Chapter 1 Questions

1. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?

a. Temporary Endeavor
b. Repetitive routine work (PMBOK 4th edition Page 5, Chapter 1, 1.2)
c. Create a unique product, service or result
d. Has a definite beginning and end
2. A project can involve
a. A single person
b. An organizational unit
c. Multiple organizational Units
d. All of the above (PMBOK 4th edition Page 5, Chapter 1, 1.2)
3. A project is ongoing repetitive work effort that follows existing organizational procedures
a. False (PMBOK 4th edition Page 5, Chapter 1, 1.2)
b. True
4. Which of the following is not one of the 5 process groups
a. Initiating
b. Procuring (PMBOK 4th edition Page 6, Chapter 1, 1.3)
c. Executing
d. Monitoring and Controlling
e. Closing
5. Project manager should strictly adhere to and apply the knowledge, skill, tools and techniques
described uniformly to all projects
a. False (PMBOK 4th edition Page 4, Chapter 1, 1.1; Page 38 Chapter 3)
b. True
6. Project Constraints are limited to Scope, Schedule(time), and Budget (cost)
a. False (PMBOK 4th edition Page 6, Chapter 1, 1.3)
b. True
7. Which answer best represents the relationship between Portfolio, Program and Project?
a. A portfolio contains only programs and projects that are interdependent or directly related
b. A project contains portfolios, projects, and or programs
c. A program contains projects which contain portfolios
d. None of the above (PMBOK 4th edition Page 7-10, Chapter 1, 1.4 1.4.2)

8. Jan Jane and her team are responsible for the centralized management of a collection of projects
and programs to meet strategic business need. Which of the following is most likely Janes job title?
(choose the BEST answer)
a. Project Manager
b. Program Manager
c. Portfolio Manager (PMBOK 4th edition Page 8, Chapter 1, 1.1.4)
d. Business Analyst
9. Portfolio Management is defined as a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to
obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
a. False (PMBOK 4th edition Page 8, Chapter 1, 1.1.4, 1.4.2)
b. True
10. John is in charge of a production line that makes widgets. John routinely plans out work to be done,
develop the line schedule and assign resources, evaluates production cost, checks quality reports for
the work being done, hold weekly meetings with his staff, and closes the books on an ongoing
biweekly basis. John is performing
a. Project Management
b. Portfolio Management
c. Program Management
d. None of the above (PMBOK 4th edition Page 5, 1.2; Page 12, Chapter 1, 1.5; Clues:
production line, routinely, ongoing)
11. Which of the following are project management process groups?
a. Initiating, Scoping, Executing, Checking, Closing
b. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing (PMBOK 4th edition
Page 8, Chapter 1, 1.3)
c. Initiating, Planning, Executing, Quality Assurance, Closing
d. Plan, Do, Check, Act, End
12. Which of the following is not an objective of the Project Management Office (PMO)?
a. The PMO manages major program scope changes which may be seen as potential
opportunities to better achieve business objectives
b. The PMO focuses on the specified project objectives (PMBOK 4th edition Page 12, Chapter
1, 1.4.4)
c. The PMO optimizes the use of shared organizational resources across all projects
d. The PMO manages the methodologies, standard, overall risk/opportunity, and
interdependencies among projects at the enterprise level.
13. Which of the following is not a mean by which projects are initiated?
a. Strategic opportunity or business need
b. Legal requirement

c. Technological advance
d. Project Manager Request (PMBOK 4th edition Page 10, Chapter 1, 1.4.3)
14. Things that surround or influence a project positively or negatively are called (choose the BEST
answer)
a. Political climate
b. Enterprise environmental factors (PMBOK 4th edition Page 14, Chapter 1, 1.8)
c. Stakeholder risk tolerance
d. Organizational culture, structure, and processes
15. Which of the following statements is True?
a. PMBOK Guide is the standard for managing most projects all of the time across many types
of industries.
b. The PMBOK Guide standard describes the project management processes, tools, and
technique used to manage a project towards a successful outcome. (PMBOK 4th edition
Page 13, Chapter 1, 1.7)
c. The PMBOK Guide standard is not unique to the project management field and has
interrelationships to other project management disciplines such as Program management
and portfolio management.
d. None of the above