Chapter 5

Introduction & Fundamentals

Project Integration Management
The central idea of this passage is that Project Integration Management involves
coordinating the different elements of a project and making tradeoffs to meet
stakeholder needs. It is important for successful completion of the project and
involves integration with ongoing operations and product scope. Earned Value
Management is a technique used to integrate processes and measure project
performance by tracking the amount of work completed according to the budgeted
effort. It uses earned value charts with curves for budgeted cost, earned value, and
actual cost.

1. Which one is included in Project Integration Management?

a) Risk management
b) Scope management
c) Time management
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

2. Which one is not a part of Project Integration Management?

a) Developing the project charter
b) Developing the project plan
c) Executing the project plan
d) Closing the project
Answer: c) Executing the project plan

3. Which one of the following is a technique used for integrating the various
processes and measuring the performance of the project?
a) Earned Value Management (EVM)
b) Critical Path Method (CPM)
c) Monte Carlo simulation
d) SWOT analysis
Answer: a) Earned Value Management (EVM)

4. Which one of the following is an example of integration that must occur for
a project to be completed successfully?
a) Integration of project budget with resource allocation
b) Integration of product scope with project scope
c) Integration of quality control with quality assurance
d) Integration of procurement management with risk management
Answer: b) Integration of product scope with project scope

5. Which one of the following is a key aspect of Project Integration

Management?
a) Balancing competing objectives and alternatives
b) Identifying and analyzing project risks
c) Developing a detailed project schedule
d) Creating a communication plan
Answer: a) Balancing competing objectives and alternatives

1. Which one is included in the five process groups of project management?

a) Quality management
b) Risk management
c) Procurement management
d) Financial management
Answer: c) Procurement management

2. Which one is included in the scope baseline of a project?

a) Work breakdown structure (WBS)
b) Cost performance index (CPI)
c) Resource histogram
d) Organizational chart
Answer: a) Work breakdown structure (WBS)

3. Which one is included in the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle?

a) Risk identification
b) Project charter creation
c) Quality assurance
d) Continuous improvement
Answer: d) Continuous improvement

4. Which one is included in the Project Human Resource Management

knowledge area?
a) Activity sequencing
b) Cost estimating
c) Resource planning
d) Risk response planning
Answer: c) Resource planning
5. Which one is included in the Control Quality process of project
management?
a) Determine budget
b) Manage stakeholder engagement
c) Perform quality assurance
d) Plan risk responses
Answer: c) Perform quality assurance

Project Scope Management

The central idea of Project Scope Management is to ensure that a project includes
all the necessary work to achieve successful completion while controlling what is
or is not included. The management of product scope varies by application and is
defined as part of the project life cycle. A project may result in a single product
with subsidiary components, each with its own separate but interdependent product
scope. Both project and product scope management must be integrated to ensure
delivery of the specified product. Completion of the project scope is measured
against the project plan, while completion of the product scope is measured against
the product requirements.

1. Which process is concerned with defining and documenting stakeholders'

needs to meet the project objectives?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Verify Scope
d) Control Scope
Answer: a) Collect Requirements

2. Which process involves creating a detailed project scope statement that

documents the project deliverables and describes how the project team will
achieve them?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Verify Scope
d) Control Scope
Answer: b) Define Scope

3. Which process is focused on ensuring that all of the project work is

completed as planned and only work within the project scope is performed?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Verify Scope
d) Control Scope
Answer: d) Control Scope

4. Which process ensures that the completed project deliverables meet the
requirements and specifications laid out in the project scope statement?
a) Collect Requirements
b) Define Scope
c) Verify Scope
d) Control Scope
Answer: c) Verify Scope

5. Which of the following is not a subsidiary plan of the Project Management

Plan in Project Scope Management?
a) Scope Management Plan
b) Requirements Management Plan
c) Risk Management Plan
d) Change Management Plan
Answer: c) Risk Management Plan (Note: while risk management is a critical
aspect of project management, it is not a subsidiary plan under Project Scope
Management specifically.)

