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The PgMP exam has 170 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free PgMP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Program Management Professional blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An organization is coordinating several related projects because doing so produces strategic benefits none of the projects could achieve on its own. Separately, it funds a group of unrelated initiatives together purely because each one supports its strategic objectives. Which pairing correctly identifies these two groupings?
Correct answer: B - The first is a program; the second is a portfolio
During program formulation, the executive sponsor asks for one artifact showing the major milestones and key decision points across the program's expected duration, so leadership can validate the overall direction before detailed planning begins. Which artifact BEST meets this need?
Correct answer: C - The program roadmap of major milestones and decision points
A proposed program is expected to deliver a weak financial return in its first two years but positions the organization for a major strategic capability that competitors lack. When presenting the business case to the governance board, the program manager should:
Correct answer: B - Present both the financial position and the strategic benefits so the board can weigh the full value
A program manager is chartering a new component and must decide what belongs in the program scope statement versus the component project's own scope. Which item belongs in the PROGRAM scope statement?
Correct answer: D - The boundaries of the overall outcome the coordinated components will jointly achieve
Two constituent projects report to different project managers, and a critical deliverable requires input from both. Stakeholders are confused about who holds final answerability for it. Which tool BEST clarifies who is accountable versus who performs the work?
Correct answer: A - A responsibility assignment matrix built on RACI
Midway through delivery, a program manager needs one controlling document that integrates the subsidiary scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, and risk plans and guides coordinated execution across all components. This document is the:
Correct answer: C - Program management plan
A newly assigned program manager compares the program work breakdown structure (PWBS) with the WBS used on one constituent project. Which statement accurately describes the PRIMARY distinction?
Correct answer: B - The PWBS organizes program deliverables and component-level work at a higher level than one project's detailed work packages
A change request would alter a deliverable shared by three components and shift benefits across the program. A project manager has already approved the portion affecting only their own project. What should the program manager do NEXT?
Correct answer: C - Assess the change's impact across all affected components through integrated program change control
Several risks have been identified across a program. Which is MOST appropriately owned and managed at the program level rather than delegated to an individual project?
Correct answer: A - An interdependency risk where one component's slip would jeopardize benefits across several components
A program spans teams in three countries with different languages, time zones, and working norms. Component teams deliver inconsistently and rarely coordinate. Which approach should the program manager prioritize?
Correct answer: D - Establish shared program norms, communication cadences, and coordination mechanisms that unite the components
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