1 Marks: 1 Many people consider project integration management the key to overall pr= oject success. Answer: Question 2 Marks: 1 The ____ section of the project plan should describe the major project functions and activities and identify those individuals who are responsible for them. Choose one answer. a. organizational charts b. other organizational or process-related informatio= n c. project responsibilities d. management objectives Question 3 Marks: 1 ____ should result in improvements in project performance. Choose one answer. a. Corrective actions b. Corrective reports c. Preventive actions d. Proactive methods Question 4 Marks: 1 The majority of time on a project is usually spent on ____, as is most of= the project’s budget. Choose one answer. a. execution b. planning c. closing d. monitoring and controlling </= label> Question 5 Marks: 1 A ____ is a document that includes details related to the identified proj= ect stakeholders. Choose one answer. a. stakeholder register b. stakeholder list c. stakeholder directory d. stakeholder contact list Question 6 Marks: 1 Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the = work and creation of closing documents. Answer: Question 7 Marks: 1 ____ provide information on how project execution is going. Choose one answer. a. Performance reports b. Change requests c. Deliverables d. Contracts Question 8 Marks: 1 Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarel= y affect other knowledge areas. Answer: Question 9 Marks: 1 ____ is a planning process falling under the Project Integration Manageme= nt knowledge area. Choose one answer. a. Schedule development b. Develop project management plan = c. Create WBS d. Quality planning Question 10 Marks: 1 Project integration management must occur just within the context of a pa= rticular project. Answer: Question 11 Marks: 1 During ____ processes for a new project, the organization recognizes that a new project exists, and completes a project charter as part of this recognition. Choose one answer. a. initiating b. planning c. opening d. controlling Question 12 Marks: 1 Author ____, who developed the concept of the strategic value of competitive advantage, has written several books and articles on strategic planning and competition. Choose one answer. a. James Bacon b. Michael Porter c. Robert Cooper d. Carol Matlack Question 13 Marks: 1 Opportunities and directives are essentially the same thing. Answer: Question 14 Marks: 1 ____ tools track the execution of business process flows and expose how the state of supporting IT systems and resources is impacting end-to-end business process performance in real time. Choose one answer. a. BSM b. CCB c. CCA d. BSC Question 15 Marks: 1 ____ analysis is a method of calculating the expected net monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected future cash inflows .

1. 1
Marks: 1
Many people consider project integration management the key
to overall pr= oject success.
Answer:
Question 2
Marks: 1
The ____ section of the project plan should describe the major
project functions and activities and identify those individuals
who are responsible for them.
Choose one answer.
a. organizational charts
b. other organizational or process-related informatio= n
c. project responsibilities
d. management objectives
Question 3

2. Marks: 1
____ should result in improvements in project performance.
Choose one answer.
a. Corrective actions
b. Corrective reports
c. Preventive actions
d. Proactive methods
Question 4
Marks: 1
The majority of time on a project is usually spent on ____, as is
most of= the project’s budget.
Choose one answer.
a. execution
b. planning
c. closing
d. monitoring and controlling </= label>
Question 5
Marks: 1

3. A ____ is a document that includes details related to the
identified proj= ect stakeholders.
Choose one answer.
a. stakeholder register
b. stakeholder list
c. stakeholder directory
d. stakeholder contact list
Question 6
Marks: 1
Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal
acceptance of the = work and creation of closing documents.
Answer:
Question 7
Marks: 1
____ provide information on how project execution is going.
Choose one answer.
a. Performance reports
b. Change requests
c. Deliverables

4. d. Contracts
Question 8
Marks: 1
Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain
time rarel= y affect other knowledge areas.
Answer:
Question 9
Marks: 1
____ is a planning process falling under the Project Integration
Manageme= nt knowledge area.
Choose one answer.
a. Schedule development
b. Develop project management plan =
c. Create WBS
d. Quality planning
Question 10
Marks: 1
Project integration management must occur just within the
context of a pa= rticular project.

5. Answer:
Question 11
Marks: 1
During ____ processes for a new project, the organization
recognizes that a new project exists, and completes a project
charter as part of this recognition.
Choose one answer.
a. initiating
b. planning
c. opening
d. controlling
Question 12
Marks: 1
Author ____, who developed the concept of the strategic value
of competitive advantage, has written several books and articles
on strategic planning and competition.
Choose one answer.
a. James Bacon
b. Michael Porter

6. c. Robert Cooper
d. Carol Matlack
Question 13
Marks: 1
Opportunities and directives are essentially the same thing.
Answer:
Question 14
Marks: 1
____ tools track the execution of business process flows and
expose how the state of supporting IT systems and resources is
impacting end-to-end business process performance in real time.
Choose one answer.
a. BSM
b. CCB
c. CCA
d. BSC
Question 15
Marks: 1
____ analysis is a method of calculating the expected net

7. monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected
future cash inflows and outflows to the present point in time.
Choose one answer.
a. Cost of capital
b. Net present value
c. Cash flow
d. Payback
Question 16
Marks: 1
____ the project involves taking the actions necessary to ensure
that act= ivities in the project plan are completed.
Choose one answer.
a. Executing
b. Initiating
c. Starting
d. Coordinating
Question 17
Marks: 1
As projects progress, the organization must reevaluate the need,
funding, and will for each project to determine if the project

8. should be continued, redefined, or terminated.
Answer:
Question 18
Marks: 1
An organization’s information technology project selection
proces= s should guide the strategic plan.
Answer:
Question 19
Marks: 1
The ____ provides a basis for creating the project schedule and
performing earned value management for measuring and
forecasting project performance.
Choose one answer.
a. WSB
b. project team analysis
c. WBS
d. project tool
Question 20
Marks: 1

9. A/An ____ is a document that describes the products or services
to be cre= ated by the project team.
Choose one answer.
a. contract
b. statement of work
c. project charter
d. business case
Question 21
Marks: 1
A stakeholder management strategy is an approach to help
increase the sup= port of stakeholders throughout the project.
Answer:
Question 22
Marks: 1
The project procurement management knowledge area maps to
the ____ process group through the activity of administering
procurements.
Choose one answer.
a. initiating

10. b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling </= label>
Question 23
Marks: 1
Which of the following is an important input to the integrated
change con= trol process?
Choose one answer.
a. Deliverables
b. Work performance information =
c. Approved and rejected change requests =
d. Approved and validated defect repair =
Question 24
Marks: 1
All projects can benefit from using some type of project
management information system to coordinate and communicate
project information.
Answer:
Question 25

11. Marks: 1
Project managers should never be involved in strategic planning
and proje= ct selection.
Answer:
Question 26
Marks: 1
Executing the project includes work required to introduce any
new hardwar= e, software, and procedures into normal
operations.
Answer:
Question 27
Marks: 1
In the ____ stage of selecting information technology projects,
organizat= ions select information technology projects.
Choose one answer.
a. Project Planning
b. Business Area Analysis
c. Resource Allocation
d. Information Technology Strategy Planning =

12. Question 28
Marks: 1
The project scope management knowledge area maps to the
____ process group through the activities of scope verification
and scope control.
Choose one answer.
a. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling </= label>
Question 29
Marks: 1
A commonsense approach to improving the coordination
between project plan development and execution is to follow
this simple rule: Those who will do the work should not plan
the work.
Answer:
Question 30
Marks: 1
A/An ____ is a formal group of people responsible for
approving or reject= ing changes to a project.

13. Choose one answer.
a. CCA
b. CCB
c. CCC
d. CCD
Question 31
Marks: 1
A/An ____ is a formal, documented process that describes when
and how off= icial project documents may be changed.
Choose one answer.
a. integrated change control
b. change request
c. performance report
d. change control system
Question 32
Marks: 1
____ support contributes the most to successful information
technology pr= ojects.
Choose one answer.

