PMP Project Resource Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which process involves identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, and reporting relationships?
- Acquire Resources
- Develop Team
- Plan Resource Management (Correct answer)
- Estimate Activity Resources
Correct answer: Plan Resource Management
Plan Resource Management establishes how to estimate, acquire, manage, and utilize physical and team resources on the project.
Question 2: A project manager uses a RACI chart on their project. What does the 'A' in RACI stand for?
- Authorized
- Accountable (Correct answer)
- Assigned
- Advised
Correct answer: Accountable
In a RACI chart, 'A' stands for Accountable — the single person who owns the outcome and approves the work.
Question 3: Which tool shows when and for how long project team members are needed on specific activities?
- Responsibility assignment matrix
- Resource histogram (Correct answer)
- Organizational chart
- RACI chart
Correct answer: Resource histogram
A resource histogram is a bar chart showing resource usage over time, helping visualize when and how much of each resource is needed.
Question 4: A project manager discovers that a critical team member is over-allocated in week 5. What technique should be used FIRST?
- Fast tracking
- Crashing
- Resource leveling (Correct answer)
- Scope reduction
Correct answer: Resource leveling
Resource leveling adjusts the project schedule to resolve resource over-allocations, often by delaying tasks or redistributing work.
Question 5: Which process involves obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials, and other resources needed to complete the project?
- Plan Resource Management
- Estimate Activity Resources
- Acquire Resources (Correct answer)
- Develop Team
Correct answer: Acquire Resources
Acquire Resources is the process of obtaining the human and physical resources identified as necessary for project work.
Question 6: What is the PRIMARY purpose of a resource management plan?
- Track project costs
- Define how resources will be categorized, acquired, managed, and released (Correct answer)
- Create the project schedule
- Identify project risks
Correct answer: Define how resources will be categorized, acquired, managed, and released
The resource management plan provides guidance on how project resources will be categorized, allocated, managed, and eventually released.
PMP Project Resource Management 1
Which process involves identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, and reporting relationships?