PMBOK Guide 7th Edition 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In PMBOK 7th Edition, the 'Planning' performance domain focuses on:
- Creating a detailed Gantt chart at project initiation
- Developing and adapting approaches for delivering project outcomes (Correct answer)
- Obtaining formal sponsor sign-off on the project charter
- Decomposing the WBS into work packages
Correct answer: Developing and adapting approaches for delivering project outcomes
The Planning performance domain involves organizing, elaborating, and coordinating the work and activities needed to produce the project's deliverables and outcomes.
Question 2: A project manager is applying the 'Focus on Value' principle. Which action best reflects this?
- Ensuring all deliverables are submitted on schedule
- Continuously evaluating whether the project is aligned with its intended business benefits (Correct answer)
- Reducing project costs to maximize financial return
- Documenting lessons learned at project closure
Correct answer: Continuously evaluating whether the project is aligned with its intended business benefits
The 'Focus on Value' principle means continuously aligning decisions and work with the desired outcomes and benefits the project is meant to deliver.
Question 3: Which PMBOK 7th Edition performance domain is most closely related to managing day-to-day project work?
- Stakeholder
- Delivery
- Project Work (Correct answer)
- Measurement
Correct answer: Project Work
The Project Work performance domain focuses on processes and activities needed to keep the project running—communications, resource management, procurement, and team interactions.
Question 4: PMBOK 7th Edition identifies 'artifacts' under three categories. Which of the following is one of those categories?
- Contracts, Budgets, and Schedules
- Strategy, Logs/Registers, and Plans (Correct answer)
- Charters, Baselines, and Approvals
- Scope, Time, and Cost
Correct answer: Strategy, Logs/Registers, and Plans
PMBOK 7th Edition groups artifacts into strategy artifacts (e.g., roadmaps), logs and registers (e.g., risk register), and plans (e.g., quality management plan), among others.
Question 5: Under PMBOK 7th Edition, 'governance' within a project refers to:
- The process of hiring and firing project team members
- The framework for decision-making authority, accountability, and oversight (Correct answer)
- A regulatory requirement imposed by government agencies
- The project sponsor's role in approving the budget
Correct answer: The framework for decision-making authority, accountability, and oversight
Governance establishes the framework of authority, rules, and practices that guide how decisions are made and how accountability is maintained on a project.
Question 6: In PMBOK 7th Edition, 'adaptive' development approaches are best suited for projects where:
- Requirements are fully known and stable from the start
- Scope is uncertain and frequent customer feedback is needed (Correct answer)
- Budget and schedule are fixed with no flexibility
- The project team has no prior experience with the technology
Correct answer: Scope is uncertain and frequent customer feedback is needed
Adaptive (agile) approaches are best when requirements are unclear or likely to change, allowing teams to incorporate feedback iteratively.
Question 7: Which statement best describes the relationship between the 12 principles and 8 performance domains in PMBOK 7th Edition?
- Principles define mandatory rules; domains are optional guidelines
- Principles guide behavior and thinking; domains describe the areas where that behavior is applied (Correct answer)
- Domains replace the principles when working on agile projects
- Principles apply only to project managers; domains apply to the entire team
Correct answer: Principles guide behavior and thinking; domains describe the areas where that behavior is applied
The 12 principles act as foundational guidelines for practitioner behavior, while the 8 performance domains represent the areas of focus where effective project management is applied.
PMBOK Guide 7th Edition 5
In PMBOK 7th Edition, the 'Planning' performance domain focuses on: