Program Management Professional (PgMP) (PgMP) Free Practice Test

Question 1

You are the program manager for your organization. You are planning a new program that will construct a new warehouse facility for your company. As you look forward to the conclusion of the program you need an official document that will signify the program has ended. What document should you specify in your program management plan for the conclusion of the program?

A. Audit of program financials

B. Final program audit report

C. Certificate of program completion

D. Lessons learned documentation

Correct Answer: C

Question 2

During a global health crisis, the senior leadership of a hospital system asked a program manager to evaluate a crucial clinical program due to uncertain patient needs and poor project component quality. What should the program manager do first?

A. Evaluate and update the project change management plan

B. Cancel the existing components to ensure program benefits are achieved

C. Evaluate and update the program change management plan

D. Put the existing components on hold and perform a quality assessment

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3

You are the program manager for your organization. You are examining the order of the activities in your program schedule and would like to change some of the ordering to alleviate scheduling conflicts, risks, and based on your experience with the discipline the program uses. Some of the activities you can rearrange while some of the activities must be completed in a particular order.
What term describes the activities that can happen in any order?

A. Benefits management dependencies

B. Finish on constraints

C. Mandatory dependencies

D. Discretionary dependencies

Correct Answer: D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the critical path?

A. The critical path is always one path that shows the project duration.

B. The critical path is the longest path because it has the most activities.

C. The critical path has no float.

D. The critical path reveals which path has the most risk of failure.

Correct Answer: C

Question 5

A program is behind schedule despite incremental benefits delivered regularly due to efforts by component projects. The program sponsor is concerned about potential cost overruns and further schedule slips. What should the program manager do to address the program sponsor's concerns?

A. Propose a change order requesting additional critical path funding.

B. Analyze the program roadmap and the integrated master schedule.

C. Ask each project manager to review and update the project schedules.

D. Explain the impact of external factors on the roadmap and schedule.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6

An infrastructure program has 20 projects. The first half of these projects incurred multiple change orders and failed to be completed on time. The program manager meets with the project managers to discuss lessons learned and to understand the challenges. During the meeting, the project managers complain that key risks and a lack of resources resulted in missing deadlines.
What should the program manager do to ensure that the remaining 10 component projects stay on track?

A. Rebaseline the remaining component projects.

B. Schedule weekly meetings with the project managers.

C. Update the program management plan.

D. Develop a change management strategy.

Correct Answer: C

Question 7

A program manager, who reports to a company's CIO, is responsible for managing a strategic initiative program. During a program review meeting, the CIO informs the program manager about potential budget cuts that would impact program resources, and urges the program manager to begin delivering benefits more quickly to continue the program.
What should the program manager do first?

A. Conduct a risk assessment associated with an accelerated schedule, update the risk register, and request steering committee approval.

B. Revise the program schedule to adapt to an accelerated delivery of benefits, and present it to the steering committee for approval.

C. Update the benefits management plan, and send it to stakeholders for review.

D. Document the impact on the program, then present the findings to the steering committee to determine next steps.

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. Talk with the project manager and find ways to reduce hours in another part of the project.

B. Request that the project manager make the team members work additional hours and not bill the project.

C. Determine which component projects have excess capacity and rebalance those resources to the project that needs additional hours.

D. Communicate to the program sponsor regarding the additional estimated cost and request a change order.

Correct Answer: C

Question 9

A program had an issue because team members were not consistently adhering to agreed-upon procedures. Several team members stated that they thought the procedures were inadequate as documented so they improvised what they thought was a better solution. How can the program manager reduce the likelihood of this issue reoccurring?

A. Hold a meeting with all program team members and tell them to follow procedures

B. Communicate to the program sponsor that an issue occurred but it will not happen again

C. Have team members assist in implementing a continuous improvement strategy across the program

D. The issue is not likely to reoccur now that team members understand the consequences

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10

A program will generate revenue for several years after it ends. The program manager and the operations manager, who are accountable for managing the benefits after program closure, are in disagreement. The operations manager is concerned that information necessary for managing the processes and benefits after program closure will be unavailable. The program manager expresses that managing the benefits after program closure is not within the scope and must be managed through the scope management plan.
What should the program sponsor do?

A. Direct the program manager to develop the necessary plans to ensure benefits can be transitioned and sustained after program closure.

B. Direct the operations manager to allocate the necessary resources to establish proper plans for accepting the benefits and processes after program closure.

C. Direct the program manager to assess the impact of this change and follow the established change management process.

D. Direct the operations manager to allocate a resource to the program to ensure that knowledge transfer and process development occur before closure.

Correct Answer: B

Question 11

A high-profile customer has a program dashboard set up for immediate access to the status of a key program. The customer reports that the reported status is incorrect. What should the program manager do?

A. Ensure the program dashboard is set up with the appropriate customer access.

B. Validate that program updates are maintained in the program management information system.

C. Compare the program status updates between the customer and the dashboard.

D. Incorporate program status reports to share status with the customer.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12

A program sponsor is determining whether to add another project to a program portfolio but is unsure if the project will align with organizational objectives. What should the program manager do to demonstrate the project's organizational alignment?

A. Show alignment with the benefits realization plan

B. Update the benefits management plan

C. Create a strategic alignment justification plan

D. Form a working group to update the strategic plan

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13

Several program managers in an organization are looking for opportunities to establish continuous improvement. What should the program managers recommend to senior leadership?

A. Set up a program management office (PMO) in the organization

B. Establish a portfolio structure and align all programs into it

C. Add continuous improvement measurements in each program

D. Incorporate continuous improvement metrics into the benefits register

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14

You are the program manager of the YHT Program. You have been working with a vendor in the program but have decided that the contract between your program and the vendor needs to be terminated. What two things must be documented if you wish to terminate a vendor's contract?

A. Work that has been completed and uncompleted work

B. The scope verification document and the termination notice

C. Contract and scope verification process documents

D. Contract and the quality measurements for the vendor's work

Correct Answer: A

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