1. What is project scope management primarily concerned with?

a) Cost management
b) Time management
c) Defining and controlling what is or is not included in the project
d) Quality management

Answer: c) Defining and controlling what is or is not included in the project

3. How many subsidiary components might a new telephone system project

include?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

Answer: d) Four

4. How is completion of the project scope measured?

a) Against the product requirements
b) Against the project plan
c) Against the schedule
d) Against the budget

Answer: b) Against the project plan

Project Time Management

The central idea of Project Time Management is that it includes processes
necessary for completing a project on time. There are five major processes
involved in developing the project time schedule: activity definition, activity
sequencing, activity duration estimating, schedule development, and schedule
control. These processes interact with each other and with the processes in other
knowledge areas. Each process involves effort from one or more individuals or
groups and generally occurs at least once in every project phase.

1. Which of the following processes in Project Time Management is

responsible for identifying and documenting interactivity dependencies?
A) Activity Definition
B) Activity Sequencing
C) Activity Duration Estimating
D) Schedule Development
Answer: B (Activity Sequencing)

2. Which of the following processes in Project Time Management involves

estimating the number of work periods that will be needed to complete
individual activities?
A) Activity Definition
B) Activity Sequencing
C) Activity Duration Estimating
D) Schedule Development
Answer: C (Activity Duration Estimating)

3. Which of the following processes in Project Time Management is

responsible for analyzing activity sequences, activity durations, and resource
requirements to create the project schedule?
A) Activity Definition
B) Activity Sequencing
C) Activity Duration Estimating
D) Schedule Development
Answer: D (Schedule Development)

4. Which of the following processes in Project Time Management is

responsible for controlling changes to the project schedule?
A) Activity Definition
B) Activity Sequencing
C) Activity Duration Estimating
D) Schedule Control
Answer: D (Schedule Control)

5. Which of the following is NOT a process in Project Time Management?

A) Activity Definition
B) Resource Planning
C) Activity Sequencing
D) Schedule Development
Answer: B (Resource Planning)

Project Cost management

The central idea of Project Cost Management is to ensure that the project is
completed within the approved budget. The processes involved in this include
resource planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control. These
processes interact with each other and with processes in other knowledge areas.
Each process may require effort from one or more individuals or groups based on
the project's needs and generally occurs in every project phase.

1. Which process in Project Cost Management involves determining what

resources and what quantities of each should be used to perform project
activities?
(a) Resource Planning
(b) Cost Estimating
(c) Cost Budgeting
(d) Cost Control
Answer: (a) Resource Planning

2. Which process in Project Cost Management involves developing an

approximation of the costs of the resources needed to complete project
activities?
(a) Resource Planning
(b) Cost Estimating
(c) Cost Budgeting
(d) Cost Control
Answer: (b) Cost Estimating

3. Which process in Project Cost Management involves allocating the overall

cost estimate to individual work activities?
(a) Resource Planning
(b) Cost Estimating
(c) Cost Budgeting
(d) Cost Control
Answer: (c) Cost Budgeting

4. Which process in Project Cost Management involves controlling changes to

the project budget?
(a) Resource Planning
(b) Cost Estimating
(c) Cost Budgeting
(d) Cost Control
Answer: (d) Cost Control

5. Which of the following is NOT a component of Project Cost Management?

(a) Resource Planning
(b) Cost Estimating
(c) Schedule Control
(d) Cost Budgeting
Answer: (c) Schedule Control

1. Which process in Project Cost Management involves determining what

resources (people, equipment, materials) and what quantities of each should
be used to perform project activities?
a) Resource Planning
b) Cost Estimating
c) Cost Budgeting
d) Cost Control
Answer: a) Resource Planning

2. Which process in Project Cost Management involves developing an

approximation (estimate) of the costs of the resources needed to complete
project activities?
a) Resource Planning
b) Cost Estimating
c) Cost Budgeting
d) Cost Control
Answer: b) Cost Estimating

3. Which process in Project Cost Management involves allocating the overall

cost estimate to individual work activities?
a) Resource Planning
b) Cost Estimating
c) Cost Budgeting
d) Cost Control
Answer: c) Cost Budgeting

4. Which process in Project Cost Management involves controlling changes to

the project budget?
a) Resource Planning
b) Cost Estimating
c) Cost Budgeting
d) Cost Control
Answer: d) Cost Control

5. Which process in Project Cost Management involves determining the value

of the work completed compared to the actual cost spent?
a) Resource Planning
b) Cost Estimating
c) Cost Budgeting
d) Earned Value Management
Answer: d) Earned Value Management

Project Quality Management

Project Quality Management aims to ensure that the project satisfies the needs for
which it was undertaken. It involves activities such as quality planning, assurance,
control, and improvement. These processes interact with each other and with the
processes in the other knowledge areas. Quality management must address both the
management of the project and the product of the project.

