PMI PgMP Exam Preparation Guide and PDF Download [Q321-Q338]

Q321. A program has a BAC of $1,750,000 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently at the third milestone which represents 35 percent of the program work. As it happens, this program has already spent $620,000 of the budget. Management is concerned that the program may also be slipping on schedule because the program should be forty percent complete by this time.
Based on this information which type of performing is present in this scenario?

Q322. You are the program manager of the HNG Program. This program has a budget at completion of $2,345,900 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 percent complete and you have spent $789,000.
The program is supposed to be 35 percent complete but do to some delays you’re slightly behind schedule.
Based on this information, what is the schedule performance index (SPI) for this program?

Q323. You are the program manager of the NHQ Program for your organization. Your program has 14 constituent projects that are all creating benefits and deliverables for your program. You have recently terminated the GHW Project in your program because you’ve made trade-offs with other program projects and the deliverables of the GHW Project are no longer affordable. What project management activity should happen in the GHW Project?

Q324. Julie is the project manager of the NHQ Project. She and her project team have successfully finished the project and the customers have signed the project closure agreement. Julie has compiled all of the project records and the project’s lessons learned documentation. What should Julie do with the project’s lessons learned documentation?

Q325. During the last steering committee meeting, a program manager presented the benefits register to the program governance board. Since the intended benefits of the program were realized, the program manager was asked to transition the program into operations.
At this stage, what is expected during the post-review session organized by the program manager?

Q326. Wan is the program manager for his organization. He has been hearing reports that some project team members are complaining about the number of hours they’re required to work on the program’s projects and that some scheduling of team assignments are conflicting with their regular operational duties. You investigate the problem and agree that many team members are being assigned too much work within a given time period. You decide to enforce resource leveling heuristics to thirty hours of project work per week maximum. What will likely happen to the program and projects?

Q327. Which of the following terms is used for a schedule compression technique where two activities that were previously scheduled to start sequentially start at the same time?

Q328. Leigh is working with the project stakeholders to define the project scope. The stakeholders are deciding on what type of flooring their new hotel should have in the lobby. They have narrowed their choices to either carpet or tile. The two acceptable choices of carpet or tile during scope definition is an example of what planning approach?

Q329. You are the program manager for your organization. As your program is being initiated there is some initial concern from the management about the utilization of resources in your program and the need for resources in their day-to-day roles in operations. Management has set a limit on your program that resources may only work 20 hours per week on the program. What is this limit of resource hours in a time period known as?

Q330. Julie is the project manager of the NHQ Project. She and her project team have successfully finished the project and the customers have signed the project closure agreement. Julie has compiled all of the project records and the project’s lessons learned documentation. What should Julie do with the project’s lessons learned documentation?

Q331. A project manager learns that a key team member will be going out on leave for an indefinite period. This team member is responsible for multiple projects in a program about to deliver a new solution to their primary customer. How should the program manager communicate this information?

Q332. You are the Project Manager for a national satellite rollout project. You are required to purchase and integrate reporting software for all the retail stores. As the Project Manager, you want one price from the vendors for the purchase and implementation of this product. What type of document should be used?

Q333. You are the program manager for your organization. You’re currently working with the program director, Nancy Holmes, to define a new program and the benefits the program should create. Of the following, which is the best definition of a benefit a program creates?

Q334. Which one of the following is NOT a component of the risk monitoring and controlling process?

Q335. What is another term that can be assigned to the pre-program analysis and research to determine if a program should be initiated?

Q336. You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program, which has just started, has eight projects and many of the projects share resources such as equipment and people. Management has asked that you identify when the project resources will be utilized on each project within your program. They are worried some resources may be idle or overscheduled. What approach can you use to consider the availability of resources when the project managers begin sequencing their project activities?

Q337. You are the program manager of the NHQ Program for your organization. Your program has 14 constituent projects that are all creating benefits and deliverables for your program. You have recently terminated the GHW Project in your program because you’ve made trade-offs with other program projects and the deliverables of the GHW Project are no longer affordable. What project management activity should happen in the GHW Project?

Q338. You are the program manager for your organization and you’re dealing with several issues about the materials used in the program. Right now, the issues have been assigned to issue owners for resolution in ten days. In the interim, what should you do with the issues?