14. a. Stakeholder
b. Team
c. Executive
d. User
Question 33
Marks: 1
The first step in determining the NPV is to ____.
Choose one answer.
a. determine the estimated costs and benefits for the= life of the
project and the products it produces
b. determine the discount rate <= /label>
c. calculate the net present value =
d. determine the cash flow
Question 34
Marks: 1
A milestone list is an output list associated with the Project
Scope Mana= gement knowledge area.
Answer:

15. Question 35
Marks: 1
Projects that address ____ are much more likely to be
successful because = they will be important to the organization.
Choose one answer.
a. a balanced scorecard
b. a weighted scoring model
c. broad organizational needs </= label>
d. net present value
Question 36
Marks: 1
In the ____ stage, organizations tie information technology
strategy to mission and vision of organization and identify key
business areas.
Choose one answer.
a. Project Planning
b. Business Area Analysis
c. Resource Allocation
d. Information Technology Strategy Planning =
Question 37

16. Marks: 1
____ are new requirements imposed by management,
government, or some exte= rnal influence.
Choose one answer.
a. Opportunities
b. Commands
c. Problems
d. Directives
Question 38
Marks: 1
Information technology is usually a support function in an
organization.<= /div>
Answer:
Question 39
Marks: 1
The ____ is the minimum acceptable rate of return on an
investment.
Choose one answer.
a. return on investment

17. b. internal rate of return
c. external rate of return
d. required rate of return
Question 40
Marks: 1
Research shows that ____ is the number one reason cited for
why organizat= ions invest in information technology projects.
Choose one answer.
a. providing financial incentives =
b. supporting implicit business objectives =
c. supporting explicit business objectives =
d. keeping abreast of technological advances =
Question 41
Marks: 1
One method for selecting projects based on ____ is to determine
whether they first meet three important criteria: need, funding,
and will.
Choose one answer.
a. broad organizational needs </= label>

18. b. using a weighted scoring model =
c. implementing a balanced scorecard =
d. categorizing information technology projects =
Question 42
Marks: 1
Administrative activities are often involved in ____, such as
archiving project files, closing out contracts, documenting
lessons learned, and receiving formal acceptance of the
delivered work as part of the phase or project.
Choose one answer.
a. monitoring and controlling processes =
b. executing processes
c. initiating processes
d. closing processes
Question 43
Marks: 1
Project integration management does not include interface
management.
Answer:
Question 44

19. Marks: 1
A/An ____ is a document that formally recognizes the existence
of a project and provides direction on the project’s objectives
and management.
Choose one answer.
a. balanced scorecard
b. business case
c. net present value analysis </= label>
d. project charter
Question 45
Marks: 1
A ____ is a meeting held at the beginning of a project so that
stakeholders can meet each other, review the goals of the
project, and discuss future plans.
Choose one answer.
a. kick-off party
b. launch meeting
c. kick-off meeting
d. project launch meeting
Question 46

20. Marks: 1
The project integration management knowledge area maps to the
____ process group through the activities of developing project
charters.
Choose one answer.
a. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling </= label>
Question 47
Marks: 1
____ is a monitoring and controlling process.
Choose one answer.
a. Develop project team
b. Request seller responses
c. Risk response planning
d. Integrated change control
Question 48
Marks: 1

21. The project procurement management knowledge area maps to
the ____ process group through the activities conducting
procurements.
Choose one answer.
a. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling </= label>
Question 49
Marks: 1
Projects involve ____ project management process groups.
Choose one answer.
a. three
b. five
c. eight
d. ten
Question 50
Marks: 1
The first step in creating a weighted scoring model is to assign

22. a weight= to each criterion.
Answer:
Question 51
Marks: 1
Some people might use a contract in place of a charter.
Answer:
Question 52
Marks: 1
The ____ step in the planning process is to tie the information
technology strategic plan to the organization’s overall strategic
p= lan.
Choose one answer.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth
Question 53
Marks: 1

23. Project management plans document project planning
assumptions and decisi= ons regarding choices.
Answer:
Question 54
Marks: 1
In addition to progress reports, an important tool for monitoring
and controlling a project is using project management software.
Answer:
Question 55
Marks: 1
____ include devising and maintaining a workable scheme to
ensure that th= e project addresses the organization’s needs.
Choose one answer.
a. Initiating processes
b. Planning processes
c. Executing processes
d. Monitoring and controlling processes =
Question 56
Marks: 1

