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Certified Project Manager IPMA Level D (Test-) Multiple Choice Examination Questions
Certified Project Manager IPMA Level D (Test-) Multiple Choice Examination Questions
Certified Project Manager IPMA Level D (Test-) Multiple Choice Examination Questions
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Guideline time for this section of the exam 110 to 120 minutes
Number of tasks 100
of which Type A (single choice) 40
Type B (multiple choice) 30
Type C (decide whether true or false) 30
Score
Maximum points score per competence area Points
Technical PM competences 70
Contextual PM competences 15
Behavioural PK competences 15
Max. points score 100
• Carefully read through the whole question and the choice of answers.
• Answer all questions. No deductions will be made for incorrect answers.
• Each question left unanswered will be treated as an incorrect answer and will be
awarded zero points.
• Place an “x” by the right answer. Example:
Type A questions
• In the case of positive formulations, mark the only correct answer, or the most
appropriate answer.
• In the case of negative formulations, mark the only exception, the only incorrect
answer, or the least appropriate answer.
• Only one answer can be given per question.
• Each correct answer will be awarded one point.
Type B questions
• Two of the four answers (A) to (D) are always correct or most appropriate.
• Assign the two correct or most appropriate answers/statements to each
question/statement.
• Two correct answers will be awarded one point. Zero points will be awarded for
one correct answer or less.
• If the number of answers ticked is more or less than required, zero points will
be awarded for that question.
Type C questions
• One question is followed by four answers or supplementary statements.
• Assess whether each is true (+) or false (-) and mark them with an "x" accordingly.
• Regardless of whether the question is in the singular or the plural, there may be one,
two, three, or four correct answers, or even no correct answer at all.
• One point will be awarded for four correct answers, half a point will be awarded for
three correct answers and zero points will be awarded for two correct answers or
less.
Type A questions
PM Technical competences
P03 301 1.01 Numerous studies show that the human factor is what determines the
success of a project. It is therefore important for project managers…
P03 302 1.02 What does a stakeholder (interested party) with a negative attitude
mean for a project?
C Is of no importance.
P03 303 1.03 What advantages will the project manager have if at the same time as
defining the requirements he also defines the approval criteria for those
requirements?
P03 304 1.04 Risk management focuses on two determining factors, namely:
P03 305 1.05 How can the cost of mistakes be minimized in the project?
P03 306 1.06 In a project, a decision is taken to replace the project manager. Which
project participant has the power to take such a step?
A The controller
B The client
P03 307 1.07 The team skills required of a project member can be described in terms
of several specific aspects. However, only three of the answers below are
correct. Which of the following answers is not relevant to project work?
A Ability to communicate
B Ability to cooperate
D Ability to integrate
P03 308 1.08 A project involves completely different types of problems. What is a
target problem?
B A person's behaviour does not comply with the conduct expected in the
context of a project.
P03 309 1.09 A project structure plan (PSP) is normally sufficient for simple, non-
complex projects. Four aspects are listed below; three are common
aspects and one is of negligible importance for a simple PSP. Which
aspect is not important?
A Place orientation
B Object Orientation
C Activity orientation
D Phase orientation
P03 310 1.10 What is an important stage in the process of defining the scope of
deliverables?
B A decision-making body
D A project milestone
P03 312 1.12 If the project manager is too late in planning the deployment of his
resources he must expect that…
P03 313 1.13 What is an ideal precondition for the start of cost planning?
A A list of processes
B A project plan
C A resource plan
D A risk analysis
P03 314 1.14 The following list gives important stages in the procurement process.
Only three of the answers are correct. Which answer is not part of the
procurement process?
P03 315 1.15 A change request (CR) is a request for a change in the scope defined in
the project. We distinguish between various types of change requests
(scope change, business change, technical change, claim). A change
resulting from contractual agreements which have been entered into, but
which one contracting party is unable to comply with is…
A ...a claim
P03 316 1.16 Assuming you're working on a five-year project, how often should you
take assess the project status?
A Quarterly
B Weekly
C Monthly
D Fortnightly
D General information
P03 318 1.18 In the context of a project, written information has three main purposes.
Which of the answers below is not among them?
A To inform people about something they need to know for their project
work
P03 319 1.19 What risks does the project entail? What are the likely consequences? At
what stage in a project should these questions be discussed?
P03 320 1.20 The project completion phase is subdivided into four process stages.
Which of the four process stages includes post-project costing?
A Product acceptance
B End-of-project analysis
C Securing experience
D Project wind-up
P03 321 1.01 The following list includes three factors that can cause a project to fail
and one success factor. Identify the answer that describes a factor in the
success of a project.
P03 322 1.02 Relationships with stakeholders have various characteristics. One of the
four answers below is not correct.
P03 323 1.03 Four causes leading to the failure of projects are listed below. Which is
the most common cause?
C Poor communication
P03 324 1.04 If risk A occurs, risk B can no longer occur. This possible relationship
between risks means that
A Audit
B Planning
C Status report
D Communications plan
P03 326 1.06 The choice of project organization depends on many factors, the
significance of which may vary from company to company and from
project to project. However, which of the following factors has no
impact on the choice of project organization?
A Project management
B Project size
C Project duration
D Available resources
P03 327 1.07 How can team meetings be structured effectively? If…
P03 330 1.10 Deliverables are results produced during the course of the project. They
are classified, for example, according to their priority. Which group of
deliverables should be given the highest priority?
A Optional deliverables
B 'Nice-to-have' deliverables
C Mandatory deliverables
P03 332 1.12 The resources that can be deployed in the project consist of operating
resources, financial resources and staffing resources. Which of the
following elements comes under the category of operating resources?
A Test system
D Money
P03 333 1.13 In the cost plan for a project, costs are broken down according to units
of time. What does this mean?
P03 334 1.14 Any decision taken in the procurement process of a project is based on
criteria. What is the definition of an 'absolute must criterion'?
P03 335 1.15 Which change in the project has virtually no impact on its costs?
A Change in the scope of the project as laid down in the project order
P03 336 1.16 The project manager gathers data for the status report every month. For
the purposes of a statement on the dates he should collect at least the
following data.
C Risk trend
P03 337 1.17 Depending on the event within a project, listeners can be systematically
influenced with a presentation. Four possible ways of exerting influence
are listed below. However, there are only three correct answers. Which
answer is not correct?
B Circulating minutes
P03 339 1.19 What is a typical event giving rise to a mandatory project?
P03 340 1.20 At the end of the project, there are a few formalities to be dealt with.
What needs to be done in relation to the project order?
Type B questions
P03 341 1.01 An all-round successful project consists of the success of the project
handling and the success of the product. Two success metrics for the
project product are listed below for which success criteria can be defined
in the project.
A Acceptance
B Quality
C Cost
D Cost-efficiency
P03 342 1.02 In the case of medium-sized to larger projects, it makes sense to classify
(subdivide into groups) stakeholders in slightly greater detail. Two of
the answers below describe aspects of a possible subdivision into
groups.
P03 343 1.03 In the goal-finding process for a project, goals are normally subdivided
into at least two categories. Two of the answers below describe the
two most important categories of goals.
A Procedural goals
B Formal goals
C Non-monetary goals
D System goals
P03 344 1.03 When all goals in a project have been defined, they should also be
weighted. In an initial stage, the goals are subdivided into two goal
criteria for weighting. Name these two categories.
A Mandatory goals
B Optional goals
C Corporate goals
D Customer goals
P03 345 1.05 When planning quality, it is necessary to determine the requirements to
be applied to the product and the project handling process. Here there
are two opposing quality characteristics.
A Quality requirement
C Cost of defects
P03 346 1.06 Project organization includes the structural and procedural organization
(project organization and project process) for the handling of a certain
project [DIN 69901]. Two important points should be taken into
account when endeavouring to establish an ideal project organization.
P03 347 1.07 The formation of a team should start with members putting themselves
in the picture and coming together (hence forming phase). Which two
attributes can be observed in team members during the forming
phase?
P03 348 1.08 The problem-solving process proceeds in sub-steps. There are two
important tasks in the 'data collection and analysis’ step.
A Assessing data
C Evaluating solutions
D Arranging data
P03 349 1.09 Which two components does a project structure plan always include?
A Subprojects
C Project costs
D Project organization
P03 350 1.10 The following lists two examples of deliverables as they might be
defined in a project. Which are they?
A Risk catalogue
B Business case
C Project definition
D Concept phase
P03 351 1.11 Two of the answers below describe important attributes of a project
phase.
P03 352 1.12 Two of the answers below are examples of possible operating
resources for a project.
B Office supplies
C Training premises
D Money
P03 353 1.14 In a contract two areas are listed as legal rules.
A Place of jurisdiction
B Applicable law
P03 354 1.15 Any change in a project should be documented. Two of the answers
below explain why. The documentation…
A ...serves as evidence.
P03 355 1.15 When assessing a change request, it is first necessary to assess
whether… (there are two correct answers)
P03 356 1.11 Which two planning instruments assist the project manager in
preparing the project timetable?
A Stakeholder matrix
B Communications plan
C Bar chart
P03 357 1.18 Every message consists of at least two components. Please identify
these components.
A Factual content
B Feedback
C Dialogue
P03 358 1.18 The response of the message recipient shows the sender whether and
how the message was received. Two of the answers below describe
rules for constructive feedback.
