LO1 Project Management Office (PMO) Quiz

Q1 - A project management office has to be a single autonomous unit.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It can be "Virtual" and spread across different departments

Q2 - A project management office manager reports directly to the project manager in all cases.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They may report to different PMs

Q3 - Which of these activities is fulfilled by the project management office?

• a) Approving changes

• b) Administering the change control proceedure

• c) Estimating costs of changes

Q4 - The project office can deputise for the project manager only if…………

• a) They do not provide an assurance role for the sponsor

• b) They are competent

• c) The team agree

• d) The project is going well and all is on track

Q5 – What are the three types of Project Managemetn Office (PMO)?

• a) Exclusive, Enterprise and Embedded

• b) Enterprise, Embedded and Hub & Spoke

• c) Hub & Spoke, Central and Enterprise

• d) Central, Embedded and Hub & Spoke

• e) Central, Enterprise and Embedded

Q6 - The Project team may provide information to the project office for reporting purposes.

• True

• False

Q7 – The Project team have to follow the direction of the project office.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False - They take direction from the PM

Q8 - The project office may be responsible for standards and procedures, and provide advice across multiple projects

• True

• False

Q9 - The project office costs come out of the project budget.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Answer explanation

True - they are a cost that needs to be accommodated

Q10 - The minimum number of people in the project office is …… and the maximum is …..?

• a) 1 and 4

• b) Any number of each

• c) 1 and 10

• d) 1 and 20

• e) 1 and 15