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Processes in the Initiating process group are:

A. Develop Project Charter, Identify Stakeholders
B. Develop Project Charter, Develop Preliminary Scope Statement
C. Develop Project Management Plan, Identify Stakeholders
D. Develop Project Management Plan, Plan Communications, Identify Stakeholders

Answer: A. Develop Project Charter, Identify Stakeholders
Develop Project Charter from the Integration knowledge area and Identify Stakeholders from the Communications knowledge area are the only two processes in the Initiation process group.

One advantage of a functional organizations is:

A. Being part of a functional team provides team members with peer support.
B. The project manager has full control over the budget.
C. The functional manager reports to the project manager.
D. Team members have two bosses.

Answer: A. Being part of a functional team provides team members with peer support.
Since team members usually work side-by-side with their respective peers, they have valuable resources readily available to them. In functional organizations, team members have one functional boss and the project manager usually has no control over the budget.

One advantage of a projectized organization is:

A. The project manager reports to the functional manager.
B. Team members have two bosses.
C. Team members are usually responsible with only one project at a time.
D. The project manager has no control over the budget.

Answer: C. Team members are usually responsible with only one project at a time.
Since team members are assigned to a project, they can typically focus on work within that particular project. In projectized organizations, team members have one project boss and the project manager usually has full control over the budget.

Which of the following organization types does the project manager have the least power?

A. Functional
B. Weak matrix
C. Strong matrix
D. Projectized

Answer: A. Functional
Projectized organizations grants project managers with total control of their projects. That means team members report directly to the project manager. Functional organizations, conversely, provides project managers with the least amount of power since the team members report to a functional, or line of business, manager.

Which of the following statements about project scope and product scope is true?

A. Product scope ensures effective flow of a project while project scope is used to create a product.
B. Project scope and product scope can be used synonymously.
C. Product scope cannot be used to describe a project but project scope can be used to describe a product.
D. Project scope refers to work that needs to be accomplished to create a product; product scope refers to features that characterize a product.

Answer: D. Project scope refers to work that needs to be accomplished to create a product; product scope refers to features that characterize a product.
All other choices are false.

What key characteristic differentiates matrix organizations from functional or projectized organizations?

A. Team members report to two bosses.
B. The organization is grouped by areas of specialization.
C. After a project is closed, team members move on to other projects.
D. The project manager’s role is part-time.

Answer: A. Team members report to two bosses.
Team members in strong, balanced, and weak matrices all have two bosses: the project manager and the functional manager. Specialized groups describe functional organizations while team members move to other projects in projectized organizations. The role of a project manager could be full-time or part-time in matrix organizations.

At your company’s annual corporate meeting, you discover that one initiative for the upcoming year is the development of a new project management office (PMO). Since you have been project manager for the company for the last five years, you know that the PMO can provide you with support that you have not had. Most likely, these PMO responsibilities could mean that the company’s project managers will:

A. Report to the new PMO
B. Receive consistent guidance and training across departments
C. Be forced to use templates for their project documents
D. Rely on the PMO to approve project changes

Answer: B. Receive consistent guidance and training across departments
Although it is possible that the other choices come true, the answer that will most likely be the outcome of the new PMO is every project manager in the organization getting the same type of support, leadership and training.

PMI expects project managers to use the PMBOK® Guide by:

A. Following it uniformly to all projects
B. Determining what knowledge is appropriate for any given project
C. Using the same methodologies and tools all the time
D. Applying the skills, tools, and techniques since they guarantee success over time

Answer: B. Determining what knowledge is appropriate for any given project
PMI expects project managers to use the PMBOK® Guide as a reference. It is subject to project managers deciding what areas are useful for their own projects. PMI does not condone project managers to blindly apply any knowledge.

Projects and operations have similarities and differences. Which of following is true?

A. Projects are performed by teams, operations are performed by individuals
B. Projects are temporary, operations are ongoing
C. Projects are planned, operations are executed
D. Projects are limited by constraints, operations are not

Answer: B. Projects are temporary, operations are ongoing
Projects and operations are both performed by teams, are both planned, executed, and monitored and controlled, and are both limited by constraints. However, projects must have an end and operations will not.

While developing a charter, you are asked to consider enterprise environmental factors. These may include all of the following except:

A. Historical information
B. Marketplace conditions
C. Government standards
D. Industry standards

Answer: A. Historical information
Enterprise environmental factors can include government standards, industry standards, organization infrastructure, and marketplace conditions. Historical information is an organizational process asset.