Certification Questions

I. Inputs

• Contract (when applicable)


• Project statement of work


• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project selection methods


• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

         1. Project charter

Project managers or the organization can divide projects into phases to provide better management control with appropriate links to the ongoing operations of the performing organization. Collectively, these phases are known as the project life cycle.

Answer : A ,B , C ,D

We should only use one account to access the SQL Server database. This ensures that connection pooling is optimized.

Incorrect Answers:

A: We should only use a single account to access the SQL Server database.

C: Form-based authentication is less secure. Furthermore, running as the System Administrator with the sa login would compromise security.

D: Form-based authentication is less secure. Furthermore, creating a separate SQL Server login for each user is a daunting administrative task.

Communications planning - Determining the information and communications needs of the project stakeholders.

Information Distribution - Making needed information available  to project stakeholders in a timely manner.

Performance Reporting - Collecting and distributing performance information. This includes status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting.

Manage Stakeholders - Managing communications to satisfy the requirements of and resolve issues with project stakeholders.

I. Inputs

• Quality management plan


• Quality metrics


• Process improvement plan 


• Work performance information 


• Approved change requests


• Quality control measurements 


• Implemented change requests


• Implemented corrective actions 


• Implemented defect repair


• Implemented preventive actions 

II. Tools and Techniques

• Quality planning tools and techniques


• Quality audits


• Process analysis 


• Quality control tools and techniques

III. Outputs

• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions


• Organizational process assets (updates)


• Project management plan (updates)

This section identifies and describes the five Project Management Process Groups required for any project. These five process Groups have clear dependencies and are performed in the same sequence on each project.

The five Process Groups are :

Initiating  Process Group - Defines and authorizes the project or a project phase

Planning Process Group - Defines and refines objectives, and plans the course of action required to attain the objectives and scope that the project was undertaken to address.

Executing Process Group - Integrates people and other resources to carry out the project management plan for the project

Monitoring and Controlling process Group - Regularly measures and monitors progress to identify variances from the project management plan so that corrective action can be taken when necessary to meet project objectives.

Closing Process Group - Formalizes acceptance of the product, service or result and brings the project or a project phase to an orderly end.

Answer : A , B , C , D