P03 359 1.19 Two of the answers below indicate possible reasons why a project is
started in a company.
P03 360 1.20 Two of the answers below form part of important completion work at
the end of the project.
C Coordination of stakeholders
P03 361 1.07 Why is team work particularly suitable for project work? There are two
correct answers.
P03 362 1.02 Stakeholder groups form the project environment and can affect the
development and success of the project. It is therefore important to
analyse the project environment for two reasons.
P03 363 1.02 What are the two main functions of a stakeholder analysis?
P03 364 1.04 As part of risk management, the project manager identifies and
evaluates the risks and opportunities of his project. This process stage
provides him with two important results. What are they?
A Likelihood of occurrence
B Damage potential
C Action list
D Lessons learned
P03 365 1.05 A test plan forms an important part of a project. It is only through the
test plan that all participants know in advance what is controlled when,
by whom and how. The test plan should list at least two components.
A Project plan
P03 366 1.06 The project office assists the project manager with the administration
and coordination of a project. Two of the services listed are not part
of the project office’s tasks.
P03 367 1.06 A project client holds all powers and responsibilities for his project. At
the same time, though, there are some important aspects he needs to
take account of. Which two answers below describe these aspects?
P03 368 1.03 The boundaries of a project (what forms part of the project and what
does not) must be clear to all participants. To this end, the project team
names two target parameters in the goal-finding process.
B System goals
C Non-goals
D Procedural goals
P03 369 1.09 The project structure plan establishes an overview and serves as the
basis for at least two additional project plans. Two of the answers
below describe these plans.
A Communications plan
B Information plan
C Expenditure plan
D Schedule
P03 370 1.02 Two of the answers below indicate possible project stakeholders
(interested parties) in a medium-sized company (software for internal
software distribution). The project is being financed from the company's
own funds.
A Client
C Investors
D Legislators
Type C questions
PM Behavioural competences
P03 371 2.01 + - The task of agreeing objectives with project staff means
determining desired and realistic end results. Agreeing on
objectives has effects that control behaviour. Which of the
answers below are correct?
A They motivate.
P03 375 2.01 + - Which basic approaches are characteristic of a cooperative style of
management?
A Task-focused
C Focused on relationships
A Clarification of expectations
P03 377 2.07 + - Creativity requires openness and a willingness to think 'outside the
box'. What is conducive to thinking outside the box?
P03 378 2.07 + - A number of methods are listed below. Which are classed as
'creative methods'?
A System-based thinking
B Brainstorming
C Presentation techniques
B Sensitivity to problems
C Fearfulness
D Focus
P03 380 2.08 + - The project manager and the team are responsible for a results-
driven approach. This involves a number of important aspects.
A Overcoming failures
P03 381 2.08 + - In project management, other terms are often used in connection
with "project success".
A Target achievement
B Customer satisfaction
C Project completion
D Termination of contract
P03 382 2.09 + - What is a reasonable approach on the part of the project manager
if efficiency is to be a component of team culture?
P03 383 2.10 + - When dealing with people it is important to know whether those
we are dealing with have understood us as we intended. However,
when giving feedback, a number of rules should be observed.
P03 384 2.11 + - What are preconditions for active listening as a dialogue
technique.
P03 385 2.12 + - The main factors at the heart of conflict management and
resolution are:
B Clutching at straws
PM Contextual competences
P03 387 3.01 + - What goals should a project management guide pursue in a
company?
P03 389 3.05 + - What forms of employee participation should be adhered to in the
project?
P03 390 3.05 + - Which of the following are weaknesses of a project matrix
organization?
A Frictional losses
P03 391 3.06 + - What interfaces can there be between the company and the
project?
A Staff
C Law
P03 394 3.09 + - What does the World Health Organization mean by health?
P03 395 3.09 + - Project work often depends on access to sensitive areas of an
organization, e.g. customer and staff data, intellectual property,
etc. Which of the following tasks can this give rise to for the
project manager?
P03 396 3.10 + - Project financing can have many forms and sources. Which
possible options could be considered for debt financing?
B Loan financing
C Public subsidies
D Credit financing
P03 397 3.01 + - In project management, the project manager normally has
extensive tools at his disposal. Which of the following tools are
particularly suitable for project management tasks?
A Excel
B Office templates
D Development tools
A Project order
B Operator’s manual
C Test concept
D Requirements specification
P03 399 3.06 + - Which of the following describes a business case in specific terms?
B Technical solution
C Acceptance criteria
D Interfaces
P03 400 3.06 + - Once the project product has been prepared and tested it can be
delivered. Which of the following deliverables need to be in place
for delivery to proceed?
A Training documents
C Technical concept
D Requirement specifications