24. A/An ____ is a document used to coordinate all project planning
documents= and help guide a project’s execution and control.
Choose one answer.
a. project management plan
b. statement of work
c. scope statement
d. contact
Question 57
Marks: 1
In the ____ information technology planning stage, the analysis
outlines business processes that are central to achieving
strategic goals and helps determine which ones could most
benefit from information technology.
Choose one answer.
a. Project Planning
b. Business Area Analysis
c. Resource Allocation
d. Information Technology Strategy Planning =
Question 58
Marks: 1

25. Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.
Answer:
Question 59
Marks: 1
Directing and managing project execution involves carrying out
the project management plan by performing the activities
included in it.
Answer:
Question 60
Marks: 1
A ____ is an approach to help increase the support of
stakeholders throug= hout the project.
Choose one answer.
a. stakeholder management plan <= /label>
b. stakeholder strategy
c. stakeholder management strategy =
d. stakeholder management list <= /label>
Question 61

26. Marks: 1
The ____ process involves gaining stakeholder and customer
acceptance of the final products and services and bringing the
project, or project phase, to an orderly end.
Choose one answer.
a. ending
b. closing
c. developing
d. completing
Question 62
Marks: 1
____ ensures that the descriptions of the project’s products are
= correct and complete.
Choose one answer.
a. CCB
b. Correction management
c. Configuration management
d. Product description management =
Question 63
Marks: 1

27. In the ____ stage of selecting information technology projects,
organizat= ions define project scope, benefits, and constraints.
Choose one answer.
a. Project Planning
b. Business Area Analysis
c. Resource Allocation
d. Information Technology Strategy Planning =
Question 64
Marks: 1
On large projects, many project managers say that ____ percent
of the job= is communicating and managing changes.
Choose one answer.
a. 50
b. 70
c. 90
d. 100
Question 65
Marks: 1
It is good practice to focus on the ____ of meetings.

28. Choose one answer.
a. flow
b. planning
c. agenda
d. results
Question 66
Marks: 1
The process of acquiring a project team falls under the Project
Human Res= ource Management knowledge area.
Answer:
Question 67
Marks: 1
____ is an iterative software development process that focuses
on team productivity and delivers software best practices to all
team members.
Choose one answer.
a. RAP
b. RIP
c. RUP

29. d. ROP
Question 68
Marks: 1
An annual discount factor is a multiplier for each year based on
the disc= ount rate and year.
Answer:
Question 69
Marks: 1
In the long-term view, it is better to have a huge success on an
unimportant project than to have a moderate success on an
important project.
Answer:
Question 70
Marks: 1
____ involves coordinating all planning efforts to create a
consistent, c= oherent document.
Choose one answer.
a. Developing the project charter =
b. Developing the preliminary project scope statement=

30. c. Developing the project management plan =
d. Directing and managing project execution =
Question 71
Marks: 1
____ should serve as the foundation for deciding which projects
to pursue= .
Choose one answer.
a. Strategic planning
b. Project managers
c. Successful past projects
d. Employee abilities
Question 72
Marks: 1
The level of activity and length of each process group varies for
every p= roject.
Answer:
Question 73
Marks: 1

31. Examples of ____ include acquiring and developing the project
team, performing quality assurance, distributing information,
managing stakeholder expectations, and conducting
procurements.
Choose one answer.
a. monitoring and controlling processes =
b. executing processes
c. planning processes
d. initiating processes
Question 74
Marks: 1
The project communications management knowledge area maps
to the ____ process group through the activity of information
distribution.
Choose one answer.
a. initiating
b. planning
c. executing
d. monitoring and controlling </= label>
Question 75
Marks: 1

32. Many people are familiar with SWOT analysis—analyzing
Strengths,= Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats—which is
used to aid in ____= .
Choose one answer.
a. project initiation
b. project planning
c. strategic planning
d. strategic initiation
=