Steward the PMO Mandate PMI-PMOCP Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   Which activity is part of a mandate review process?

   • AHiring PMO staff
   • BDeveloping marketing materials
   • CEvaluating the PMO's performance against its mandate
   • DCreating project schedules
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2. 22application · medium

   A PMO director is struggling to gain active support from the CFO, who is the designated executive sponsor. The CFO is too busy to attend steering committee meetings and has not reviewed the PMO charter. What is the MOST effective strategy for the PMO director to secure the CFO's commitment?

   • AProceed without the CFO's support and rely on the project managers to champion the PMO.
   • BEscalate to the CEO and ask them to force the CFO to participate.
   • CSchedule a short, focused one-on-one meeting with the CFO to present the charter's business value in financial terms and agree on a minimal, specific level of engagement.
   • DSend the CFO a detailed email with the full charter and a list of all upcoming meetings.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key responsibility of a PMO in supporting projects?

   • ADeveloping project schedules and budgets
   • BHiring and firing project team members
   • CProviding standardized reporting and governance
   • DConducting project risk assessments
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5. 24application · medium

   A PMO is being established, and the PMO director has identified that the heads of engineering are skeptical, viewing the PMO as 'bureaucracy that will slow us down.' The director needs to gain their buy-in. What is the MOST effective initial engagement strategy?

   • AAsk the executive sponsor to mandate that all engineering heads cooperate with the PMO.
   • BPresent the PMO charter at the next all-hands meeting and ask for questions.
   • CSend a company-wide email announcing the PMO's formation and its benefits to the organization.
   • DHold one-on-one meetings with each engineering head to understand their specific concerns and explain how the PMO will reduce their administrative burden.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   Which activity is a typical responsibility of a PMO?

   • AAssigning individual team members to projects
   • BExecuting project tasks directly
   • CProviding governance and mentoring to project teams
   • DApproving all project budgets
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