PMP Integration Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the main output of the Monitor and Control Project Work process?
- Project Management Plan updates
- Work performance reports
- Change requests and work performance information (Correct answer)
- Validated deliverables
Correct answer: Change requests and work performance information
Monitor and Control Project Work produces change requests and work performance information as its primary outputs.
Question 2: A project manager learns that a key stakeholder wants to add features not included in the project scope. Which document should the project manager reference to evaluate this request?
- The stakeholder register
- The project charter
- The requirements traceability matrix
- The project management plan including the change management plan (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The project management plan including the change management plan
The change management plan (part of the project management plan) defines how changes are evaluated and processed.
Question 3: In an agile project environment, how does Integration Management differ from predictive approaches?
- Integration Management is not applicable in agile projects
- The project management plan is replaced entirely by a product backlog
- Integration still occurs but through iterative planning, continuous change integration, and frequent retrospectives (Correct answer)
- The project manager takes on all integration tasks without team involvement
Correct answer: Integration still occurs but through iterative planning, continuous change integration, and frequent retrospectives
In agile environments, integration occurs iteratively with frequent inspection and adaptation rather than through a single upfront plan.
Question 4: What distinguishes the Project Charter from the Project Management Plan?
- The Project Charter is more detailed than the Project Management Plan
- The Project Charter authorizes the project while the Project Management Plan defines how it will be executed (Correct answer)
- The Project Management Plan is created before the Project Charter
- The Project Charter includes all subsidiary management plans
Correct answer: The Project Charter authorizes the project while the Project Management Plan defines how it will be executed
The Project Charter grants authority and formally authorizes the project, while the Project Management Plan provides the detailed roadmap for execution.
Question 5: A change control board (CCB) rejects a change request. What should the project manager do next?
- Implement the change anyway if the team agrees it is needed
- Document the rejection and communicate the decision to relevant stakeholders (Correct answer)
- Resubmit the change without modification
- Escalate the rejection to the project sponsor for override
Correct answer: Document the rejection and communicate the decision to relevant stakeholders
Rejected change requests must be documented and communicated; the project continues per the approved plan.
Question 6: Which process group does 'Direct and Manage Project Work' belong to?
- Planning
- Monitoring and Controlling
- Executing (Correct answer)
- Initiating
Correct answer: Executing
Direct and Manage Project Work is an Executing process group activity where the project management plan is carried out.
Question 7: A project is 60% complete when the original project manager leaves. The new project manager reviews the project. Which document should they review FIRST to understand the overall approach?
- The risk register
- The project management plan (Correct answer)
- The project schedule
- The stakeholder register
Correct answer: The project management plan
The project management plan is the comprehensive guide that explains how the project is being executed, monitored, and controlled.
PMP Integration Management 3
What is the main output of the Monitor and Control Project Work process?