PMP Certification Questions

The project management life cycle describes high-level processes for delivering a successful project.

The project management life cycle is usually broken down into four phases:

1. Initiation and Planning,

2. Execution,

3. Project Monitoring and Control, and

4. Project Closing.

I. Inputs

• Risk management plan


• Risk register

II. Tools and Techniques

• Strategies for negative risk or threats


• Strategies for positive risks or opportunities


• Strategies for both threats and opportunities


• Contingent response strategy

III. Outputs

• Risk register (updates)


• Project management plan (updates)


• Risk - related contractual agreements

I. Inputs

• Communications management plan

II. Tools and Techniques

• Communications skills 


• Information gathering and retrieval systems


• Information distribution methods


• Lessons learned process

III. Outputs

• Organizational process assets (updates)


• Requested changes

• Direct and Manage Project Execution


• Perform Quality Assurance


• Acquire Project Team


• Develop Project Team


• Information Distribution


• Request Seller Responses


• Select Sellers

I. Inputs

• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets


• Project scope statement


• Work breakdown structure


• WBS dictionary


• Project management plan

                 - Risk register

                 - Risk - related contractual agreements

                 - Resource requirements

                 - Project schedule

                 - Activity cost estimates

                 - Cost baseline

II. Tools and Techniques

• Make-or-buy analysis


• Expert judgement


• Contract types

III. Outputs

• Procurement management plan


• contract statement of work


• make-or-buy decisions


• Requested changes       

I. Inputs

• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets


• Project Scope statement


• Project Management plan

II. Tools and Techniques

• Planning meetings and analysis

III. Outputs

• Risk Management Plan

I. Inputs

• Organizational process assets


• Procurement management plan


• Procurement documents

II. Tools and Techniques

• Bidder conferences


• Advertising


• Develop qualified sellers list

III. Outputs

• Qualified sellers list


• Procurement document package


• Proposals

I. Inputs

• Project Charter


• Project Statement of work


• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

• Preliminary project scope statement