised of the phases initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closin
3. C. The project lifecycle is comprised of phases that are unique to the project work.
4. D. The project management lifecycle is universal to all projects and the project lifecycle is unique to each project.
5. E. The project management lifecycle is unique to each project while the project lifecycle is universal to all projects.

Correct Answer: C

- (Topic 2)
Mary has just completed a large program for her organization. What should Mary now do with the program records that she has created throughout the program?

1. A. The program records should be archived with the program customer.
2. B. The program records should be archived with the program sponsor.
3. C. The program records should be archived as part of organizational process assets.
4. D. The program records should be archived as part of enterprise environmental factors.

Correct Answer: C