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Q: Your program has 121 stakeholders that you'll need to communicate with. Your communications management plan defines how the communication should happen, what should be communicated, and the expected modality of the communications. You'll also need which one of the following as an input to the information distribution process in your program?

D. Performance reports. Performance reports are a direct input to the information distribution process because they contain the actual program data — status, progress, forecasts — that needs to be communicated to the 121 stakeholders. Option A (change requests) are outputs of monitoring and controlling processes, not inputs to information distribution. Option B (earned value management results) are a component within performance reports, not a standalone input to the distribution process. Option C (stakeholder analysis plan) informs who to communicate with and is part of stakeholder management planning, not a direct input to the information distribution process itself.

Q: What is the formula to determine earned value (EV) for a program?

C. Percent complete times the program budget at completion. Earned Value (EV) = Percent Complete × Budget at Completion (BAC) — this formula measures the budgeted value of work actually performed, expressed in monetary terms against the total program budget. Option A (percent complete × percent remaining) is mathematically meaningless and has no basis in EVM methodology. Option B (percent complete × cost estimate) is vague and incorrect — "cost estimate" is not the same as the formally baselined Budget at Completion used in EVM. Option D (percent complete × labor and materials cost) only captures a subset of program costs and excludes other budget components, making it an incomplete and incorrect EV calculation.

Q: Olive is the program manager for her organization. She has created a request for proposal for a large portion of her program. In this work to be procured she has set several requirements for the vendors to participate. The chief among these requirements is a vendor must have at least four licensed electricians in his team. This requirement for four licensed electricians is an example of which one of the following terms?

A. Screening system. A screening system establishes minimum requirements that vendors must meet to be considered — requiring four licensed electricians is a pass/fail threshold that eliminates non-qualifying vendors before evaluation begins. Option B (scoring model) is used to rank and compare qualified vendors against weighted criteria, not to set minimum eligibility requirements. Option C (vendor analysis requirements) is not a standard PMI procurement term and does not accurately describe this concept. Option D (evaluation criteria) is broader and refers to the full set of factors used to assess vendors, while a screening system specifically refers to the minimum qualifications filter applied before deeper evaluation occurs.

Q: You are the program manager for your organization. Management has asked you to create a document that will capture the stakeholders concerns, perceived threats, and specific objectives about the program and its projects. What document is management asking you to create in this instance?

C. Business case. The business case captures stakeholder concerns, perceived threats, objectives, and the justification for the program — it documents why the program exists and addresses the interests and risks identified by key stakeholders. Option A (requirements document) captures what the program must deliver functionally, not stakeholder concerns or perceived threats. Option B (project charter) formally authorizes a project and names the project manager, but does not comprehensively capture stakeholder concerns and threats at the program level. Option D (scope statement) defines what is and is not included in the program's work, but does not address stakeholder perceptions, threats, or strategic objectives.

Q: You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?

A. Quality control. Quality control is the process of monitoring and inspecting specific work results to determine if they meet quality standards and scope requirements — and correcting defects before customer acceptance. The key indicators here are: inspection of work, finding defects, and correcting them before customer review. Option B (scope verification) is the process of formally accepting completed deliverables with the customer, which happens after quality control has confirmed the work is correct. Option C (quality assurance) focuses on auditing processes to ensure quality standards are being followed, not on inspecting individual work results for defects. Option D (planning) occurs at the beginning of the program and does not involve inspecting or correcting work results.

Question 1

Your program has 121 stakeholders that you'll need to communicate with. Your communications management plan defines how the communication should happen, what should be communicated, and the expected modality of the communications. You'll also need which one of the following as an input to the information distribution process in your program?

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Correct Answer: D. Performance reports

Performance reports are a direct input to the information distribution process because they contain the actual program data — status, progress, forecasts — that needs to be communicated to the 121 stakeholders. Option A (change requests) are outputs of monitoring and controlling processes, not inputs to information distribution. Option B (earned value management results) are a component within performance reports, not a standalone input to the distribution process. Option C (stakeholder analysis plan) informs who to communicate with and is part of stakeholder management planning, not a direct input to the information distribution process itself.

Question 2

What is the formula to determine earned value (EV) for a program?

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Correct Answer: C. Percent complete times the program budget at completion

Earned Value (EV) = Percent Complete × Budget at Completion (BAC) — this formula measures the budgeted value of work actually performed, expressed in monetary terms against the total program budget. Option A (percent complete × percent remaining) is mathematically meaningless and has no basis in EVM methodology. Option B (percent complete × cost estimate) is vague and incorrect — "cost estimate" is not the same as the formally baselined Budget at Completion used in EVM. Option D (percent complete × labor and materials cost) only captures a subset of program costs and excludes other budget components, making it an incomplete and incorrect EV calculation.

Question 3

Olive is the program manager for her organization. She has created a request for proposal for a large portion of her program. In this work to be procured she has set several requirements for the vendors to participate. The chief among these requirements is a vendor must have at least four licensed electricians in his team. This requirement for four licensed electricians is an example of which one of the following terms?

Answer

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Correct Answer: A. Screening system

A screening system establishes minimum requirements that vendors must meet to be considered — requiring four licensed electricians is a pass/fail threshold that eliminates non-qualifying vendors before evaluation begins. Option B (scoring model) is used to rank and compare qualified vendors against weighted criteria, not to set minimum eligibility requirements. Option C (vendor analysis requirements) is not a standard PMI procurement term and does not accurately describe this concept. Option D (evaluation criteria) is broader and refers to the full set of factors used to assess vendors, while a screening system specifically refers to the minimum qualifications filter applied before deeper evaluation occurs.

Question 4

You are the program manager for your organization. Management has asked you to create a document that will capture the stakeholders concerns, perceived threats, and specific objectives about the program and its projects. What document is management asking you to create in this instance?

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Correct Answer: C. Business case

The business case captures stakeholder concerns, perceived threats, objectives, and the justification for the program — it documents why the program exists and addresses the interests and risks identified by key stakeholders. Option A (requirements document) captures what the program must deliver functionally, not stakeholder concerns or perceived threats. Option B (project charter) formally authorizes a project and names the project manager, but does not comprehensively capture stakeholder concerns and threats at the program level. Option D (scope statement) defines what is and is not included in the program's work, but does not address stakeholder perceptions, threats, or strategic objectives.

Question 5

You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?

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Correct Answer: A. Quality control

Quality control is the process of monitoring and inspecting specific work results to determine if they meet quality standards and scope requirements — and correcting defects before customer acceptance. The key indicators here are: inspection of work, finding defects, and correcting them before customer review. Option B (scope verification) is the process of formally accepting completed deliverables with the customer, which happens after quality control has confirmed the work is correct. Option C (quality assurance) focuses on auditing processes to ensure quality standards are being followed, not on inspecting individual work results for defects. Option D (planning) occurs at the beginning of the program and does not involve inspecting or correcting work results.

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