1. Which process in Project Quality Management involves identifying quality

standards relevant to the project and determining how to achieve them?
A) Quality Control
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Planning
D) Quality Improvement
Answer: C

2. Which process in Project Quality Management involves evaluating overall

project performance to ensure that it meets project quality standards?
A) Quality Control
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Planning
D) Quality Improvement
Answer: A

3. Which process in Project Quality Management involves implementing the

planned quality activities to ensure that the project meets the identified
quality standards?
A) Quality Control
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Planning
D) Quality Improvement
Answer: B

4. Which process in Project Quality Management involves identifying areas

where the project's quality can be improved and implementing changes to
achieve better quality?
A) Quality Control
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Planning
D) Quality Improvement
Answer: D

5. Which process in Project Quality Management involves the development of

a project-specific quality management plan to ensure that the project meets
the required quality standards?
A) Quality Control
B) Quality Assurance
C) Quality Planning
D) Quality Improvement
Answer: C
1. Which process of Project Quality Management is concerned with
identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and
product?
a) Quality Planning
b) Quality Assurance
c) Quality Control
d) Quality Improvement
Answer: a) Quality Planning

2. Which of the following is NOT a key benefit of effective Project Quality

Management?
a) Improved customer satisfaction
b) Better project teamwork
c) Increased project costs
d) Higher probability of project success
Answer: c) Increased project costs

3. Which of the following is NOT an input to the Quality Control process in

Project Quality Management?
a) Work performance data
b) Quality metrics
c) Project management plan
d) Quality audit results
Answer: b) Quality metrics (it is an output of the Quality Control process)

Project Human Resource Management

The central idea of Project Human Resource Management is to ensure the effective
utilization of people involved in the project to achieve its objectives. It includes
identifying project roles and responsibilities, acquiring and assigning resources,
and developing competencies to enhance project performance. This process
involves interaction with other knowledge areas and may require effort from one or
more individuals or groups based on project needs. The project manager and
management team should have knowledge of general management skills such as
team building, performance appraisal, and recruitment, and apply them
appropriately to the project.

1. Which of the following is a major process of Project Human Resource

Management?
A) Risk Identification
B) Schedule Control
C) Team Development
D) Quality Assurance
Answer: C

2. What is the purpose of Organizational Planning in Project Human

Resource Management?
A) Identifying project risks
B) Assigning project budgets
C) Identifying project stakeholders
D) Identifying project roles and responsibilities
Answer: D

3. What is the purpose of Staff Acquisition in Project Human Resource

Management?
A) Developing individual and group competencies
B) Identifying project risks
C) Assigning project roles and responsibilities
D) Getting the human resources needed assigned to and working on the project
Answer: D

4. Which of the following is a key general management skill applicable to

Project Human Resource Management?
A) Cost Estimating
B) Schedule Development
C) Team Building
D) Quality Control
Answer: C

5. Which of the following is a key topic in dealing with individuals in Project

Human Resource Management?
A) Performance appraisal
B) Risk Identification
C) Cost Control
D) Schedule Compression
Answer: A

Project Communications Management

Project Communications Management involves processes that ensure timely and
appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition
of project information. The major processes include Communications Planning,
Information Distribution, Performance Reporting, and Administrative Closure.
These processes interact with each other and with the processes in the other
knowledge areas as well, and generally occur at least once in every project phase.
Effective communication is crucial for project success, and there is a substantial
body of knowledge that is not unique to the project context that should be
considered, such as sender-receiver models, choice of media, writing style,
presentation techniques, and meeting management techniques.

