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GIAC Certified Project Manager Exam

Last exam update: Dec 15 ,2025
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Question 1

You work as a project manager for company Inc. You report the project details directly to the vice
president and the administrator of your organization. In which of the following types of organization
structures are you working?

  • A. Functional
  • B. Matrix
  • C. Jurys
  • D. Projectized
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Question 2

Which of the following is described in the statement below? "It is a group of sequential and related
project phases that are defined by the organization and control needs of the management or
organizations concerned with the project, the nature of the project itself, and the application area."

  • A. Verify scope
  • B. Project charter
  • C. Activity list
  • D. Project life cycle
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Question 3

You are using the PDCA model to determine, implement, monitor, control, and maintain Information
Security Management System or ISMS. You have to evaluate the new processes and match up to the
results against the probable results to determine the differences. In which of the following phases of
the PDCA are you working?

  • A. Do
  • B. Act
  • C. Plan
  • D. Check
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Question 4

Which of the following processes describes the statement below? "It consists of the processes
required to ensure that the project contains all the work required to complete the project
effectively."

  • A. Project communications management
  • B. Project scope management
  • C. Risk management
  • D. Project human resource management
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Question 5

You work as a project manager for company Inc. You are in the project kickoff meeting. Which of the
following documents are reviewed during the project kickoff meeting? Each correct answer
represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  • A. Project budget
  • B. Project WBS
  • C. Project charter
  • D. Project scope
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A, C, D

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Question 6

Which of the following processes formally permits the initiation of a project and marks the kickoff for
all consequent development activities to begin?

  • A. Develop project charter
  • B. Develop project management plan
  • C. Develop project scope statement
  • D. Develop project team
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Question 7

You work as a project manager for company Inc. A new project has been proposed to change all
keyboards of every computer in your organization. There are 1,600 keyboards that will need to be
removed and replaced with wireless keyboards. What document will you first need to start this
project?

  • A. Project risk statement
  • B. Risk register
  • C. Project charter
  • D. Contract for new keyboards
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C

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Question 8

You work as a project manager for company Inc. You are performing a task to generate a hierarchical
list of resources related by function and resource type that is used to facilitate planning and
controlling of project work. Which of the following components of project management will you use
to accomplish the above task?

  • A. PERT chart
  • B. RBS
  • C. Gantt chart
  • D. WBS
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Question 9

Which of the following are the characteristics of the project life cycle? Each correct answer
represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  • A. Cost and staffing are low at the start, are high as the work is carried out, and decrease as the project comes towards the end.
  • B. Stakeholders influences, risk, and uncertainty are at peak in the beginning of the project.
  • C. Skills to influence the final characteristics of the project's product, without much impact on cost, is at peak in the beginning of the project and reduces as the project progresses towards completion.
  • D. It is limited by constraints, including resource constraints.
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Question 10

You work as a project manager for company Inc. You have to subdivide project deliverables and
project work into smaller, more manageable components. Which of the following processes will you
use to perform the above task?

  • A. Create WBS
  • B. Verify scope
  • C. Control scope
  • D. Define activities
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Question 11

You are a Project Manager in your organization who is managing a considerably huge budget project
to develop new software. Considering the varied nature of your stakeholder group, you would like to
put together a plan as to what information the stakeholders need, and how to provide that
information. What is the document that you would need, and as part of which process group would
you achieve this?

  • A. Communications Management Plan, Execution Process group
  • B. Project Management Plan, Planning Process Group
  • C. Communications Management Plan, Planning Process Group
  • D. Project Management Plan, Initiating Process Group
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Question 12

You work as a project manager for company Inc. Which of the following stages of the process group,
if not performed well by you, is unlikely that the project will be successful in meeting the business
needs?

  • A. Monitoring and controlling
  • B. Initiation
  • C. Executing
  • D. Planning and design
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Question 13

You work as a project manager for company Inc. Which of the following processes will you use to
formalize the acceptance of the completed project deliverables?

  • A. Verify scope
  • B. Report performance
  • C. Expert judgment
  • D. Perform quality control
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Question 14

Which of the following is described in the statement below? "It is a tool that defines a project and
groups the project's discrete work elements in a way that helps organize and define the total work
scope of the project."

  • A. WBS
  • B. RBS
  • C. Gantt chart
  • D. Critical path
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Question 15

Which of the following are the characteristics of a project? Each correct answer represents a
complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  • A. Its success is measured by evaluating whether it meets or exceeds expectations of the stakeholders.
  • B. It is temporary in nature and has a definite beginning and ending date.
  • C. It is completed when the project goals are achieved.
  • D. It is common in nature.
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