1. Which process in Project Communications Management involves

determining the information and communication needs of stakeholders?
A. Communications Planning
B. Information Distribution
C. Performance Reporting
D. Administrative Closure
Answer: A

2. Which process in Project Communications Management involves making

needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner?
A. Communications Planning
B. Information Distribution
C. Performance Reporting
D. Administrative Closure
Answer: B

3. Which process in Project Communications Management involves collecting

and disseminating performance information?
A. Communications Planning
B. Information Distribution
C. Performance Reporting
D. Administrative Closure
Answer: C

4. Which process in Project Communications Management involves

generating, gathering, and disseminating information to formalize a phase or
project completion?
A. Communications Planning
B. Information Distribution
C. Performance Reporting
D. Administrative Closure
Answer: D
5. Which of the following is NOT a topic related to communicating in a
project context?
A. Sender-receiver models
B. Writing style
C. Meeting management techniques
D. Calculus principles
Answer: D (it is not related to project communication management)

Project Risk management

The central idea of Project Risk Management is the systematic process of
identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk to maximize the probability
and consequences of positive events and minimize the probability and
consequences of adverse events to project objectives. The major processes include
Risk Management Planning, Risk Identification, Qualitative Risk Analysis,
Quantitative Risk Analysis, Risk Response Planning, and Risk Monitoring and
Control, which interact with each other and with the processes in other knowledge
areas.

1. Which process in Project Risk Management involves determining which

risks might affect the project and documenting their characteristics?
a. Risk Management Planning
b. Risk Identification
c. Qualitative Risk Analysis
d. Quantitative Risk Analysis
e. Risk Response Planning

Answer: b. Risk Identification

2. Which process in Project Risk Management involves measuring the

probability and consequences of risks and estimating their implications for
project objectives?
a. Risk Management Planning
b. Risk Identification
c. Qualitative Risk Analysis
d. Quantitative Risk Analysis
e. Risk Response Planning

Answer: d. Quantitative Risk Analysis

3. Which process in Project Risk Management involves developing procedures
and techniques to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to the project’s
objectives?
a. Risk Management Planning
b. Risk Identification
c. Qualitative Risk Analysis
d. Quantitative Risk Analysis
e. Risk Response Planning

Answer: e. Risk Response Planning

4. Which process in Project Risk Management involves monitoring residual

risks, identifying new risks, executing risk reduction plans, and evaluating
their effectiveness throughout the project life cycle?
a. Risk Management Planning
b. Risk Identification
c. Qualitative Risk Analysis
d. Quantitative Risk Analysis
e. Risk Monitoring and Control

Answer: e. Risk Monitoring and Control

1. What is project risk management?

A. The process of identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risks
B. The process of managing project timelines
C. The process of managing project budgets
D. The process of managing project scope

Answer: A

2. Which process involves determining which risks might affect the project
and documenting their characteristics?
A. Risk Management Planning
B. Risk Identification
C. Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Quantitative Risk Analysis

Answer: B
Project Procurement Management
Project Procurement Management is the set of processes required to acquire goods
and services from outside the performing organization to attain project scope. It
includes six major processes: Procurement Planning, Solicitation Planning,
Solicitation, Source Selection, Contract Administration, and Contract Closeout.
These processes interact with each other and with the processes in the other
knowledge areas. The buyer-seller relationship is discussed from the perspective of
the buyer in this knowledge area. The seller will typically manage its work as a
project, and the buyer becomes the customer, a key stakeholder for the seller. The
terms and conditions of the contract become a key input to many of the seller’s
processes.

1. What is the first process in Project Procurement Management?

a) Solicitation Planning
b) Procurement Planning
c) Source Selection
d) Contract Administration
Answer: b) Procurement Planning

2. Which process involves documenting product requirements and identifying

potential sources?
a) Contract Closeout
b) Source Selection
c) Solicitation Planning
d) Solicitation
Answer: c) Solicitation Planning

3. Which perspective is Project Procurement Management discussed from?

a) The seller's perspective
b) The buyer's perspective
c) The project manager's perspective
d) The contractor's perspective
Answer: b) The buyer's perspective

4. Which process involves obtaining quotations, bids, offers, or proposals from

potential sellers?
a) Contract Closeout
b) Source Selection
c) Solicitation Planning
d) Solicitation
Answer: d) Solicitation

5. What is the final process in Project Procurement Management?

a) Solicitation Planning
b) Contract Administration
c) Procurement Planning
d) Contract Closeout
Answer: d) Contract Closeout